Port Said Red Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Jesus Christ the guy is awful. He was so bad I forgot he wasn't Clyde Tyldesley. Is there some kind of ITV editorial directive that says that the commentator mustn't actually commentate on the game for more than 20% of the time. I am glad I didn't follow through with my idea of a drinking game, taking a shot every time he mentioned Euro 96, I wouldn't have made it to half time. 90% talking about anything else 5% talking bollocks about the actual game and 5% getting players names wrong. Summed up his night by suddenly saying that Scotland are 3rd worst team in the tournament after 89 minutes of saying how dangerous they were. Total ***, who probably gets paid the ******* earth to do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCulturalBomb Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 I quite liked the inane banter between Dixon and McCoist mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Terrible commentator, as dull as the England team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.G.Red Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 10 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: Jesus Christ the guy is awful. He was so bad I forgot he wasn't Clyde Tyldesley. Is there some kind of ITV editorial directive that says that the commentator mustn't actually commentate on the game for more than 20% of the time. I am glad I didn't follow through with my idea of a drinking game, taking a shot every time he mentioned Euro 96, I wouldn't have made it to half time. 90% talking about anything else 5% talking bollocks about the actual game and 5% getting players names wrong. Summed up his night by suddenly saying that Scotland are 3rd worst team in the tournament after 89 minutes of saying how dangerous they were. Total ***, who probably gets paid the ******* earth to do the job. He's exactly the same when commentating on TALKSPORT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Horrendous talks for the sake of it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 14 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: Jesus Christ the guy is awful. He was so bad I forgot he wasn't Clyde Tyldesley. Is there some kind of ITV editorial directive that says that the commentator mustn't actually commentate on the game for more than 20% of the time. I am glad I didn't follow through with my idea of a drinking game, taking a shot every time he mentioned Euro 96, I wouldn't have made it to half time. 90% talking about anything else 5% talking bollocks about the actual game and 5% getting players names wrong. Summed up his night by suddenly saying that Scotland are 3rd worst team in the tournament after 89 minutes of saying how dangerous they were. Total ***, who probably gets paid the ******* earth to do the job. Knew he reminded me of somebody, but for the life of me I couldn't remember who!! Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlastonburyRed Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Known as Sam Punchintheface in our household, 'nuff said. Once married to Natalie Sawyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Think he was better suited to the radio, but let's face it, pretty much all commentators on the TV are annoying. Their job is to desribe everything we can already see ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Eulogising about cultural differences ”it’s edge of the seat stuff!” They should have got Rene Gilmartin in… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 31 minutes ago, GlastonburyRed said: Known as Sam Punchintheface in our household, 'nuff said. Once married to Natalie Sawyer. Very lucky man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Where is Alan Green these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Cat Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Where's Roger Malone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonGreat Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 1 hour ago, cidercity1987 said: Terrible commentator, as dull as the England team You should hear Andi Weimann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 18 minutes ago, havanatopia said: Where is Alan Green these days? 5 minutes ago, City Cat said: Where's Roger Malone? Where is Kenneth Wolstenholme? No, forget that , sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 11 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: Where is Kenneth Wolstenholme? No, forget that , sorry Where’s Barry “where oh where were the Germans, and frankly, who cares” Davies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Rob k said: Very lucky man Yep. Any fella that’s managed to have a pop on those mountainous beauties is a good lad in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 2 hours ago, GlastonburyRed said: Known as Sam Punchintheface in our household, 'nuff said. Once married to Natalie Sawyer. Sam Punchingabovehisweight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 Best one for me was when he was reminiscencing about the Home Internationals in the 70s and said he can remember the Scottish pitch invasion, and the goalposts "floating down Wembley Way". Well thats a slight exaggeration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 Used to take mick channon about 20 seconds to say. Lineeeeeeeeeeeeeker had a good game, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 Roger malone, the only man i ever saw get a police escort down a ladder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanker Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 7 hours ago, TheCulturalBomb said: I quite liked the inane banter between Dixon and McCoist mind. Listening to them was better than watching England play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magunn Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 9 hours ago, havanatopia said: Where is Alan Green these days? His contract wasn’t renewed, allegedly because he wouldn’t or couldn’t engage with the banter being encouraged on radio 5. He remained fairly dour and dismissive of poor football and the “bants” He was always a bit marmite but I liked his honesty. The banter has got a bit over the top. Micah Richards laughs at anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 Lee Dixon is without doubt the best co commentator at the Euros, combining insightful tactical knowledge with a great deadpan humour, John Hartson has to be the worst?............merely describing what has just happened, and offering up his degree in "the bleedin obvious". "That was a good shot there, it went close" ? I think the BBC would do anything for a transfer swap between Hartson and Dixon? The back and forward dialogue ( I pheckin hate the word Banter) between Lee Dixon and Ally Mcoist was by far the most entertaining feature of what was a pretty dull match, that, and having the fans back in the stadium made it bearable. IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted June 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 27 minutes ago, maxjak said: Lee Dixon is without doubt the best co commentator at the Euros, combining insightful tactical knowledge with a great deadpan humour, John Hartson has to be the worst?............merely describing what has just happened, and offering up his degree in "the bleedin obvious". "That was a good shot there, it went close" ? I think the BBC would do anything for a transfer swap between Hartson and Dixon? The back and forward dialogue ( I pheckin hate the word Banter) between Lee Dixon and Ally Mcoist was by far the most entertaining feature of what was a pretty dull match, that, and having the fans back in the stadium made it bearable. IMHO. Hartson does have the added advantage of being able to talk drivel in Welsh, the BBC are probsbly hoping to use him for Wales game like S4C do. To be honest, I don't have an issue with the "bants" as long as it's relevant. It's the commentator going off at tangents and also trying to be "one of the boys" I hate most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted June 19, 2021 Admin Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 12 hours ago, exAtyeoMax said: Eulogising about cultural differences ”it’s edge of the seat stuff!” They should have got Rene Gilmartin in… That moment was priceless in the bar I was in, we just all looked at each slouched in our seats losing the will to live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifty Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 12 hours ago, Port Said Red said: Jesus Christ the guy is awful. He was so bad I forgot he wasn't Clyde Tyldesley. Is there some kind of ITV editorial directive that says that the commentator mustn't actually commentate on the game for more than 20% of the time. I am glad I didn't follow through with my idea of a drinking game, taking a shot every time he mentioned Euro 96, I wouldn't have made it to half time. 90% talking about anything else 5% talking bollocks about the actual game and 5% getting players names wrong. Summed up his night by suddenly saying that Scotland are 3rd worst team in the tournament after 89 minutes of saying how dangerous they were. Total ***, who probably gets paid the ******* earth to do the job. No he didn't, he said they were ranked the third lowest in the tournament, which is factually true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireSection Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 1 At least there was no Jermaine Jenas or Robby Savage to be seen or heard! The BBC have hired some shockers for this tournament, I think I'm correct in saying they've got Harston as well, that's 3 of the worst available, imagine they had Micah ha ha Richards as part of their team as well!!!!! I thought Souness, Wright and (pains me to say) Keane were fantastic in all of their game summary and analysis. Nnobody held back and everything that needed to be say was definitely said, golden star for ITV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashtonboy Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 I thought I was watching ITV Scotland for most of the match. Everything Scotland did was" GREET" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snufflelufagus Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 Agree absolutely dreadful. I swear he got more excited every time Scotland got a corner than us. I reckon he might have actually ran on the pitch if Scotland had scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneCity Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 I've got a bit of time for Jonathan Pearce but today's commentators are not a patch on the likes of Barry Davies or Brian Moore, or even Motty. The major difference between now and those days of yore, is a co-commentator. As if one guy (or gal) yapping we have to have two of them. One for me is enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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