| Favourite Sports Commentator 09:47 - Mar 14 with 4648 views | Keno |
following the sad news yesterday have been or who are your favourite commentators?
I feel lucky even to remember John Arlott,
Bill McClaren was an excellent rugby man
Gerry Harrison is worth a mention
and of the commentators around nowadays I actually really like Brenner Woolley [Post edited 14 Mar 2021 9:56]
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| Favourite Sports Commentator on 09:49 - Mar 14 with 2676 views | NthQldITFC |
Johnners and Blowers are high on my list, my dear old thing. |  |
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| Favourite Sports Commentator on 09:50 - Mar 14 with 2670 views | J2BLUE |
Tony Romo. Perfect blend of knowledge and bantz. Brilliant with Jim Nantz. |  |
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| Favourite Sports Commentator on 09:52 - Mar 14 with 2665 views | Basuco |
Sean Kelly - Cycling
David Croft - F1
John Motson - Football |  | | |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 09:55 - Mar 14 with 2659 views | Keno |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 09:50 - Mar 14 by J2BLUE |
Tony Romo. Perfect blend of knowledge and bantz. Brilliant with Jim Nantz. |
going overseas Grant Nisbett (Nizbo) is very good on New Zealand Rugby expecially with Justin Marshall as summariser
Example
Nizbo "we understand the mikes picked up some .... swearing at the the collaspe of the last scrum and would apologise if anyone was offended by that
Marshall ' tho in fairness Nizbo if you where offended by that why are you watching Rugby?" [Post edited 14 Mar 2021 10:00]
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| Favourite Sports Commentator on 09:56 - Mar 14 with 2644 views | saffers12 |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 09:55 - Mar 14 by Keno |
going overseas Grant Nisbett (Nizbo) is very good on New Zealand Rugby expecially with Justin Marshall as summariser
Example
Nizbo "we understand the mikes picked up some .... swearing at the the collaspe of the last scrum and would apologise if anyone was offended by that
Marshall ' tho in fairness Nizbo if you where offended by that why are you watching Rugby?" [Post edited 14 Mar 2021 10:00]
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John Virgo....where's the white ball going!!!! |  | | |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 09:58 - Mar 14 with 2630 views | mikeybloo88 |
Barry Davies, Alliss, Benaud, McClaren, Ewen Murray |  | | |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:06 - Mar 14 with 2618 views | tractordownsouth |
This is going to be a really boring one but I do like Clive Tyldesley... I associate his voice with watching all the late night midweek Champions League games when they were on ITV. I'm glad that he's got a role doing some live commentaries on TalkSport since being ditched.
The less said about Andy Townsend the better though... |  |
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| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:07 - Mar 14 with 2611 views | WeWereZombies |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 09:52 - Mar 14 by Basuco |
Sean Kelly - Cycling
David Croft - F1
John Motson - Football |
John Motson, without a doubt, not least because I have seen him on his way to the upper reaches of the Britannia stand.
I have no interest in horse racing but on the few occasions I saw Brough Scott making his direct to camera and unadorned commentary he was serving the sport and the viewers better than other commentators I noticed.
I think a special mention should be made for the BBC's knack of finding someone who is more than a pundit but not quite a commentator, but who often sits next to the commentator. I am thinking of John McEnroe and Pam Shriver in tennis and Michael Johnson in athletics particularly. |  |
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| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:07 - Mar 14 with 2614 views | Guthrum |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 09:49 - Mar 14 by NthQldITFC |
Johnners and Blowers are high on my list, my dear old thing. |
I personally think Aggers is very good, too.
Quite a lot of the joy went out of Formula One when Murray Walker finished. His autobiography is an excellent read. |  |
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| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:14 - Mar 14 with 2598 views | gtsb1966 |
Bryon Butler and Peter Jones were the best football commentary team ever. Every Saturday afternoon when Town were away i would listen to them on radio two long wave . Those really were the days. |  | | |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:14 - Mar 14 with 2599 views | Keno |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:07 - Mar 14 by Guthrum |
I personally think Aggers is very good, too.
Quite a lot of the joy went out of Formula One when Murray Walker finished. His autobiography is an excellent read. |
I agree about Aggers
would also say Isa Guha is very good and as the old Aussies like Warne and Ponting | |
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| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:22 - Mar 14 with 2581 views | Guthrum |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:14 - Mar 14 by Keno |
I agree about Aggers
would also say Isa Guha is very good and as the old Aussies like Warne and Ponting |
I enjoyed Mitchell Johnson when they had him summarising, came across very well. | |
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| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:30 - Mar 14 with 2564 views | solemio |
John Arlott wasn't a mere cricket commentator, he was a poet. It was almost as good as being there- well, almost better really. Alan Gibson next best. |  | | |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:32 - Mar 14 with 2562 views | Keno |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:22 - Mar 14 by Guthrum |
I enjoyed Mitchell Johnson when they had him summarising, came across very well. |
I know its not commentary but the master classes Sky did with Warnes, Ponting, McGrath and Healy were excellent
Like Ponting's comment about not often playing in a certain area cos at home thats where his dad's greenhouse was [Post edited 14 Mar 2021 10:39]
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| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:37 - Mar 14 with 2551 views | BlueForYou |
Cricket - Jonathan Agnew
Football - Motters
Rugby Union - Myles Harrison
Athletics - David Coleman
NFL - Chris Collingsworth
Cycling - David Harmon
Golf - Andrew Coltart
F1 - Murray Walker
Anchor man/All rounder - Jim Nantz |  | | |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:39 - Mar 14 with 2541 views | Keno |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:30 - Mar 14 by solemio |
John Arlott wasn't a mere cricket commentator, he was a poet. It was almost as good as being there- well, almost better really. Alan Gibson next best. |
do you remember Arlott's last test commentary? | |
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| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:41 - Mar 14 with 2539 views | Ryorry |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 09:49 - Mar 14 by NthQldITFC |
Johnners and Blowers are high on my list, my dear old thing. |
Blowers is my #1. Edit - cricket - forgot to add Michael Vaughan & Aggers, also Vic Marks.
In football, John Murray and, after hearing him co-comment on the Palace-WBA game yesterday, Terry Butcher - he was absolutely superb.
All of the Beeb's tennis commentators - how do they see, understand & get all those words out accurately describing every single quick-fire return in the lengthy rallies? Superb & amazing. [Post edited 14 Mar 2021 10:55]
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| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:45 - Mar 14 with 2530 views | eireblue |
Carlton Kirby and Sean Kelly.
Keeping up a running commentary day after day on a Grand tour, especially on one of those long flat days, where the only thing that will actually happen, is a sprint at the end, and they have 3 hours to fill before then.
I don’t know how they do it, and I love listening to them.
“Look they have started pedalling, yep they are still pedalling, ohhhh my word......on no, sorry my mistake that’s the Netflix screen, ...they are still pedalling, Sean, you know how to pedal, tell us a bit more about that..” [Post edited 14 Mar 2021 10:46]
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| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:48 - Mar 14 with 2523 views | Radlett_blue |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:07 - Mar 14 by WeWereZombies |
John Motson, without a doubt, not least because I have seen him on his way to the upper reaches of the Britannia stand.
I have no interest in horse racing but on the few occasions I saw Brough Scott making his direct to camera and unadorned commentary he was serving the sport and the viewers better than other commentators I noticed.
I think a special mention should be made for the BBC's knack of finding someone who is more than a pundit but not quite a commentator, but who often sits next to the commentator. I am thinking of John McEnroe and Pam Shriver in tennis and Michael Johnson in athletics particularly. |
I thought Motson was execrable - over excited, often didn't know what had happened, loved quoting irrelevant statistics & shoe-horned in his rehearsed corny one liners.
Johnson, McEnroe & Shriver were all excellent summarisers, but the grand daddy of them all in tennis is Frew McMillan. Aged 78, regularly used by Eurosport & still sharp as a tack. Never says too much, but always on point, relevant & often something the casual viewer won't have noticed. |  |
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| Favourite Sports Commentator on 11:00 - Mar 14 with 2489 views | judespiveyg |
Glenn Hoddle
Al Michaels
Tony Romo
Martin Brundle
Jonathan Agnew
Peter Alliss
Gus Johnson
Brenner and Mick |  |
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| Favourite Sports Commentator on 11:01 - Mar 14 with 2485 views | loftboy |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 09:49 - Mar 14 by NthQldITFC |
Johnners and Blowers are high on my list, my dear old thing. |
Brian Moore and Harry Carpenter | | | |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 11:01 - Mar 14 with 2485 views | blueislander |
Dan Maskell
“Oh. That’s a dream of a pass”. and “out volleying the incoming serving volleyer” | | | |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 11:01 - Mar 14 with 2486 views | solemio |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 10:39 - Mar 14 by Keno |
do you remember Arlott's last test commentary? |
Indeed I do. I certainly recall the applause from the crowd when it was announced that he had just finished his final stint. Lovely | | | |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 11:02 - Mar 14 with 2484 views | Steve_D |
Dan Maskell
Barry Davis
BillMCclaren |  | | |
| Favourite Sports Commentator on 11:13 - Mar 14 with 2467 views | You_Bloo_Right |
Not my favourite sports commentator by any means but as Barry Davies, John Arlott, Richie Benaud and Harry Carpenter have all had a mention I give you Sid Waddell.
"When Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears because there were
no more worlds to conquer..... Bristow's only 27."
"If we'd had Phil Taylor at Hastings against the Normans, they'd have gone
home."
"The atmosphere is a cross between the Munich Beer Festival and the
Coliseum when the Christians were on the menu." |  |
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