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Post by thehartshillbadger on Sept 1, 2020 11:27:07 GMT
Not footy, but Richie Benaud was the master of saying everything by saying absolutely nothing. I feel it’s something people like Fletcher could learn a lot from, not every second on air has to be filled, and not every goal has to be the most dramatic thing on Earth. Still on cricket, Wasim Akram. The regulars do nothing except lick his (and Waqar Younis) arse and he does nothing except tell you what you’ve just seen and repeat what the experts have just said, all in a boring monosyllabic tone. Boring as hell (Wasim, not the great game of cricket!) Shane Warne is by far the best pundit on Cricket and probably one of the best commentators. Wasn’t keen on the Vaughan, Tufnell, Anderson, Guha combo on BBC the other night but Shan Masood was great. Shame he’s a player
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Post by alanhudson1972 on Sept 1, 2020 11:28:47 GMT
Cloughie and big Jack were quality.
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Post by alanhudson1972 on Sept 1, 2020 11:31:07 GMT
Still on cricket, Wasim Akram. The regulars do nothing except lick his (and Waqar Younis) arse and he does nothing except tell you what you’ve just seen and repeat what the experts have just said, all in a boring monosyllabic tone. Boring as hell (Wasim, not the great game of cricket!) Shane Warne is by far the best pundit on Cricket and probably one of the best commentators. Wasn’t keen on the Vaughan, Tufnell, Anderson, Guha combo on BBC the other night but Shan Masood was great. Shame he’s a player Nasser, Boycs, Bumble, Athers, Aggers and Tuffers are all pretty decent too.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Sept 1, 2020 11:35:25 GMT
Shane Warne is by far the best pundit on Cricket and probably one of the best commentators. Wasn’t keen on the Vaughan, Tufnell, Anderson, Guha combo on BBC the other night but Shan Masood was great. Shame he’s a player Nasser, Boycs, Bumble, Athers, Aggers and Tuffers are all pretty decent too. Oh yeh but unbelievably despite that whiny Aussie accent I never get irritated by him. Amazing really🤷🏻♂️
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Post by str8outtahampton on Sept 1, 2020 12:04:42 GMT
The best: Anchormen-Gary Newbon, Des Lynam Commentators-Hugh Johns, Barry Davies Pundits- Cloughie (not when he was ill) Shearer just once (only because he told it like it was after the Euro humiliation) The worst-all of them with a special mention for Clive Tyldlesy and Lineker. Newbon! He was an absolute tool Not seen Gary Newbon for about 35 years. He seemed a very nice chap, but I always suspected he had wandered into the Midlands Today studio to read the gas-meter or deliver sandwiches. And then some clown mistakenly offered him a job. Surely he's not still there?
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Post by estrangedsonoffaye on Sept 1, 2020 12:08:35 GMT
Not footy, but Richie Benaud was the master of saying everything by saying absolutely nothing. I feel it’s something people like Fletcher could learn a lot from, not every second on air has to be filled, and not every goal has to be the most dramatic thing on Earth. Still on cricket, Wasim Akram. The regulars do nothing except lick his (and Waqar Younis) arse and he does nothing except tell you what you’ve just seen and repeat what the experts have just said, all in a boring monosyllabic tone. Boring as hell (Wasim, not the great game of cricket!) “Young fast unmarried bowler from the North bowling at 148.928282828kph”
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Sept 1, 2020 12:14:13 GMT
Newbon! He was an absolute tool Not seen Gary Newbon for about 35 years. He seemed a very nice chap, but I always suspected he had wandered into the Midlands Today studio to read the gas-meter or deliver sandwiches. And then some clown mistakenly offered him a job. Surely he's not still there? Used to work with a bloke who claimed Gary Newbon shagged his Mrs. Not sure whether I should like him or not armed with that info🤔
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Post by spitthedog on Sept 1, 2020 12:15:43 GMT
Still on cricket, Wasim Akram. The regulars do nothing except lick his (and Waqar Younis) arse and he does nothing except tell you what you’ve just seen and repeat what the experts have just said, all in a boring monosyllabic tone. Boring as hell (Wasim, not the great game of cricket!) Shane Warne is by far the best pundit on Cricket and probably one of the best commentators. Wasn’t keen on the Vaughan, Tufnell, Anderson, Guha combo on BBC the other night but Shan Masood was great. Shame he’s a player Thought Masood was the best on the BBC TV, very insightful, explains his points analytically and is very balanced. Problem with Vaughan for me, he always feels like he needs to make an headline grabber, I do like Tufnell and Aggers on the radio though. Tufnell is more intelligent than he tries to make out. I can't comment on Sky because I don't use it though I have always liked Holding on the clips Ive seen.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Sept 1, 2020 12:17:33 GMT
Shane Warne is by far the best pundit on Cricket and probably one of the best commentators. Wasn’t keen on the Vaughan, Tufnell, Anderson, Guha combo on BBC the other night but Shan Masood was great. Shame he’s a player Thought Masood was the best on the BBC TV, very insightful, explains his points analytically and is very balanced. Problem with Vaughan for me, he always feels like he needs to make an headline grabber, I do like Tufnell and Aggers on the radio though. Tufnell is more intelligent than he tries to make out. I can't comment on Sky because I don't use it though I have always liked Holding on the clips Ive seen. Notice Vaughan kept cutting Guha off the other night and not responding to her “bants”
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Post by str8outtahampton on Sept 1, 2020 15:21:16 GMT
Not seen Gary Newbon for about 35 years. He seemed a very nice chap, but I always suspected he had wandered into the Midlands Today studio to read the gas-meter or deliver sandwiches. And then some clown mistakenly offered him a job. Surely he's not still there? Used to work with a bloke who claimed Gary Newbon shagged his Mrs. Not sure whether I should like him or not armed with that info🤔 I have never known "delivering sandwiches" or "reading gas-meters" to be a euphemism for sexual intercourse. But maybe that's how the deal was done.
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Post by northstaffycher on Sept 3, 2020 11:39:47 GMT
Can't stand any of it, football is analysed to death these days. Most of it is stating the bloody obvious or faking a bit of "bantz". To think that the boy Line-aker gets a mill in his back bin for spouting crap beggers belief.
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Post by lordb on Sept 3, 2020 11:41:40 GMT
Newbon! He was an absolute tool Not seen Gary Newbon for about 35 years. He seemed a very nice chap, but I always suspected he had wandered into the Midlands Today studio to read the gas-meter or deliver sandwiches. And then some clown mistakenly offered him a job. Surely he's not still there? He was on ATV/Central and was beyond biased towards Villa and Wolves
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Post by str8outtahampton on Sept 3, 2020 15:33:45 GMT
Can't stand any of it, football is analysed to death these days. Most of it is stating the bloody obvious or faking a bit of "bantz". To think that the boy Line-aker gets a mill in his back bin for spouting crap beggers belief. So true. Here's a radical thought. 1. Opening credits - ideally with the original MoTD theme 2. Nobody in the studio - simply redundant 3. Show the match highlights 4. One commentator. Try not to state the obvious or the inane ("he'll be disappointed with that") 5. No pundit/summariser/co-commentator - unless they are prepared to tell us stuff that goes on in the dressing room/behind the scenes 6. At the final whistle, show the celebration/misery of the crowd/players/managers 7. No interviews with players or managers after the match 8. Say goodbye and roll the closing credits 9. Don't let ITV anywhere near football. Or in fact sport of any kind 10. Donate the salaries of Lineker, Danny Murphy, Martin Keown, Shearer, etc. etc to charity. If you prefer, donate 50%, or even 10%. Win/win.
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Post by drfootball on Sept 4, 2020 11:21:40 GMT
Shane Warne is by far the best pundit on Cricket and probably one of the best commentators. Wasn’t keen on the Vaughan, Tufnell, Anderson, Guha combo on BBC the other night but Shan Masood was great. Shame he’s a player Nasser, Boycs, Bumble, Athers, Aggers and Tuffers are all pretty decent too. You forgot Blowers my dear old thing I know he`s retired but he was brilliant !
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Post by str8outtahampton on Sept 4, 2020 16:42:26 GMT
Nasser, Boycs, Bumble, Athers, Aggers and Tuffers are all pretty decent too. You forgot Blowers my dear old thing I know he`s retired but he was brilliant ! My dear old thing - you could listen to Blowers reading the phone directory and you'd be in heaven! Same goes for John Arlott. The same doesn't go for Danny Murphy.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Sept 4, 2020 16:44:41 GMT
You forgot Blowers my dear old thing I know he`s retired but he was brilliant ! My dear old thing - you could listen to Blowers reading the phone directory and you'd be in heaven! Same goes for John Arlott. The same doesn't go for Danny Murphy. I’d be asleep before Murphy could finish saying Aardvark
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Sept 4, 2020 17:04:39 GMT
Not seen Gary Newbon for about 35 years. He seemed a very nice chap, but I always suspected he had wandered into the Midlands Today studio to read the gas-meter or deliver sandwiches. And then some clown mistakenly offered him a job. Surely he's not still there? He was on ATV/Central and was beyond biased towards Villa and Wolves Not as bad as Tony "BRMB" Butler who used to bless ATV on ocassions.....now he didnt like Stoke or the fact that Stoke was mentioned on the Midlands!
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Post by starkiller on Sept 5, 2020 0:44:48 GMT
I don't mind some after match discussion and replays of incidents, but I've always hated pre-match waffle. It doesn't matter who's in the studio. Up to an hour's worth of meaningless drivel, that counts for nothing as soon as the whistle goes. One of my pet hates.
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Post by JoeinOz on Sept 5, 2020 0:58:25 GMT
Newbon! He was an absolute tool Not seen Gary Newbon for about 35 years. He seemed a very nice chap, but I always suspected he had wandered into the Midlands Today studio to read the gas-meter or deliver sandwiches. And then some clown mistakenly offered him a job. Surely he's not still there? I accidentally stole Gary Newbon's pen
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Post by PenkPonther on Sept 5, 2020 2:37:02 GMT
Was going to chip in on this thread, but my technical naivety when trying to quote someone resulted in me instead pasting one of my own quotes from a separate Facebook discussion: about Clark Gable having had dentures and halitosis.
So now I'm frantically checking my "Gone With The Wind" thread too; to see what might have accidentally posted about Gary Newbon...
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Post by str8outtahampton on Sept 5, 2020 9:13:54 GMT
Was going to chip in on this thread, but my technical naivety when trying to quote someone resulted in me instead pasting one of my own quotes from a separate Facebook discussion: about Clark Gable having had dentures and halitosis. So now I'm frantically checking my "Gone With The Wind" thread too; to see what might have accidentally posted about Gary Newbon... Gary Newbon as Rhett Butler. Just imagine! Quite frankly, my dear old thing, Gable wouldn't have given a damn.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Sept 5, 2020 14:05:14 GMT
Get Soccer Saturday on and have a listen to Jamie Mackie. Crikey!
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Sept 5, 2020 14:43:07 GMT
So far on Soccer Saturday we have: Jamie Mackie - Seems like someone who’s come out of a coma and learning to talk again Clinton Morrison - Doing his laidback London gangster thing. Danny Gabbidon - Has the look of a blind person, like he’s looking past everything and trying to work out who’s talking to him. Paul Cook - A man of very few words when describing a game. Paul Merson - Acting like someone’s confiscated his ale.
Thank god Jacqui Oatley is covering one of the games😍
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Post by zerps on Sept 6, 2020 14:08:03 GMT
Can I add Shane Warne
Wtf was Liz Hurley thinking?
And his wig looks shit 😂
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