Hopefully with the BBC losing the FA Cup that was Motty's last commentary of a FA Final.
The bloke has completely lost it. When he doesn't know what to say he just comes out with meaningless stats. This is happening more and more.
What was he talking about when Pompey scored? Going on about the linno standing still etc? He thought the goal was going to be disallowed for some strange reason. Poor old Lawro had to dig him out.
I miss Barry Davies, he was superb. No nonsense.
I look forward to good old JP becoming BBC's No.1. The bloke is quality and knows his football inside out.
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Alternatively there is always ranting ,stating the bleeding obvious Andy Gray, a bloke who is a better player now than 30 years ago.
Alan Green tells it how it is. Commentators should commentate not entertain, that’s happens on the pitch.
All he does is shout, slag off refs and Man Utd.
Motson has got to that stage that the late Brian Moore did where he just can't keep up with the game and talks utter cobblers.
Hugh Johns was my fave commentator.
Gerald Sinstad was good but you wouldn't go to the cinema with him. . . .
I hate it when he does England games he just slags England off. I know commentators are supposed to be impartial but when your country are playing I think your allowed to be a little patriotic. He does completely the opposite.
Motson is poor as well though, and he always has to end nearly every sentence with a question, like : that was a foul,wasn't it Mark? or, he's been booked, hasn't he Mark?
Agree with cfgs that Martin Tyler is the best, prefer most of Sky's lot to the terrestrial mob
Alan Green's a terrible embarassment - Mike Ingham's the best commentator on Five Live.
Jonathan Pearce (who I preferred on radio to TV) is a Bristol Rovers fan, I think.
I think Martin Tyler is now head and shoulders above most of the others and him and Gray make a good commentary team.
Great Colemanball from Shearer at half time on the Beeb.
"Paul Parry's pulling off Sol campbell time and time again..."
Lucky old Sol...
As for Pearce I always felt that he was positive about all London clubs, but maybe that's how you have to come across when working for Capital Radio. I'd far rather him though than Alan Green who comes across to me as nothing more than a sanctimonious, know-nothing, northern gobshyte.
Pearce is a Brizzle City fan - FACT
As for Motty as a commentator, he's total pants. Bring back Barry Davies I say, "look at his face, just loooooook at his face"
I like it falconwood!
A fella I know was part of that raid - it was a joint old bill, customs & excise and council thing - and he said that Sinstad was absolutely bricking himself when it all went down, virtually in tears. And then this copper turns to him and says, "Well then Gerald, not much chance of you commentating on the Cup Final now then, is there?"
Exactly!
Listen to his commentary on the 98 play off final. As Sasa saves there are none of the usual screaming or hysterics, no emotion just "Oh, Charlton are promoted" in a dead pan voice. He doesn't like us and I don't like him.
He name drops. See his interview with Rednapp on Cup final morning. "I was working with Bobby Moore at the 1990 world cup and he left me to visit you in hospital"
He also repeats the same bit of useless information in four or more different ways "Here we are at the Theatre of Dreams, Old Trafford, the home of the Champions, the citadel of Manchester United, etc, etc"
He represents everything that is overblown and superficial about the way football is covered in the broadcast media these days.
And he's a Palace lover. End of.
What was he talking about when Pompey scored? Going on about the linno standing still etc? He thought the goal was going to be disallowed for some strange reason. Poor old Lawro had to dig him out.[/quote]
Completely agree with you RE Motty, well past his best, fascinated by ronaldo and full of pointless stats. However to be fair to him he did notice a fault by the assistant referee, when a 'fair' goal is scored the assistant ref should hold their flag down by his side and run back to the halfway line. He failed to do this, more of a worry about this incident is how a highly qualified lino doesnt know the rules of the game.
Most of 5 Live's commentators are far better than most of those mentioned, very good quality indeed. Mike Ingham is a good commentator but he takes himself way, way too seriously when he's talking pre-match and post-match - he's like a doctor who's telling a patient they're terminally ill.
Don't get me wrong it was enormous fun and I would jump at the chance to do it again. But trying not to repeat yourself, whilst juggling player and team stats and keeping up with every facet of the game as it unfolds is not an easy task I assure you. Especially on radio as you also have to try to verbally paint a picture for the listener.
He’s a this fan and he’s a that fan! So what? He is the best around. When he was at Capital Gold his style was what the station’s management ordered.
Brian Moore was a Gill’s fan, I still loved his coverage.
Exactly. Well said. JP does not have a book of catchphrases and repetitions.
Alan Green has loads. Woeful, awful, the ref's a c**t, Fergie's a c**t, This is a s**t match etc etc....
Why they let him do the UEFA final is beyond me. He constantly slags off the UEFA Cup and Scottish football.
He doesn't even know the names of any players outside the top 10 in the Prem. He is so bias towards Liverpool it makes me sick.
Barry Davies was excellent.