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Post by danceswithclams on Mar 5, 2024 22:05:55 GMT
She has no more insight to offer than Kev and Shag who always hog the pool table in your local. "Oh, but she's passionate about the club!" I hear you cry. So am I, but you'd be writing to Ofcom if SkySports had me on of a Monday night, talking tactics with Carragher whilst manipulating a giant iPad. Sort it out BBC Stoke - stop fobbing us of with rank amateurs. Can imagine the nation wanking to you manipulating your giant iPad So can I. (and I often do)
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Mar 5, 2024 22:07:31 GMT
I like Ange,she says what most of of are thinking.
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Post by danceswithclams on Mar 5, 2024 22:09:52 GMT
I like Ange,she says what most of of are thinking. Most of us must be thinking of a load of inane wank then.
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Post by GreaterGlasgowstokie on Mar 5, 2024 22:11:29 GMT
I thought Angela was awful on the Pearson incident, she made it clearly as soon as he came on she couldn't stand him
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Post by vicarious on Mar 5, 2024 22:14:51 GMT
I like Ange,she says what most of of are thinking. Most of us must be thinking of a load of inane wank then. At no point did I think ‘Leeds will know Stoke need to score to make a fist of this, so they’ll be on their guard as Stoke will be cautious’. The sort of word soup you hear on a come down.
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Post by boydcrowder on Mar 5, 2024 22:19:54 GMT
I like Ange,she says what most of of are thinking. That's why it's annoying. A co-comms should be telling us things we wouldn't have thought of from the perspective of an ex-pro, not some random fan that knows no more about the game than the rest of us.
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Post by Ron on Mar 5, 2024 22:21:14 GMT
Sohail is dreadful. If you’re listening to radio only you don’t know what’s going on at all!! Ange is doing her best… radio stoke n the teams fault that no extra player wants to co com
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Post by bassmaster on Mar 5, 2024 22:25:14 GMT
I saw Can imagine the nation wanking to you manipulating your giant iPad supporting someone, somewhere, sometime…
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Post by leegthestokie90 on Mar 5, 2024 22:30:33 GMT
Angela smith is terrible give me clive clarke who tells it how it is
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Mar 5, 2024 22:33:16 GMT
Angela smith is terrible give me clive clarke who tells it how it is Clive Clarke is fucking useless. A miserable twat with zero analysis. Like I said before, at least Ange has the club at heart. Callas should be signed up permanently
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Post by RipRoaringPotter on Mar 5, 2024 22:33:37 GMT
I like Ange,she says what most of of are thinking. That's why it's annoying. A co-comms should be telling us things we wouldn't have thought of from the perspective of an ex-pro, not some random fan that knows no more about the game than the rest of us. Most ex-pros (with a few exceptions) are shit on co-comms. I struggle to see how anyone prefers some of the ex-pros used by Radio Stoke than Angela Smith. Some of them are dreadful and wouldn't be anywhere near punditry if they hadn't had a successful career.
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Post by spitthedog on Mar 5, 2024 22:36:48 GMT
Funny how the commentary always get dragged up as an issue when we lose.
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Mar 5, 2024 22:40:05 GMT
Anyone but Pejic who would ruin the mood in a room full of Kris Akabusi clones
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Post by danceswithclams on Mar 5, 2024 22:45:59 GMT
Angela smith is terrible give me clive clarke who tells it how it is Clive Clarke is fucking useless. A miserable twat with zero analysis. Like I said before, at least Ange has the club at heart. Callas should be signed up permanently Clarke may be a miserable twat but the insight he offers is a million percent better than the inane drivel trotted out by Ange. If 'paashuuun!' or being a 'prominent' fan is the limit of our demands though then why not get Adie Lewis, or Toby Jones, or Nick Hancock, or Malcolm Clarke, or Hairy fucking Potter in the co-comms seat? No matter how people want to slice it, Angela Smith is a poor broadcaster and shouldn't be occupying the position she does. Again, I don't blame her for this - if someone said to me "do you want to talk shit about SCFC on regional radio?" I'd snap their hands off. Radio Stoke should be providing a better output to its listeners though. It's indicative of that station's amateurish 'any old shit will do' approach that she's given airtime.
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Mar 5, 2024 22:50:12 GMT
There’s no defending Sohail, the last two have been dreadful. He keeps saying Iversen is scuffing his shots.
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Post by vicarious on Mar 5, 2024 22:59:32 GMT
There’s no defending Sohail, the last two have been dreadful. He keeps saying Iversen is scuffing his shots. ‘30 seconds played here at (the world famous slow the speech down to sound like I’m having a seizure stadium), and it’s STILL nil nil, your thoughts Ange?’
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Mar 5, 2024 23:12:55 GMT
Clive Clarke is fucking useless. A miserable twat with zero analysis. Like I said before, at least Ange has the club at heart. Callas should be signed up permanently Clarke may be a miserable twat but the insight he offers is a million percent better than the inane drivel trotted out by Ange. If 'paashuuun!' or being a 'prominent' fan is the limit of our demands though then why not get Adie Lewis, or Toby Jones, or Nick Hancock, or Malcolm Clarke, or Hairy fucking Potter in the co-comms seat? No matter how people want to slice it, Angela Smith is a poor broadcaster and shouldn't be occupying the position she does. Again, I don't blame her for this - if someone said to me "do you want to talk shit about SCFC on regional radio?" I'd snap their hands off. Radio Stoke should be providing a better output to its listeners though. It's indicative of that station's amateurish 'any old shit will do' approach that she's given airtime. I’m sure “any shit will do” was Candy Flips encore when supporting World of Twist in the 90’s?
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Mar 5, 2024 23:13:10 GMT
There’s no defending Sohail, the last two have been dreadful. He keeps saying Iversen is scuffing his shots. ‘30 seconds played here at (the world famous slow the speech down to sound like I’m having a seizure stadium), and it’s STILL nil nil, your thoughts Ange?’ ’At one of the cathedrals of English football, Elland Road.’
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Mar 5, 2024 23:19:35 GMT
‘30 seconds played here at (the world famous slow the speech down to sound like I’m having a seizure stadium), and it’s STILL nil nil, your thoughts Ange?’ ’At one of the cathedrals of English football, Elland Road.’ Is a great old ground Don't really see the issue there This dissecting every line the commentators use ...
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Mar 5, 2024 23:21:17 GMT
’At one of the cathedrals of English football, Elland Road.’ Is a great old ground Don't really see the issue there This dissecting every line the commentators use ... To be fair it is still one of the “great old grounds” although he says that about the BET365 as well
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Post by vicarious on Mar 5, 2024 23:22:57 GMT
’At one of the cathedrals of English football, Elland Road.’ Is a great old ground Don't really see the issue there This dissecting every line the commentators use ... ‘This dissecting every line’. Couldn’t believe JesusMcMuff used that in his post. He got the ground bit right though so fair play to him.
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Mar 5, 2024 23:34:09 GMT
Is a great old ground Don't really see the issue there This dissecting every line the commentators use ... To be fair it is still one of the “great old grounds” although he says that about the BET365 as well It's old in dog years
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Post by scfcrmagic on Mar 6, 2024 3:06:40 GMT
I can’t believe what some of you are saying ….Ange is Stoke city thru and thru, she has watched and supported this club for a long time and her knowledge about all aspects of this club is huge. She has helped Surhail to improve his commentary, and knowledge about the club and players past and present. She is involved with so many things behind the scenes, helps support the ex players …..(SCOBA) Stoke City old boys association…..helps Lou Macari with his charity, She has supported the family of Ashton Hulme. ( and still is ) The young goalie at Crewe who had his leg removed after being diagnosed with an aggressive bone cancer. This is just the tip of the iceberg of what she does. Ange knows a lot about football she spends a lot of time with old players and not so old players. She is well respected by so many of our club heroes, who are happy to talk footy with her all day long. My dad being among them ….before he died.
This negativity is part of what has been the problem at Stoke City for a long time now, we all need to pull together, and support our fellow Stokies ……Angela has so much Insight about what’s going on at the club it’s unreal.
I do know you can’t be too outspoken on the radio, otherwise you’re going to have a short career. It’s a real art trying to balance diplomacy and tact when interviewing the manager after the game …..ask too many awkward questions and you won’t be interviewing him again …..I know I couldn’t do the job, I’d struggle with not getting angry…
Stoke city is our club and Angela is as passionate about it as all of us…. Surhail is learning still and improving …..I did ask Ange the other week, to politely teach him how to pronounce “Boothen” …didn’t want to hurt his feelings or ‘owt but he needed to know not to emphasise the ‘th’ so much.. it’s gonna take a while he’s a work in progress, but by the time we’ve finished with him he’ll be “ cost kick a bo agen a wo” and “going up ‘anley me duck “ ….
I dunna want to go on, but Ange is one of us, Surhail is learning to be one of us……I was born in Leicester but moved to Stoke when I was 3 yrs old when dad got bought by this wonderful club. Tony Waddington welcomed not just dad, but all the family. Waddo knew how to keep the best players, Stoke city was one big family, dad loved the roar from the Boothen end, he grew up watching footy from the terraces of Sheffield as a young boy, and never forgot his working class roots but Dad considered himself an honorary Stokie, after he retired from playing, he always followed the results and supported Stoke
So come on let’s stand together, we are all loud and proud Stokies and people from this neck o the woods all support each other.
Tin hat ready …..
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Post by cvillestokie on Mar 6, 2024 3:11:38 GMT
It’s a local radio. It’s probably not very well listened to because well, it’s a local radio.
I think that Ange and Sohail do pretty well together. They generally get the flow of the game and they mostly keep up with the action. That itself is a decent return. I can’t imagine a single person on here being able to give a play by play in real time. Ange genuinely cares about the club and isn’t trying to make you cut your ears off like Clive Clarke does with his unending negativity (for example).
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Post by s7oke on Mar 6, 2024 4:52:36 GMT
I can’t believe what some of you are saying ….Ange is Stoke city thru and thru, she has watched and supported this club for a long time and her knowledge about all aspects of this club is huge. She has helped Surhail to improve his commentary, and knowledge about the club and players past and present. She is involved with so many things behind the scenes, helps support the ex players …..(SCOBA) Stoke City old boys association…..helps Lou Macari with his charity, She has supported the family of Ashton Hulme. ( and still is ) The young goalie at Crewe who had his leg removed after being diagnosed with an aggressive bone cancer. This is just the tip of the iceberg of what she does. Ange knows a lot about football she spends a lot of time with old players and not so old players. She is well respected by so many of our club heroes, who are happy to talk footy with her all day long. My dad being among them ….before he died. This negativity is part of what has been the problem at Stoke City for a long time now, we all need to pull together, and support our fellow Stokies ……Angela has so much Insight about what’s going on at the club it’s unreal. I do know you can’t be too outspoken on the radio, otherwise you’re going to have a short career. It’s a real art trying to balance diplomacy and tact when interviewing the manager after the game …..ask too many awkward questions and you won’t be interviewing him again …..I know I couldn’t do the job, I’d struggle with not getting angry… Stoke city is our club and Angela is as passionate about it as all of us…. Surhail is learning still and improving …..I did ask Ange the other week, to politely teach him how to pronounce “Boothen” …didn’t want to hurt his feelings or ‘owt but he needed to know not to emphasise the ‘th’ so much.. it’s gonna take a while he’s a work in progress, but by the time we’ve finished with him he’ll be “ cost kick a bo agen a wo” and “going up ‘anley me duck “ …. I dunna want to go on, but Ange is one of us, Surhail is learning to be one of us……I was born in Leicester but moved to Stoke when I was 3 yrs old when dad got bought by this wonderful club. Tony Waddington welcomed not just dad, but all the family. Waddo knew how to keep the best players, Stoke city was one big family, dad loved the roar from the Boothen end, he grew up watching footy from the terraces of Sheffield as a young boy, and never forgot his working class roots but Dad considered himself an honorary Stokie, after he retired from playing, he always followed the results and supported Stoke So come on let’s stand together, we are all loud and proud Stokies and people from this neck o the woods all support each other. Tin hat ready ….. Put your tin hat back under the bed I don’t think it’s needed 👍
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Post by nott1 on Mar 6, 2024 8:49:41 GMT
Is a great old ground Don't really see the issue there This dissecting every line the commentators use ... To be fair it is still one of the “great old grounds” although he says that about the BET365 as well I doubt he even knows we were ever at the Vic!
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Post by danceswithclams on Mar 6, 2024 9:10:37 GMT
I can’t believe what some of you are saying ….Ange is Stoke city thru and thru, she has watched and supported this club for a long time and her knowledge about all aspects of this club is huge. She has helped Surhail to improve his commentary, and knowledge about the club and players past and present. She is involved with so many things behind the scenes, helps support the ex players …..(SCOBA) Stoke City old boys association…..helps Lou Macari with his charity, She has supported the family of Ashton Hulme. ( and still is ) The young goalie at Crewe who had his leg removed after being diagnosed with an aggressive bone cancer. This is just the tip of the iceberg of what she does. Ange knows a lot about football she spends a lot of time with old players and not so old players. She is well respected by so many of our club heroes, who are happy to talk footy with her all day long. My dad being among them ….before he died. This negativity is part of what has been the problem at Stoke City for a long time now, we all need to pull together, and support our fellow Stokies ……Angela has so much Insight about what’s going on at the club it’s unreal. I do know you can’t be too outspoken on the radio, otherwise you’re going to have a short career. It’s a real art trying to balance diplomacy and tact when interviewing the manager after the game …..ask too many awkward questions and you won’t be interviewing him again …..I know I couldn’t do the job, I’d struggle with not getting angry… Stoke city is our club and Angela is as passionate about it as all of us…. Surhail is learning still and improving …..I did ask Ange the other week, to politely teach him how to pronounce “Boothen” …didn’t want to hurt his feelings or ‘owt but he needed to know not to emphasise the ‘th’ so much.. it’s gonna take a while he’s a work in progress, but by the time we’ve finished with him he’ll be “ cost kick a bo agen a wo” and “going up ‘anley me duck “ …. I dunna want to go on, but Ange is one of us, Surhail is learning to be one of us……I was born in Leicester but moved to Stoke when I was 3 yrs old when dad got bought by this wonderful club. Tony Waddington welcomed not just dad, but all the family. Waddo knew how to keep the best players, Stoke city was one big family, dad loved the roar from the Boothen end, he grew up watching footy from the terraces of Sheffield as a young boy, and never forgot his working class roots but Dad considered himself an honorary Stokie, after he retired from playing, he always followed the results and supported Stoke So come on let’s stand together, we are all loud and proud Stokies and people from this neck o the woods all support each other. Tin hat ready ….. Nobody is questioning her knowledge or passion for the club. They're saying she's a poor broadcaster (which she is).
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Post by scfcrmagic on Mar 7, 2024 6:51:45 GMT
I can’t believe what some of you are saying ….Ange is Stoke city thru and thru, she has watched and supported this club for a long time and her knowledge about all aspects of this club is huge. She has helped Surhail to improve his commentary, and knowledge about the club and players past and present. She is involved with so many things behind the scenes, helps support the ex players …..(SCOBA) Stoke City old boys association…..helps Lou Macari with his charity, She has supported the family of Ashton Hulme. ( and still is ) The young goalie at Crewe who had his leg removed after being diagnosed with an aggressive bone cancer. This is just the tip of the iceberg of what she does. Ange knows a lot about football she spends a lot of time with old players and not so old players. She is well respected by so many of our club heroes, who are happy to talk footy with her all day long. My dad being among them ….before he died. This negativity is part of what has been the problem at Stoke City for a long time now, we all need to pull together, and support our fellow Stokies ……Angela has so much Insight about what’s going on at the club it’s unreal. I do know you can’t be too outspoken on the radio, otherwise you’re going to have a short career. It’s a real art trying to balance diplomacy and tact when interviewing the manager after the game …..ask too many awkward questions and you won’t be interviewing him again …..I know I couldn’t do the job, I’d struggle with not getting angry… Stoke city is our club and Angela is as passionate about it as all of us…. Surhail is learning still and improving …..I did ask Ange the other week, to politely teach him how to pronounce “Boothen” …didn’t want to hurt his feelings or ‘owt but he needed to know not to emphasise the ‘th’ so much.. it’s gonna take a while he’s a work in progress, but by the time we’ve finished with him he’ll be “ cost kick a bo agen a wo” and “going up ‘anley me duck “ …. I dunna want to go on, but Ange is one of us, Surhail is learning to be one of us……I was born in Leicester but moved to Stoke when I was 3 yrs old when dad got bought by this wonderful club. Tony Waddington welcomed not just dad, but all the family. Waddo knew how to keep the best players, Stoke city was one big family, dad loved the roar from the Boothen end, he grew up watching footy from the terraces of Sheffield as a young boy, and never forgot his working class roots but Dad considered himself an honorary Stokie, after he retired from playing, he always followed the results and supported Stoke So come on let’s stand together, we are all loud and proud Stokies and people from this neck o the woods all support each other. Tin hat ready ….. Nobody is questioning her knowledge or passion for the club. They're saying she's a poor broadcaster (which she is). I’d have to disagree, she’s knowledgeable, she’s understandable,….there are so many people on the radio who you actually have no idea what they’re saying . They struggle with basic English or start every sentence with ….”erm” and end sentences with “you know what I mean “ . Then there is the equally annoying pronunciation of the word “three” …instead of starting it with a “th” the traditional way, it’s now pronounced “free”….(.eg. The number free has the ball ). It’s easy to criticise…personally I think radio commentary on sport is much harder than you think, try watching the game on your Tv ..turn the volume down and do the commentary yourself as if you were on the radio, remember the listener is relying on you to create the visual for them. I bet you’d struggle to do 10mins let alone 90 plus. How about you record yourself doing it and listen back ? Maybe even post it on here and we can critique it for you…….
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Post by scfcrmagic on Mar 7, 2024 7:14:54 GMT
I would also add…..I know I couldn’t do it…there would be far too much swearing……it would be “bleep’” this and “ what the Fook that “……couple it with a few rants at the ref…….and the odd “what’s his name’s got the ball “ …”you know him with the funny hairdo “. ……….I would be crap, I know I would …..
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Post by stokeyank on Mar 7, 2024 19:41:44 GMT
I don't mind Ange at all. Is she the world greatest commentator? No, but she gives some reasonable insight to those who are not watching the game. Surhail is a work in progress as many have said. Hopefully he improves but it's not terrible. This all coming from a very non-local but I regularly hear the commentary and think it's descent.
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