Carlton Kirby
For all those who can't stand Kirby's 'commentary' (must be everyone on Bikeradar?), there is a thread in the Eurosport 'comments and suggestions' forum requesting that he be removed from the roster. He was hinting today that he would be commentating on Paris-Roubaix (just after he said that Froome was 'over-raced' this year), so I'd be grateful if as many people as possible could comment/vote before it is too late:
https://yahoo.uservoice.com/forums/1698 ... ant-drivel
If anyone knows a contact email address for the people that employ him at Eurosport could they post it here, please?
https://yahoo.uservoice.com/forums/1698 ... ant-drivel
If anyone knows a contact email address for the people that employ him at Eurosport could they post it here, please?
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This is the trouble with the internet giving 'everyone' a voice ... They use it to whine when something inconsequential doesn't suit them ...
If you had endured Catalunya, you'd know why.
Yes, he's doing his job: very badly
He is paid to do his job.
The subscribers to Eurosport underwrite his wages.
You sound like Ms Cound when somebody says unkind things about her man.
Fine, send your letters in to Barry Took ... I'll just continue to tune out the rubbish and hope the pro on offer has something sensible to say ...
(In defence of Carlton I genuinely lol'd at his Hot Chocolate joke today ...)
Eh? Is this the guy in charge at Eurosport? If, so can you send me his email address, please?
lol
Or Anne Robinson.
On another note I like Kirby, he is entertaining.
- @ddraver
Duffers was the best .
My thoughts exactly. I don't like Quigley I'm afraid ..... And I'm Irish !
I am enjoying Matt Stephens' commentary, he has good insight into the latest equipment and explains it in a balanced way.
Very satirical. I actually thought you were serious for a moment.
Yes, he is excellent.
I reluctantly accept that some of you like the sound of Kirby's voice (although it is like nails down a blackboard to me), but do you seriously believe that he knows anything about cycling?
Don't get the hate. He frustrates me, but trying to get him canned? There are people a lot worse than him.
http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85131
if you want to enjoy the motor racing fraternities views on him. I think he's ok. He's grown on me.
http://100hillsforgeorge.blogspot.com/
http://www.12on12in12.blogspot.co.uk/
Yes, it could be better, but I think the coverage needs tweaking, not rethinking.
the eternal dilemma: Declan "now they're on the Poggio...oh no they're not....now they are....er" Quigley, or Carlton "Champs Elysees translates as 'school fields'" Kirby.
Although I thought Quigley and Kelly was a good pairing during last year's Giro. Kelly seemed a lot more at ease and chatty with him rather than Kirby.
I think the biggest thing for me is that I want to know who the riders are. Harmon was good at that and so I learnt a lot. Rob Hatch is apparently also good but he doesnt do very much that I've seen.
Please note irony not offence...
To be fair to Kirby his passion and excitement does sometimes make a race more interesting, but he oftens gets pretty major things totally wrong.
It's a shame that Harmon is now history.
He'll do a lot more as the season goes on but both him and Carlton have other commitments beyond Eurosport - Hatch doing international feed for all the Flanders classics as well as the two Swiss races, Kirby all the big Italian races.
Could be wrong but I've a feeling Rob Hatch will do the Giro this year for Eurosport.
I find this fascinating, why would you block someone?
Kirby has a very, very thin skin and won't tolerate any criticism of his peculiar brand of 'commentary.' I remember his rant against Floyd Landis during the Tour of California and his staunch unwavering support of Armstrong. This sort of ill-informed bias continues now with Froome and Sky and ruins race commentary. Surely the role of a commentator is to enlighten and inform the views as to what is happening in the race. Blatant support of riders and teams along with stories about how pally he is with riders and figures in the sport has no place in a race commentary. The mistakes that the media made with USPS and Armstrong are being repeated once more and he is the worst culprit. He should limit his observations to what is happening in the race and inform the viewers with any relevant news. He shouldn't be willing on certain teams and riders in a race situation, he should be trying on the expert co-commontator such as Sean Kelly to let the viewers know what might happen. He has successfully made Eurosport cycling unwatchable.
Kelly put a lot of work into Harmon to turn him into something almost capable, but he left before he got the motor bikes from his system. Harmon almost made it to fully understand road cycle racing.
Your point about Sean Kelly can be traced to his getting nowhere with this Joker Kirby.
I spend too much time with Kirby on MUTE but am encouraged that there are others doing a proper job. (as mentioned within this thread)