Glad you mentioned Barry Davies. He was the best and way better than the irritating John Motson.
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Once upon a time you could settle down to watch a football match on tv safe in knowledge that you'd scarcely notice the commentator. They would add to the occasion with perceptive insights and not irritate you. The best of these, by a country mile, was Barry Davies whose performance was peerless.
Today more is far worse. Now two, a commentator and a summariser, gobble up virtually all the time with wall to wall noise, so much so that very little of it rises above the obvious, thereby adding nothing to the broadcast. In fact it detracts from the game.
Today's duo at the Serbia v Switzerland match (Simon Brotherton and Kevin Kilbane) are testing my patience to the full.
If Sky, BT, BBC and ITV felt for we viewers they'd also save an awful lot of money by getting rid of half of the two on duty during the 90 minutes of each game.
The greatest rule of commentating, that Barry Davies knew, is that silence is golden.
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Glad you mentioned Barry Davies. He was the best and way better than the irritating John Motson.
Keown makes me want to throw my remote at the telly
Spot on. Nothing to add.
Hugh Johns was a nice man, but a bloody awful commentator
John Motson tried to give the impression of being perceptive but came over as argumentative for its own sake. Moreover his commentary was festooned with Americanisms eg overtime, set plays etc. He grated on me from first til last.
Barry Davies was a Rolls Royce among Ford Populars.
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Kilbane doesn't shut up.
Danny Murphy I don't mind though.
I thought someone said on here you can listen to the 5 live commentary on the red button
https://youtu.be/VOuM7RdxhMU
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I’m in Germany at the moment and watching their coverage is so much better.Just one commentater during the matches and no incessant waffle.Just one ex pro in the studio (Oliver Khan) who doesn’t go overboard on analysing every move made,they even cut to the news and weather at half time instead of the painful ramblings of people analysing an exciting 0-0 draw.
The sky La Liga commentators and pundits are superb.
I think Sky are good across the board to be fair and that's why we notice how woeful the BBC and itv commentary team are
Not sure I understand the love for Barry Davies.
All I want from a commentator is player identification, and with the more regular coverage sometimes even that is unnecessary.
Different support by for me Richie Benaud understood what the viewer wanted in way of commentary.
I've listened to test cricket commentary on radio now and then and how these guys manage to keep it interesting never ceases to amaze me. Incredible.