Does anybody have any idea who will be commentating the Phoenix
games? I really hope it isn't Fred de Jong. They need someone with
a dry sense of humour who can make puns (like some English Premier
League commentators) but then is able to refrain from explaining
the joke to us, because then it just gets pathetic.
GREEATT TOPIC!!!! HEll no please do not have Freddy i swear he
ruins it when ur watching there games. If u watch the knights last
year play in Australia they were soo much more exciting to watch
because of the commentating. Do not have a kiwi commentate. Either
Australian or English. Maby try get a guest commentator for the
opening game perhaps or something like that. Tommy Smyth.
Sportscentre always talk about the a league im sure he would
appreciate being the first to commentate the phoenix opening match
especially against melbourne.
Gordon Irving... used to do the Kingz games until SKY were to cheap
to pay his arifares. Good Wellington lad.
Id love a English accent, makes the game sound fluid and less
boring.
Not Fred do one tone jong. PLEASE. And no Mark Onehunga Sports
Elrich, hes crap! Dennis Kostanos is OK I suppose, maybe Miles
Davis off Radio Sport?
Derek Walker.
Nix, Leyton Orient and Alloa Athletic supporting schmuck.
Is he in Wellington these days or would they have to fly him from
Auckland Jam, and do you think his intro music would be acceptable
?
Perhaps the cover of the Batman theme ?
Perhaps the cover of the Batman theme ?
Yeah Gordon Irving would be perfect he is very intelligent and
calls a spade a spade.
Dont like Irving, he's Mr Negative.
A dog with a bone :)
i heard jessica alba was looking for a job in commentating
Damn. I liked Freddy de Jong. I don't know why. As long as Fox
Sports don't decide to do it themselves and send over Simon
Hill...
Mike Cockerill!
Mike Cockerill!
gordon irving any day. well trained in broadcasting.
please can we ditch mark 'certainly' elrick? who certainly
does show a certainly limited grasp of the certainly english
language, certainly.
I agree, great topic. Let's hope SKY reads it huh?
Can anyone seriously believe that outa 15 posts on here, 2
people have said Tommy Smyth? I know that it could have been
said as a joke but I don't think we can even joke about sh!t like
that. Honestly, talk about a way to spoil a game. ESPN
are awful, and to think we have to watch a massive match like the
Champions League final and to hear him popping up.
Worst thing is, I heard ESPN has the rights for the next World
Cup.
I let my guitar speak for me
Id love a English accent, makes the game sound fluid and less
boring.
I don't think it's the English accent itself Uncle Steve, it's
jjust that all the good commentators, who as you say make the game
sound better and more fluid, themselves have English
accents!! I was willing to give Fred de Jong some time but
his voice has no tone and he just doesn't make the game more
interesting. He could do a job as a comments man but we need
an out and out commentator. It's a problem...
Normo's coming home
Katsarnos is good at presenting would not suit to be commentator and as James Dean above states De Jong would be a very good comments man but leave it at that.
Leave Elrick out all together and SIGN Gordon Irving!
Can't be Tommy Smyth - no no no no!!!!!!!!
Simon Hill is good but those muppets Harper, Slater, Trimboli
are a joke - Harry Ngata isn't bad.
Fred is a bit monotonal but does make some good points.
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Is he in Wellington these days or would they have to fly him from
Auckland Jam, and do you think his intro music would be acceptable
?
"He" is still in Auckland and the intro music "he" played
would probably be an interesting blend of The Eagles, Dave
Dobbyn and Celine Dion.
Perhaps the cover of the Batman theme ?
Perhaps the cover of the Batman theme ?
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah,
Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah,
Probably not.
Nix, Leyton Orient and Alloa Athletic supporting schmuck.
I'd be all for Miles Davis - he can be a crack up, a gobsh*te,
has the passion and isn't afraid to tell it how he sees it.
Footballs in his blood and there'll be more than a few Mexisms
coming out too.....
Assuming radio sport do commentaries who will they use?
Iriving with Ngata and Davis (sideline)...
"You can never get a bloody tradesman at Easter, it's a wonder Jesus got crucified" - Karl Pilkington
You'd need an anchor to work with Miles - someone straight he can
bounce off.
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I'd personally rather someone who didn't have a clue what they were
talking about as opposed to de Jong. Maybe thats a bit, unfair but
it shows how much I don't like his monotonous commentating.
What Tommy Smyth?!
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jason costigan!!!!! the greatest commentater the warriors have ever
seen. witty as hell. some of you may hate him but he's pretty on to
it. doubt he can handle warriors, breakers and phoenix all together
though and not too sure whether he knows too much about the game of
football.
Martin Devlin & Miles Davis.... both football nuts and funny as
hell!!
jason costigan!!!!! the greatest commentater the warriors have ever
seen. witty as hell. some of you may hate him but he's pretty on to
it. doubt he can handle warriors, breakers and phoenix all together
though and not too sure whether he knows too much about the game of
football.
Yeah but he sounds like a cock.
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Tommy Smyth - with a Y
If nothing else it would give us the chance to finally assassinate him
jason costigan!!!!! the greatest commentater the warriors have ever
seen. witty as hell. some of you may hate him but he's pretty on to
it. doubt he can handle warriors, breakers and phoenix all together
though and not too sure whether he knows too much about the game of
football.
He's an idiot.
Doesn't know sh*t from clay.
While we're at it why don't you add those wallies McIvor and Ropati.
Great call Coolian2
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Martin Devlin & Miles Davis.... both football nuts and funny as
hell!!
I don't understand the media obsession with Miles Davis.
He is now often on Radio Sport as a football "expert". His
only qualification is being English...it really is quite
ridiculous.
Good commentators don't have to be funny, although a little
wit goes a long way. They just have to know when to speak and
when to let the match speak for itself, and have a sense of the
occasion. Professional broadcasters are usually far btter at
this than ex-players.
Normo's coming home
I vote Miles Davis. A character with passion, brutle honesty and
the English accent which somehow makes it seem valid.
I would have Fred De Jong over Miles Davis as he is a clown.
If not Gordon Irving then please lets get someone intelligent
and informative.
De Jong is last resort. I rather don vito from viva la bam over him. We just need to get an english and ausrtalian commentator
elrick is a twat, De Jong always stuffs up his calls even with
replays.... but how about Noah... he needs a job, honest,
passionate and liekable. he'd be good with ngata.
Devlin wouldn't be serious enough, makes to many jokes.
Yeah - still need an Irving type - straight man and professional.
Give former players/clowns someone to bounce off.
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