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Favourite sports pundits
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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.
Very impressed by most of the ex players at the World snooker who gave a lot of insight.
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Football - Rio Ferdinand, Gary Nevilie and Ian Wright
NFL - Tony Romo
Boxing - Steve Bunce
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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 Woods3 -
You mean Don 'I'll tell you what' Goodman.4
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Surely Souness! GIves an honest opinion without trying to make it all about him (like Roy Keane)2
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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.0 -
I must admit, Hope Solo was a breath of fresh air. Calling things as they were.0
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This has been done umpteen times before.0
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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.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 Jones3 -
Barry Jones is a top pundit, not afraid to criticise a home fighter which is something you don’t see often in boxing.0
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Yeah at least I think he is... He's from Lewisham originallyStig said:
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.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 Jones0 - Sponsored links:
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Snooker : Alan McManus1
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Close thread then?bolloxbolder said:This has been done umpteen times before.0 -
I really hope you’ve never said the same thing twice.bolloxbolder said:This has been done umpteen times before.0 -
Lee Dixon is an excellent pundit, and rather underused after ITV lost the Champions League
Ali Maxwell is really good on lower league football too2 -
Presenters rather than pundits, but I liked Jason Mohammad, Seema Jaswal and Radzi Chinyanganya.cafcsinger said:Snooker : Alan McManus
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Michael Atherton on Sky’s cricket coverage is very good, supported by an excellent team of pundits and commentators as well.
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Agreed. I could listen to Atherton, Hussain, Lloyd and Holding discuss cricket and its issues all day.LouisMend said:Michael Atherton on Sky’s cricket coverage is very good, supported by an excellent team of pundits and commentators as well.9 -
There's an awful lot of Charlton discussions on this site - people seem obssessed by them.bolloxbolder said:This has been done umpteen times before.1 -
John McEnroe is still the best tennis expert1
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Saint & Greavsie2
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Ron Manager. Isn't it?2
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Holding is just excellent. I love all the reminiscing as well, and they always make it relevant.sirjohnhumphrey said:
Agreed. I could listen to Atherton, Hussain, Lloyd and Holding discuss cricket and its issues all day.LouisMend said:Michael Atherton on Sky’s cricket coverage is very good, supported by an excellent team of pundits and commentators as well.5 -
Always on point - what a contrast to Henman.killerandflash said:John McEnroe is still the best tennis expert0 -
Isa Guha
Loinacher
Aggers
Alex Scott
Bumble
Tuffers
Sharon Davies
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Gerard Healy
Jason Dunstall0 -
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 day1
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Unless it's Shane Warne who never stops talking.0
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Mike Carlson0
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I like David Lloyd (Bumble).....great character who loves a laugh.4
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most contemporary commentators/pundits talk too much, as if they are paid by the word1
