that'd make it a bit difficult getting in to new sports

or at least learning to fully understand it

any chance you could understand the offside rule without a bit of explanation the first time you ever saw it?

Posted By: Ralf Scrampton on September 7th 2011 at 21:24:16

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which sports have the best presenters/analysts/comms? (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 21:02:35
- BBC Cricket, BBC F1, Sky Cricket streets ahead in my opinion (n/m) (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 7, 21:25:16
  - You can't have F1 I'm afraid mate. (Other Sports) - jafski, Sep 7, 21:26:54
    - Motor Sport (Other Sports) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 7, 21:31:17
      - It's a misnomer. (Other Sports) - jafski, Sep 7, 21:34:00
        
        Misnomer Murders (n/m) (Other Sports) - bird table, Sep 7, 21:50:25
        
        Bananas? Not a fruit? (Other Sports) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 7, 21:35:24
        
        Jaffa Cakes, not biscuits but sold in the biscuit aisle of the supermarket. (Other Sports) - jafski, Sep 7, 21:37:48
        
        Yeah, and wheel nuts aren't fucking nuts are they? (n/m) (Other Sports) - tudders, Sep 7, 21:43:11
        
        You say that. (n/m) (Other Sports) - jafski, Sep 7, 21:45:11
        
        are you sure that's been fully established? (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 21:41:09
        
        No, went to court because cakes are exempt from VAT & biccies aren't. (Other Sports) - jafski, Sep 7, 21:44:55
        
        yebbut, that's like saying OJ Simpson was innocent because he was found not guilty (n/m) (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 22:01:40
        
        Biscuits go soft, cakes go hard (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 7, 21:48:29
        
        I need to think about that. (n/m) (Other Sports) - tudders, Sep 7, 21:50:16
        
        Fuck 'em (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 7, 21:37:09
        
        And Lily Savage is a fine looking woman (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 7, 21:38:00
    - spot on! (n/m) (Other Sports) - robert_rosario, Sep 7, 21:28:21
    - FFS !! (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 7, 21:27:27
      - lol (Other Sports) - jafski, Sep 7, 21:30:02
        
        Fucking hell. I woke up last night in a cold sweat about it. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 7, 21:33:18
        
        Headphones on on entering bus. No eye contact. Smelling salts. (Other Sports) - jafski, Sep 7, 21:35:43
        
        Haha! True story - I've bought a new battery for my phone so it doesn't run flat (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 7, 21:37:21
        
        don't forget your bulky holdall (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 21:39:20
        
        I'll get Simon in his shorts sitting next to me. Guaranteed. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 7, 21:42:02
        
        Hent sin Simon and his radio in a while (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 7, 21:45:50
        
        Dunno. I often see him jabbering away to himself outside the ground though (n/m) (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 7, 21:46:30
- ITV believe it or not are excellent for cycling. (n/m) (Other Sports) - jafski, Sep 7, 21:22:18
  - did you see today's stage in Spain? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 7, 21:25:08
    - Yep. Broom, Broom, Froome! (Other Sports) - jafski, Sep 7, 21:29:06
      - i think Matt Rendell was making the same point on the monster stage a couple of days ago (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 7, 21:39:49
        
        Yep. (n/m) (Other Sports) - jafski, Sep 7, 21:46:08
  - channel 5 nfl was quality -mike carlson (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 21:24:09
    - Cricket is the best. Best TV, best radio, best written word. (Other Sports) - jafski, Sep 7, 21:25:51
- boxing used to be cracking with Harry Carpenter (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 21:22:11
- F1 (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 7, 21:20:32
  - Yeah, true (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 7, 21:25:03
    - Yes, they are good together. (Other Sports) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 7, 21:29:05
      - Guaranteed Brundle will go to the highest bidder (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 7, 21:32:16
        
        That would make sense. (Other Sports) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Sep 7, 21:37:57
        
        Oh good God now. Couldn't go back to that. (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 7, 21:40:41
        
        *no (n/m) (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 7, 21:40:52
- Cricket (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 7, 21:17:58
  - i remember nantz guesting on the bbc open coverage (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 21:20:14
    - Maybe he's an exception then (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 7, 21:23:37
      - it's just the main comms and analysts who are a problem (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 21:25:12
        
        This is a good thread (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 7, 21:27:20
        
        taking a short break from trolling (n/m) (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 21:28:52
        
        Hahaha (n/m) (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 7, 21:28:15
- gang bang porn........ (n/m) (Other Sports) - usacanary, Sep 7, 21:15:59
- TMS! (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Sep 7, 21:06:57
- I'd quite happily do without any comms at all (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 21:05:19
  - that'd make it a bit difficult getting in to new sports (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 7, 21:24:16
    - when do "pundits" ever even get the offside rule right themselves? (n/m) (Other Sports) - StraightOuttaBacton, Sep 7, 21:34:18
      - true enough (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 7, 21:42:49
    - yes but we dont need it explained every match (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 21:31:07
      - Beeb offer multiple choices in major tournos, including just sound (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 7, 21:42:07
        
        yes, but they have to assume a certain level of understanding (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 21:46:17
        
        and my 4 and a half year old is just about starting to pay attention to the actual game of (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 7, 21:49:42
        
        that's quite young to do that (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 22:03:55
        
        for telly games this is, but he normally gets as far as kick off (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 7, 22:13:54
        
        depends on the person (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Sep 7, 22:24:29
  - agreed, Wigan game around yours was good with the big screen and just crowd noise (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Sep 7, 21:08:16
    - so foreign channels over there don't use commentary? (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 21:09:37
      - No it was the channel that was supposed to have english comms (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 21:19:28
        
        you could have commentated yourselves (n/m) (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 21:20:39
        
        we did (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 21:23:04
        
        should have recorded it (n/m) (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 21:27:21
        
        haha, did you know about that? (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 21:32:40
      - 3 options I think depending on cable system (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Sep 7, 21:17:32
  - defo for football (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 7, 21:06:59
    - that sounds incredibly gay tbf (Other Sports) - Worzel Scrimmage, Sep 7, 21:24:18
  - innit, if you need someone to tell you what's going on (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 7, 21:05:56
- Fishing (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 7, 21:03:49

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