| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday 17:06 - Nov 9 with 2598 views | gainsboroughblue |
Her intonations are all completely wrong.
James Alexander-Gordon would be spinning in his grave. |  |
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| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 17:12 - Nov 9 with 2544 views | bluefunk |
Thought was an AI voice! |  | | |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 17:21 - Nov 9 with 2502 views | iamatractorboy |
East Fife 4
Forfar 5 |  | | |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 19:14 - Nov 9 with 2322 views | flykickingbybgunn |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 17:21 - Nov 9 by iamatractorboy |
East Fife 4
Forfar 5 |
No, it was Forfar 4 East Fife 5. Or was it East Fife 5 Forfar 4 ? |  | | |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 20:11 - Nov 9 with 2215 views | Rocky |
Alexander Gordon had a rigid formula. There was a perfectly even flatness of voice for reading out a draw. An intonation of sadness was traditional when reading the losing team's score.
Exceptions could always be made. ie, Norwich 0 Bristol City 2. |  | | |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 20:22 - Nov 9 with 2158 views | strikalite |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 17:12 - Nov 9 by bluefunk |
Thought was an AI voice! |
It might as well have been..
Actually AI could surely take the voice of JAG and continue the magic.. |  | | |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 20:24 - Nov 9 with 2141 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
I couldn't work out if it was just because it was a woman's voice but it sounded very wrong. [Post edited 9 Nov 2024 20:24]
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| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 20:28 - Nov 9 with 2099 views | Hugoagogo_Reborn |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 20:24 - Nov 9 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I couldn't work out if it was just because it was a woman's voice but it sounded very wrong. [Post edited 9 Nov 2024 20:24]
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As a woman, I have very mixed feelings about female commentators and score announcers. I think those of us of a certain age are so used to the pitch and timbre of males in this environment, that it sounds very unnatural to hear women doing the same job. A bit like a woman covering a Barry White song.
I don't think it's related to ability, it's about what sounds right to ears that have been trained to hear things a certain way. |  | | |
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| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 20:28 - Nov 9 with 2094 views | TrumptonBlue |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 19:14 - Nov 9 by flykickingbybgunn |
No, it was Forfar 4 East Fife 5. Or was it East Fife 5 Forfar 4 ? |
It’s “Forfar Athletic” anyway so would never be read out either way. |  | | |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 20:31 - Nov 9 with 2075 views | Hugoagogo_Reborn |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 20:28 - Nov 9 by TrumptonBlue |
It’s “Forfar Athletic” anyway so would never be read out either way. |
Booo! Spoilsport! 😂 | | | |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 20:47 - Nov 9 with 2024 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 20:28 - Nov 9 by Hugoagogo_Reborn |
As a woman, I have very mixed feelings about female commentators and score announcers. I think those of us of a certain age are so used to the pitch and timbre of males in this environment, that it sounds very unnatural to hear women doing the same job. A bit like a woman covering a Barry White song.
I don't think it's related to ability, it's about what sounds right to ears that have been trained to hear things a certain way. |
I have no issue with female reporters at matches nor commentators. That reader just didn't sound right at all. | |
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| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 20:51 - Nov 9 with 2003 views | Swansea_Blue |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 20:28 - Nov 9 by Hugoagogo_Reborn |
As a woman, I have very mixed feelings about female commentators and score announcers. I think those of us of a certain age are so used to the pitch and timbre of males in this environment, that it sounds very unnatural to hear women doing the same job. A bit like a woman covering a Barry White song.
I don't think it's related to ability, it's about what sounds right to ears that have been trained to hear things a certain way. |
There might be something to that actually. Similar to how a football crowd at a women’s match (or a Carabao Cup game where clubs run kids for a quid) sounds too high and tinny. It sounds wrong.
It’s only a matter of getting used to it though. It clearly isn’t wrong in either case. There’s no reason commentators or crowds should be male dominated. Fair play to the BBC on this - they’ve really pushed female commentators and women’s football. It’s about time someone did. And who knows, before long football may crawl into the 21st Century. |  |
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| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 21:11 - Nov 9 with 1937 views | Hugoagogo_Reborn |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 20:51 - Nov 9 by Swansea_Blue |
There might be something to that actually. Similar to how a football crowd at a women’s match (or a Carabao Cup game where clubs run kids for a quid) sounds too high and tinny. It sounds wrong.
It’s only a matter of getting used to it though. It clearly isn’t wrong in either case. There’s no reason commentators or crowds should be male dominated. Fair play to the BBC on this - they’ve really pushed female commentators and women’s football. It’s about time someone did. And who knows, before long football may crawl into the 21st Century. |
Absolutely. I'm all for women being in and around football as a sport, not just the women's game.
I do think that there are excellent/good/average/bad/terrible pundits/commentators/presenters both male and female in the business, but the relatively recent introduction of women into these environments will always end up being more scrutinized because it's new.
What the BBC have done is recruit far better quality women, in the main, than ITV (although I think Karen Carney is fairly decent for ITV).
I remember Jonathan Pearce coming into commentary and, initially, it felt like he was screaming everything all the time. I hated it. Over time, he has got more refined, and I have got more used to his delivery. Nobody will beat Motty though. Ever. [Post edited 9 Nov 2024 21:12]
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| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 22:06 - Nov 9 with 1815 views | Scuzzer |
I'm glad I'm not the only one to think this. Sounded not right at all. |  |
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| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 23:36 - Nov 9 with 1654 views | Bigalhunter |
Completely agree.
I appreciate it’s an old person’s thing to listen to the formal reading of the results and BBC tv and wireless services have ditched it completely, but if Sky decide to keep it, feckin’ do it properly and show some effort.
The rules…
1. If it’s Leicester City, it’s Ipswich Town.
Not Ipswich 1 Leicester City 1.
Not Ipswich Town 1 Leicester 1.
Not Ipswich 1 Leicester 1
It’s Ipswich Town 1…Leicester City 1
2. If the home team has won, emphasise their name and goal total with an uplifting lilt, before reverting to a slightly regretful intonation as you announce the away team’s name and lesser total.
3. An away win requires a reverse of the above.
4. If the home team has utterly beasted the opposition, a pregnant pause after 6, 7 or 8+ followed by a much more regretful intonation for the unfortunate away team and their pitiful haul.
5. A home thrashing requires a mournful and somewhat ominous announcement of the home team’s score, pregnant pause, followed by an uplifting intonation, possibly with hint of surprise, before announcing the away team’s cricket score.
6. A nil-nil deserves a flat, somewhat disappointed delivery.
7. A 1-1 requires a slightly more upbeat reading
8. A 2-2 deserves a far more jauntier reading.
9. A 3-3 or 4-4 can introduce a combination of any of the intonations listed in options 2,3 or 4.
10. A 5-4. 6-5 or other high scoring basketball result permits a level of incredulity, possible exasperation with an optional hint of amusement.
11. A postponement, due to weather, is a simple referral to the pools panel verdict.
12. An abandonment is a free hit depending on circumstances. Always announce the score at point of abandonment.
‘Game abandoned after 62 minutes due to waterlogged pitch with score at 1-1’
‘Game abandoned at half time due to high winds with score at 0-0’
‘Game abandoned with Ipswich Town leading 5-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium due to the Premier League being a rigged load of old VAR shoite that hates to see a new team suck the pennies out of the pockets of the established mafioso or pathetically tedious dinosaurs such as the Dycheosaurus or Lopeteguinator.
Something like that, anyway. [Post edited 9 Nov 2024 23:59]
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| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 00:33 - Nov 10 with 1548 views | gainsboroughblue |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 23:36 - Nov 9 by Bigalhunter |
Completely agree.
I appreciate it’s an old person’s thing to listen to the formal reading of the results and BBC tv and wireless services have ditched it completely, but if Sky decide to keep it, feckin’ do it properly and show some effort.
The rules…
1. If it’s Leicester City, it’s Ipswich Town.
Not Ipswich 1 Leicester City 1.
Not Ipswich Town 1 Leicester 1.
Not Ipswich 1 Leicester 1
It’s Ipswich Town 1…Leicester City 1
2. If the home team has won, emphasise their name and goal total with an uplifting lilt, before reverting to a slightly regretful intonation as you announce the away team’s name and lesser total.
3. An away win requires a reverse of the above.
4. If the home team has utterly beasted the opposition, a pregnant pause after 6, 7 or 8+ followed by a much more regretful intonation for the unfortunate away team and their pitiful haul.
5. A home thrashing requires a mournful and somewhat ominous announcement of the home team’s score, pregnant pause, followed by an uplifting intonation, possibly with hint of surprise, before announcing the away team’s cricket score.
6. A nil-nil deserves a flat, somewhat disappointed delivery.
7. A 1-1 requires a slightly more upbeat reading
8. A 2-2 deserves a far more jauntier reading.
9. A 3-3 or 4-4 can introduce a combination of any of the intonations listed in options 2,3 or 4.
10. A 5-4. 6-5 or other high scoring basketball result permits a level of incredulity, possible exasperation with an optional hint of amusement.
11. A postponement, due to weather, is a simple referral to the pools panel verdict.
12. An abandonment is a free hit depending on circumstances. Always announce the score at point of abandonment.
‘Game abandoned after 62 minutes due to waterlogged pitch with score at 1-1’
‘Game abandoned at half time due to high winds with score at 0-0’
‘Game abandoned with Ipswich Town leading 5-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium due to the Premier League being a rigged load of old VAR shoite that hates to see a new team suck the pennies out of the pockets of the established mafioso or pathetically tedious dinosaurs such as the Dycheosaurus or Lopeteguinator.
Something like that, anyway. [Post edited 9 Nov 2024 23:59]
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Absolutely textbook explanation. | |
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| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 08:05 - Nov 10 with 1322 views | Len_Brennan |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 23:36 - Nov 9 by Bigalhunter |
Completely agree.
I appreciate it’s an old person’s thing to listen to the formal reading of the results and BBC tv and wireless services have ditched it completely, but if Sky decide to keep it, feckin’ do it properly and show some effort.
The rules…
1. If it’s Leicester City, it’s Ipswich Town.
Not Ipswich 1 Leicester City 1.
Not Ipswich Town 1 Leicester 1.
Not Ipswich 1 Leicester 1
It’s Ipswich Town 1…Leicester City 1
2. If the home team has won, emphasise their name and goal total with an uplifting lilt, before reverting to a slightly regretful intonation as you announce the away team’s name and lesser total.
3. An away win requires a reverse of the above.
4. If the home team has utterly beasted the opposition, a pregnant pause after 6, 7 or 8+ followed by a much more regretful intonation for the unfortunate away team and their pitiful haul.
5. A home thrashing requires a mournful and somewhat ominous announcement of the home team’s score, pregnant pause, followed by an uplifting intonation, possibly with hint of surprise, before announcing the away team’s cricket score.
6. A nil-nil deserves a flat, somewhat disappointed delivery.
7. A 1-1 requires a slightly more upbeat reading
8. A 2-2 deserves a far more jauntier reading.
9. A 3-3 or 4-4 can introduce a combination of any of the intonations listed in options 2,3 or 4.
10. A 5-4. 6-5 or other high scoring basketball result permits a level of incredulity, possible exasperation with an optional hint of amusement.
11. A postponement, due to weather, is a simple referral to the pools panel verdict.
12. An abandonment is a free hit depending on circumstances. Always announce the score at point of abandonment.
‘Game abandoned after 62 minutes due to waterlogged pitch with score at 1-1’
‘Game abandoned at half time due to high winds with score at 0-0’
‘Game abandoned with Ipswich Town leading 5-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium due to the Premier League being a rigged load of old VAR shoite that hates to see a new team suck the pennies out of the pockets of the established mafioso or pathetically tedious dinosaurs such as the Dycheosaurus or Lopeteguinator.
Something like that, anyway. [Post edited 9 Nov 2024 23:59]
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That's it exactly.
It has nothing to do with the fact she is a woman, it is all down to tone & emphasis.
You should be able to mostly predict the away side's score, from the presentation of the information that preceeds it. | | | |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 13:42 - Nov 10 with 1079 views | ronnyd |
| The woman who reads out the results on Soccer Saturday on 20:47 - Nov 9 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I have no issue with female reporters at matches nor commentators. That reader just didn't sound right at all. |
Robyn Cowan tends to bray into the mic. a bit, but Pien Meulensteen is very easy on the ear. | | | |
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