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Favourite sports pundits

hoof_it_up_to_benty
hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,450
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I'm not sure why but it does seem individual sports have better pundits than team sports - possibly if you've played these sports you've had to think more about the game?

Very impressed by most of the ex players at the World snooker who gave a lot of insight. 
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  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,807
    Football - Rio Ferdinand, Gary Nevilie and Ian Wright
    NFL - Tony Romo
    Boxing - Steve Bunce

  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    edited August 2020
    Scott Minto, Gary Neville, Don Goodman, Andy Hinchcliffe are my favourites

    Ned Boulting (Charlton fan) has gotten better with the cycling since taking over from Liggett and Sherwen on ITV

    She's not so much a pundit but special mention to Laura Woods
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,230
    You mean Don 'I'll tell you what' Goodman.
  • cafcnick1992
    cafcnick1992 Posts: 7,413
    Surely Souness! GIves an honest opinion without trying to make it all about him (like Roy Keane)
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,194
    Speech pattern tends to bother me as much as insight. The likes of Goodman and Hinchfliffe have a tendency to try to sound like commentators. They do this thing where every sentence has to sound like a summing up of their opinion, so at the end of each sentence they round off like they've just done a news report. I quite like Danny Murphy for this reason - he just talks like he would if you were anywhere else, like Trevor Brooking used to. Apparently it's really hard to do cos hardly anyone does it. (Neville does to some extent but Sky's forced invention of the Carragher/ Neville cult has made me dislike the pair). 

    The worst style is the Mark Bright style of "why didn't he do this, why didn't he do that" in a whiny voice. Steve McManaman is really, really bad at that. 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,729
    I must admit, Hope Solo was a breath of fresh air. Calling things as they were.
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,962
    This has been done umpteen times before.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,026
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Scott Minto, Gary Neville, Don Goodman, Andy Hinchcliffe are my favourites

    Ned Boulting (Charlton fan) has gotten better with the cycling since taking over from Liggett and Sherwen on ITV

    She's not so much a pundit but special mention to Laura Jones
    Never knew Boulting was a Charlton fan. Like him even more. Also like Millar, despite his dodgy history and Gary Imlach despite his dodgy familial connections to Palace.
  • DoctorCharlton
    DoctorCharlton Posts: 2,463
    Barry Jones is a top pundit, not afraid to criticise a home fighter which is something you don’t see often in boxing. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    Stig said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Scott Minto, Gary Neville, Don Goodman, Andy Hinchcliffe are my favourites

    Ned Boulting (Charlton fan) has gotten better with the cycling since taking over from Liggett and Sherwen on ITV

    She's not so much a pundit but special mention to Laura Jones
    Never knew Boulting was a Charlton fan. Like him even more. Also like Millar, despite his dodgy history and Gary Imlach despite his dodgy familial connections to Palace.
    Yeah at least I think he is... He's from Lewisham originally 
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  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,548
    Snooker : Alan McManus 
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,548
    bolloxbolder said:
    This has been done umpteen times before.
    Close thread then?
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    bolloxbolder said:
    This has been done umpteen times before.
    I really hope you’ve never said the same thing twice.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,850
    Lee Dixon is an excellent pundit, and rather underused after ITV lost the Champions League

    Ali Maxwell is really good on lower league football too
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,026
    cafcsinger said:
    Snooker : Alan McManus 
    Presenters rather than pundits, but I liked Jason Mohammad, Seema Jaswal and Radzi Chinyanganya.
  • LouisMend
    LouisMend Posts: 5,447
    Michael Atherton on Sky’s cricket coverage is very good, supported by an excellent team of pundits and commentators as well. 
  • sirjohnhumphrey
    sirjohnhumphrey Posts: 1,859
    LouisMend said:
    Michael Atherton on Sky’s cricket coverage is very good, supported by an excellent team of pundits and commentators as well. 
    Agreed. I could listen to Atherton, Hussain, Lloyd and Holding discuss cricket and its issues all day. 
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,450
    bolloxbolder said:
    This has been done umpteen times before.
    There's an awful lot of Charlton discussions on this site - people seem obssessed by them.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,850
    John McEnroe is still the best tennis expert
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,127
    Saint & Greavsie
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  • MrWalker
    MrWalker Posts: 4,107
    Ron Manager. Isn't it? 
  • bazjonster
    bazjonster Posts: 2,875
    sirjohnhumphrey said:
    LouisMend said:
    Michael Atherton on Sky’s cricket coverage is very good, supported by an excellent team of pundits and commentators as well. 
    Agreed. I could listen to Atherton, Hussain, Lloyd and Holding discuss cricket and its issues all day. 
    Holding is just excellent. I love all the reminiscing as well, and they always make it relevant. 
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,450
    killerandflash said:
    John McEnroe is still the best tennis expert
    Always on point - what a contrast to Henman.
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    StigThundercock Posts: 3,722
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    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,677
    Gerard Healy
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  • HongCharltonKong
    HongCharltonKong Posts: 54
    No interest in 99% footballers opinions. Would much rather read an article or podcast from a sports journalist. Cricket on the other hand...could listen to Sky Sports or TMS all day
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,230
    Unless it's Shane Warne who never stops talking.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,856
    Mike Carlson
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,481
    I like David Lloyd (Bumble).....great character who loves a laugh.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,355
    most contemporary commentators/pundits talk too much, as if they are paid by the word

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