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Bigger fields could cause a problem but no colour mix up....not the worst out there but lack of breathing could cause an issue come 3miles in deep ground
That's the first time I've caught one of his commentaries.I know it's not as an easy job but he is bloody awful. It might as well be Alan Partridge calling them home.
seemed to call the winner 2 furlongs out not sure he knew where finish line was, will get caught out if he starts trying to be too clever ,hope he does not become joke as like him when talking in studio.
i would pay good money to hear him commentate on the arkle.....he would without doubt spontaneously combust as they cross the line.
The thing I Noticed is that he's trying to fit to many things in to his commentary.A ship without a rudder springs to mind.
He's making it look easy, he should try it blindfolded.
Hes trying to comentate and play in running by the sounds of him, muted.
The Late Great Professor Stanley Unwin would be better then Chapman.
Dear racecourses, please no more Matt Chapman commentaries - absolutely shocking. I can't cope with any more of it. He's not bad in the booth, but he is a truly horrendous race commentator. Worst I've heard in a long time.
Replacing idiot commentators with idiot commentators. The Geordie should stick to his little booth commentating on virtual racing, 'Joseph Lister appears to have them all covered'
could you imagine in your worst nightmares if there was 4 meetings on one afternoon and the commentators where Matt Chapman,Aussie Jim,Derek Thompson and Lee McKenzie.Just the thought of that scenario makes me shudder!!!!
going from not the worst to absolutely shocking....be lucky to finish the meeting at this rate..
have to agree in the booth fine.
In the commentating seat its truly painfull.
In the commentating seat its truly painfull.
Sad thing about Chapman is, that just as he wants people to talk about him when he's in the booth whether it's good or bad, as long as people criticise his awful commentaries he'll continue to annoy on purpose. A sad individual.
well if he continues hes going to be out of a job.
Quite willing to raise a petition to stop this fookin dreadfull nonsense.
Deep down I think hes up to the job
Just a case of whether his ego lets him
Quite willing to raise a petition to stop this fookin dreadfull nonsense.
Deep down I think hes up to the job
Just a case of whether his ego lets him
the problem is...he's an ego maniac and doesn't realize he is supposed to be providing a service to the viewer in a sensible manner....in his eyes he's been given a stage to indulge himself with and by god is he making full use of it.
GG was a brilliant commentator for about 15 yrs, he just went in his last 4 or 5 yrs, some of these will never get within 100 mile of his standard
Duffy good point. He reminds me of the blokes in the bookies over the audio who won't shut up, thinking that people go in just to listen to them.
Just wondered what "The Voice" Sir Peter O' Sullevan makes of it! bet he uses mute button.
He just needs to calm down a bit.
The 3.40 at Southwell is a 2 mile race and at the rate he's going he'll just wear himself into the ground before the end of it.
The 3.40 at Southwell is a 2 mile race and at the rate he's going he'll just wear himself into the ground before the end of it.
He's like a kid on Christmas morning........too excited, screaming and in need a oxygen!!!........Calm down and just commentate!
Though he needs to tone it down he is already preferable to a few others.
the thing is....all this over excitement has been achieved on the back of all weather dross....imagine what he will be like with better quality racing.!!
It's a bad thing for racing that he is commentating on course. I could honestly see it getting to the point where people were not attending tracks if they know he is the race caller.
I felt the same about Derek Thompson and if Chapman doesn't wise up he'll be lampooned in the same wasy as Thompson is and that would be a great shame as I actually don't mind the bloke in his booth but he should not allowed to commentate and I mean that in a constructive critism way not just having a pop.
I felt the same about Derek Thompson and if Chapman doesn't wise up he'll be lampooned in the same wasy as Thompson is and that would be a great shame as I actually don't mind the bloke in his booth but he should not allowed to commentate and I mean that in a constructive critism way not just having a pop.
I dont quite understand what all the fuss is about.
He makes it sound exciting. What's actually wrong with that?
If you suggest that punters will stop going to the course if he is calling then that says more about them more than anything else.
Personally, I think it's refreshing that he calls the race in a way in which punters can relate to.
He makes it sound exciting. What's actually wrong with that?
If you suggest that punters will stop going to the course if he is calling then that says more about them more than anything else.
Personally, I think it's refreshing that he calls the race in a way in which punters can relate to.
'Joe Fanning's been under pressure for a long way'. He was just niggling the horse along ffs
Think he's reading the forum !
Definitely commentated the 3.40 at a much slower pace.
Definitely commentated the 3.40 at a much slower pace.
Joe FFFFFFFFANNING soory could not help laughing at that one. Might get used to his style in time.
matt reads the forum......he'll be good at it as long as he keeps the excitement in check a bit....nothing wrong with it when its really due.
A HA knowing me Matt Chapman Knowing you the punter A HA
When he is the presenter and there is no commentary from a course every so often he as done the commentary from the studio. That is just what is last effort sounded like to me.
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