Originally posted by dyla: all i can say is - thank god!!
motson has and always will be one of the worst commentators ever!!
he'll still be commentating on MOTD, its just live games he is retiring from - BOOOOOO!!
You've got to be having a laugh, haven't you? Mottie has got to be one of the best loved and charismatic football commentators of all time! The fact that he's often remembered for making some very amusing gaffs have only served for the public to like him all the more. I particularly like the one when he said; 'For those watching the match in black and white, Spurs are the team playing in yellow'. I for one will miss his enthusiastic and very entertaining live commentaries. Sadly, we will now have to make do with the likes of Martin Tyler and Co(yaaawn )
One non-Motty moment that amused me last night was in the studio after a Torsten Frings press conference interview when he said that the Germans had to press the Spanish.
Lineker: "Frings says that the Germans will have to press the Spanish which surprises me as the Germans haven't pressed anyone in this tournament"
O'Neill "That surprises me, as the Germans have yet to press anyone in this tournament"
Really poor commentator that reads from his list of stats and interesting facts rather than comment on the game.
I will not miss that intensely annoying laugh of his after each of his increasingly unfunny jokes at the expense of various players and teams either. Though unfortunately he is only retiring from internationals which means we wont notice much difference till the England qualifiers.
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I started using the red button on the BBC's Euro matches so I could watch the match with Radio 5's commentary and not have to listen to Motson and Lawrensen.
The Beeb have some decent commentators though. Jonathon Pierce has grown on me and Guy Mowbray's all right too. Barry Davies ruled though. Notice he still does Wimbledon commentaries.
Originally posted by CaptVimes: Really poor commentator that reads from his list of stats and interesting facts rather than comment on the game. .
But then, we can see what's going on in the game and who's on the ball. It's to provide these facts, figures and statistics that the commentator is paid for, surely?
Originally posted by CaptVimes: Really poor commentator that reads from his list of stats and interesting facts rather than comment on the game. .
But then, we can see what's going on in the game and who's on the ball. It's to provide these facts, figures and statistics that the commentator is paid for, surely?
No his job is to comment on the game, actually tell us the name of the Swedish left back. Not say the swede and only call out premiership players. Actually predict a substitution change before you see the sub get off the bench and try and make out you have predicted the player coming on correctly but then disagree with the decision not comprehending what the managers reason was to do it. Not to trawl out mostly incorrect (he compiles them himself), meaningless or misleading statistics like saying this country hasnt lost to country B in 30 years (insert aggravating laugh here) ignoring the fact that they have only played them twice and they were both draws.
Thats before i even get onto the insanely annoying snidey comments he makes about certain players every game once he has a stereotype of them along with that laugh and what do you think lawro laugh laugh.
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The reason I like Lawrenson is that he's got a dry sense of humour. When the game's going on and the commentator makes a comment which is quite blatantly obvious, Lawro has a wise crack to go with it. I like that in preference to a lot of the others, like Pleat, who take things far too seriously
I watched an old prem' game on mutv, and halfway through the second half I realized Gray and Tyler were commentating.
I have now come to the decision that I honestly think I have unsubconciously (sp) trained my ears to "switch off" listening to that pair, when watching sky sports games.
Originally posted by Heinze: I have now come to the decision that I honestly think I have unsubconciously (sp) trained my ears to "switch off" listening to that pair, when watching sky sports games.
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*14th April 1999 Villa Park* 
