Bert Raccoon Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 ITV getting Bilic has been an amazing decision. I'd have him on every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 5 in the studio, 3 in the commentary box and Gabby Logan pitchside for the BBC today. 9 people for 90 minutes of football ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 I can understand commentators sometimes talking pish as having to constantly give useful and interesting info for 90 minutes its probably hard to avoid sometimes. This is what I don't understand. Why do they feel the need to witter inane rubbish for 90 minutes? TV is a visual medium. We can see what's going on. Ok, identify players, scorers and maybe clarify some points but that's it. You don't get a running commentary over the tannoy when you're at a game so why on the TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoin Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 ITV getting Bilic has been an amazing decision. I'd have him on every game. even the simple fact that he seems to research the teams and knows players that dont play the EPL puts him well above most pundits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 5 in the studio, 3 in the commentary box and Gabby Logan pitchside for the BBC today. 9 people for 90 minutes of football ffs. Ridiculous, isn't it. I'm still getting my head round the need to change commentators half way through a half for radio games. Only the BBC need to do it unsurprisingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_blue Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Bbc have gabby Logan so win in my books Plus I still have shudders of ian weight screaming into the camera , whilst running around rio beach like a demented lunatic with his shite shades 2 years back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Half time in Croatia v Czech Republic is apparently the best time for a Jamie Vardy segment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Jacqui Oatley is a charisma free, soulless automaton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Enjoying Vincent Company though,he has some decent patter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaviliunas Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Loving big ian dowie so far, some piece of commentary when mcginn scored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 The coverage itself hasn't actually been too bad this tournament. Both BBC and ITV have decent enough pundits to call on. Lawrenson has gone way beyond being an annoyance, and is now a bit of a joy to listen to. He either really doesn't give a f**k about being there, or he's doing a brilliant job of playing that role. Some of his comments have been confusing gold. Only minus mark was his sneering "why do you know that" to the main commentator when he pulled out an obscure stat about a referee. But the online coverage for ITV has let it down massively. Can't get a decent stream of it anywhere, while BBC remains crystal clear most of the time. Plus BBCs option to rewind through incidents, and overall presentation makes it much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Ridiculous, isn't it. I'm still getting my head round the need to change commentators half way through a half for radio games. Only the BBC need to do it unsurprisingly. they were worst during the world cup and had 2 or 3 changes of commentators during some of the games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 they were worst during the world cup and had 2 or 3 changes of commentators during some of the games That used to annoy me about BBC Radio 5 Live when I used to listen to games before I got Sky. However I thought they were meant to have stopped that practise a few years ago due to costs... http://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/oct/25/bbc-radio-5-live-commentator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 That used to annoy me about BBC Radio 5 Live when I used to listen to games before I got Sky. However I thought they were meant to have stopped that practise a few years ago due to costs... http://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/oct/25/bbc-radio-5-live-commentator Thinking of it as getting fifty percent less Alan Green. Can't say it really bothers me. I quite like Five Live's sports coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Been quite disappointed in the coverage so far, Slaven Bilic aside. Derek Rae is streets ahead of most of the commentators involved, might tune in to the US coverage just to listen to his limitless knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DAVIDB69 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Billic is the best pundit by a distance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 That used to annoy me about BBC Radio 5 Live when I used to listen to games before I got Sky. However I thought they were meant to have stopped that practise a few years ago due to costs... http://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/oct/25/bbc-radio-5-live-commentator i only relay noticed them doing it during the knock out stages of the World Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Jacqui Oatley is a charisma free, soulless automaton. Truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maplewell Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 What experts have they got on? I remember watching games in Canada before and they had some auld Scottsh bloke I'd never heard of. This year's Canadian coverage on TSN, our version of ESPN, has Jason De Vos and some guy called Kristian Jack as the two main analysts, and I haven't a clue who is presenting it. That's the usual line up for the EPL games during the season as well. We have also had guest appearances from Steven Caldwell and John Herdman, the Canadian women's team coach. Despite the lack quality and experience it actually hasn't been too bad. Although, they did present some of the show before the Hungary Iceland game today dressed like this: https://twitter.com/KristianJack/status/744195116831735809 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 This year's Canadian coverage on TSN, our version of ESPN, has Jason De Vos and some guy called Kristian Jack as the two main analysts, and I haven't a clue who is presenting it. That's the usual line up for the EPL games during the season as well. We have also had guest appearances from Steven Caldwell and John Herdman, the Canadian women's team coach. Despite the lack quality and experience it actually hasn't been too bad. Although, they did present some of the show before the Hungary Iceland game today dressed like this: https://twitter.com/KristianJack/status/744195116831735809 Jason De Vos is excellent. The TSN feed is my back up to ESPN, which just featured Craig Burley and Steve McManaman singing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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