Commentary complaints thread

[mr_mister]

bring back John Motson

 

[sledger]

Why?

 

[mr_mister]

He's a legend

 

[sledger]

Ha, yeah, in a manner of speaking

 

[mr_mister]

Is there some controversy he's done I'm not aware of? He's the same age as Martin Tyler so I feel he could still go

 

[sledger]

He's just widely regarded as being pretty dire

 

[GIMH]

He's just widely regarded as being pretty dire

Not sure this is true

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Gary Neville has been trending on social media. Hailed as genius by some and an inappropriate political comment by others.

 

[sledger]

Not sure this is true

Haha well, there's a reason why Scaly's nickname for Richard was "Motson". I will say no more on the matter.

 

[sledger]

Gary Neville has been trending on social media. Hailed as genius by some and an inappropriate political comment by others.

i.e., knobheads

 

[GIMH]

Haha well, there's a reason why Scaly's nickname for Richard was "Motson". I will say no more on the matter.

Now come on, are you really going to use Scaly to back your points up?

 

[Uppercut]

He’s not the worst commentator ever. It’s just that the bbc spent years forcefully pushing the idea that he’s a national treasure, and since his retirement it’s become clear that literally nobody else sees him that way.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Motty’s best days were on Match of the Day before live football was the norm when any silly comments could be removed. I must admit I don’t remember the best days of scaly at all, so don’t get the Richard comparison.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Motty’s best days were on Match of the Day before live football was the norm when any silly comments could be removed. I must admit I don’t remember the best days of scaly at all, so don’t get the Richard comparison.

None of us do, tbf.

Think he was implying they were similarly stats-obsessed.

Motty didn't quite have Dicko's inability see see the wood for the trees though.

And didn't have a heart as black as coal, obvz.

 

[Furball]

'Italy have shut down a lot of their extra times playing for penalties'

That'll be the same Italy team that raced into a 2-0 lead v Austria Jermaine?

 

[GIMH]

The only time they’ve ever won a game in extra time

 

[wpdavid]

The only time they’ve ever won a game in extra time

Maybe in the euros. But they won their 1970 WC semifinal in extra time. Also in 2006, I think

 

[GIMH]

Must be Euros then yeah. Remember that winning one in ET in 94 now you said that

 

[sledger]

Love how all the BBC panelists are now having to row back on all their pre match "banter" where they were treating it as a forgone conclusion that England would win

 

[Pothas]

Anyone watch ITV? I just want to know how bat Matterface was.