Pundits/co Commentators?

Psychedelic Casual said:
And yet millions of working class Brits across the country manage to not sound like infants like football pundits seem to.

It’s nowt to do with, sorry, wivv, social class… it’s to do with not developing language after being an infant through, sorry, ffrough, laziness.

There’s nothing wrong with colloquialisms and local accents, but not being able to say words without sounding like an infant is something I really dislike about too many people in this country, especially football pundits.
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Lord Jones later responded that Scott should not play the "working class card" as she was "worthy of much better".
He added: "I admire & often publicly praise the adversity you faced & defeated to achieve all the success you deserve.
"Not sounding a g at the end of a word is wrong; period. It's not a question of class, it's not a question of accent, it's a question of poor elocution. Don't let it spoil your otherwise excellent performance."

I could pull Lord Jones up on his use of the Americanism, 'period', when he means full stop but that would mark me out as a tiresome pedant...oh wait.
He's right though.
 
BobbyJohnstone said:
George Graham once said he’d never sign a player who couldn’t speak English. He signed Martin Keown.
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He said earlier ‘it’s unbelievable, his wing span is 2metres 2, that puts him at an advantage’.

In footy, Martin? How?
 
Why does the media always say ‘the USA will learn from this and be better next time round, football is on the rise over there, more people playing than ever, they are only going one way’?

They got to the semifinals of the WC in 1930, it’s not like they only picked up the sport last decade. They have never really looked any better from one tournament to the next.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
Why does the media always say ‘the USA will learn from this and be better next time round, football is on the rise over there, more people playing than ever, they are only going one way’?

They got to the semifinals of the WC in 1930, it’s not like they only picked up the sport last decade. They have never really looked any better from one tournament to the next.
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Because they’re fucking idiots
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
And yet millions of working class Brits across the country manage to not sound like infants like football pundits seem to.
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Agreed. Myself and my family are all avid readers, from Enid Blyton to George Orwell: our idea of heaven genuinely is a library. And the stick that everybody likes to beat us with is that because we are all well-read we are 'toffs.' Which is so very very wrong - my dad was a carpenter and my mum was a part-time office cleaner. I mean, I always thought 'Shameless' was just another 'Downton Abbey.'

As psychedelic says, class has nothing to do with the way you project your thoughts verbally, why would it?
 
KentBlue said:
Agreed. Myself and my family are all avid readers, from Enid Blyton to George Orwell: our idea of heaven genuinely is a library. And the stick that everybody likes to beat us with is that because we are all well-read we are 'toffs.' Which is so very very wrong - my dad was a carpenter and my mum was a part-time office cleaner. I mean, I always thought 'Shameless' was just another 'Downton Abbey.'

As psychedelic says, class has nothing to do with the way you project your thoughts verbally, why would it?
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I'd love to see the Gallagher family ensconced in a stately home. It'd be a bit different to the Chatsworth estate!
 
Can’t understand any of the 3 pundits as none of them can speak English
 
eyalluvitt said:
My wife shouted from her office (the kitchen), why have they got a Homes under the hammer presenter commentating on the World Cup?
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People often accuse the BBC of not being frugal with tax payers money. But they do like to get their money’s worth when they’ve got somebody under contract. Remember Garth Crooks fronting some politics show years ago? Nobody at the BBC can surely seriously think he is a competent co-commentator?

I’ve actually come round to looking forward to seeing he’s on duty now, for similar reasons as to why I follow “Accidental Partridge “ on Twitter. I’ve noticed his latest thing is starting a sentence with, “That is what we call in the game…..” Before ending it with something like, “…. a corner “
 
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