Predicts: "The second season in the Premier League is always tough and it's games like this that they are going to have to win if they are not going to finish among the bottom three. "
Now, I was looking at Big Ron's commentary formula:
Let's run through Ron's three-stage formula.
Ron begins with a standard "Tell you what..."
He continues with
(a) a reference to his knowledge of the game
This reference, it should be noted, is never backed up with specific examples. It generally runs thus: "...I've seen a lot of good [tackles]/[runs]/[shots]/[saves]/[etc] in my time..."
(b) use of a conditional tense
This allows for the possibility that the statement may subsequently turn out to be patent nonsense: "...but that just might be..." Alternatively, when Ron is feeling especially cocky, he may dare listeners to disagree with him.
(c) an extravagant claim
This is the coup de grace. It usually runs thus: "...the best [tackle]/[run]/[shot]/[save]/[etc] in European football ever!"
Lawro pretty much follows the Ronglish pattern.
"Tell you what, and I've seen it before, the second season in the Premier League is always tough and it's games like this that they are going to have to win if they are not going to finish among the bottom three.
Now, I was looking at Big Ron's commentary formula:
Let's run through Ron's three-stage formula.
Ron begins with a standard "Tell you what..."
He continues with
(a) a reference to his knowledge of the game
This reference, it should be noted, is never backed up with specific examples. It generally runs thus: "...I've seen a lot of good [tackles]/[runs]/[shots]/[saves]/[etc] in my time..."
(b) use of a conditional tense
This allows for the possibility that the statement may subsequently turn out to be patent nonsense: "...but that just might be..." Alternatively, when Ron is feeling especially cocky, he may dare listeners to disagree with him.
(c) an extravagant claim
This is the coup de grace. It usually runs thus: "...the best [tackle]/[run]/[shot]/[save]/[etc] in European football ever!"
Lawro pretty much follows the Ronglish pattern.
"Tell you what, and I've seen it before, the second season in the Premier League is always tough and it's games like this that they are going to have to win if they are not going to finish among the bottom three.
