I may be in a minority, but I really enjoy Stuart Hall, because he's so idiosyncratic

You recognise him immediately on hearing him, and his reportage studiously avoids cliches or any of (say) Peter Drury's ham-fisted grasps at epoch-defining phrases. I wish there were more football commentators like him.

(And less like Alan Green. Frankly one is too many.)

Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on October 16th 2010 at 23:26:58

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Match report here: (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 16, 22:30:29
- That's a better match report than you'll see in any of the papers tomorrow. (NCFC) - jafski, Oct 16, 23:05:36
  - This. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 16, 23:31:54
- Good report Otto! (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Oct 16, 22:48:16
- arrrrggggh, you've done a split infinitive (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 22:35:59
  - Some people believe that split infinitives are grammatically incorrect...But there?s no (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Oct 16, 22:47:35
    - I didn't realise it wasn't a rule as such (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:12:52
  - If it's good enough for Star Trek, it's good enough for me. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 16, 22:37:38
    - yes, it's of very little consequence anyway nowadays (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:14:18
      - It's all in the re-reading and editing. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 16, 23:16:51
        
        it'd just sound weird if they used other terms (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:20:33
        
        I may be in a minority, but I really enjoy Stuart Hall, because he's so idiosyncratic (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 16, 23:26:58
        
        I don't really get to hear him much anymore (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:28:47
        
        A sort of football version of Henry Blofeld (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Oct 16, 23:30:13
        
        can't remember him either ffs! (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:32:29
      - footbally cliches I mean (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:15:27
        
        on a side note, I think commentators should use the word "rasping" a lot more (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 16, 23:23:44

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