Tony Gubba was another
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Great commentator. Just playing some old footage at HT in the scouse match and he was the commentator.
Barry Davies, Brian Moore, John Motson, Harry Carpenter in the boxing, Des Lynam on Grandstand. Is it me or were the commentators and broadcasters so much better pre Sky TV and political correctness took over?
Are we morphing into our parents / grandparents with the old “in my day things were so much better” or were they really that much better?
I never liked Brian Moore
You forgot John Arlott the cricket guy
Used to love EVH Emmett. Think he was local, Gurnos or Penrhys?).
Loved Reg Gutteridge in the boxing, such a knowledgeable bloke.
Barry Davies was excellent. Motson and Gubba awful.
I never rated Motson and Brian Moore. Like many British commentators, I found them very sycophantic, jingoistic and juvenile. I watch German TV a bit and the commentary is far more balanced and grown up.
They think it’s all over.
It is now.
Kenneth Wolstenholme
Hated Brian Moore - my dad also said he was bias towards London clubs
This is a piece I read only yesterday - when searching for Alan Green
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.f...alan-green/amp
He blames Wolstenholme - and he may have a point. I think a lot of commentators are looking for their historic line.
Hugh Johns was good, used to be on Soccer Sunday in his older days.
Barry Davies was great, never worried to have a moment of silence and let the picture do the talking,
Motion was crap. Great stats, but, by all accounts, has a huge ego.
Agree with your Barry Davies comment. He knew that he was there to augment what was on screen and if he couldn't improve it or help the viewer then he kept schtum.
My favourite commentary by him was actually the scream when Bergkamp scored his incredible goal vs Argentina in 98. It was a man who really appreciated beautiful skill and who was taken aback by something out of this world.
Gubba was useless at both commentary and presenting.
Harry Carpenter was the king of boxing in my opinion
Motson, Davies, Coleman and Moore all bring back good memories to be fair
Alan Green - a complete and utter cock