presenter, commentator rage

[badlands]

Why is that woman on olympic grandstand talking to me like I've had a stroke.

John Inverdale, dodgy hair dye. smugness personified.

Gaby Logan, female equivalent of Garth Crooks. Long rambling nonsensical questions, she doesn't listen to the response or pick up interesting threads. She interrupts. Loves the sound of her own voice. (her radio show is much the same)

The guy who commentated on the cycling yesterday. At one point he became obsessed with someone called Vos, "who wasn't there" "where is she?" A full 5 mins he banged on about her. You're the commentator mate, YOU tell me where she fucking is.

Eddie Butler on archery. You cant make it up. "thats it, they've won, oh wait a minute, we're half way through the last round"
How hard can it be to commentate on archery Eddie.
All you need to do is count.

Nicky Campbell, twat.

 

[Melinda]

Agree about John Inverdale and Gabby. Both are smug and bland, and in Gabby's case there is something unlikeable about her.

I like Hugh Porter- the cycling guy! He is so passionate about his sport and gets wonderfully excited and it resonates with me

My favourite commentators (outside the athletics- they're my faves) are the swimmers Adrian Moorehouse and Andy Jameson. I think those two are the best athletes turned commentators.

As fot Nicky Campbell, it goes without saying.

 

[xes]

to make yourself feel better,sample it,and cut it up to make them sound like they're being rude.
like cassetteboy did with football.

 

[Santino]

I saw Inverdale interviewing a rower and he was blatantly not listening to any of the answers. At one point he was just looking around him, as if he was looking for someone more interesting to talk to. At the end of the rower's answer he didn't respond or thank him, just turned away from him and back to the camera and introduced the next item. Most odd.

 

[Melinda]

I saw Inverdale interviewing a rower and he was blatantly not listening to any of the answers. At one point he was just looking around him, as if he was looking for someone more interesting to talk to. At the end of the rower's answer he didn't respond or thank him, just turned away from him and back to the camera and introduced the next item. Most odd.

I saw that! He was talking to Steve Redgrave! It looked rude, but I figured there must have been something happening off camera.

However I dont think it mattered in that specific instance because Sir Steve spoke without break for about 5 straight minutes.

He was not stopping for questions nooooo way, he wasnt even stopping for breath!

He's got a lot to say, but why ALL AT ONCE!

 

[jugularvein]

yeah i don't know if it's the time difference and the busyness of the schedule but they do seem to be stuggling a bit. pretty poor considering. i do like the animation though.

 

[Juice Terry]

Yeah the cycling guy might be passionate but he was rubbish, made me appreciate how good Liggett and Sherwin are.

 

[huxley71]

John Inverdale = Alan Partridge

 

[badlands]

Inverdale's latest garbage spew.

said in a disapproving tone,

"I've been to many arenas here and, well, (cue exasperated sigh) .....the audience are all, (sigh) ...well, (pause for effect) ....chinese citizens."

 

[Matt S]

I love the commentators who are clearly trying to say intelligent things about sports that they have only done an hours refresher course on, probably in the hotel the night before.

"Right, so...umm...curling. Whats all that about then?"



Matt

 

[Melinda]

John Inverdale = Alan Partridge

I believe he also takes lessons from Richard Madeley.

 

[twistedAM]

Yeah the cycling guy might be passionate but he was rubbish, made me appreciate how good Liggett and Sherwin are.

Yeah Hugh Porter has not been spotting things or at least not reading moves correctly and his Aussie sidekick is a bit crap.
I guess Eurosport and ITV have all the decent ones on contract.

 

[Melinda]

Does Eurosport have the multiscreen thingy? Im rarely up that end of the sky channels.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Nah it doesn't.

 

[Juice Terry]

Yeah Hugh Porter has not been spotting things or at least not reading moves correctly and his Aussie sidekick is a bit crap.
I guess Eurosport and ITV have all the decent ones on contract.

Liggett's currently commentating on the "elite" washed up old hasbeens that have turned up on C5's Superstars monstrosity.

 

[Dr. Furface]

I saw Inverdale interviewing a rower and he was blatantly not listening to any of the answers. At one point he was just looking around him, as if he was looking for someone more interesting to talk to. At the end of the rower's answer he didn't respond or thank him, just turned away from him and back to the camera and introduced the next item. Most odd.

I think I'd do the same if I had to interview a rower. Inverdale was probably looking round in the vain hope he might spot a rugby union player who he could fellate before the next race.

 

[LilMissHissyFit]

Im waitng to see who they have to commentate on the trampolining, they usually use the gymnastics woman, who then gets it all completely wrong because all the moves go too fast for them and are completely different in name and technique from gymnastics. Its infuriating, like listening to chimps prattling away

 

[Melinda]

Ive not heard Chris the gymnastics commentator (I dont know her surname) on trampolining.
But she seems to be secondary to Mitch Fenner and even to Matt Baker in the gymnastics.

She should speak up more, Matt is getting annoying.

 

[LilMissHissyFit]

Mitch Fenner has done it beforee too. he was awful, gabbling away without a bloody clue what he was attempting to describe.
I vote mine and Moomoos Daughters have a go.

 

[1927]

ITV always used to have John Taylor commentating on gymnastics and trampolining, well I guess he was a natural choice really. Back row forward for Wales and B.Lions obvious candidate to commentate on gymnastics!!

 

[badlands]

Apparently peter o'sullivan has been coaxed out of retirement to do the 400m hurdles and steeplechase.
murray walker is doing the 100m "AND they're OFF!"
mark lawrenson, the wrestling
jonathon pearce, the shooting
alan shearer, the fencing
johnathon davies, the bmx stuff (he'll snigger when they fall off)
and willie carson, the gymnastics. (he'll cackle when they fall off)

 

[1927]

Apparently peter o'sullivan has been coaxed out of retirement to do the 400m hurdles and steeplechase.
murray walker is doing the 100m "AND they're OFF!"
mark lawrenson, the wrestling
jonathon pearce, the shooting
alan shearer, the fencing
johnathon davies, the bmx stuff (he'll snigger when they fall off)
and willie carson, the gymnastics. (he'll cackle when they fall off)

Nah, Jiffy should do the beach volleyball(women's)!
Clive Everton for the 100metres, its struggle to get two words out before it was all over.
Henry Blofeld for the horsey cross country, it would be like Stuart Hall in It's a Knockout. Now there's and idea, Stuart Hall for everything!

 

[Silva]

A comentator of the national broadcaster or the dub of Eurosport keeps calling the Water Cube the "Magic Cube"

 

[1927]

Just watching the gymnastics and had to turn off because of the commentator with the horrible Geordie accent.

I was thinking this guy would make a great Blue Peter presenter, he is just so excitable and patronising. Google his name and lo and fucking behold he used to be a BP presenter.

The Beeb dont excatly recruit quality these days do they?

 

[LilMissHissyFit]

He used to be a gymnast himself.. he gets a little caried away

 

[1927]

Good morning LMHF, I've been keeping the sports forum warm all night all on my own!

 

[LilMissHissyFit]

I didnt have the stamina to get up at 3.15 for the womens gymnastics... Im saving myself for the trampolining on the 16th

 

[Melinda]

Just watching the gymnastics and had to turn off because of the commentator with the horrible Geordie accent.

I was thinking this guy would make a great Blue Peter presenter, he is just so excitable and patronising. Google his name and lo and fucking behold he used to be a BP presenter.

Ha!

Morning all!

 

[London_Calling]

I've detested Inverdale for decades and often fantasise about knocking him out with a baseball bat, strapping him in a car engine type hoist and slowly lowering him into a very large bath of acid. But enough of my private life.

The bloke doing Equestrian was a plank as well.

 

[poului]

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The guy who does the rowing. Such a tosser.