You are a pundit right?

Is it just me that gets really aggitated when pundits/commentators mispronounce football players names!

The guy off ITV is the worst, sorry I'm not sure of his name, things that I have heard from him include 'Benanoun, Matserazi (Materazzi)'

And then today, I've noticed it a few times with him actually but will someone point out to Andy Gray that its not Boswingwa!

At the end of the day, it's their job, and they really shouldn't be getting these names wrong, not too mention that it puts a bad image onto the channel. Get it sorted!

And then today, I've noticed it a few times with him actually but will someone point out to Andy Gray that its not Boswingwa!

Heard that today Ross. Very irratating.

I'm pretty sure it's David Pleat your on about on ITV. I've posted about him before on the forum and I'm convinced he does it on purpose!

Maybe they went to the same school as Joe Kinnear...

Charles Insomnia

Yeah gets my goat at times how many different ways have they prounounced Hyypia over the years?

Notice the majority say either "Herpia" or "Hipia". Same with Kuyt, when it's actually pronounced "Kowt", most of them say "Kooyt".

David F***ing Pleat 

Notice the majority say either "Herpia" or "Hipia". Same with Kuyt, when it's actually pronounced "Kowt", most of them say "Kooyt".

It is Huppia right?

It is Huppia right?

Its Sammi to me :

Babel is the best he calles him Babe-el

It is Huppia right?

It's pronounced "Who-pia".
I'll tell you exactly Who-pia
 

It's pronounced "Who-pia".
I'll tell you exactly Who-pia
 

Nice one . I've always said that/Huppia so there or there abouts!

And here's one, is it:

'Masherano' or 'Maskerano'

And here's one, is it:

'Masherano' or 'Maskerano'

I say "Mas-cher-ar-no".

And here's one, is it:

'Masherano' or 'Maskerano'

'Maskerano' for me

Do you emphasize the last G or the O in N'Gog?

N'G-og or N'go-g?

'Maskerano' for me

Do you emphasize the last G or the O in N'Gog?

N'G-og or N'go-g?

I've also heard it pronounced N'Go a lot too.

Is it just me or does anybody think that Ruud Gullit seems like an arse? Don't know what it is, I think he gives off arrogance, seems a bit stuck up.

Is it just me or does anybody think that Ruud Gullit seems like an arse? Don't know what it is, I think he gives off arrogance, seems a bit stuck up.

It's called being Dutch

Hahaha! Dutch and French eh, what are they like!

'Maskerano' for me

Do you emphasize the last G or the O in N'Gog?

N'G-og or N'go-g?

Yeah, I say "En-go".

Yeah, I say "En-go".

Me too Res............the last 'g' is a silent one.

Is it just me or does anybody think that Ruud Gullit seems like an arse? Don't know what it is, I think he gives off arrogance, seems a bit stuck up.

That is what I love about a majority of tv pundits. Most of them are crap managers who should have no right to critique good managers on their job
. Ruud failed as a manager in MLS for the love of god, he is hardly an expert to be telling other manager what they should be doing.

The only thing that bothers me is when English (British and North American) say Italian names and put a little Italian accent as they know how to speak the language.

That is what I love about a majority of tv pundits. Most of them are crap managers who should have no right to critique good managers on their job
. Ruud failed as a manager in MLS for the love of god, he is hardly an expert to be telling other manager what they should be doing.

The only thing that bothers me is when English (British and North American) say Italian names and put a little Italian accent as they know how to speak the language.

One or two reasons for that either they're acting smug or taking the piss.

As for Ruud, forget the MLS and look at his time in charge of Chelsea and Newcastle, his teams were routine 3 pts for us.

Alan Shearer annoys me too. Says what he wants about managers, always criticising, yet when given golden opportunities to manage both Blackburn and Newcastle he turns them down without even giving it any thought. Apart from this I don't mind him too much but the hypocritical side gets on my tits!

Today, Aston Villa vs Chelsea.

Andy Gray repeatedly calls Paulo Ferreira (Fer - rar -a) (Fer - rair - a). This is far from the first time I've heard him saying this.

It's just annoying. Why don't they say anything to him!

Those who can, do - those who can't, pundit

talking of pronunciation, the 'kuyt' one annoys me, i've heard 'kyte' before! come on, get it right like!

A good one from years ago (which i still use quite often)is If you want to know how to pronounce a word AXE a scouser.

talking of pronunciation, the 'kuyt' one annoys me, I've heard 'kyte' before! come on, get it right like!

well....now....see....th ere is a difficulty with Dirk's name....there is how he pronounces it, there is how some Dutch people pronounce it, then there is an acceptable English way of pronouncing it.

Would you like to have a go at explaining EXACTLY how it should be pronounced? bear in mind that the first letter of many dutch names are not sounded anything close to how they sound in English, sounding more like the sound in Welsh when subject to the aspirate mutation. you may remember we had Bruce Groebellar (sp?) in goal for years and his name was always mispronounced or, as we might say, Anglicised.

by the way, the "Kite" version, though incorrect, is explained by the fact that the "uy" is often pronounced that way in Holland...the great Cruyff, who we tended to say as croy-ff is spoken as crife by most Dutch i knew. until i learned better i pronounced Dirk's name Kite.

^ It's more like 'Koit'.

There's an interview with him in the video thread where he gives his pronunciation.

Some moron who I mentioned earlier keeps calling Aurelio Arbeloa.

Pundits in general are a joke.

Half the time they don't know what they're talking about, and they are negative bas**rds.

Why is it that everybody seems so negative about Liverpool too.

Pundits in general are a joke.

Half the time they don't know what they're talking about, and they are negative bas**rds.

Why is it that everybody seems so negative about Liverpool too.

Because when most of the fuckers were playing, we were winning everything in sight.

yeah watching champions league on itv is like watching alex ferguson bribe the 4th officials just full on f***in awful the commentators and pundits worst ive ever seen

u might as well just mr t peter schmeichel and george bush in the studio for the analysis ud get more sense

There's just something I really don't like about Ruud Gullit.

I can't quite make out what it is though - maybe he seems a little up his own arse? I'm not sure.

Although tonight McCallster and Salgado were on about how England should probably take Owen to the WC and Gullit was saying he's not sure. Which obviously I agreed with.

There's just something I really don't like about Ruud Gullit.

I can't quite make out what it is though

The tash?