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18-07-2020, 10:58 AM
#331
Re: Football Commentators
Originally Posted by
Bulldog Joe
The commentary for the game against Essendon was typically poor.
We depend on them telling us something insightful and they are incapable.
When JJ was lining up his set shot BT claims he has been moved onto Saad, who was the closest player to him and stood the mark.
JJ had been the player who pressured Saad into a kicking error earlier in the quarter and that was the only other time I had seen then in the same vicinity.
JJ slots the goal and clearly goes back to half back with not a peep from Brian that he may be wrong.
Near the end of the game BT trots out an alleged stat that he must of misread, that the Centre Clearances were 12-3 to Essendon. Anybody watching the game knew that just couldn't be right, but BT just spouted it.
Add to the fact how often they just call the wrong player and it is worse than irritating.
The TV coverage also lets us down in the vision shown. A couple of times with off the ball frees, there was no vision shown, but they are supposed to have enough cameras to cover everything. Why can't they just gives us the vision that tells us why the umpire paid the free.
I couldn't help but laugh at BT's crack at Tom Morris last week.
I'm no fan of Tom Morris, but BT's implication that journos should just report the news and not make stuff up was hypocrisy at its finest.
Its not like BT has never been known to go on minute long rants about umpiring, rule changes, or any other bugbear he might have.
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18-07-2020, 11:18 AM
#332
Re: Football Commentators
Originally Posted by
westdog54
I couldn't help but laugh at BT's crack at Tom Morris last week.
I'm no fan of Tom Morris, but BT's implication that journos should just report the news and not make stuff up was hypocrisy at its finest.
Its not like BT has never been known to go on minute long rants about umpiring, rule changes, or any other bugbear he might have.
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18-07-2020, 12:44 PM
#333
Re: Football Commentators
Originally Posted by
westdog54
I couldn't help but laugh at BT's crack at Tom Morris last week.
I'm no fan of Tom Morris, but BT's implication that journos should just report the news and not make stuff up was hypocrisy at its finest.
Its not like BT has never been known to go on minute long rants about umpiring, rule changes, or any other bugbear he might have.
BT is special level of hypocrite.
He fails to let his lack of knowledge stop him from spouting.
After the Bailey Dale goal, he thought it was a good idea to ramble about all the Bailey's at the Bulldogs and said there were 4.
He must have heard that from someone, but he clearly didn't know the 4th was in the Women's team.
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18-07-2020, 12:45 PM
#334
Re: Football Commentators
Originally Posted by
westdog54
I couldn't help but laugh at BT's crack at Tom Morris last week.
I'm no fan of Tom Morris, but BT's implication that journos should just report the news and not make stuff up was hypocrisy at its finest.
Its not like BT has never been known to go on minute long rants about umpiring, rule changes, or any other bugbear he might have.
I think its Tom Browne he has his scripted "on air spats" with.
More of an In Bruges guy?
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18-07-2020, 12:46 PM
#335
Re: Football Commentators
Originally Posted by
ledge
Not football commentator I know but I’m watching the test cricket eng v West Indies and the lady commentator fits right in, extremely good.
And her name was?
More of an In Bruges guy?
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18-07-2020, 12:56 PM
#336
Re: Football Commentators
Originally Posted by
westbulldog
The best sporting commentator I have ever heard was English commentator Phil Liggett who covered the Tour De France.
Speaking of fantastic British commentators, Andrew Cotter who is a Scot and known for golf and athletics for the BBC has recently during lockdown started commentating his dogs. I have two labs, so to me it’s hilarious so thought I’d share might give others a laugh.
This is the link to his YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/admcotter
Enjoy!
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18-07-2020, 12:58 PM
#337
Re: Football Commentators
Originally Posted by
Grantysghost
Speaking of fantastic British commentators, Andrew Cotter who is a Scot and known for golf and athletics for the BBC has recently during lockdown started commentating his dogs. I have two labs, so to me it’s hilarious so thought I’d share might give others a laugh.
This is the link to his YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/user/admcotter
Enjoy!
I got onto him the other day when a mate texted. Brilliant stuff.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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18-07-2020, 01:04 PM
#338
Re: Football Commentators
Originally Posted by
westdog54
I couldn't help but laugh at BT's crack at Tom Morris last week.
I'm no fan of Tom Morris, but BT's implication that journos should just report the news and not make stuff up was hypocrisy at its finest.
Its not like BT has never been known to go on minute long rants about umpiring, rule changes, or any other bugbear he might have.
Did I read right and BT left the commentary box during a game last week and started to pester the boundary rider with the same question over and over again (I think it was the Richmond/Swans game and BT wanted to know why Richmond couldn't get past the Swans zone) until the boundary rider basically cracked the shits? It was ether Lenny Hayes or Nick del Santo-I always mix those two up.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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18-07-2020, 01:39 PM
#339
Re: Football Commentators
Originally Posted by
1eyedog
Is there a way or marrying a radio broadcast to the telly without the delay?
I watched last night's game on mute but can't do that tonight.
You can watch the game 1eyedog, with sound off, and commentate yourself. Problem solved.
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18-07-2020, 01:52 PM
#340
Re: Football Commentators
Originally Posted by
Bulldog4life
You can watch the game 1eyedog, with sound off, and commentate yourself. Problem solved.
The issue of course is that you can't see enough on the screen. The commentary team and special comments should help with what you can't see.
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18-07-2020, 02:07 PM
#341
Re: Football Commentators
Originally Posted by
Bulldog Joe
The issue of course is that you can't see enough on the screen. The commentary team and special comments should help with what you can't see.
I wasn't serious BJ. But aren't the commentators only looking at a small screen since covid?
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18-07-2020, 02:10 PM
#342
Re: Football Commentators
Originally Posted by
Bulldog4life
I wasn't serious BJ. But aren't the commentators only looking at a small screen since covid?
They have other cameras that there should have special comments people looking at and they have at least one as boundary rider each game.
It shouldn't be as difficult as they seem to make to get some quality information to the fans at home.
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18-07-2020, 02:14 PM
#343
Re: Football Commentators
Originally Posted by
Bulldog Joe
They have other cameras that there should have special comments people looking at and they have at least one as boundary rider each game.
It shouldn't be as difficult as they seem to make to get some quality information to the fans at home.
Yeah, the commentators with the limited home view can't stop fawning over themselves and each other so those who can see don't get a chance to speak unless spoken to.
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
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18-07-2020, 02:15 PM
#344
Re: Football Commentators
Originally Posted by
Bulldog Joe
They have other cameras that there should have special comments people looking at and they have at least one as boundary rider each game.
It shouldn't be as difficult as they seem to make to get some quality information to the fans at home.
True. To be frank it doesn't bother me as much as it does other Woofers. But I can understand their frustration.
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18-07-2020, 02:17 PM
#345
Re: Football Commentators
Originally Posted by
jeemak
Yeah, the commentators with the limited home view can't stop fawning over themselves and each other so those who can see don't get a chance to speak unless spoken to.
That is where you really need a good director and not let the on air people control it.
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