With the 1.24 billion league matches on offer at Sky, Setanta, and the Other Ones, you can’t really blame professional football announcers for over-relying on their trusty grab bag of football clichés. But now that John ‘Motty’ Motson has left for good, I think it’s time to wipe the slate clean in English football. Here […]
Tags: Besiktas · Chelsea · Football Commentators · Liverpool · Steven Gerrard · john motson
Having watched most of Euro 2008 spread out between the BBC and ITV I have come to the conclusion that both channels need a major shake up in the ways they cover sport. Both sides irritate people with different aspects of their coverage, for example they both need some new pundits and co-commentators in because […]
Tags: BBC · ITV · Mark Lawrenson · Sky Sports · euro 2008 · match of the day
If you could pick your favorite football commentators from around the world, who would they be and why? Consider both radio and television.
My fantasy lineup is as follows:
Lead commentator: Martin Tyler (Sky Sports)
Co-commentator: Mike Ingham (BBC Five Live)
Pitchside commentator: Stuart Hall (BBC)
Studio analyst: Andy Gray (Sky Sports)
TV Pundit: Eamonn Dunphy
TV Presenter: Gary Lineker (BBC)
It’s […]
Tags: BBC · Football Coverage on TV Networks · Sky Sports · TWI
