Commentators

Derek1952

Watching some of the passed football clips that have been shown. I was wondering who is the best Commentator in your opinions, John Motson, Barry Davis, or Brian Moore. I would go

 for Barry Davis every time. I Konw there are pleanty more,if you have a favorite please name them.

bobmunro

David Coleman by a mile.

seth plum

On the wireless the ones who describe what is going on for the (sightless) listener, on the television the ones who shut up.

lordromford

Best: Barry Davies. Partly because of his efforts during the World Staring Championships. 😉

Worst: Clive Tyldesley. Arrogant, know nothing, cushion-faced prick.

Chizz

Worst: Barry Davies

Pelling1993

Martin Tyler is the best by some distance for me

MuttleyCAFC

Barry Davies spent most of his time slagging something or somebody off. Martin Tyler is a good commentator as was Brian Moore and John Motson.

DoctorCharlton

Martin Tyler is brilliant, used to love Motty during the Euros/World Cup too.

Worst for me would be Peter Drury, such a boring monotone voice.

Stig

Motty in his prime was best, but went on too long. Brian Moore was the best host.

Sanctimonious Alan Green is the worst by a country mile.

Johnnysummers5

Derek1952 said:

Watching some of the passed football clips that have been shown. I was wondering who is the best Commentator in your opinions, John Motson, Barry Davis, or Brian Moore. I would go

 for Barry Davis every time. I Konw there are pleanty more,if you have a favorite please name them.

From those three, I would pick Brian Moore, David Colman I liked the best

happyvalley

Brian Moore for me

Elthamaddick

loved listening to Brian Moore commentate, always watched the F A Cup Final (actual game) on ITV

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

David Coleman
Barry Davies
Martin Tyler
Motty

Would have scored Brian Moore higher, but his abject pessimism when commentating on England used to grate as did his sucking up to arrogant tossers like Malcolm Allison

MuttleyCAFC

Stig said:

Motty in his prime was best, but went on too long. Brian Moore was the best host.

Sanctimonious Alan Green is the worst by a country mile.

Alan Green has a similar style to Davies. There will be something in the game they don't like and they will go on and on about it for the rest of the game. 

MuttleyCAFC

Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:

David Coleman
Barry Davies
Martin Tyler
Motty

Would have scored Brian Moore higher, but his abject pessimism when commentating on England used to grate as did his sucking up to arrogant tossers like Malcolm Allison

You mean his realism?

Sillybilly

Martin Tyler the best for me. I loathe and despise Clive Tyldesley

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

MuttleyCAFC said:

Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:

David Coleman
Barry Davies
Martin Tyler
Motty

Would have scored Brian Moore higher, but his abject pessimism when commentating on England used to grate as did his sucking up to arrogant tossers like Malcolm Allison

You mean his realism?

No I don't.
We are probably all pessimistic with England, but it consumed his commentary, what with constantly voicing his worries about the worst outcomes, oh dear, oh no, etc etc.
He is on record as admitting it.

MrOneLung

Barry Davies for me. 

Football, tennis, hockey, ice hockey, skating, world staring champs, he could do it all. 

Never understood BBC fascination with Motson for him to get all the big games. 

iainment

Brian Moore head and shoulders above the rest.

Blucher

David Coleman and Brian Moore - positive prejudice as a result of the latter’s commentary on 5/12/92: “They will always be able to say -  they were there the day that Charlton came back to The Valley”.

I also like Kenneth Wolstenholme’s minimalist style - although I accept that it’s probably nostalgic-rose tinted.

I appreciate that I’m in a minority but I was never too keen on Barry Davies and his mildly hysterical style. 

Penfolds Perm

Hugh Johns. 
" One - Nothing.... Leicester " 

Raith_C_Chattonell

Surely ...

killerandflash

Barry Davies. Brian Moore was a fine commentator too

Of the current lot, John Champion or Steve Wilson

JiMMy 85

Barry Davies is the best of all time for me. Happy to listen to Jonathan Pearce, Ian Darke or any of the 5Live guys. 

I turn the audio off if Jon Champion, Jamie Carragher or Peter Drury come on. There’s a BBC one who does an incredibly smug/ knowing tone that drives me nuts too. 

Champion will use many words, that he’s found in a thesaurus, a thesaurus that he found on a shelf, in the darkest room in his house, using an illumination device that medieval man would have dreamed of, but on this blessed day, is simply called a torch, a thesaurus that contains myriad words... blah blah fucking blah. 

JiMMy 85

MrOneLung said:

Barry Davies for me. 

Football, tennis, hockey, ice hockey, skating, world staring champs, he could do it all. 

Never understood BBC fascination with Motson for him to get all the big games. 

Someone on Fighting Talk once said that John Motson is a lovely man... as long as you’re only interested in talking about John Motson. 

E_cafc

Penfolds Perm said:

Hugh Johns. 
" One - Nothing.... Leicester " 

Yes,  he was brilliant.  Also liked Gerald Sinstadt. 

Brian Moore top of the list. 

Also always remember Gerry Harrison doing the Ipswich or Norwich highlights for Anglia TV. 

JohnBoyUK

Chizz said:

Worst: Barry Davies

Wash your mouth out with soap and water  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/52813131

JohnBoyUK

IMO Brian Moore was awful.  Motty, Davies, Tyler, Ian Darke. Alan Parry were all better than Moore.

Sam Matterface is the worst of the current bunch.
Clive Tyldsley and his sidekick Andy 'not for me clive' Towsend can go and jump off a cliff!

bazjonster

Going back a bit further, Peter Jones was a great radio commentator in the 70s and 80s.

golfaddick

Martin Tyler
John Helm
Barry Davies

iaitch

You mean John 'is that the goal that takes Leeds back to the top division' Helm?