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Question: BBC or ITV?
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ITV - 4 (19%)
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« on: June 10, 2006, 10:24:05 AM »

Its an Old Chestnut


The BBC:

Positives:

Gary Lineker...smooth, professional, sardonic, knowledgeable. Leicester boy

Martin O'Neill: Brilliant, slightly spoilt by taking four minutes to answer every question

Alan Hansen: Top pundit

Motty: Not everyone's cup of tea, but an icon

Jonathan Pearce: Improved tons as a commentator, now does a nice line in irony.

Barry Davies "Oh I say"..still a great commentator

Radio5Live: all of it, fantastic radio station

Negatives:

Alan Shearer: Sends me to sleep, but knows his stuff

Mark Lawrenson: like chalk on a blackboard

Garth Crooks: So earnest and serious it makes me want to get him very drunk and let him loose in a Lion enclosure

Graeme Le Saux: Not a fan

Ray Stubbs: Horrendous

Hazel Irvine: makes me want to scream whatever she is presenting, so wholesome I want to throw her off a cliff


ITV

Positives:

Gabby Logan: Yes indeed

Ruud Gullit: Top pundit

Terry Venables: Seen it done it, slightly spoilt by gratuitous cheeky chappy cockney moments

Peter Drury: Excellent underrated commentator trained on 5 live

Negatives

AllyMcCoist: stick to light entertainment, gruesome punditry

Andy Townsend: How does he still get onto panels for events like this. Hopeless

Clive Tyldesley: Not a patch on the BBC commentators

Jon Champion: second rate motty like commentator

Jim Beglin: Non descript colour man


Give me the BBC any day


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« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2006, 10:28:37 AM »


Alan Hansen always sounds like he has just come back from the pub
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« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2006, 10:34:17 AM »

Its all just pictures for me - Radio Five all the way here (and if you have the pictures through digital and radio on its all perfect on the timing front these days).

But your summary looks spot on to me Mr Tight.

Why are Gareth Crooks and Townsend employed ? - hope for us all I guess.
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« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2006, 10:50:54 AM »

Agreed Tighty Beeb for me. The boy Linekar has come along way since his early appearances. O'Neill is a top pundit, & not afraid to look at the game with a more philosophical slant.
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« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2006, 10:53:36 AM »

I discovered yesterday that if you press the Red button whilst watching on BBC1, you have a choice of commentaries

BBC
R5L
None at all



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« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2006, 10:56:09 AM »

Why do the BBC stick with Ian Wright?
Apart from offering enthusiasm when England are going well, he offers nothing at all.  Should never have been allowed back after his petulant performance after N.Ireland beat England.
Are the BBC not allowed to bring in writers from newspapers as experts?
Henry Winter (Daily Telegraph) should be there alongside Hansen. They are the best two analysts IMO.

As for ITV.... They have adverts, so you dont get time for in depth analysis.
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« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2006, 10:58:40 AM »

How could I forget the idiot that is Ian Wright?...jingoistic one dimensional court jester figure

complete waste of space on a panel.


and if I see Peter Reid this world cup on a panel I will NOT be responsible for my actions
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« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2006, 11:06:24 AM »

At least neither channel has Jamie Redknapp  >:?
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« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2006, 11:20:34 AM »

Lets not get onto Sky and TalkSport punditry....


Jamie Redknapp....ugh
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« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2006, 11:31:07 AM »

I only ever watch ITV for the Grand Prix.  I hate that channel.  Although SKYONE is worse.   I like BBC, it is better and also doesn't have adverts.  My vote is for BBC.  It's a shame Nemesis isn't here, he could have done a poll  Cheesy
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« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2006, 11:33:26 AM »

I only posted it because Nemesis is away.


ITV GP coverage...immeasurably better with Steve Rider rather than that clown Jim Rosenthal though

and Brundle is THE best colour/expert commentator
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« Reply #11 on: June 10, 2006, 11:36:14 AM »

Motson & Tyldesley should both be shot...twice...just to make sure

BBC pictures either with crowd noise or 5live commentary. Only probs with the 5live feed is the slight delay & Alan Green is murder.

My all time favourite English commentator was David Coleman. He actually commentated without overdoing the stats & opinions he was just straight to the point

 "Kempes... 1 nil!" Brilliant  Smiley
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« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2006, 11:36:24 AM »

Yea, I agree about Steve Rider.  He is better than Rosenthal.   I remember Steve Rider used to introduce GP back when BBC used to show it before ITV got it in 97.


Nemesis was back in the UK  yesterday.  We may still get a poll  Cheesy
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« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2006, 11:38:58 AM »

Steve Rider is much better that Jim 'boring' Rosenthal.
The golf on the BBC isn't the same without him presenting it.
He's come a long way since 'World of Sport'
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« Reply #14 on: June 10, 2006, 11:58:47 AM »

I'm also a big fan of Steve Rider and its a shame he has left the BBC and left us with idiots like Motson and Lawrenson.

As for the world Cup well, BBC for me all the way sure I hate how everything turns to England even when they are not playing, it does my tits in but they have no breaks which I despise and they have humoour and wit on the pannel.

When does wee Strachan come on though?
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