jsslatic Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Murray Walker always brought life to even the most boring Grand Prix. Otherwise known as any grand prix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4froale Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 sky's all round coverage of cricket is top notch, its got to be said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 (edited) Worst Commentator / Pundit? Has to be either: Steve Claridge or Andy Townsend? Edited December 5, 2013 by pukka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Worst Commentator / Pundit? Has to be either: Steve Claridge or Andy Townsend? Claridge by far. Horrendous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 (edited) Interesting, I'd have swayed towards giving Townsend the "honour" Edited December 5, 2013 by pukka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mullet Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Whilst Townsend, Claridge and Beagrie are in the mix, you can look no further than Garth Crooks for worst pundit. Truly, truly woeful. If you've ever had the misfortune of reading his team-of-the-week on BBC Sport's football sub-website you'd know just how non-knowledgable he is. It's a wonder he's still in employment at the expense of the taxpayer. A waste of pixels, that chap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 (edited) Garth Crooks is that bad, I really like him. I also watched him almost assault Mark Bright live on air once, which was brilliant: An other piece of his "punditry": http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/videos/134110/bbc-pundit-garth-crooks-admires-brazils-revolutionary-4-2-1-3-1-formation-video.html Edited December 5, 2013 by pukka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 "....shove it up your arse!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 "....shove it up your arse!" Rummy you have posted the finest bit of commentary ever heard, "the crowd are on the pitch" is now consigned to room 101. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Just in case you thought the video Rummy posted was a one-off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OAFCMIKE Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Ray Warren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolatic Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 For football, it has to be Guy Mowbray for me with Clive Tyldesley a decent second. Steve Wilson is pretty good too. In cricket no one can match Bumble with Shane Warne up there as well, plus Michael Holding et al. In the studio, does Bob Willis send anyone else to sleep? Sid Waddell was brilliant with darts. I used to like Clive Everton for snooker, but I never really got into Ted Lowe if you'll pardon the expression. As for rugby, race horsing and Formula 1, I haven't a clue as I cant stand any of 'em. Now for a bit of controversy; I never thought much of the late Brian Moore's football commentaries, although many regarded him as the best. He made so many mistakes, it was untrue. I recall him commentating on an England match against (I think) France or Holland and he commented on a free kick to Denmark! There's been a re-run of games from the 70s recently on ITV4 or some such channel and some of the commentaries were so amateurish. There was an incredible use of the word "beautiful" in connection with passes, goals, saves etc. In one match highlight, I counted 14 "beautifuls" in less than 10 minutes from Mr Moore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 What's everyone think of John part on the darts? Been commentating a lot for sky for the world championships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfectOzblue Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 "....shove it up your arse!" Now I know I've been away from home for too long. I could only understand about 50 per cent of that. "You bottomless get??". Still quality though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamjonesyyoafc Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Punditry-wise, Gary Neville anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 (edited) Big fan of Pat Nevin myself. But, and he's probably a bit Marmite for most but I quite like Jonathan Pearce. His enthusiasm really comes through. Also quite like Robbie Earle and Alan Smith as co-comentators. As others have said, Sky have it bang on for cricket commentators (Bob Willis aside) And TMS too, a superb balance of old-Skool (Boycott, Blowers), experts (Aggers) and humour (Tuffers). The classics: Brian Moore ("It's up for grabs Nowwww!"), Motson (in his pomp, he needs retiring now), David Coleman (Entirely who Alan Partridge was based on) and Martin Tyler (Distinctive and a Sky staple). Can't stand Alan Green (Ugh), Tyldsley (embarrassing) and Bob Willis (boring). And just about all ITV commentators and co-commentators are terrible. Edited December 29, 2013 by Frankly Mr Shankly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 (edited) Brian Johnson was an excellent cricket commentator, his love of the game and great sense of humour shone through - including some great gaffes like; “Welcome to Leicester where the captain Ray Illingworth has just relieved himself at the Pavilion End“ “There’s Neil Harvey standing at leg slip with his legs wide apart, waiting for a tickle.“ but he always denied saying this one; “The bowler’s Holding the batsman’s Willey“ Edited December 29, 2013 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolatic Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Brian Johnson was an excellent cricket commentator, his love of the game and great sense of humour shone through - including some great gaffes like; “Welcome to Leicester where the captain Ray Illingworth has just relieved himself at the Pavilion End“ “There’s Neil Harvey standing at leg slip with his legs wide apart, waiting for a tickle.“ but he always denied saying this one; “The bowler’s Holding the batsman’s Willey“ And an absolute cracker from Brian Johnstone was when Proctor, batting for South Africa copped one in the box off the 5th ball of the over. After extensive attention to Proctor's nether regions, he stood up rather gingerly and took up his stance to face the bowling again. Brian Johnstone commentated, "Proctor's OK. He'll carry on. One ball left" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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