Mullet Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Who's your favourite commentator to listen to in any sport? Mine is Jim Watt, boxing commentator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 David Coleman, David Vine, Ron Pickering and Sid Waddell. "Bristow reasons - Bristow quickens - BRISTOW!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 While often maligned, Motson. The bloke who did Superstars had something. Bringing meaningless events to life. Was it David Vine? Michael Holding is exceptional on Sky cricket. I miss expert comment from Ron Atkinson. While occasionally inflammatory Shane Warne is excellent. Having recently heard David Coleman's commentary of the terror attack in the 1972 Munich Olympics he gets a look in as an answer to the question too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 While often maligned, Motson. The bloke who did Superstars had something. Bringing meaningless events to life. Was it David Vine? Yes, and Ron Pickering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Insight wise Hussain and Atherton on the cricket, McEnroe on tennis, Willie Thorne on snooker and the Don- Butch Harmon on golf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beag_teeets Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Not a commentator but I like Boycott on the cricket, even more these days now that Aggers stands up to him, makes for entertaining radio. Also on the Cricket I like Jim Maxwell, very aussie, over the Ashes series in the summer he had both myself and my wife in stitches with just a few turns of phrase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Brian Moore- the ex-Rubgy hooker. I like Barry Davies too, and having met him, you can tell he is very much the professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mullet Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 Sid Waddell. "Bristow reasons - Bristow quickens - BRISTOW!" Forgot about Waddell. Darts isn't the same without him Cris Collingsworth in the NFL is another brilliant one. Cricket: Atherton as a journalist, he writes in The Times, but he brings that expertise into the commentary box too. Does anybody feel like commentating is becoming very cliched? I recognise there are not that many words to describe what is basically the same action repeated in different ways - sport - but the best find a way around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukka Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 (edited) Most of those mentioned are not commentators, they are pundits. Commentator wise - Barry Davies is by far the best IMO. (Sid widdell was brilliant too) Pundit wise - I want to see someone with their own opinion. Boycott, Stevo (Rugby league), Roy Keane, Lee Dixon, Shane Warne and Nasser Hussain. Insight wise, Shane Warne is brilliant. Edited December 4, 2013 by pukka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Brian Moore in rugby is worth listening to, Sid Waddell definitely but in football never ever Andy Townsend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 (edited) Motson used to be great and is still occasionally on the recorded commentaries on MOTD - when he knows what's about to happen. His high point was Germany 1 - 5 England in Munich. If he ever does live footie now, he's always the last to know. 25-yard netbuster gets, "Has it crossed the line? Yes it has." My real favourites are Mike and Gordon. Summariser award goes to Roy. Edited December 4, 2013 by 24hoursfromtulsehill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beag_teeets Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Motson used to be great and is still occasionally on the recorded commentaries on MOTD - when he knows what's about to happen. His high point was Germany 1 - 5 England in Munich. If he ever does live footie now, he's always the last to know. 25-yard netbuster gets, "Has it crossed the line? Yes it has." My real favourites are Mike and Gordon. Summariser award goes to Roy. I was under the impression that those commentaries are still done live even if they are then edited down for MoTD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I was under the impression that those commentaries are still done live even if they are then edited down for MoTD? They are done live initially, and then sometimes bits re-recorded if something is unclear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I was under the impression that those commentaries are still done live even if they are then edited down for MoTD? So was I, but then I started thinking about it while watching MOTD at the weekend. No doubt in my mind that they're studio-based. I'm prepared to believe that they're touched up after the fact (either at the ground or elsewhere), but I don't reckon they're live as such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 They are done live initially, and then sometimes bits re-recorded if something is unclear. I just said that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaddylad Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Bumble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I just said that. No I just said that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_ragg1984 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I always thought Sports commentators was a subject that pretty much everyone agreed on who was good and who was bad, but I've been proved well wrong by this thread. Different strokes for different folks and all that, but I can't stand Jim Watt and Shane Warne. Jim Watt seems to just be too critical, like he was the perfect fighter who never ever made a mistake. And Shane Warne is so annoying. He makes a stupid point. Then repeats it over and over and makes himself sound even more stupid. And then writes a column about it. And then says it again in the next match. Sky tend to get it right mostly with their cricket commentators. Michael Holding is the absolute best. They should just make him commentate on all 15 sessions of every test they cover. I was a fan of Glenn McGrath on TMS this summer too. It would be good if he did a lot more in the future. I like a few of the American Football commentators. But only ever one of the partnership it seems. I like Troy Aikmen, but don't like Joe Buck. I like Jim Nantz but not a fan of Phil Simms on commentary (big fan of his work as a QB though). Al Michaels is basically a commentating god, but I can't warm to Cris Collingsworth. To be fair to Collingsworth though, he is following John Madden which is basically an impossible job. I think my favorite American sports commentator is Mike Emrick though. He is ace on the Hockey. Was great when he was the Devils fairly biased announcer, and now he is ace just doing the big games for NBC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Warney I like as a commentator but he tries far too hard to be controversial when he writes and just comes across as a prick. Who's the Scottish bloke who does the posh egg chasing, or did? I like him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 You dont get better than sky's cricket commentators, theyre all good! Also the rugby league for sky is pretty good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 (edited) Warney I like as a commentator but he tries far too hard to be controversial when he writes and just comes across as a prick. Who's the Scottish bloke who does the posh egg chasing, or did? I like him. Bill McClaren, I had forgotten about him. you are right LL he was one of the best. A dink to the left then the right he used to call a shilly shally, he made rugby interesting. Edited December 4, 2013 by disjointed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beag_teeets Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I always thought Sports commentators was a subject that pretty much everyone agreed on who was good and who was bad, but I've been proved well wrong by this thread. Different strokes for different folks and all that, but I can't stand Jim Watt and Shane Warne. Jim Watt seems to just be too critical, like he was the perfect fighter who never ever made a mistake. And Shane Warne is so annoying. He makes a stupid point. Then repeats it over and over and makes himself sound even more stupid. And then writes a column about it. And then says it again in the next match. Sky tend to get it right mostly with their cricket commentators. Michael Holding is the absolute best. They should just make him commentate on all 15 sessions of every test they cover. I was a fan of Glenn McGrath on TMS this summer too. It would be good if he did a lot more in the future. I like a few of the American Football commentators. But only ever one of the partnership it seems. I like Troy Aikmen, but don't like Joe Buck. I like Jim Nantz but not a fan of Phil Simms on commentary (big fan of his work as a QB though). Al Michaels is basically a commentating god, but I can't warm to Cris Collingsworth. To be fair to Collingsworth though, he is following John Madden which is basically an impossible job. I think my favorite American sports commentator is Mike Emrick though. He is ace on the Hockey. Was great when he was the Devils fairly biased announcer, and now he is ace just doing the big games for NBC. As a player I couldn't stand the man. Within one session of his commentary and an interview at either lunch or tea with Aggers i had completely changed my opinion, a good bloke and a good addition to the TMS team. I hope he does go on to do a lot of commentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_ragg1984 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 As a player I couldn't stand the man. Within one session of his commentary and an interview at either lunch or tea with Aggers i had completely changed my opinion, a good bloke and a good addition to the TMS team. I hope he does go on to do a lot of commentary. That was exactly what I thought too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 (edited) Bill McClaren, I had forgotten about him. you are right LL he was one of the best. A dink to the left then the right he used to call a shilly shally, he made rugby interesting. His greatest addition to the game was his hierarchy of roughness in scrum goings on. I can't remember the names of the levels, but there were four, starting with hanky panky and including jiggery pokery. Edit: the others are rumpy pumpy and argy bargy. Edited December 5, 2013 by 24hoursfromtulsehill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngen Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Murray Walker always brought life to even the most boring Grand Prix. I also like Bumble, he's got a joke or two. Andy Townsend anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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