brummie Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 I wonder, has anyone, ever, ever in the history of mankind - and I think we could get a noted historian to look at this, say, Simon Schama or that fit red headed bird with the nose piercing from Channel 5, her - ever, ever remarked on how much Steve McManaman adds to football commentary? Glen Hoddle used to just drone on in the background like a low end Surrey estate agent reading through his listings, but McManaman has the tone of someone sat with a pint they've been nursing for three hours, putting the world to rights, and making you wince as you just know at some point soon, he's going to start on about immigrants. What does he add? A rare occasion of the pretend crowd sound not being the most irritating thing in the audio channel. I also think these crowd noises were mostly recorded at Ajax, it always sounds like that "jelelelelelele Ajax Amsterdam" chant, cut just before they say Ajax with some randomly sourced clip added at the end. The quality of commentators and punditry in football is so so poor compared to cricket, NFL, NBA - pretty much every other sport. Some of these pundits played under Bob Paisley, Ferguson, Del Bosque, Bobby Robson, Wenger - some of the most intelligent and tactically astute managers in the game. Is it too much to ask to come up with something intelligent, one piece of insight, occasionally? What I think it might be is stuff like NFL, cricket, baseball, there's enough down time for them to start a dialogue - TMS commentators going on about cake and stuff. Whereas football is fast enough to now allow much of that, but slow enough to allow the likes of McManaman or - and for me, he's the worst, Danny Murphy - to fill the gaps with their wittering on about whatever they're fucking obsessed with. It's like being forced to watch a match in your local with the pub twat sat next to you, chuntering on for 90 minutes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 I wonder, has anyone, ever, ever in the history of mankind - and I think we could get a noted historian to look at this, say, Simon Schama or that fit red headed bird with the nose piercing from Channel 5, her - ever, ever remarked on how much Steve McManaman adds to football commentary? Glen Hoddle used to just drone on in the background like a low end Surrey estate agent reading through his listings, but McManaman has the tone of someone sat with a pint they've been nursing for three hours, putting the world to rights, and making you wince as you just know at some point soon, he's going to start on about immigrants. What does he add? A rare occasion of the pretend crowd sound not being the most irritating thing in the audio channel. I also think these crowd noises were mostly recorded at Ajax, it always sounds like that "jelelelelelele Ajax Amsterdam" chant, cut just before they say Ajax with some randomly sourced clip added at the end. :lol: Finds something that irritates him in the first 5 mins, whinges relentlessly about it for the rest of the game. Even when its often at odds with what you’re actually viewing. The dope next to him is just as bad, just call the game ffs we don’t want hear your opinions or your sycophantic ramblings. I actually think it'd be more interesting if McManaman just sat chatting in the background about something totally unrelated. Coronavirus or quantitive easing or something. House prices, that's his speciality. In that case they've got the wrong person from that decade of Liverpool meh-ness, they need Robbie Fowler on. I believe he owns, and rents out, half the housing stock of Liverpool these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgk_lfc Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 I wonder, has anyone, ever, ever in the history of mankind - and I think we could get a noted historian to look at this, say, Simon Schama or that fit red headed bird with the nose piercing from Channel 5, her - ever, ever remarked on how much Steve McManaman adds to football commentary? Glen Hoddle used to just drone on in the background like a low end Surrey estate agent reading through his listings, but McManaman has the tone of someone sat with a pint they've been nursing for three hours, putting the world to rights, and making you wince as you just know at some point soon, he's going to start on about immigrants. What does he add? A rare occasion of the pretend crowd sound not being the most irritating thing in the audio channel. I also think these crowd noises were mostly recorded at Ajax, it always sounds like that "jelelelelelele Ajax Amsterdam" chant, cut just before they say Ajax with some randomly sourced clip added at the end. The quality of commentators and punditry in football is so so poor compared to cricket, NFL, NBA - pretty much every other sport. Some of these pundits played under Bob Paisley, Ferguson, Del Bosque, Bobby Robson, Wenger - some of the most intelligent and tactically astute managers in the game. Is it too much to ask to come up with something intelligent, one piece of insight, occasionally? What I think it might be is stuff like NFL, cricket, baseball, there's enough down time for them to start a dialogue - TMS commentators going on about cake and stuff. Whereas football is fast enough to now allow much of that, but slow enough to allow the likes of McManaman or - and for me, he's the worst, Danny Murphy - to fill the gaps with their wittering on about whatever they're fucking obsessed with. It's like being forced to watch a match in your local with the pub twat sat next to you, chuntering on for 90 minutes. But even during half time/lunch time or post game analysis in NBA or cricket, you listen to pundits sometimes talking about the nuts and bolts of technique, positioning, seam position, cloud cover, swing of bat - things we never have knowledge off. The way they analyze how a fast bowler sets a batsmen up with four types of different deliveries and gets him out with the fifth one. In the NFL, how they analyze the plays, the runs. We have nothing even close to that depth in football. Mostly repeat cliched bs. I dont even know why we have Mcmanaman or Murphy on TV. They have never said anything interesting or funny ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 25 minutes to stay in the Champions League and you've got two Silvas and Foden on the bench, surely you've got to get some of them on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Pretty sure KdB could have megged him behind the wall, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Never seen a defensive wall do that before Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Man City gonna get nout here. Sounds as flat as a fart. Kiss of Death KDB makes it 1-1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Urgh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 What a finish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Lovely goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Sterling’s close control is brilliant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Great goal that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Ah, fuck off football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Cornet is a decent player but what a fucking cunt he is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Fuck City Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Lyon are bunch of diving cunts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Heads up for you, Kenny Tete is about to come on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Lyon are bunch of diving c***s Could easily have been a pen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Pep refereeing the game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Lyon are bunch of diving c***s Could easily have been a pen Nah, don’t be so soft. Going down screaming after a little pull is fucking embarrassing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Lyon are bunch of diving c***s Could easily have been a pen Nah, don’t be so soft. Going down screaming after a little pull is f***ing embarrassing. No it's not. Its top level sport. They're a team that finished 7th in Ligue 1 vs a country. If the ref gives that it's not getting overturned by VAR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 2-1 Lyon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Haha get in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Lyon back in front! Dembele Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Wew. One of the 43 Mousa Dembele’s pops up with a good finish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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