Phil Neville

The key to becoming a good football commentator on TV is to know when not to talk.

Commentators are so similar on the BBC (beyond Motty, obviously) that I find it difficult to tell them apart. They're all clones that talk almost exclusively in clichés.

As for the pundits, well, I don't get it. MOTD have this rotation policy and all of them are bang average (to poor).

The BBC need to do something about this. Not every ex-Premier League footballer makes a good pundit. I hate it when they also try to squeeze in existing players - like they did with Vincent Kompany that time. And then Russell Brand pops up. What's that all about?

Sol Campbell appeared on the show once and spent the whole time looking like he'd rather be anywhere but on the telly.

Robbie Fowler has one of the most limited vocabularies and begins every sentence with 'For me', and it winds me right up.

I'm convinced Phil Neville isn't all there, if you know what I mean. He can't be. Did anyone see him on that celebrity edition of Pointless? Mark Chapman looked like he could've swung for him.

Mark Chapman I like, by the way. He seems a decent presenter who asks proper questions of the pundits. He doesn't let them get away with saying bland trash.

We're in serious need of a couple of genuinely insightful pundits on the BBC.

Quoted from RichMariner

Robbie Fowler has one of the most limited vocabularies and begins every sentence with 'For me', and it winds me right up.

For me, that's one one of the most annoying things on tv/radio/life.

I mean, what's the fucking point? You're the one speaking, so obviously it's "for me"!

And Fowler's by no means the only one who does this!

I also agree with you about Chappers, seems to be able to perfectly mix the serious stuff with the 'bantz'.

Peter Beagrie needs a smack in the chops too!

Quoted from RichMariner

The key to becoming a good football commentator on TV is to know when not to talk.

As for the pundits, well, I don't get it. MOTD have this rotation policy and all of them are bang average (to poor).

Completely agree. Michael Owen is as bad on BT Sport. He comments on absolutely every passage of play, he pretty well talks for the whole match.

And the pundits in general are terrible. Only Gary Neville & Carragher are an enjoyable watch.

Quoted from Les Brechin

Peter Beagrie needs a smack in the chops too!

And a kick in the nuts?  

Dislike Andy Townsend commentating also

What this thread proves to me is how everyone is in agreement about the commentary & the so called "expert" summarisers.

In fact it is the only thread on the Fishy in which there is total agreement, a first!

Isn't it about time we fans told the TV companies what we want to hear during a game, instead of some TV executive who has never been to a game deciding what he wants to inflict on us.

Football fans around the country also complain long & hard, yet nothing ever gets done, surly there must be something that we can do to stop this constant drivel that blights the beautiful game.

Quoted from Abdul19

For me, that's one one of the most annoying things on tv/radio/life.

I mean, what's the fucking point? You're the one speaking, so obviously it's "for me"!

And Fowler's by no means the only one who does this!

I also agree with you about Chappers, seems to be able to perfectly mix the serious stuff with the 'bantz'.

I would have to say and this is personally speaking, that for me I agree.

Quoted from arryarryarry

I would have to say and this is personally speaking, that for me I agree.

Do you know what also gets on my mammaries? For me it's pundits who refer to players in some sort of plural grouping and then list all of them anyway. You know, your Lawrensons, your Shearers, your Murphys, your Jenases, your Carraghers etc etc.

Owens monophonic tones drive me mad must be the most boring voice ever other than William Haig. Why do ex footballers get those jobs they have no commentary skills what so ever.

David Colman, Harry Carpenter,Jonathan Pearce(robot wars fame) all had/have emotion as well as vast knowledge of their jobs, they learned  their trade properly  not some over paid ex footballer wanabe with no communication skills.