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G Hall
22 Jun 25 18:44
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I'm watching football now on mute, watching France/Denmark but that whining bint, was wrecking my head, why can't they keave anything alone anymore

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By:
BennyBinion1
When: 22 Jun 25 19:05
And Juve match on channel 5 had woman too.

Both games on mute.

Women’s euros start soon.

I’m sure there will be an equal mix of female and male commentators.

For the cause of diversity.
By:
G Hall
When: 22 Jun 25 20:08
Do they have women commentators on dazn
By:
swiftynifty
When: 28 Feb 26 22:47
Who is this woman ruining Match of the Day?
By:
abba21
When: 28 Feb 26 23:09
Simple turn off until they get message but are you one of the ones who keep watching
By:
swiftynifty
When: 28 Feb 26 23:31
sorry, I wanted to watch the match, my apologies.
By:
penzance
When: 28 Feb 26 23:46
Burnley?
Think that's Vicky Sparks
By:
lurka
When: 01 Mar 26 01:32
I thought she was got rid of because her voice is very irritating? Gave her the most exciting game but she still made it seem like an ordeal
By:
Des Pond
When: 01 Mar 26 18:27
I dislike fake accents. She sounds like a strange mix of South African/ Aussie/New Zealand. Although apparently she's English. I think it's an artificial accent, trying to sound distinctive, like a female Clive Tyldesley or something. Personally, I prefer commentators using their normal voices.
By:
DixieDean60
When: 01 Mar 26 20:36
A lot of the women on BBC especially are just box tickers, a few are on on Final Score each week and when they go over to the grounds half of them struggle to even tell you the score let alone any match details.

There is an art to tv commentary and most of todays lot (men included) lack it. Too many of them think they are the stars of the show and forget that the viewers have pictures as well.

The use of superlatives to describe each piece of action really grates on me, every pass, cross, shot, save, tackle etc, however routine, are described as brilliant/great/wonderful/fantastic. Listen to the likes of Steve Wilson for instance who often incorporates several of those words in every sentence.

Radio commentary doesn't suffer from the above so much. Years ago the likes of Alan Parry and Peter Drury were very good on Radio 5 i thought, but when they switched to tv they changed their style somewhat and became much more OTT.
By:
Regbutler
When: 01 Mar 26 20:49
Kenneth Woostenhome...1966...
"There's people on the pitch...they seem to think it's all over...IT IS NOW..."
You couldn't have written a better sentence that he ad libbed, imo
By:
----you-have-to-laugh---
When: 01 Mar 26 20:57
There is an art to tv commentary and most of todays lot (men included) lack it. Too many of them think they are the stars of the show and forget that the viewers have pictures as well.


Indeed, and sadly radio commentators forget that we do not.

We've both lived through an age of brilliant commentaries both
on radio and on TV, and at times live at events.

I don't see many commentators who add to the drama
or enliven a mundane event. A lost art, and huge space
for talented folk to fill, given a chance.
By:
DixieDean60
When: 01 Mar 26 21:06
I quite like John Murray on R5 Donny, i believe he is from your neck of the woods. Does the golf as well sometimes. Can get a bit excited but seems a genuine enthusiast.

Gone are the days of Bryon Butler and Peter Jones on the radio sadly, they knew that the listener required details of what was actually going on rather than being patronised. Jones in particular was a master of his craft.
By:
duffy
When: 01 Mar 26 21:51
Even though he is generally disliked I really liked Alan Green (lashed into the net), him and Mike Ingham on second half commentary on the radio back in the day was great.
By:
duffy
When: 01 Mar 26 21:56
I've posted this before but this is a great listen from the Nessun Dorma pod guys entitled Barry vs Motty, if you've got a spare hour or so it is a great listen, they replay old classic commentaries, really good

https://player.fm/series/nessun-dorma-retro-football-podcast/s1-ep7-barry-vs-motty
By:
brentford
When: 01 Mar 26 22:14
Slightly reluctant poster on this as there are some female comms and pundits who are clearly better than their male contemporaries and still get all sorts of abuse in some quarters but the comms on the Burnley v Brentford game was horrific..
By:
----you-have-to-laugh---
When: 01 Mar 26 22:30
Agree with most of tha.. . but... Alan Green would
go off on one and would be disgusted if somebody interupted
him by scoring a goal, he really got distracted at times.

His style got copied by many, and still see or hear
his influences, rather than the actual commentary commentators.

As above, he was popular,... At least with some.. And he won many
awards, so that's what folk wanted, or thought they did.

I've not heard a good woman football commentator, yet. But some
of the pundits are great like Emma Hayes, and others dreadful
like Eni.

I'd also ban co commentators from TV screens, they serve zero purpose.

Let them chat at half time when I'm making a cuppa.
By:
lurka
When: 02 Mar 26 00:11
#SheBelieves she's a good commentator. #MeToo
By:
Crisp77
When: 02 Mar 26 05:49
My favourite women’s commentator is Maris Piper
By:
MJK
When: 02 Mar 26 06:49
The endless reading of stats has become a big turn off for me with commentators in grneral, particularly Fletcher for whom the actual game seems to get in the way of this and endless waffle about anything thats not actually happening on the pitch.
By:
Regbutler
When: 02 Mar 26 08:22
Good shout Crisp^^^^^
She's got a good eye
By:
Emitdeb
When: 02 Mar 26 14:15
I have several opinions and observations on this subject.. But! I do understand my views are outdated and may offend... That ban you for that, these days. Whoops

Someone explain Crisps "joke" please Blush
By:
Emitdeb
When: 02 Mar 26 14:16
That = They BlushCrazy
By:
swiftynifty
When: 02 Mar 26 15:11
She is a common tater, being of blue blood myself I prefer King Edwards and Jersey Royals.
By:
Emitdeb
When: 02 Mar 26 15:35
OMG! Blush = My slowness Laugh
By:
swiftynifty
When: 02 Mar 26 15:38
Your Highness please Emitdeb.
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