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Favourite and Worst commentator

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Favourite and Worst commentator
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Just kicking on from a comment on Coxey's thread, name your best and your worst commentator/s.
 
Gerald Sinstat &/or Clive Tydesley for my favourite nominations.
 
John Motson  for my worst commentator. 
Lonegunmen2008-12-24 12:08:31
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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David Pleat. Why?

'Benninoon'
'Shimbomba'
'Manwell Almoonia'
'Terry Sheddingham'
'Guile Cliche'
'Sevilia'
'The Republic of Czechoslovakia'

Not to mention...

'Good evening everyone, lovely night for football'

Three for me, and two for them.

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Tommy Smyth with a Y.
If players took all the chances that he believes they should, all games would finish 7-5 or 8-4 etc. Useless. I sometimes wonder if he's actually watching the same game that he's commentating on.
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LG, I'm shocked! Motty is a sheepskin coat wearing God. Who can forget classic lines such as:
 
"Northern Ireland were in white, which was quite appropriate because three inches of snow had to be cleared from the pitch before kick off."

"The referee is wearing the same yellow-coloured top as the Slovakian goalkeeper. I'd have thought the UEFA official would have spotted that - but perhaps he's been deafened by the noise of this crowd."

"In a sense it's a one-man show... except that there are two men involved, Hartson and Berkovic, and a third man, the goalkeeper."

"It's Arsenal 0 - 1 Everton, and the longer it stays like that the more you've got to fancy Everton to win."

"And that's England's finest victory over the Germans since the war!"
 
"I was about to say before something far more interesting interrupted"

"It's so different from the scenes in 1872, at the Cup Final none of us can remember."

"That's an old Ipswich move - O'Callaghan crossing for Mariner to drive over the bar."

"Bruce has got the taste of Wembley in his nostrils."

"Brazil - they're so good it's like they are running around the pitch playing with themselves."


Tommy Smyth is a complete twat. I struggle to understand why he got the job in the first place. It's like the producers at ESPN got pissed in an Irish bar and liked the barman's accent so they gave him a job as an "expert". Muppet.
Jag2008-12-24 12:55:53

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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Motson's too much of a trainspotter.  Too many of his "ad libs" are pre-prepared.  I always preferred Barry Davies on the BBC. His commentary on the GB olympic hockey final win was the best "...and where was the German defence, but frankly who cares?"
 
Most of the English commentators are really good.  Martin Tyler, Ian Darke, Alan Parry are all excellent IMO.  Poor old Fred and Tommy Smyth have to be the worst. 
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Andy gray is a favourite imo

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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Scottishbhoy wrote:
Andy gray is a favourite imo


Because hes Scottish?
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Martin Tyler
 
(daylight)
 
The rest
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Yeah, I ilke Tyler.

Who's the bloke who did the Wimmin's u17 WC games? He was OK.

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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Brian Moore - Legend
 
Tommy Smyth - Idiot.
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Martin Tyler Off FIFA 09!
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Fave is John Helm.

"He knows how to get his wife excited" - After it shows Victoria celebrating Becks Freekick.
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Jag wrote:

Who's the bloke who did the Wimmin's u17 WC games? He was OK.

 
That was John Helm
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Torne wrote:
Scottishbhoy wrote:
Andy gray is a favourite imo


Because hes Scottish?
 
Na, he is quality.. He spoke about me once..

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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Personally my favourite is Jason Pine.... 
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He beats most on the radio..

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Tommy worst of course!

I dont mind Shaka Hislop.
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Shaka Hislops crap! but the worst in the world although its not english has to be fred de jong!
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The problem with fred is his voice. It sounds like a continual drone - Grant Fox has the same bland type voice.
 
Piney for me locally. I listen to him aty the games and he & Chote have it pretty spot on. Great for when we dont get to see the replays, they tell you what happened! Top stuff fellas. Piney fan club??
 
David Pleat is another one that sucks as a commentator. treats the audience as if it is their first ever game of football. quite childish.
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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Who's the guy who says: "Good ball...great ball!"

I love that guy
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Fred De jong ,terrible commentator
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I really like Gary O'Reilly for the expert comments, he gets right into it. I always learn new stuff when he's commentating.

Tommy Smyth is the worst I've ever heard, though that bloke at the Club World Cup was pretty crap. I heard the only reason ESPN have Tommy is because he is so bad, he keeps people entertained. Sure thats not true but you have to wonder why they bother. Maybe they don't want him and he doesn't get paid,  just he turns up to work every day anyway?
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