Football Commentators - are there any decent ones left?

Westerberg
Westerberg Posts: 652
edited April 2010 in The bottom bracket
Mike Ingham just now on Five Live "...listen to the atmosphere here (Spurs), that's why Mourinho wants to come back - you don't get this in Serie A"

I mean WTF!?! Has he ever been to a Serie A game? Rome or Milan derby perchance? Bags more atmosphere than the perennially stale, sterile Prem.

Heard another BBC commentator state "..they're literally blowing the opposition off the pitch" a few days ago as well - probably Ingham again :roll:

Don't even get me started on that prrrriiiickkk Alan Green. :x

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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Agreed. I really miss Barry Davies, especially when a big tournament is on like the WC this year.
  • ratsbeyfus
    ratsbeyfus Posts: 2,841
    Westerberg wrote:

    Don't even get me started on that prrrriiiickkk Alan Green. :x

    +1,000,000

    I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.

    @ratsbey
  • antfly
    antfly Posts: 3,276
    You should have watched it on ESPN, their commentator is the best IMHO, and the atmosphere certainly wasn`t sterile. Martin whatshisface on Sky is good too.
    Smarter than the average bear.
  • Alinshearah
    Alinshearah Posts: 339
    what about a certain Alan Shearer.... lol :lol:
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    Westerberg wrote:
    Mike Ingham just now on Five Live "...listen to the atmosphere here (Spurs), that's why Mourinho wants to come back - you don't get this in Serie A"

    so typically british... full of arrogant comments like that.

    Fact is there are NO English teams in the semifinals of the Champions League.
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  • Westerberg
    Westerberg Posts: 652
    gabriel959 wrote:
    Westerberg wrote:
    Mike Ingham just now on Five Live "...listen to the atmosphere here (Spurs), that's why Mourinho wants to come back - you don't get this in Serie A"

    so typically british... full of arrogant comments like that.

    Fact is there are NO English teams in the semifinals of the Champions League.
    True. It reminds me of that twonk Lovejoy's statement last season that Barcelona weren't that good cos they "only have one way of playing" :roll: :roll: :roll:
  • Eau Rouge
    Eau Rouge Posts: 1,118
    During the winter Olympics the BBC streamed some earlier rounds of the ice hockey on the internet, but without *any* commentary at all, just crowd noise. It was eye opening. I found I had to actually watch the game, there was nobody there to tell me what to look at. When they brought the commentary teams in for the later rounds it wasn't as good.
    I'd be very curious to see how a football match would work with just the stadium noise - I don't think just turning the sound off would really work.
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    Bill Mc Claren.. The God of ALL commentators
  • brin
    brin Posts: 1,122
    Crabbers will take some beating.....
    :lol:

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  • shouldbeinbed
    shouldbeinbed Posts: 2,660
    Westerberg wrote:
    gabriel959 wrote:
    Westerberg wrote:
    Mike Ingham just now on Five Live "...listen to the atmosphere here (Spurs), that's why Mourinho wants to come back - you don't get this in Serie A"

    so typically british... full of arrogant comments like that.

    Fact is there are NO English teams in the semifinals of the Champions League.
    True. It reminds me of that twonk Lovejoy's statement last season that Barcelona weren't that good cos they "only have one way of playing" :roll: :roll: :roll:

    yeah better than everyone else.

    Tim Lovejoy is the uber c0ck. Alan Green is so far up his own backside he can see the back of his teeth and the rest are xenophobic in their love of the premiership/t or blander than boliled tofu.

    Sid Waddell the true king of commentators.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    gabriel959 wrote:
    Westerberg wrote:
    Mike Ingham just now on Five Live "...listen to the atmosphere here (Spurs), that's why Mourinho wants to come back - you don't get this in Serie A"

    so typically british... full of arrogant comments like that.

    Fact is there are NO English teams in the semifinals of the Champions League.

    *takes a look at the last 6 years of Champions League semi-final competitors*

    hmm...

    Probably not a thread you want to pull at.
    _
  • northernneil
    northernneil Posts: 1,549
    gerry armstrong on spanish footy
  • Frank the tank
    Frank the tank Posts: 6,553
    In answer to the title of the OP.

    NO.
    Tail end Charlie

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  • andyxm
    andyxm Posts: 132
    Stuart Hall. Pure class. Quite why Radio 5 keep sending him to the likes of scunthorpe vs rochdale is a mystery to me.
  • guilliano
    guilliano Posts: 5,495
    I'd love the option to turn commentary off on all televised footy. Can you imagine having the Kop miked up during a Merseyside derby or a game against Man Utd?
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  • MICHAELCYCLES
    MICHAELCYCLES Posts: 350
    Yeah it would be great to listen to all the scarf waving badge wearing numpties in the kop. I don't think.
  • spen666
    spen666 Posts: 17,709
    andyxm wrote:
    Stuart Hall. Pure class. Quite why Radio 5 keep sending him to the likes of scunthorpe vs rochdale is a mystery to me.

    Why?

    Because after listening to his very entertaining 5 minute summary at the end of the game on Sports Report on 5 Live, you are left asking yourself:
    a) who was playing
    b) what was the result
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  • beverick
    beverick Posts: 3,461
    andyxm wrote:
    Stuart Hall. ......... Quite why Radio 5 keep sending him ........... is a mystery to me.
  • spen666
    spen666 Posts: 17,709
    beverick wrote:
    andyxm wrote:
    Stuart Hall. .................... is a mystery....
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  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    Eau Rouge wrote:
    During the winter Olympics the BBC streamed some earlier rounds of the ice hockey on the internet, but without *any* commentary at all, just crowd noise. It was eye opening. I found I had to actually watch the game, there was nobody there to tell me what to look at. When they brought the commentary teams in for the later rounds it wasn't as good.
    I'd be very curious to see how a football match would work with just the stadium noise - I don't think just turning the sound off would really work.

    Live sports on the beeb give you the option to turn the commentary off and have just the crowd noise or listen to the radio commentary. It doesnt work for all Sports though, it makes F1 even more boring.

    Barry Davies was always my favourite, "why do Man Utd sing glory glory when its a Spurs song".

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