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which shows how poor the coverage was. His commentaries seem to consist of shouting 'it's a goal' & 'good save'. He has nothing original to say and gives the impression he knows little about the game. Should have been laid out to grass years ago. But the BBC loves to invent a 'national treasure' and no doubt we'll be subjected to yet another love-fest.
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Motty's final commentary on 11:35 - Mar 9 with 2627 views
Yes, he was a major part of my youth but he should have retired about 15 years ago. He now struggles to tell what is happening without seeing a replay and resorts to quoting stats that aren't particularly relevant to what is in front of him.
It's a curious failing of British sports broadcasting that individuals are fetishised long after they are any good.
Motty's final commentary on 11:32 - Mar 9 by eastwell_blue
which shows how poor the coverage was. His commentaries seem to consist of shouting 'it's a goal' & 'good save'. He has nothing original to say and gives the impression he knows little about the game. Should have been laid out to grass years ago. But the BBC loves to invent a 'national treasure' and no doubt we'll be subjected to yet another love-fest.
Totally agree. He's like the irritating, nerdy fan next to you who either shrieks with excitement or quotes irrelevant statistics. Some of his obviously pre-rehearsed one liners were cringeworthy e.g. "Zico, a player who has sold more dummies than Mothercare" etc etc.
Motty's final commentary on 11:41 - Mar 9 by Radlett_blue
Totally agree. He's like the irritating, nerdy fan next to you who either shrieks with excitement or quotes irrelevant statistics. Some of his obviously pre-rehearsed one liners were cringeworthy e.g. "Zico, a player who has sold more dummies than Mothercare" etc etc.
But as an alumni of Culford School, he has always had a leaning towards Town.
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Motty's final commentary on 12:07 - Mar 9 with 2586 views
Motty's final commentary on 11:35 - Mar 9 by Steve_M
Yes, he was a major part of my youth but he should have retired about 15 years ago. He now struggles to tell what is happening without seeing a replay and resorts to quoting stats that aren't particularly relevant to what is in front of him.
It's a curious failing of British sports broadcasting that individuals are fetishised long after they are any good.
It's an unwritten rule that no BBC commentator is allowed to retire until at least 10 years after their sell by date. e.g: Peter O'Sullevan - had been getting the names of the horses wrong consistently & wanted to have the finish at the furlong pole. Bill McLaren - became a parody of himself in his last few years. Dan Maskell - had the sense to see that he was becoming an old stuffed shirt & hung up his microphone at 83. Peter Alliss - was a superb commentator years ago, but now doesn't know more than a handful of the top golfers. Don't get me wrong - all of these people were excellent in their heyday.
For better or worse Motson was the torch holder for my footballing youth as well, though I must agree on the point that he should have hung it up a long long time ago.
Motty's final commentary on 12:18 - Mar 9 by monty_radio
Seems a decent enough fellow, but I always thought the Beeb's decision to push him ahead of Barry Davies was strange.
Barry Davies was always miles ahead of Motty - he was always happy to let the football do the talking, whereas Motty always had to be saying something.
Motty's final commentary on 12:46 - Mar 9 by uefacup81
Barry Davies was always miles ahead of Motty - he was always happy to let the football do the talking, whereas Motty always had to be saying something.
Motty's final commentary on 14:33 - Mar 9 by solemio
I certainly think that Barry Davies was one of the best commentators, not just on football but also on tennis and rowing. A very intelligent man.
Barry was the GOAT
In the spirit of reconciliation and happiness at the end of the Banter Era (RIP) and as a result of promotion I have cleared out my ignore list. Look forwards to reading your posts!
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