9-3 Posted 11 December, 2017 Posted 11 December, 2017 Alan Shearer. He tells it how it is. He was so 'on the fence' and boring when he first started. Chris Sutton is also a breath of fresh air and won't hold back. Graeme Souness, Jamie Carragher, Gary Neville. Jermaine Jennas speaks well, a bit wet though, as Danny Murphy. Phil Neville good (better than his commentating!). Mark Lawrenson, sorry mate, you are well past date and your irritating 'sniffs' when you think you have made a funny remark.
Mattio Posted 11 December, 2017 Posted 11 December, 2017 There's a bloke with a wonky nose on Sky Sports News who seems to know what he's talking about...
SuperSAINT Posted 11 December, 2017 Posted 11 December, 2017 I enjoy watching (Gary) Neville & Souness the most.
doddisalegend Posted 11 December, 2017 Posted 11 December, 2017 When we were lower league we used to get Steve Claridge a lot on that football league show despite being a Skate he generally spoke a lot of sense and was pretty fair. A lot of current lot seem a bit to partisan.
saintoaks Posted 11 December, 2017 Posted 11 December, 2017 Does Hayley McQueen or Natalie Sawyer count ??
Chez Posted 11 December, 2017 Posted 11 December, 2017 Also like Claridge, but then again he's a Titchfield lad so he's bound to talk sense. He quite clearly watched and attended a **** load if games so actually knew how teams were performing rather than just rely on motd clips and a league position. Quite like Jenas on his Friday night bbc5 live radio show.
Monk Posted 11 December, 2017 Posted 11 December, 2017 David Preece (ex goalkeeper - now journo) I hate the fact ex goalkeepers aren’t used as much as they should be. Need to eradicate the usual ******** of ‘shouldn’t be beaten at his best post’ or ‘the keeper has to do better there’. Danny Higinbotham: tactically intelligent and very articulate. G Neville as above. Souness Cannot stand: Danny Murphy Stan Collymore Lawrenson Redknapp Owen Hargreaves Jenas (as a commentator but do like his insights on 5 live to player issues)
Tom & Gerry Posted 11 December, 2017 Posted 11 December, 2017 David Prutton's not bad funnily enough.
Dangermouth Posted 11 December, 2017 Posted 11 December, 2017 David Preece (ex goalkeeper - now journo) I hate the fact ex goalkeepers aren’t used as much as they should be. Need to eradicate the usual ******** of ‘shouldn’t be beaten at his best post’ or ‘the keeper has to do better there’. Danny Higinbotham: tactically intelligent and very articulate. G Neville as above. Souness Cannot stand: Danny Murphy Stan Collymore Lawrenson Redknapp Owen Hargreaves Jenas (as a commentator but do like his insights on 5 live to player issues) I agree with most of yours (never heard of the goalie, sorry) but this one?! Can you name something specific so I can look at it. Most of what he's said I've found to be him sounding like he's just reading an autocue. To me he comes across as someone who's there because they can't find anyone else (apart from maybe Savage). I like Rio Ferdinand's punditry and commentary and views.
rickylambert Posted 11 December, 2017 Posted 11 December, 2017 David Preece (ex goalkeeper - now journo) I hate the fact ex goalkeepers aren’t used as much as they should be. Need to eradicate the usual ******** of ‘shouldn’t be beaten at his best post’ or ‘the keeper has to do better there’. Preece is very good on James Richardson's 'Totally Football Show'. As are James Horncastle and Julien Laurens. Of the BBC/Sky/BT crowd Danny Murphy speaks sense. Also Sutton and Wright make me smile. How Gary and Phil Neville are just light years apart is also funny.
eurosaint Posted 11 December, 2017 Posted 11 December, 2017 The most knowledgeable co-commentator IMHO is Davie Provan (very insightful and articulate) ! My favourite though is still MLT because he's entertaining and (of course) THE Saints legend ! As an aside, I used to watch Terry Paine quite a lot on South African TV and he really wasn't very good !
lloydie Posted 11 December, 2017 Posted 11 December, 2017 Hoddle talks a lot of sense tacticaly when watching games, particularly England. Sutton is controversial for the sake of it and very tiresome, his "I just say it how it is lads" act is paper thin. G.Neville and Jenas both know their stuff.
Lord Duckhunter Posted 12 December, 2017 Posted 12 December, 2017 Stewart Robson is fantastic when on the radio or The Times podcast, I just don't get why he doesn't get mainstream TV gigs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
whelk Posted 12 December, 2017 Posted 12 December, 2017 Agree Shearer has massively improved. Podcast journos and pundits so much more insightful that the tv mob generally although familiarity breeds contempt I think and only so much you can say and keep it fresh, research helps though! But likes of Talksport guys are just lazy cliched goons aka ‘proper football men’ - not that I ever listen these days. Ian Mackintosh is excellent
DuncanRG Posted 12 December, 2017 Posted 12 December, 2017 Neville by a mile, but it helps that he has a long show. There's a reason the pundits are more insightful/analytical on specialist shows or podcasts. Shearer, Souness and Higginbotham are among the best in 20 seconds on highlights shows, and I think Jenas/Kilbane are coming on too. Chris Sutton is one of very few who will actually make me turn off.
John Boy Saint Posted 12 December, 2017 Posted 12 December, 2017 Michelle Owen......................... but for goodness sake don't tell Mrs JBS!!
once_bitterne Posted 12 December, 2017 Posted 12 December, 2017 Franny Thought he did really well after being called into to doing expert commentary on the Arsenal game on Sunday due to Owen Hargreaves being stuck in snow. He was certainly far better than the monotonous delivery of Hargreaves who basically does no more than describe what it happening in 4 word bursts.
Charlie Wayman Posted 12 December, 2017 Posted 12 December, 2017 Pundits? Pah! It's all bull****! If they were any good at analysis they'd be top PL managers which they are not!
OldNick Posted 12 December, 2017 Posted 12 December, 2017 Gary Neville, one of the worst is Alan Smith, Mr Dull
shurlock Posted 12 December, 2017 Posted 12 December, 2017 (edited) Gary Neville's become a parody of himself. Also now a failed manager - the football equivalent of being caught masterbating in public, can never quite look at him the same way. The softly-spoken Jermaine Jenas is underrated. Clarridge is good too. Merse and Wrighty are good value for the s**ts and giggles, though Wrighty is also now a bit more informed. Hoddle is better in the studio than co-commentating. Martin O'Neill is excellent, though clearly in love with himself. By contrast, Niall Quinn is/was a complete simpleton who'd jump off a cliff if you asked him - given how he impressionable he was as a pundit. In general, though, the standard of football punditry is p*ss poor compared to other sports -and ex-professionals don't bring more to the table than informed journos/fans, except visibility. Edited 12 December, 2017 by shurlock
merrimd Posted 12 December, 2017 Posted 12 December, 2017 Probably in a significant minority, and I hated him as a player, but I do enjoy listening to Joey Barton.
Chez Posted 13 December, 2017 Posted 13 December, 2017 Danny Higinbotham: tactically intelligent and very articulate. Articulate yes, but pretty much every single thing he says is absolute ******** IMO. I listen, listen and listen a bit more. He goes into great detail about a tactical subject like overlapping or dropping off or suchlike, and I listen intently hoping to learn something from an ex pro. Fair play to him for offering this insight,but at the end of this and every little lecture I just think, thats a load of horse **** Danny. You sound great, but despite 30 years of experience you simply don't seem to know what you are bloody talking about. Obviously that conclusion is based on me thinking I know something about the game. Opinions, opinions.
Chez Posted 13 December, 2017 Posted 13 December, 2017 Probably in a significant minority, and I hated him as a player, but I do enjoy listening to Joey Barton. you dont have to like them to like what they say.
salisbury saints1 Posted 13 December, 2017 Posted 13 December, 2017 When we were lower league we used to get Steve Claridge a lot on that football league show despite being a Skate he generally spoke a lot of sense and was pretty fair. A lot of current lot seem a bit to partisan. I'm glad someone else said that before me as he's a skate I wasn't sure it would be acceptable to say you liked him on here! Incidentally he came up with a great stat recently that stoke had out spent saints by £90M over the last 3 years- worth bearing in mind when looking at our league positions.
salisbury saints1 Posted 13 December, 2017 Posted 13 December, 2017 Gary Neville, one of the worst is Alan Smith, Mr Dull Yes Gary Neville provides insights I can't get from just watching the game on TV. I was really impressed with his documentary at the referees training weekend - his desire to continually learn and improve was impressive.
adrian lord Posted 13 December, 2017 Posted 13 December, 2017 (edited) Neville is less cocksure since he failed in management. He has always been good to listen to though. Carragher is a ***t. Edited 13 December, 2017 by adrian lord spelling
kitch Posted 13 December, 2017 Posted 13 December, 2017 I like Shearer too, especially with his insight from a forward's point of view. He's perfectly qualified to comment on practically any attacking move, by any team, as far as I'm concerned. I actually don't mind Keown from the defensive POV, but only to a point. I also like Henry, and would say Jenas is quite good on air and in the studio, but not so great in the commentary box. Souness talks sense, but just can't be dealing with hoddle. And yes, Sutton is a reason to switch off. Awful!
Broadstone Saint Posted 13 December, 2017 Posted 13 December, 2017 Jimmy Armfield... brilliant at describing, over the radio, the shape of each team and pattern of play.
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