Since the Burnsey conversation takes over so many threads, I thought I’d just create a poll. Not sure if the 3rd option is necessary, but it seems Swanny was the problem for some! I’m yes. I like him, either way, with or without Swanny!
I quite like Burnsy, and he's a definite improvement on the last berk on our channel, but he needs someone to share the load so he doesn’t have to be talking practically every second. Most other channels seem to have 2 on comms, so why don't we? Not Swanny though, he can **** off.
He was good with a footballing experienced co commentator, but as others have said, he preferred Swanny or on his own, or that’s what it seemed. He talks a lot when nothing much is happening, which in a lot of games last season was the case. The one thing I really hate about some commentaries is the bias, the one thing you can never throw at Burnsey. So I’m glad we don’t have a biased commentary to listen to, for me, that’s 100 times worse than Burnsey waffling!
I've enjoyed his radio in the morning. I've encountered him at music venues and found him to be self important and a bit rude.
He’s not a great commentator, in fact he’s quite grating to listen to, especially as others have mentioned when he doesn’t have a co-commentator. That said, be clearly loves the club and has dedicated a large part of his life to it. I’d rather someone like that be involved than just a random bloke. Get him a knowledgeable co-commentator (not Swanny) and encourage him chat less **** and we’ll be grand.
I’ve experienced the same, there’s definitely a complex minor celebrities have in Hull whereby they think they’re the dogs bollocks and strut around the city but are practically unknown by the time you get to Goole. Certain rugby league players are the same.
I'm sure on some level he does love the club - he wouldn't continue to be involved in talking about and covering the club if not. But whether it's relic of his talkback radio days where negative results drove more volume of calls/listeners to the show I'm not sure, but he almost always seems to bang on about the worst case scenario in games so that if/when it happens he can moan "I knew it would happen" which just feels like he's cheering against the club. Fletch was similarly grating in that he would over-correct his bias by getting incredibly excited when the opposition would score which was frustrating in its own way, but somewhat forgiveable. Burnsy just seems to constantly go on about how 'we're looking ok as long as we don't concede' etc.
