Pundits/co Commentators?

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

I suspect that there’s focus group work at play here and the ‘match going fan’ has very different needs/wants to the ‘arm-chair fan’. Obviously the tv channels will be catering mainly for the latter rather than the former. In a month I’d imagine there would be less than 2 million different people attending football matches in England and Wales. By contrast over 4 million watched city beat united in 2012, the 2020 Euro final was estimated to have attracted over 30 million viewers in the UK alone and over 1 billion will watch the WC final.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Not for much longer.

I do wish Nedum could get a decent run.

I have also been impressed with Dean Ashton on talkSHITE, intelligent, quite eloquent, and no axe to grind, says it as he sees it

 

[kippaxwarrior]

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No seriously!!

He always seems to be paired with Seb Hutchinson and they bounce off each other really well.

At least he doesn't repeat every sentence he says unlike someone else.......

 

[Boo or Boo-urns]

Been impressed by Andros Townsend.

Is enthusiastic and knowledgeable

I'd echo that sentiment too.

In his first commentary with Seb Hutchinson (ITV) Townsend said a player got to a ball first (rough tackle) then after seeing a replay, changed his mind and said "no, I am completely wrong, a deserved yellow card."

Instead we are served with pundits double-downing on their first opinions despite multiple replay evidence to the contrary (eg McCoist with his "excellent finish" & "he knows what he's doing" when CR37 didn't even touch the ball with his head, and harping on about it for ages after it was awarded to the odious rat.)

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

The mute button is still the best option for the majority of the commentators which the tv companies favour.

Chapman is very good however with both football and rugby, which is a real compliment considering that he supports the rags..

As far as pundits go, I think Souness is the best and generally very fair regarding City .

 

[Fred_Quimby]

I don't watch pre/post or HT crap and I wish I could turn off the co-commentator. 'If he had shot either side of the goalkeeper he would have scored'.

As others have said, the studios could have been over here and it wouldn't have made a jot of difference, except for their bank accounts paid for by us.

 

[Fred_Quimby]

The mute button is still the best option for the majority of the commentators which the tv companies favour.

Chapman is very good however with both football and rugby, which is a real compliment considering that he supports the rags.

Unfortunately the mute button cancels out all the atmosphere as well.

 

[Saddleworth2]

I don't watch pre/post or HT crap and I wish I could turn off the co-commentator. 'If he had shot either side of the goalkeeper he would have scored'.

As others have said, the studios could have been over here and it wouldn't have made a jot of difference, except for their bank accounts paid for by us.

'If that had been on target it was a goal'

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Unfortunately the mute button cancels out all the atmosphere as well.

To be honest, as I no longer attend games, the atmosphere on tv nowhere compares to being at the games.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Has anyone ever heard anything they have not already seen by a pundit or given an insight that we hadnt seen ourselves?
Dion Dublin- That was a good run ,he crossed it but the header went wide!
John Hartson- Good pass that but nothing on the end of it.

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I tend to avoid the pundits. Sitting in front of the telly an hour before kick off listening to all those ex-players from times distant who couldn't cut the mustard as managers telling us who should be starting and what format the team should be, etc, etc, etc. And then at HT and FT showing video clips with the advantage of hindsight as to how and where a player 'done good'! And then there's the summariser verbalising what we have just seen! It's all a complete turn off. Oh, and the match we get a screechy woman, or is that Jonathon Pierce, I can never separate the two!