BBC Commentators

M johnson is diffrent gravy as a pundit, just squatted john mac in a second.

Mac is a quality pundit IMO. Johnson too.

Gabby looking quite horny tonite although you would be disappointed with her tits.

Chris Hollins absolutely FULL of himself as he always is on Breakfast TV as well. One of the people I loathe most on television.  Otherwise, the usual mix of veiled racism, British triumphalism and sour grapes. We lost the cycling because of the other countries !!!!  Just wait until McNeeley and Woodhall get going in the boxing. Can only see the punches thrown by British fighters.

Agree about Hollins,odious little toad with the same habit as Lineker of making everything appear to be about him.On a positive note I think the BBC red button coverage of multiple sports is fantastic.

Are you suggesting that Tanni Grey-Thompson is less deserving of the accolade than, say, Sayeda Warsi?

If so, I'll be polite and just say we disagree

Tanni Grey-Thompson is an inspiration. She does so much for sports away from what you see.

It was disgusting and disrespectful yesterday to Vinokourov.


She may well be inspirational to you and a few others.....i fail to see why should be made a Baroness because of it. It stinks of PR

Explain how her involvement in sport leads to her getting a position in Parliament where serious social decisions are made.


Its not just her....the House of Lords is abused in order for political parties to score PR points with "Media friendly" appointments

Sorry misunderstood that bit.

Anyway, she's more deserving of a position than religious figures and life peers. Though I suspect you might kind of agree with that.

Seb Coe is another

At least Seb Coe and Tanni Grey-Thompson give sports a voice in parliament beyond vacuous political scoring.

Sue Barker looking increasingly like Barbara Cartland.

I agree with a lot of this, but we should be more grateful for what we get.

If you want a good laugh look on twitter for #nbcfail

The yanks are seething about their coverage, and I mean SEETHING. They're on six hour delay, but even the nbc twitter feeds and news are covering the results and spoiling it. Add in sh1t comms and thousands of ads.

Result - the more clued up yanks are loading up proxies to watch the bbc's live channels, and they love it.

The commentators are a mix of career journos, most of whom are pretty good, and ex-sportsmen who are much more mixed, but please don't post idiotic comments suggesting the likes of Adrian Moorhouse, who won an Olympic gold medal, was a failure in his sporting career.  A lot of the analysts are excellent and really aid enjoyment of the events, including the fencing where they have pointed things out that I would never see, the dressage (Ian Stark) and the sailing where they highlight the impacts of taking different positions in the wind conditions.  Enjoy this for what it is, sport being played at the highest level, with all of its inherent passion and unpredictability, with coverage that is unlikely ever to be surpassed with 24 live feeds.

I have no problem with ex 'failed' sportsmen commentating if they're articulate, humorous and insightful.

Sadly this is rarely the case.

5 Live just then 'But we don't really care about that' referring to the tight finish instead opting to cream himself over Adlington coming 3rd

somebody tell moorehouse to stop doing the 'computer says' joke when he's waiting for the timings, he's done it 2 nights running

5 years since little britain was popular ffs

george best was a great player, and would have been an asset to team gb at say mexico 1968

along with the cream of the 1966 world cup team, and that of scotlands brilliant team of that era

giggs and bellamy playing in a major tournament, but 2016 we wont enter a team.


seems a valid comment to me

He likes the word c0ck too.