Carlton Kirby
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@saidcarlton is an account dedicated to the cr@p he comes out with. I wouldn't be surprised if he was playing up to that.0
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Allez Mark wrote:@saidcarlton is an account dedicated to the cr@p he comes out with. I wouldn't be surprised if he was playing up to that.
Wouldn't surprise me if he viewed it as a collection of his greatest hits.0 -
awavey wrote:Slim Boy Fat wrote:bobmcstuff wrote:It's like watching a train wreck (or a Sky doping thread). Wormhole.
which has its place to be fair, the graveyard slot doing Le Mans 24hrs comes to mind, but its not needed in the last hour of the stage, where there is actually stuff happening to commentate on if he spent more than just 2 secs glancing at the race or listening to race radio before coming up with next joke of the nanosecond. and he's definitely getting worse at it.
Yes this is what is most annoying. I feel that he has the anecdotes and jokes pre planned for certain times, and despite there being a key monent going on, still sticks to what he had preplanned.0 -
I like him, it cant be easy to come out with stuff for hours on end0
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Vino'sGhost wrote:I like him, it cant be easy to come out with stuff for hours on end
No, doing proper research and watching races other than the ones I'm commentating on isn't easy. Tossing out this bunch of guff is second nature.0 -
Guff by Kirby.
Sounds like the name for a perfume cheap enough to empty a room.
Kind of apt. :P"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Doesn't feel quite so good being mean about someone when they're present - assuming you are the real deal.
I am frequently in the 'what are you blethering on about' camp though.
After years of watching dodgy streams I have finally dipped my hand in my pocket and shelled out for Eurosport, because I didn't realise previously I could watch cycling without a full sky subscription and satellite/cable.0 -
Carlton Kirby wrote:Vino'sGhost wrote:I like him, it cant be easy to come out with stuff for hours on end
No, doing proper research and watching races other than the ones I'm commentating on isn't easy. Tossing out this bunch of guff is second nature.
If he did proper research, he wouldn't make as many mistakes as he does.
His fan boy support of Team Sky is a disgrace.
It's worth watching back on his tirade against Floyd Landis during the Tour of California a few years ago. That just about sums up his ignorance of the sport in general and how much of a band wagon jumping fan boy he really is.0 -
Carlton Kirby wrote:Vino'sGhost wrote:I like him, it cant be easy to come out with stuff for hours on end
No, doing proper research and watching races other than the ones I'm commentating on isn't easy. Tossing out this bunch of guff is second nature.0 -
Rodrego Hernandez wrote:His fan boy support of Team Sky is a disgrace.Twitter: @RichN950
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Carlton Kirby wrote:Vino'sGhost wrote:I like him, it cant be easy to come out with stuff for hours on end
No, doing proper research and watching races other than the ones I'm commentating on isn't easy. Tossing out this bunch of guff is second nature.
Proper research ? That bit must have passed me by. The other yearvyou repeated the claim that Alp D'Huez had been closed to traffic for two weeks prior to Le Tour stage. A quick check of the facts revealed that wasn't the case no matter how many times it was repeated on air0 -
sherer wrote:Carlton Kirby wrote:Vino'sGhost wrote:I like him, it cant be easy to come out with stuff for hours on end
No, doing proper research and watching races other than the ones I'm commentating on isn't easy. Tossing out this bunch of guff is second nature.
Proper research ? That bit must have passed me by. The other yearvyou repeated the claim that Alp D'Huez had been closed to traffic for two weeks prior to Le Tour stage. A quick check of the facts revealed that wasn't the case no matter how many times it was repeated on airTwitter: @RichN950 -
RichN95 wrote:sherer wrote:Carlton Kirby wrote:Vino'sGhost wrote:I like him, it cant be easy to come out with stuff for hours on end
No, doing proper research and watching races other than the ones I'm commentating on isn't easy. Tossing out this bunch of guff is second nature.
Proper research ? That bit must have passed me by. The other yearvyou repeated the claim that Alp D'Huez had been closed to traffic for two weeks prior to Le Tour stage. A quick check of the facts revealed that wasn't the case no matter how many times it was repeated on air
Of course not, I've lifted the FA Cup although I've never scored for England or Newcastle0 -
RichN95 wrote:sherer wrote:Carlton Kirby wrote:Vino'sGhost wrote:I like him, it cant be easy to come out with stuff for hours on end
No, doing proper research and watching races other than the ones I'm commentating on isn't easy. Tossing out this bunch of guff is second nature.
Proper research ? That bit must have passed me by. The other yearvyou repeated the claim that Alp D'Huez had been closed to traffic for two weeks prior to Le Tour stage. A quick check of the facts revealed that wasn't the case no matter how many times it was repeated on air
Not unless he was posting while he was commentating, this afternoon."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
Blazing Saddles wrote:RichN95 wrote:sherer wrote:Carlton Kirby wrote:Vino'sGhost wrote:I like him, it cant be easy to come out with stuff for hours on end
No, doing proper research and watching races other than the ones I'm commentating on isn't easy. Tossing out this bunch of guff is second nature.
Proper research ? That bit must have passed me by. The other yearvyou repeated the claim that Alp D'Huez had been closed to traffic for two weeks prior to Le Tour stage. A quick check of the facts revealed that wasn't the case no matter how many times it was repeated on air
Not unless he was posting while he was commentating, this afternoon.
It would explain a lot!
There's one way to tell - have they picked Si Clarke in PTP for MSR? Then again, they might not realise Simon Clarke is his real name and not spotted him on the start list!0 -
The giveaway is that the forum's Carlton Kirby mentioned Stijn Devolder in the Tirreno-Adriatico thread. The real Carlton Kirby has never heard of Stijn Devolder.0
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Mechanism wrote:The giveaway is that the forum's Carlton Kirby mentioned Stijn Devolder in the Tirreno-Adriatico thread. The real Carlton Kirby has never heard of Stijn Devolder.
au contraire, mes amis. I think you'll find after Stijn's couple of spills back in the 2014 Flanders, I decided he was a constant crash magnet and proceeded to mention this & feel sorry for his bad luck, every single time he raced. I had no idea he'd won 2 RvV in the past though of course.0 -
Mechanism wrote:The giveaway is that the forum's Carlton Kirby mentioned Stijn Devolder in the Tirreno-Adriatico thread. The real Carlton Kirby has never heard of Stijn Devolder.
This^. CK only knows a handful of riders, the ones he has pet names for, suggesting a level of familiarity I doubt very much he has.
Yes, a tricky job talking for hours on end. But he fails to grasp what to say and when to say it. Very easy to prattle on, we all do it, but this is his career. He fails to spot when racing is happening a great deal of the time, needs to reign in his anecdotes and jokes (occasionally he is very inappropriate), and learn about the professional sport of cycling (namely that there is more than one rider in each team).
Many of us armchair fans could do a better job, but only for a very short period of time. CK can do the time filling, he just can't do the actual racing bit very well.
Plus, Carlton, calm it down in the last few hundred metres, you are going to give yourself an aneurysm0 -
yourpaceormine wrote:Mechanism wrote:The giveaway is that the forum's Carlton Kirby mentioned Stijn Devolder in the Tirreno-Adriatico thread. The real Carlton Kirby has never heard of Stijn Devolder.
This^. CK only knows a handful of riders, the ones he has pet names for, suggesting a level of familiarity I doubt very much he has.
Yes, a tricky job talking for hours on end. But he fails to grasp what to say and when to say it. Very easy to prattle on, we all do it, but this is his career. He fails to spot when racing is happening a great deal of the time, needs to reign in his anecdotes and jokes (occasionally he is very inappropriate), and learn about the professional sport of cycling (namely that there is more than one rider in each team).
Many of us armchair fans could do a better job, but only for a very short period of time. CK can do the time filling, he just can't do the actual racing bit very well.
Plus, Carlton, calm it down in the last few hundred metres, you are going to give yourself an aneurysm
I'd rather a fake CK account that WCF commentating on threads0 -
Carlton Kirby wrote:Mechanism wrote:The giveaway is that the forum's Carlton Kirby mentioned Stijn Devolder in the Tirreno-Adriatico thread. The real Carlton Kirby has never heard of Stijn Devolder.
au contraire, mes amis. I think you'll find after Stijn's couple of spills back in the 2014 Flanders, I decided he was a constant crash magnet and proceeded to mention this & feel sorry for his bad luck, every single time he raced. I had no idea he'd won 2 RvV in the past though of course.
My mistake then, I apologise... maybe it was the pronunciation that confused me. It's tricky when they can't be reduced to Michael.0 -
Mechanism wrote:Carlton Kirby wrote:Mechanism wrote:The giveaway is that the forum's Carlton Kirby mentioned Stijn Devolder in the Tirreno-Adriatico thread. The real Carlton Kirby has never heard of Stijn Devolder.
au contraire, mes amis. I think you'll find after Stijn's couple of spills back in the 2014 Flanders, I decided he was a constant crash magnet and proceeded to mention this & feel sorry for his bad luck, every single time he raced. I had no idea he'd won 2 RvV in the past though of course.
My mistake then, I apologise... maybe it was the pronunciation that confused me. It's tricky when they can't be reduced to Michael à la Landa and Kwiatkowski.0 -
Mechanism wrote:Mechanism wrote:Carlton Kirby wrote:Mechanism wrote:The giveaway is that the forum's Carlton Kirby mentioned Stijn Devolder in the Tirreno-Adriatico thread. The real Carlton Kirby has never heard of Stijn Devolder.
au contraire, mes amis. I think you'll find after Stijn's couple of spills back in the 2014 Flanders, I decided he was a constant crash magnet and proceeded to mention this & feel sorry for his bad luck, every single time he raced. I had no idea he'd won 2 RvV in the past though of course.
My mistake then, I apologise... maybe it was the pronunciation that confused me. It's tricky when they can't be reduced to Michael à la Landa and Kwiatkowski.0 -
sherer wrote:yourpaceormine wrote:Mechanism wrote:The giveaway is that the forum's Carlton Kirby mentioned Stijn Devolder in the Tirreno-Adriatico thread. The real Carlton Kirby has never heard of Stijn Devolder.
This^. CK only knows a handful of riders, the ones he has pet names for, suggesting a level of familiarity I doubt very much he has.
Yes, a tricky job talking for hours on end. But he fails to grasp what to say and when to say it. Very easy to prattle on, we all do it, but this is his career. He fails to spot when racing is happening a great deal of the time, needs to reign in his anecdotes and jokes (occasionally he is very inappropriate), and learn about the professional sport of cycling (namely that there is more than one rider in each team).
Many of us armchair fans could do a better job, but only for a very short period of time. CK can do the time filling, he just can't do the actual racing bit very well.
Plus, Carlton, calm it down in the last few hundred metres, you are going to give yourself an aneurysm
I'd rather a fake CK account that WCF commentating on threads
Amen to that. Fake CK FTW0 -
Richmond Racer 2 wrote:sherer wrote:yourpaceormine wrote:Mechanism wrote:The giveaway is that the forum's Carlton Kirby mentioned Stijn Devolder in the Tirreno-Adriatico thread. The real Carlton Kirby has never heard of Stijn Devolder.
This^. CK only knows a handful of riders, the ones he has pet names for, suggesting a level of familiarity I doubt very much he has.
Yes, a tricky job talking for hours on end. But he fails to grasp what to say and when to say it. Very easy to prattle on, we all do it, but this is his career. He fails to spot when racing is happening a great deal of the time, needs to reign in his anecdotes and jokes (occasionally he is very inappropriate), and learn about the professional sport of cycling (namely that there is more than one rider in each team).
Many of us armchair fans could do a better job, but only for a very short period of time. CK can do the time filling, he just can't do the actual racing bit very well.
Plus, Carlton, calm it down in the last few hundred metres, you are going to give yourself an aneurysm
I'd rather a fake CK account that WCF commentating on threads
Amen to that. Fake CK FTW
Thanks - if Si Clarke doesn't take it, I will be led out by Geoffrey Soupe, resplendent of beard.0 -
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Rick Chasey wrote:
I've said before he comes across as a closest racing and that just about proves it !0 -
sherer wrote:Rick Chasey wrote:
I've said before he comes across as a closest racing and that just about proves it !
I'm assuming you mean closet racist. To which I would agree...0 -
It's depressing seeing the replies supporting him!0
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dish_dash wrote:sherer wrote:Rick Chasey wrote:
I've said before he comes across as a closest racing and that just about proves it !
I'm assuming you mean closet racist. To which I would agree...
Ducking auto correct0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:
For those of us blocked by the tw@t, can you post the text please?0