Is that not a massive oxymoron? Also I have a soft spot for Lawro. I think his punditry is in fact a ironic piece of conceptual art. Or maybe not, but he makes me chuckle nevertheless. He comes out with terrible jokes and says inappropriate things at inappropriate times. If a pundit simply talked sense all the time without any humour it would be dull. He does however make some decent points at times. Clive Tyldsley on the other hand is the abyss of commentating, whilst David Pleat, well words fail me.
To be honest I find them all as bad as each other with genuine ignorance of ANYTHING that isnt Premier League related. The way I heard people rudely dismiss Italy as has beens playing defensive football before a ball had been kicked and not knowing anything about the hugely progressive Cesare Prandelli was frankly a disgrace. I know I'm biased but I would suggest Italy have been the 2nd best team to watch after the Germans and they have a young team. Off the top of my head probably only Pirlo and Buffon are over 30. I often wonder if they do actually watch any football other than what we get on Sky and the Beeb, it's not difficult to subscribe to ESPN and watch football from Portugal, Germany and Italy. This flow chart produced pre tournament really is uncannily accurate.... View attachment 15457
Lawrenson, Hansen the whole BBC team to be honest. Lazy smug twatts, apart from Klinsmann. Roy Keane best by far. Chiles, " Do you think England can beat Italy Roy? Roy - No! Martinez is ok too and even Carragher, annoying voice but least him and Keane argued. When do we all agree on here about players, never yet the BBC all nod as one.
1) Jonathan Pearce; Went straight to the top of the chart after his nauseatingly sycophantic comments about Ronaldo. 2) Martin Keown; What is wrong with the bloke? He looks like he has some sort of problem with his nerves. The awkward way he stands with his hands on his hips as if someone has told him to. And was it just me or did anyone else see the interview when his mouth was twitching for about 15 seconds when he was facing the camera? 3) Andy Townsend; Just canât stand him. Heâs incredibly smarmy, his football knowledge is mediocre at best and he never seems to see the most obvious fouls. 4) Alan Greene; The most miserable sod on Earth. Iâm sure he listens to special tapes designed to bring out his maximum negativity potential. 5) Gabby Logan; Seems to think that itâs all about her. Iâm sure she thinks sheâs on a fashion shoot for Vogue magazine. By the time sheâs finished posing and flirting there isnât much time to discuss football. 6) Garth Crooks; Not on Euro 2012 duty but deserves an honorary mention because he is so up himself. You almost expect him to begin every sentence with; âNow let there be silence, for the enlightened one is about to speak.â
There isn't a good one amongst all of the sorry shower ! But special mentions should go to John Motson, tedium overload, as the commentator at the top of a pile of odure. With Chris Waddle holding a special place as a know nothing Geordie git ! (Had to use git didn't want to be censored ) The BBC red button has a no commentry option, use it, it's blissful.
Everyone on BBC and ITV with the exception of Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer and Lee Dixon. imo SKY have the best bunch but those southern tossers Merson, Cottee, Dowie and Tony Gayle really do take the piss at times. imo
HOW nobody has mentioned this idiotic cretin I do not know... Andy Townsend should be banned from football. When that prick is on ITV commentary; I'll mute it and listen to actually good commentary; Radio 5 live.
I particularly like it when he spends his whole pre-,match slating Ibra and then when he's actually awesome (as against Arsenal last season and when he tore them a new one at the Emirates when at Barca) he really does say it through gritted teeth and the words stick in his throat. Yeah, he's a cock.
Alan Green = miserable, curmodgeonly, moaning, self-opinionated **** - just commentate on what's happenning in the game Al, not what you think about referees or tournament organisation or football financials. Sam Materface = know nowt knob. Oh and Sam, it's a 'stonewall' penalty, not a ****ing 'stone-roll' penalty. Says this every ****ing time and it really boils my piss and stop crow-barring ****e one-liners into the commentry, it's bollox. Peter Drury - does he really have to scream the name of the player who is in the act of scoring or shooting. Motson - please, just ****ing retire. Me - I feel better.
Locally I'd say Gwyllm Lloyd with his heavy nose breathing and the fact he talks over both colleagues and guests . He takes an absolute age to say what it is he is attempting to say with his " Well I'll tell you this , I'll tell you this I'll tell you this ". Get to the point and just spit it out man .
Jonathan Pearce with his sickly **** fest over Ronaldo has to be the worst of an awful bunch this year and I can't stand that knowlegeless bellend Andy Townsend either, I change my settings on Fifa specifically to avoid his commentary.
Felt a bit embarrassed on Alan Shearer's behalf last night when it was clear that Jurgen Klinsmann (German) & Gianluca Vialli (Italian) spoke better English than him. Far better English.
Surprised nobody has mentioned Jim Beglin yet. Has to mention Wayne Rooney, even if its Linfield vs Brondby in the Europa League. Special mention to Graeme Souness on MoTD, there was a bad tackle in one match that led to a penalty and when asked about his thoughts, he simply said "oh he Absolutley raped him". Quick cut to the next match, Lineker looked panicky. Not seen him on there since!
The simple answer to that is that Italians for some reason never leave Italy. I know you don't like it but it's always easier to know about people playing in England along with the top European sides Real and Barca (and I know you like that even less). Most of the top Italian players stay in Italy all of their careers and it's hard for English based people to know much about them. It turns out you were right, they've surpassed expectations and been a very good side, but it's understandable that people don't know much about them when they all stay in Italy their entire careers. I guess that also answers my own complaints about the pundits being so obsessed with Balotelli and not noticing that their midfield are much better until after they played us.
I have one great hate in TV football commentary - and it took 30 posts before someone (FLG) mentioned him! Peter Drury is so poor it's unbelievable. He hasn't got a clue about the game - the number of times he fails to spot why a referee has given a free kick is phenomenal. I'd like to cut his tongue off, put it in a blender, pour it over Susan Boyle, and then get Drury to lick it off her... except he wouldn't be able to because he'd have no tongue! Twat. (Martin Tyler is the best commentator, btw - shame he can't work for BBC or ITV at these major championships.)
I can't stand Lawrenson, He must spend every night staring into a pond contemplating the misery of his own soul. He does sometimes break up his miserable, negative commentry with some one liners that are so bad they're actually quite funny, But I really can't stand him. It made me laugh when he was slating Podolski for playing for Germany when he was born in Poland, This coming from a man born in Preston who played for Ireland - The guys a clown.
