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Post by TheBeautifulGame on Jun 11, 2008 17:22:29 GMT
Don't worry we aren't signing him. I can't be the only one who is fed of of his dull, monotone ramblings. He seems to fuck up on a regular basis and can't offer anything remotely interesting to a game. So, this begs the question, why do ITV continue to deploy him at major tournaments? www.longballgame.com/pleat.htm
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2008 17:25:49 GMT
He and Tydlesley are grating, but streets ahead of the decrepeit Motson and worthless Lawrenson on the Beeb IMO.
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Post by lordeffinghamhunt on Jun 11, 2008 17:26:16 GMT
Better than that Clive Tilsley chap who is on with him.
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Post by boppa74 on Jun 11, 2008 17:28:22 GMT
He's a prize knob head with an ice cream quiff
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Post by FullerMagic on Jun 11, 2008 17:35:48 GMT
All through his spell in England, Pleaty persisted in calling that French bloke 'Eric Can-tone-er'.
His pronunciations are always triffic value.
And is his driving at slow speeds.
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Post by thepremierbanksy on Jun 11, 2008 17:49:23 GMT
I don't mind him too much, at least he occasionally attempts to talk tactics and what is and isn't working for teams a bit, if it means he talks bollocks occasionally then fair enough. Mark Bright is the same, actually tries to give insight.
I can't stand Tydlesley at all though, he just deals in stereotypes of teams rather than reality. Most other commentators talk as if they are on the radio, just spelling out what you can see in front of you.
My biggest bugbear is when they spend the whole of half time going over ref decisions: I have already seen about 5 replays during the match, I don't need to see five more at half time along with Alan shearer's opinion on them. What i want from half time is to gain the insight of the 3 ex-professionals who should know infinitely more about football than myself, but instead they just sit there saying "stonewall penalty for me, Gary".
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Post by mikeyb99 on Jun 11, 2008 17:54:54 GMT
Undoubtedly the most pointless co-commentator out there, as has been mentioned, he offers no interesting comment and regularly cocks up. And his mispronunciations aren't funny, they are embarassing. Him and Graham Talyor I dislike above all others.
Lawrenson is a legend IMO, always tells it how it is and makes interesting (often funny!) comments. The Lineker/Hansen/Lawrenson combination is hilarious IMO, usually the only reason I watch England play tbh.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2008 18:00:45 GMT
Lawrenson is AWFUL. He adds nothing, offers no insight, admits freely to doing no research. He's said before that he believes it's not his job to provide analysis, but entertainment (presumably with his piss-poor, repetitive "quips") and even sneered at Motson when he tried to discuss football with him by offering an opinion, responding with "I'm delighted for you". He's a first rate cockend.
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Post by nicknacknoo on Jun 11, 2008 18:05:01 GMT
pleat is a dull kerb crawler!lawrenson,shearer and lineker should all be shot.....i hate their golfy cosiness,i like graham taylor and johnny pearce to be honest
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Post by mikeyb99 on Jun 11, 2008 18:10:36 GMT
I suppose their dry humour doesn't appeal to all Robvan ...
IMO they are the greatest assets the BBC has, balancing out some of the exorbitant pay-packets given to annoyances like Graham Norton and Jonathan Woss.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2008 18:13:08 GMT
Mikey, I'm all for dry humour - I'm just old fashioned in liking my pundits to provide a bit of insight and awareness of football rather than camply reading jokes from a 1985 Christmas cracker. But each to their own
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Post by gleghornsgoolies on Jun 11, 2008 18:17:08 GMT
Anyone who just watched Portugal/Czech must know what a cunt Tyldsley is. The twat must be in love with Cristiano.
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Post by mikeyb99 on Jun 11, 2008 18:17:17 GMT
Indeed Robvan, but if Lawro/Hansen/Lineker go ... so does my license fee ;D
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Post by nicknacknoo on Jun 11, 2008 18:28:35 GMT
robvan i could nt agree more,they are so fucking charismaless its unbelievable!lawro has even got the shirts to go with his 70`s scouse humour..... they all need to fuck off quick sticks,i cant bare the thought of them chuckling away at stoke next season. i know hes dissed the potters a bit but i do like collimore (and bright!)
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Post by mikeyb99 on Jun 11, 2008 18:34:24 GMT
Collymore? Bright?
Good grief ...
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Post by Birchesheadpotter on Jun 11, 2008 18:40:33 GMT
I cant believe somebody actually LIKES Lawrensons commentating! He is the sneakiest, most stuck up cunt on tele. He sits on his over-rated, over-paid, over-sized arse, and continually blurts out put downs to anyone who isnt a 'big' name, turns his nose up any time somebody dosnt agree with him, and comes out with some snotty, derogatory comment about them Honestly, Id rather have Jonothan Woss and Graham Norton commentating a game over that horrible, Gerrard bumming prick
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Post by beagriestache on Jun 11, 2008 18:41:11 GMT
Shearer - a man desperately in search of a personality. Hansen - ok, but everything is either fantastic or dreadful, no inbetween Lineker - ok, but should stop trying to be witty, doesn't have the brains Lawrenson - utter utter bellend. Not funny, completely one-eyed commentary, witness his contempt for the diving going on "by the continentals". never hear him slagging off Steven Gerrard do you!
Lee Dixon is the best pundit in my view, always says something useful about the game, without resorting to stupid gags.
Don't get me started on the nobhead who was Ian Wright, thank god he's gone.
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Post by Birchesheadpotter on Jun 11, 2008 18:53:25 GMT
I liked Ian Wright he was a pisser ;D
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Post by starkiller on Jun 11, 2008 19:15:35 GMT
David Pleat - the king of stating the obvious.
Or not seeing the obvious.
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Post by starkiller on Jun 11, 2008 19:19:01 GMT
All through his spell in England, Pleaty persisted in calling that French bloke 'Eric Can-tone-er'. His pronunciations are always triffic value. And is his driving at slow speeds. You still can't beat Ron Atkinson's pronunciations of foreign names.
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Post by barnsey55 on Jun 11, 2008 20:59:02 GMT
he b the king of tv!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2008 21:26:04 GMT
Mikey, Collymore is actually, somewhat surprisingly, a very interesting and articulate pundit (but a shit presenter).
Wright is a joke, he adds nothing but xenaphobia and ignorance to the programme, glad he's fucked off to Gladiators.
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Post by super tony pulis on Jun 11, 2008 21:47:04 GMT
Fecking loathe with a passion pleat the fecking kerb crawler.He knows nothing about football.
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Post by SidWayne on Jun 11, 2008 23:18:35 GMT
Pleat does my head in with his embarassing pronunciations:- Petra Cech, Shimbomba, Shevshenko etc. Tonight he was even calling Czech Republic.....Czechoslovakia. How does he keep his job???
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Post by JoeinOz on Jun 11, 2008 23:48:35 GMT
The beeb presenters are a bit of a smugfest.
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Post by cousindupree on Jun 12, 2008 7:57:25 GMT
Most pundits must have tied in very lengthy contracts at the BBC as it seems they have been there for years...again a poor use of the license payers money....surely there are hundreds of ex footy people out there who are worth a try....you have to change the faces and personalities otherwise it gets stale or worse chummy with in jokes. Time to ditch Lawro let Hanson concentrate on selling bottles of pepsi at Mooooooorrrrrisons. As for Wright!!!! How he gets work on tv is a mystery
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Post by Mozzaa on Jun 12, 2008 8:03:32 GMT
He kept saying Czechoslovakia aswell ;D when did that country end?...1992...Get With The Times You Very Large Jap-Eye
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Post by mikeyb99 on Jun 12, 2008 12:02:50 GMT
I actually find it ignorant/borderline racist that Pleat gets on TV calling the Czech Republic 'Czechoslovakia'. Its as utterly ignorant as those that still refer to Ukraine (not the Ukraine) as part of Russia.
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Post by sirpineapple89 on Jun 12, 2008 12:12:55 GMT
Yeah, Pleat is quite the gooch. Speaks like he's got a plum in his gob and waffles on about utter shite.
For me, though, Motson needs to retire or something. His constant shit pronouncing of players' names is really getting to me - he sounds like Sean frigging Connery. Last night Libor Sionko became 'Schonko' and Milan Baros was 'Meeeelan Barosch'. Can he not just prononce them properly instead of trying to sound all continental?
John Motschon - past it.
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Post by crowey on Jun 12, 2008 13:25:49 GMT
Pineapple - are you working on the oil rigs? Lagos, Nigeria?
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