What is it with commentators?

whenever I watch him he gets at least 2 names wrong. (ITV commentator)


benayoun - benanoun
materazzi - matserazzi
cameroneisi - camerooeisi

anybody else noticed this?

I presume it's Pleat your talking about. He's an absolute idiot and I'm convinced he now does this on purpose.

In my opinion he is the worst pundit on TV and can't belive he is getting paid to talk so much rubbish.

Pleat is awful, I actually muted my tele and put on 5 Live Commentary

Pleat is awful, I actually muted my tele and put on 5 Live Commentary

Funny thing is, I was driving back from my uncles not long after the Holland - Italy game kicked off and Alan Green called one of the dutch players Van Basten. 

Loads of commentators get things wrong. And sometimes it can have you laughing your head off.

But it gets annoying when the likes of Clive Tildsley on ITV starts going on about the mancs or how many times he mentions how nice the restaurant was that he had some food in before the game, when he's actually commentating on a game!

Commentators are the worse part of the game. They come out with stupid comments, surely they are not needed?

Commentators are the worse part of the game. They come out with stupid comments, surely they are not needed?

You can always turn the volume down? I'd say some of their biased comments aren't needed sometimes. Or some of the sh*te that they talk. But there's always some good commentating on football to outway the bad.

No I like to listen to the atmosphere (so I'd rather just try and ignore the commentator)

There was a thing you could do on BBC games showsn live, press red button and turn commentry off it was brilliant!

They always come out with the most random fact imagineable And all the statistics they say are a bit odd.

what i hate most is the blatantly obvious statements that have no significance and provide the listeners with nothing

Commentators are the worse part of the game. They come out with stupid comments, surely they are not needed?

Lawrenson always come out with awkward comments that he thinks are funny.

Pleat is an idiot and cannot pronounce any player's name.

My fave commentator would be either Martin Tyler or Andy Gray because they tend to know what they are talking about.

Mark Lawrenson and John Motson made me want to eat a lightbulb, Mark will say something completely obvious and then Motty would go 'Your not wrong there Mark' ARRRG

Lawrenson always come out with awkward comments that he thinks are funny.

Pleat is an idiot and cannot pronounce any player's name.

My fave commentator would be either Martin Tyler or Andy Gray because they tend to know what they are talking about.

arr no way, andy gray THINKS he knows what hes talking about and hes generally a negative tw*t.
plus he always refers to the players as if they are his best mates e.g stevie g and yak, when everybody else says gerrard and yakubu.

Andy Grey is in America calling games for ESPN. They are giving him all the deep fired Mars bars and Budweiser beer he can fit into his big yap.

I like BBC comm, they seem to make the game more interesting cos they over exaggerate a lot. Like when its a corner, Motty loves it

I like BBC comm, they seem to make the game more interesting cos they over exaggerate a lot. Like when its a corner, Motty loves it

Motty practically has kittens when a sub's being made! Can be funny, but equally annoying.

Andy Gray is a class A gobs***e. The way he carries on you'd think he'd won more than ten league titles and more than five European cups - in the same season. He does make some valid points sometimes, but that's only when Liverpool score and he says it was a good goal... And we can't forget the 'game, well and truly over'.

Nothing will ever beat Radio City commentary.

Aldo as a commentator is top class. He feels the same pain when we lose and same joy when we win as we fans do.

Worst commentator is Gary Gillespie, he puts years on you.

Nothing will ever beat Radio City commentary.

Totally agree with you there Kenny !!  and absolutely love Aldo when he goes off on one 

They've all still got a long way to go to get into the Ron Atkinson league of commentating cock ups

watching portugal vs czech republic,

itv man now calls ujfalusi - ufalasi...

David Pleat used to call Ciise - Sissy

hahaha!! oh dearr. he is awful! i dont understand why anybody doesnt pull him up on it haha puts a bad reflection on the programme/channel.

Running Late? Yes I am!!

Commentators? You should be glad that you do not have to put with Archie 'Woof' McPherson. He really is very bad! As are most of the commentators in Scotland, where they seem to be forcing out an extremely stiff turd most of the time.

However, Mr Motson does extract the urine, he becomes overly excited, esp when Germany are losing or not 'doing well'. M Lawrenson (Rep of Ireland fame!!!) also bores me to death. Mr Hansen? Can GTF. Why does the EBC insist on having 'pundits' that are 'cheeky or good' in interviews?( Strachan/ O'Neill). I'm sure that a few people would be able to elaborate on above, more than myself.

I also do not see the point of TV companies paying for a fans' point of view, which is what a pundit essentially is doing... stating the obvious.

What-his-face Pearce the other day was comparing someone to Sheringham and called him 'Shedingham'

Getting the pronounce and names wrong is one thing. But when the commentators have no idea what they are talking about, be the game going on, history/facts or just the "essence" of football (silly expression, i know!) - THATS what i cant stand

David Pleat used to call Ciise - Sissy

So does my mum lost count of how many times I had to correct her!!!  :

So does my mum lost count of how many times I had to correct her!!!  :

Well my girlfriends mum calls Torres - Tourette's ffs

Commentators...

Well, who can ever forget, "oooooooooh you beauty!"

ryan babel-

ryan bab-el or ryan baaaaabel???

i always thought bab-el but some commentators obviously dont agree??? x

ryan babel-

ryan bab-el or ryan baaaaabel???

I always thought bab-el but some commentators obviously dont agree??? x

Forget what the commentators say Sabrina. Just keep it scouse. 

Well my girlfriends mum calls Torres - Tourette's ffs

 

My mum used to call Riise - Rease !!  She always had a soft spot for him for some reason, she was sad when he went 

Forget what the commentators say Sabrina. Just keep it scouse. 

okay x

The commentary for the Liverpool games lately have been diabolical.

I watch the games on Supersport from South Africaand we get the international feed meaning the commentators are usually SKY for the EPL and ITV for the cup matches (I assume). Sometimes I wonder if I'm watching the same game as them!!

I dunno if its just me being a biased liverpool fan. Just wandaring if I have any one else feels the same...

"Are Liverpool playing for draw here?" - ITV commentators when we played Reading.

Got to ignore them. Some of them can be ok, (the Setanta/ESPN guys are actually very good) but ITV and Sky are usually shocking. ITV especially.

"Are Liverpool playing for draw here?" - ITV commentators when we played Reading.

Got to ignore them. Some of them can be ok, (the Setanta/ESPN guys are actually very good) but ITV and Sky are usually shocking. ITV especially.

I don't hear Sky or ITV but ESPN with Craig Burley is F***ing annoying. The c**t just hacks us down!

Pleat is awful, I actually muted my tele and put on 5 Live Commentary

quality

David Villa - David Veeja

Martin "the wish is the father of the thought' Tyler bugs me, "Macccchhheeeeeda" c**t. Him doing scum games is ridiculous, just pass him the tissues at kickoff and hear him go.

The best thing to do with commentators is kill the sound on the TV. You can see what they see and can make a better judgement than their biased take on events,the only pundit worth listening to is Alan Hansen.

Jumpers for goalposts, isn't it, you know.

Martin "the wish is the father of the thought' Tyler bugs me, "Macccchhheeeeeda" c**t. Him doing scum games is ridiculous, just pass him the tissues at kickoff and hear him go.

To be fair. I've had Martin Tyler's commentary for decades and he is clearly the best.

Yes he does go nuts over the scum, but many a time he has had an orgasm over Stevie G's pearlers. I think he is the most unbiased commentator out there.

Pleat is as dull as dog sh*t and detracts from the game. Retire already shithead!

Jumpers for goalposts, isn't it, you know.

Is that a euphemism for redefining the target? or have you been hitting the amber nectar again?

Who the XXXX is Terry Sheddingham?

Wow.

John Motson is the worst, calls Anichebe Anchebe and Jagielka Jajelka.

Sky should add an audio option where you can just listen to the sounds of the game and not commentators or anything. Id get that on surround sound with the volume right up.

Sky should add an audio option where you can just listen to the sounds of the game and not commentators or anything. Id get that on surround sound with the volume right up.

I think you can through the red button.

Or just mute it and lash Radio City on. Aldo's well better.

Sky should add an audio option where you can just listen to the sounds of the game and not commentators or anything. Id get that on surround sound with the volume right up.

You might as well add your own mate,the sound you hear on recorded games is a mish mash of crowd noise anyway
For live games any background noise is an improvement on the commentary drivel.

Or just mute it and lash Radio City on. Aldo's well better.

The best option.

Or just mute it and lash Radio City on. Aldo's well better.

Best place for 100%, un-biased commentary of a Reds match

Actually a quote from the brains at ITV during one of our games in Europe:
"Crouch is playing like a rampaging super-spider!"

Uhhh, what?   

Actually a quote from the brains at ITV during one of our games in Europe:
"Crouch is playing like a rampaging super-spider!"

Uhhh, what?   

 

quality

David Villa - David Veeja

Actually the pronunciation of Villa in his native spanish is Veeya as a double L  is pronounced with a Y sound !

Should be pronounced 'Veeya', right?

Or just mute it and lash Radio City on. Aldo's well better.

Do Radio City stream live on their website?

I watched the Chile vs Ecuador last night on a stream and I had to mute it because the co-commentator was so F***ing annoying. His name is Ray Hudson and he is the worst I've ever heard. Only an American network would employ this muppet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS6Np-g_h5w

Greatest my arse!

I watched the Chile vs Ecuador last night on a stream and I had to mute it because the co-commentator was so F***ing annoying. His name is Ray Hudson and he is the worst I've ever heard. Only an American network would employ this muppet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS6Np-g_h5w

Greatest my arse!

You take that back, Ray Hudson actually is the greatest.  I love his 15 minute soliloquys about Messi and his random ass similies and metaphors he uses.  I'll take him creaming his pants about Messi's 'silken chocolate' masterful runs over dull, drab commentators who rattle out overused cliches.

You take that back, Ray Hudson actually is the greatest.  I love his 15 minute soliloquys about Messi and his random ass similies and metaphors he uses.  I'll take him creaming his pants about Messi's 'silken chocolate' masterful runs over dull, drab commentators who rattle out overused cliches.

He's English and if he was any good he'd be on a British channel. 

He makes Michael Owen look good and that's saying something.

He's English and if he was any good he'd be on a British channel. 

He makes Michael Owen look good and that's saying something.

Nonsense! Ray Hudson is hilarious!

Nonsense! Ray Hudson is hilarious!

Never heard of him, so can't comment, but agrees with what HTH is saying, any good and he'd be working for Sky etc