Comments on: How Should Fox Soccer Channel Commentate International Matches?

By: Thom Connolly

Thom Connolly — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:08:11 +0000

Max Bretos is no football commentator. Bring on Tommy Smyth and Derek Rae.

By: dioforce

dioforce — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:27:21 +0000

FSC got rid of the perfect guy, and now ESPN aren't even using him.

Allen Hopkins is the man with the European knowledge, without suffering from the banality that plagues Smythe and Rae.

Hopkins would give a youthful, but professional and very well-informed rendering of European matches.

By: Dave Griffiths

Dave Griffiths — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:53:40 +0000

They are not commentators...and shouldn't have been put in that very uncomfortable position by FSC
It shows a lack of knowledge on the part of FSC production team
Gaffer...can you get us some answers from FSC?
Can you get someone over there to actually talk to you, to address these concerns we have raised?

I think it would be in everyone's best interests moving forward as I am an overall big fan of FSC, and have been since the 90's and Fox Sports World

Remember their self promo...
My World...My Life....My Game
Now THAT was quality!! FSC seems to have lost that edge a bit
If we want an american slant on things we can watch MLS...(Imagine how bad Clive and Pleat would be commentating on MLS!!)
But when it comes to Premier League, let's go with the feed/commentary of people who are there living and breathing it....not two lads in a garden shed with a 5inch black and white tele!

By: kelly

kelly — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:35:12 +0000

It was pretty awful, and more annoying was how they kept saying “we” and “us”

By: eplnfl

eplnfl — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:44:03 +0000

For the growth of American Soccer and FSC which is it's primary media outlet currently, you would have to encourage and hope FSC can find capable American announces to describe it's presentation. That includes the EPL.!

Hudson is excellent and no one on the FSC staff is up to his level. I have never been a Bretos basher and Miles has grown while on the job. It would seem to me that with so many American's having played in the EPL and have now finished their playing days you could get one as a FSC expert. A certain keeper who was with Fulham last year would be a good choice.

What good is it just throwing any game to a English voice to describe the game. Either go with a BBC/Sky production pre/post or go all American. Captain America says go all American!