Pundits/co Commentators?

[inchy14]

MooI think commentary is ok, I know i am a FOC but Brian Moore,Barry Davies , Coleman,Wolstenholme etc never had/needed a second voice! interesting to see similar comments.
However dont get me started on the necessity to fly and house BBC' pundits/experts ' to Qatar at our expense!! For what??

How many have they taken? We’ve females talking about the players and games walking around markets in Doha the other day, the expense must be colossal.

 

[Grassland Blue]

From what I've seen so far, Laura Woods is easy on the eye, but needs a lot of work on her presenting skills. I like Gabby Logan as a presenter though.

Chris Sutton on the radio is always looking to be controversial, or to wind up the commentator. Fine if it's Robbie Savage on the Saturday phone in, but it's not what we want when trying to listen to a game whilst driving.

Ashley Williams always gives fair, unbiased comment. Nigel De Jong and Joe Cole are ok.

Shearer is not used to being a co-commentator, and it shows. He tries to balance commentary with being a rubbish comedian. Just concentrate on commenting on the football Alan, and leave the scripted jokes to your mate Gary.

I don't mind Ally McCoist, unlike others on here.

One of my favourites though, is Pat Nevin. He's always fair, and appreciates skillful football.

Tyldesley is commentating as I type, and he can spout a good deal of meaningless drivel at times.

On another note, is anyone else getting the impression from all these thought provoking, deep interviews, that Declan Rice is being groomed to be the next England captain?

Laura Woods has an annoying habit of saying "a.m" and "this morning" together, eg, "at 9am this morning".
As a.m means before mid day, there is no need to use both.
Please stop!

 

[KentBlue]

Oh, and the match we get a screechy woman, or is that Jonathon Pierce, I can never separate the two!

I don't think I shall live long enough to get used to female commentary: it's just fucking shrill that it cuts through you like Quint's fingernails on the blackboard in that famous scene from 'Jaws.'
People say they are used to Gabby Logan's voice but that is because she's been around for a long time and we're accustomed to it. There'll come a time when we are all used to female commentaries, but as I say, I don't think I'll be around.

As for Jonathan Pearce, he more than any other commentator makes me immediately switch off and do something else. I would honestly rather not watch a game if he is commentating. The mute button is an option but I like to hear the crowd.
Pearce gets so over-excited I always feel he's going to have a heart attack. Screaming into the mic: "Oh my God! Absolutely extraordinary...it's a throw-in!" He gets so moist he's like a blind lesbian in a fish market.

Before the game, at half-time, and at the full-time whistle we have the same tired old pundits wheeled out for no good reason whatsoever in order to give us the benefit of their knowledge of the game. Shearer, Ian Wright, Camelgob, Ratboy...jobs for the boys, basically.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I don't think I shall live long enough to get used to female commentary: it's just fucking shrill that it cuts through you like Quint's fingernails on the blackboard in that famous scene from 'Jaws.'
People say they are used to Gabby Logan's voice but that is because she's been around for a long time and we're accustomed to it. There'll come a time when we are all used to female commentaries, but as I say, I don't think I'll be around.

As for Jonathan Pearce, he more than any other commentator makes me immediately switch off and do something else. I would honestly rather not watch a game if he is commentating. The mute button is an option but I like to hear the crowd.
Pearce gets so over-excited I always feel he's going to have a heart attack. Screaming into the mic: "Oh my God! Absolutely extraordinary...it's a throw-in!" He gets so moist he's like a blind lesbian in a fish market.

Before the game, at half-time, and at the full-time whistle we have the same tired old pundits wheeled out for no good reason whatsoever in order to give us the benefit of their knowledge of the game. Shearer, Ian Wright, Camelgob, Ratboy...jobs for the boys, basically.

These pundits have one thing in common - they all 'know' the game and could tell every manager where they went wrong in a defeat and how they could have improved when they won. In the real world, inhabited by the likes of Pep, Klopp, Kolo et al, they are either giving management a wide berth, because they know they can't hack it, or they have made a complete and utter buggeration of managing.

 

[CPPSC]

These pundits have one thing in common - they all 'know' the game and could tell every manager where they went wrong in a defeat and how they could have improved when they won. In the real world, inhabited by the likes of Pep, Klopp, Kolo et al, they are either giving management a wide berth, because they know they can't hack it, or they have made a complete and utter buggeration of managing.

Kolo at Wigan?

 

[Kippax77]

I must say it may of took a while but me and my sock have now got used to losing Natalie Sawyer and have took to Laura Woods

 

[Harry’s cap]

I don't think I shall live long enough to get used to female commentary: it's just fucking shrill that it cuts through you like Quint's fingernails on the blackboard in that famous scene from 'Jaws.'
People say they are used to Gabby Logan's voice but that is because she's been around for a long time and we're accustomed to it. There'll come a time when we are all used to female commentaries, but as I say, I don't think I'll be around.

As for Jonathan Pearce, he more than any other commentator makes me immediately switch off and do something else. I would honestly rather not watch a game if he is commentating. The mute button is an option but I like to hear the crowd.
Pearce gets so over-excited I always feel he's going to have a heart attack. Screaming into the mic: "Oh my God! Absolutely extraordinary...it's a throw-in!" He gets so moist he's like a blind lesbian in a fish market.

Before the game, at half-time, and at the full-time whistle we have the same tired old pundits wheeled out for no good reason whatsoever in order to give us the benefit of their knowledge of the game. Shearer, Ian Wright, Camelgob, Ratboy...jobs for the boys, basically.

“A blind lesbian in a fish market “ that’s made my day

 

[Stephen230]

Laura Woods has an annoying habit of saying "a.m" and "this morning" together, eg, "at 9am this morning".
As a.m means before mid day, there is no need to use both.
Please stop!

Some twat pointed out to me the other day that all the co-commentators have an annoying habit of saying “By the way” before or after every other line they trot out. I’d never noticed it before but I do now. Every fucking time. And now so will anybody whose just read the above.

 

[Donmcfc]

Some of the stock phrases are just irritating. For example "He opened up his body" or "He dropped his shoulder." WTF are they talking about?

 

[Fiftyyearsandcounting]

Is there a prize or award to whomever can cram the most useless stats' into his/her commentary.
Every time a player is mentioned, we have the adjective "Youngest, Oldest, tallest, shortest, most capped, least capped, most goals...etc. Often, spouting these "gems" takes precedence over the live action commentary.
I'm trying to think of the most fatuous or banal remark I've heard so far. Some team that hasn't scored from a corner in a world cup group game since 1974. Who collates al this mind numbing nonsense?