yes but we dont need it explained every match

football comms are masters of stating the obvious.
Nowadays tellies have multichannel sound so they could at least offer the option of ambient sound to everyone

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage on September 7th 2011 at 21:31:07

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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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