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Bob Symonds for HTV Wales was the best
A rugby obsessed mafia , cardiff rfc fan with no interest whatsoever in Cardiff City
He used to read the pre prepared commentary on the highlights for soccer Sunday
Quality stuff
Indeed they don't, which makes having to listen to Vicki Sparks even more galling. I could take Tuerto's option and turn the volume off I suppose !
There is something about listening to a cultured male voice describing a sporting or non-sporting event that transcends any female voice I've ever heard. If this is a sexist belief then so be it.
Are you all saying she should be commenting only on the World Knitting Championships? Very naughty.
I was being quite serious though.
It's only something, I'm ashamed to say, I've recently become aware of due to some TV adverts to do with funding for guide dogs and young children who are blind.
In these days of trying to be more inclusive in just about everything, it seemed to me that perhaps these commentators are providing more verbal purposely with this in mind.
People with sight problems should be able to experience as much enjoyment from a football match as the next person, especially in these times of TV being the only option.
I just wonder whether it's a conscious thing or whether its simply because the moden day commentator likes the sound of their own voice.
It's actually White and Tildsley that our main commentators now. We get them for dedicated US games with Graeme Le Saux and Lee Dixon usually one at a time but sometimes together. They are quite entertaining. Especially Lee Dixon. They interact with the studio panel and do a before and after. We get two main games on Saturday and depending on who's playing and when, one on Sunday and/or Monday. We also get every other PL game presented from the studio but using the international feed. Which unfortunately may involve Andy Townsend or Efan Ekoku. Obviously, the schedule this year is completely different to what we're used to. Not sure what sort of coverage we'll be getting today. NBC is normally very good on weekends, but the midweek B-team is not as engaging.
I listen to 5 live a lot and like John Murray (especially when there's been a "bw-king"), Ian Dennis and Alistair Bruce-Ball, even if there is a touch of the Partridge about him. Not so fussed on Conor McNamara and fully agree with everything said about Vikki Sparks, she's awful. As for the pundits, agree with another comment on here about Pat Nevin. Always uses more words than necessary and is always right. Can't listen to him, especially when paired with Sparks for the Hall of Shame commentary team.
I have a friend who was a professional in his sport ( not football). He now co comments on his sport part time for one of the satellite channels, he’s been told his hours are being cut this year because they have to bring in some female co commentators ( on the men’s game). He then asked couldn’t he do more commentary on the women’s games and was told no because he had never played the women’s game - go figure!