Never to the dark side Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Just to prove that our allegedly local broadcaster has more of our money than sense Listening to BBC Gloucestershire of the Dark sides game with it totally biased commentary.. What do we get? The high pitched squeals of some one whose name escapes me BBC Gloucestershire now takes the home teams radio commentator SAVING our public broadcaster money So maybe our local radio station should do the same and adopt a similar policy for the our game against Leicester on saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 So you want to listen to a Radio Leicester commentator who won't know our player's names well, or much background and will totally dwell on the home side? And say Cole Skusay probably! It doesn't really cost a lot of money to send one match up to the game with a portable kit and book an ISDN line from the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herman Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 have to disagree, NTTDS. i think having our own commentators gives more insight onto the team, and you get moments like the announcement of the sam baldock signing via adam baker that you wouldn't get if you had some journalist based elsewhere who has never heard of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 The BBC plan as part of the cutbacks due to the freezing of the license fee included using a single commentator at football games to cover both sides. As has already been eluded to, it was a terrible idea with no thought as to the value of local commentary (luckily it was overruled in a review), the bias and focus on the specific local team being covered. NTTDS is incredibly short sighted to assume that the majority of BCFC fans would prefer to listen to a BBC Radio Leicester commentator harping on about Anthony Knockeart's goals in midweek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirered Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 I enjoy listening to the commentary on radio Bristol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfieldred Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 It may well only take 1 bloke and a connection, but when you are on a 20% cut in spending- whats going to go first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodbarmyarmy Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 We are lucky to get any away commentary at all.... Mark my words the day is nigh when it will be cut fully by BBC and only way to hear any commentary will be on line .... But ...dont panic as full coverage of the Boat race and one man and his dog will continue unabated ....as will the multi £m costume dramas to keep the mrs happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herman Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 We are lucky to get any away commentary at all.... Mark my words the day is nigh when it will be cut fully by BBC and only way to hear any commentary will be on line .... But ...dont panic as full coverage of the Boat race and one man and his dog will continue unabated ....as will the multi £m costume dramas to keep the mrs happy as a bcfc player subscriber i do not consider myself "lucky" to be getting a service i am paying for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfieldred Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Costume dramas are bloody popular - look at that one on ITV whose name I forget. Beeb has to justify its existence all the time on a national level. Unfortunately most people are armchair Premier League 'supporters'. MOD is worth 10 league shows in ratings - as is reflected by the production values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted October 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Firstly we don't have any local radio commentators,Ed Hadwin was a Swindon town commentator for a long time and Richard Hoskins roots are from Cornwall and the West Midlands So that leaves us with our own Bristol City fan Brendon Mitchell The bone heads from our local broadcaster does not want any one to be known as Mister Bristol City, Mister Bristol Rovers etc Although the bone heads in charge don't have a problem with Chris Spittles doing either Commentary or doing the summariser since the season started with Yeovil Town The bone heads at Radio Bristol don't even have a problem with ITS rugby commentary being assigned to only one person Andy Champion for Bristol and Andrew Sheridan for Bath Rugby How Brendon must feel climbing into the Rovers commentary box to commentate on a Rovers match and have to sit along side a Rovers follower for more than TWO HOURS is beyond me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixit Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 .... How Brendon must feel climbing into the Rovers commentary box to commentate on a Rovers match and have to sit along side a Rovers follower for more than TWO HOURS is beyond me I'm sure he's very professional and just gets on with it! We won't see any real change whilst 20p is still there... Wonder how long it is before his pension kicks in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 So you want to listen to a Radio Leicester commentator who won't know our player's names well, or much background and will totally dwell on the home side? And say Cole Skusay probably! It doesn't really cost a lot of money to send one match up to the game with a portable kit and book an ISDN line from the ground. I often listen to the other side's commentary on the web, and I've always found it very interesting. It gives a fresh perspective on our players and our performance. I'd recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I often listen to the other side's commentary on the web, and I've always found it very interesting. It gives a fresh perspective on our players and our performance. I'd recommend it. Trouble is, they don't know much about the team, other than what they've read in two minutes of cribbing before the match - hence Kolo Skusay etc etc. Say what you will about Hoskins, he does follow Bristol City news, live in the area and know what the fans are saying. The fact he's from Cornwall is neither here nor there. He's not behind the mic to be a cheerleader for the club, just to let you know what is happening on the pitch. And doing that is a real skill. I tried it once (on a non-league game) and was fricking hopeless! As others have pointed out, although football fans make up 100% of this board, we are not 100% of the population so I think we are lucky that local radio gives as broad a coverage of local football as it does in this time of budget cuts. It could easily all stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 How Brendon must feel climbing into the Rovers commentary box to commentate on a Rovers match and have to sit along side a Rovers follower for more than TWO HOURS is beyond me It's called getting experience, I'm sure Brendon one day hopes rather than being a one team commentator of perhaps going on to greater things. Commentating on Yeovil, Bath, Rovers etc gives him a vastly better experience than just City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 I can understand the "one commentator" thing at a national level. As much as I enjoy hearing different commentators and voices, it does seem a lot of extra expense for 5 live to go to send 2 commentators and a summariser to games. The TV channels have always made do with one commentator for 90 minutes and I would have thought they have bigger budgets than the radio channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedUn Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 But ...dont panic as full coverage of the Boat race and one man and his dog will continue unabated ....as will the multi £m costume dramas to keep the mrs happy Good news there, I love One Man and HIs Dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Firstly we don't have any local radio commentators,Ed Hadwin was a Swindon town commentator for a long time and Richard Hoskins roots are from Cornwall and the West Midlands So that leaves us with our own Bristol City fan Brendon Mitchell The bone heads from our local broadcaster does not want any one to be known as Mister Bristol City, Mister Bristol Rovers etc Although the bone heads in charge don't have a problem with Chris Spittles doing either Commentary or doing the summariser since the season started with Yeovil Town The bone heads at Radio Bristol don't even have a problem with ITS rugby commentary being assigned to only one person Andy Champion for Bristol and Andrew Sheridan for Bath Rugby How Brendon must feel climbing into the Rovers commentary box to commentate on a Rovers match and have to sit along side a Rovers follower for more than TWO HOURS is beyond me Try listening to some other local stations, BBC Radio Coventry is a prime example from last season I remember, and you might afford BBCRB a bit more respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted October 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Full match Radio commentary of Leicester City v Bristol City on BBC Leicestershire with commentator Ian Stringer and former Leicester City footballer Alan Young on 104:9FM and DAB As it has been, for all of Leicesters football matches this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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