Comments on: Sky Sports Commentator Andy Gray Joins ESPN Euro 08 Broadcast Team

By: Hans

Hans — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:56:01 +0000

If this were a presidential debate I’d vote for Stuart…
Of course I agree that Italy play a cowardly game and it’s sad to see that they have won tournaments with it…If the World cup was set up like a League instead of a knock out tournament they wouldn’t last…

By: john

john — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:30:12 +0000

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By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:08:30 +0000

Stuart said:
“Spain has never won anything and never will.”

whereas I picked them to win. Ouch. I mean, Ouch!
I’m out, smiling.

You are out all right: out of your f…ing mind.
Have some balls and tell me your nationality.
I hope your are not british. If so.. you got no room to talk. Capello is your coach. Couldn’t find an English guy good enough to coach? I have a feeling you are british because of your arrogance.

By: completely brad pitt

completely brad pitt — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:35:13 +0000

Gray knows what he is talking about. He played the game at a high level, he understands tactics and he can explain what is going on in basic terms. Even though he is a Scot he is the best around. In terms of being neutral thats what the play by play announcer is meant to do, the color commentator as Gray was hired to do, “adds color.” This can be conceived as not being neutral since he is meant to put forth an opinion, not merely repeat what is going on. Football is open to interpretation, what looks like a foul to one team is a great tackle to another.

So another question for the avid fans of Spain and Italy on this string-why dont Spain and Italy fans travel to international matches? They are notoriously poor at following their national teams away from home (not as bad as the French but almost.) Ive heard that with Spain its because of the Basques and Catalans etc and the country not being united so the whole country isnt behind the team. With Italy I’ve heard that some regions dont support the team but have never really understood it-there doesnt seem to be much history that I can think of. Italy didnt even take up their allotment of tickets for the last World Cup. How do I know?-I was sitting in the seats of the Italian footbal federation surrounded by a load of suits. The Italian end was pretty quiet other than booing the US national anthem. Comparing the Spanish and Italian fans I would say that the Spanish are definitely louder. They cheer their team on while Italians prefer to whistle when the other team has the ball rather than get behind their own team.

It will be interesting to see what kind of turnout there is for South Africa. Its really expensive and supposedly unsafe. Will probably be the usuals of Brazil, Argentina, Holland, England and Germany with a good following. Tickets are being sold to South Africans for $1 each so the black market should be active.

By: DELF Hater

DELF Hater — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:39:12 +0000

I guess Andy Gray was proven right again. Thats why 100s of people are renewing their subscription to ESPN in hopes of more neutral and insightful analysis. He doesnt care if it is Spain or Italy. He is a Scot and has lived his adult life in England. Those are his teams 1 and 2.