Saint Bob Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 Is it me or does anyone else get fed up with his comments about our glorious Saints. He says he is a Saints supporter, but openly criticised Billy Sharps first goal for us, saying that it should have been an OG. Then challenges Nigel after the next match live on air about it. Last night he commented that he is fed up listening to Nigel pre and post match interviews, saying he just uses the script every-time, and doesn't tell us anything new. Is he a skate in disguise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 Not sure about anything he said last night as I didn't hear him much, but he is and always has been an idiot. Especially considering he spells his name "Kris". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasoneuelllfanclub Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 i actually think he is the best commentator on solent. probably frustrated hearing same old clichés from adkins but they make it easy for adkins with their questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 Sometimes they ask the most inane questions and deserve a scripted reply. Things like "just how important is this game" when everyone knows the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry the Badger Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 Do they just give football interviewers a list of leading questions to memorise? A great performance there, that must tell you something about the spirit in your team? A comfortable win, you must be delighted? It must've been nice to see Billy Sharp get on the scoresheet? The league table must make pretty nice reading for you at the moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo78 Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 "So Nigel, you we're up 3-0 going into stoppage time, but managed to throw it away with 4 late goals. This must be a disappointment for you, right?" Well... ummm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 All the Solent guys are pretty good and do a great job. I'm sure they do want Nigel to say more interesting things but he isn't going to change now. Will be interesting to see if we go up how his approach changes. When we start losing matches the cliches won't wash so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_John Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 Is it me or does anyone else get fed up with his comments about our glorious Saints. He says he is a Saints supporter, but openly criticised Billy Sharps first goal for us, saying that it should have been an OG. Then challenges Nigel after the next match live on air about it. Last night he commented that he is fed up listening to Nigel pre and post match interviews, saying he just uses the script every-time, and doesn't tell us anything new. Is he a skate in disguise? I agree with you. His pre match comments were a disgrace, he said things like he thought Nigel was "almost manic" (because he was was making positive pre match comments - yet the answer was in the 1st 10 mins from the players). He then went on to say that he always "got the same old cliches" from Nigel and then compared him to the "clown down the road" by saying something like he gave "honest press conferences" (?? Handball from Kitson last Sat !!!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 I know we all hate anyone saying anything less than glowing about saints....but quite frankly he is right about Nigels interviews they aren't very interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky morris Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 He is a complete & utter c o c k - and that's all I have to say about that!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
There when Franny scored Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 I agree, the prematch comments were totally uncalled for. It seems as though the media have two agendas and can't cope with anything else. 1. A 'doom and gloom' manager who would say that it's incredibly anxious in the camp after the Reading game and it's been difficult to pick them up and that we're desperate to avoid the playoffs and need this many points to avoid them etc etc. 2. Or the managers who prostitute themselves to the press like Holloway or Redknapp who are so greatly admired because they are 'down to earth' and use hilarious averyday comparisons such as: 'my wife would have scored that' and this isn't real pressure compared to a soldier on the front line. These men are then held up as visionaries and revolutionaries and touted for the England job. Personally, I find Adkins positivity very refreshing and uplifting and would suggest the same of the players given tha we always recover from a defeat. Being a typically pessimistic Saints fan, it gives me confidence that he is so adept at not dwelling on defeat. Temple is symptomatic of the sort of commentator that vilified Eriksson and Capello because the didn't make manic gestures on the touchline or 'show enough passion' despite having excellent results. It's one of the main faults with football in this country in my opinion (even at amateur level). That said, I do think Solent provide a pretty good service and I think that Temple is one of the better local radio commentators out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 Can't see why he complains, asks the same questions gets the same answers, ask different questions and the answers may be different. Watch the video, positives'negatives, draw a line we know the response so why does he persist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Saints Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 You will notice most sport commentators employed by the BBC (TV and radio) aren't happy unless they are moaning about something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Jonny Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 I think he's alright tbh. Just because he says it like it is and doesn't wear Saints coloured love goggles doesn't make him a cock. And I don't think he's a Saints fan, think I remember him saying he was from Kent or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 Always do what you've always done and you will always get what you always got. hamster 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 He is a Gillingham fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedgeend Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 Kris is one of the better presenters in my opinion , but he and all of Solent sports team do not like Nigel , because they think he takes the pith out of them , personally I don't see what their problem is , Nige is alright by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Bob Posted 18 April, 2012 Author Share Posted 18 April, 2012 I think he's alright tbh. Just because he says it like it is and doesn't wear Saints coloured love goggles doesn't make him a cock. And I don't think he's a Saints fan, think I remember him saying he was from Kent or something. No I think he said something like I am a Kent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
up and away Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 Is it me or does anyone else get fed up with his comments about our glorious Saints. He says he is a Saints supporter, but openly criticised Billy Sharps first goal for us, saying that it should have been an OG. Then challenges Nigel after the next match live on air about it. Last night he commented that he is fed up listening to Nigel pre and post match interviews, saying he just uses the script every-time, and doesn't tell us anything new. Is he a skate in disguise? I feel exactly the same way regarding Nigels pre / post match interviews. But I fully understand that is an important aspect of Adkins job and the message he has to communicate with the players and in some cases the fans. I don't argue that Adkins comes out with a load of blithery, Pollyanna coated ****** but it does have a purpose. The best information comes from the mid game interviews but you have to be sharp to pick out the nuances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 His brother is a Charlton fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 Pretty sick of him in all honesty. Post-Palace he tried taking the **** and Nigel just stood there unsure of what to make of it. Really quite cringeworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarehamRed Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 I think he need to be a bit more professional. I can see from his point of view interviews with NA rarly produce anything other than "the script", but I Kris needs to keep any frustration under wrapps. It's his job to present that facts, not to ask fans to phone in and moan about NA's interviews (which is what he did last night). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Nelson Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 I can't say that I get excited by interviews with NA, nor by information from the web site. It's all a bit sanitized and self congratulatory. But then it's also the job of NA to keep the team, and the fans, positive and not to dwell on the sometimes depressing aspects of a game. I was surprised to hear a journalist expressing the views of Temple on the air. To blame the interviewee for being boring?! That was a personal irritation he could have kept to himself, and I would be a bit surprised if he doesn't regret it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Tone Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 It would be interesting to see how he'd fare with Strachan if he aked him the same inane questions. Wee Gordie didn't take prisoners with the media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 It would be interesting to see how he'd fare with Strachan if he aked him the same inane questions. Wee Gordie didn't take prisoners with the media. Gordon can I have a quick word, "velocity" priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 He is a Gillingham fan. Scum. They are to Kent what Pompey are to Hampshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fareham saint phil Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 Gordon can I have a quick word, "velocity" priceless. Classic one word answer, I couldnt care less about NA's interviews he is paid to manage our team and get results, hes doing that so how he comes across in interviews means nothing, watch ferguson or wenger they talk much more ****e but the press hang on their every word Anyhow i love being on the Saints bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMarlin Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 He doesn't spell his name Kris through any affectation or ponceyness. He was given that name by his parents. His dad was a highly respected sports journalist, Cliff Temple, who was athletics correspondent for The Times. Kris follows in his dad's footsteps and is a good radio journalist. You might think he's antagonistic towards Adkins, but he's actually doing the job that you licence payers should be demanding of BBC journalists. All BBC journalists adhere to the Producers' Guidelines which sets out that journalists should be objective, and in carrying out that objectivity ask the sort of questions that other arms of the media with a vested interest might not ask. It's a difficult tightrope to walk sometimes with the *****ly, sensitive souls that inhabit football clubs. Of course the Solent journos want to see Saints in the Prem. They want the opportunity to cover them in the top flight, but they can't show it. Kris is professional in remaining objectve. It's why people trust the BBC all over the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 He doesn't spell his name Kris through any affectation or ponceyness. He was given that name by his parents. His dad was a highly respected sports journalist, Cliff Temple, who was athletics correspondent for The Times. Kris follows in his dad's footsteps and is a good radio journalist. You might think he's antagonistic towards Adkins, but he's actually doing the job that you licence payers should be demanding of BBC journalists. All BBC journalists adhere to the Producers' Guidelines which sets out that journalists should be objective, and in carrying out that objectivity ask the sort of questions that other arms of the media with a vested interest might not ask. It's a difficult tightrope to walk sometimes with the *****ly, sensitive souls that inhabit football clubs. Of course the Solent journos want to see Saints in the Prem. They want the opportunity to cover them in the top flight, but they can't show it. Kris is professional in remaining objectve. It's why people trust the BBC all over the world. That all may well be true, and as someone working in broadcasting I can see that there is some sense in your post. But Adam Blackmore, Andy Moon and Laurence (Skate) Herdman don't act in quite the same way Kris Temple does. Trying to take the **** out of Nigel post-Palace and then basically criticising him for his answers on the radio last night is a bit much. Not sure what objectivity has to do with either of those two incidents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 Anyone that doesn't think anyone connected with Southampton FC is the greatest person who ever lived is a c*nt. FACT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 (edited) Anyone that doesn't think anyone connected with Southampton FC is the greatest person who ever lived is a c*nt. FACT. Yep I had to batter some **** the other day who said Doris, the loo cleaning lady in the chapel, had missed a spot in the second crapper and that Dorin at Posh was a better loo cleaner I just won't let that sort of thing pass...... Edited 18 April, 2012 by doddisalegend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdvdtz Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 He's a bit of a knob. Same guy who persisted with the whole 'Saints aren't really promoted yet', in some odd attempt to dampen everyone's spirits (impossible, I know) after the Plymouth match last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc4prem Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 He's a bit of a knob. Same guy who persisted with the whole 'Saints aren't really promoted yet', in some odd attempt to dampen everyone's spirits (impossible, I know) after the Plymouth match last season. Yeah, I remember that, thought he was a c*ck at the time. Still think he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wightman35 Posted 18 April, 2012 Share Posted 18 April, 2012 Radio Solent has one true Saint; good on you, Dave! The rest, including Temple are pretty much of a blue hue. in my opinion of course and inclined to the, "Poor old, hard done by Poopey" school of realism. A number of times I've heard " In financial trouble like Saints were a few years ago," myth about their (Poopey's) fiscal incontinence. That said, I still like Solent.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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