In defence of Jonathan Pearce...

I was listening to the 5 Live commentary in the car on the way home last evening.

Connor MacNamara and Pat Nevin had similar confusion over the whole debacle. Their conversation over the goal/no goal debate was almost identical to JP's. I imagine that whatever replay the BBC commentators were watching, was not what everyone else was watching? Pat Nevin kept saying that he hadn't seen a replay yet that conclusively showed the ball had crossed the line.

It can't just be coincidence that both TV and radio commentary teams couldn't figure what was going on at that moment. Radio was also pointing out the technical failure that prevented the national anthems from playing at the start etc... as always there'll be more to this than we know, but why let the truth get in the way of a good story. Having done the same job as those boys in the past, it's a tough gig.

Posted By: Jim Nasium on June 16th 2014 at 10:02:06

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A good little round-up of Mr Robot Wars meltdown last night... (Other Football) - bird table, Jun 16, 09:46:58
- In defence of Jonathan Pearce... (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Jun 16, 10:02:06
  - Also the Honduran manager copped the arse about the decision, so wasn't all as clear cut, (Other Football) - Vivid Data Shark, Jun 16, 11:45:18
  - Does the stadium screen show the graphic of the goal-line tech (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 16, 10:24:54
    - I think that may have been the case for the commentators for both TV and radio... (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Jun 16, 10:32:36
      - They had the graphics too as Keown was able to get a grasp on what was going on. (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 16, 10:44:26
      - Tennis shows the actual graphic straight away (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 16, 10:36:51
        
        It does (most of the time) (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Jun 16, 10:55:03
        
        Actually... (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Jun 16, 10:59:44
        
        Yet Keown had a good grasp of it pretty much straight away. So they weren't *all* confused (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Jun 16, 11:14:06
        
        Despite the delay, I believe the cricket replays are also (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 16, 11:04:06
        
        i think the only info not reaching the commentators was that between their eyes and brain (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 16, 11:02:46
        
        Well, the ref gives the goal immediately, because it's instant (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 16, 10:58:02
        
        Yup... (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Jun 16, 11:03:59
        
        Over-excitement, humid conditions, a few pre-match drinks on expenses, myopia... (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 16, 11:09:35
        
        ... all far more likely scenarios than them seeing a different video feed to the rest of (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 16, 11:12:58
        
        I wouldn't bet on it (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 16, 11:04:32
  - Jonathan Pearce stated more than once that he was seeing exactly the same replays as were (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 16, 10:22:35
    - If that's the case then they're all simply idiots (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 16, 10:25:20
      - Yes, yes they are. (n/m) (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, Jun 16, 10:57:17
  - Even Lilly Savage could understand it, so it can't be difficult (Other Football) - emmaroyds, Jun 16, 10:18:06
    - Hindsight is a wonderful thing. (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Jun 16, 10:26:40
      - Hindsight could tell coms to calm down and think in future (Other Football) - pants, Jun 16, 11:17:07
        
        Yep, his 'appeal' is also his downfall in this situation. Keown got it, Pearce didn't. (Other Football) - Yellalee, Jun 16, 11:23:31
        
        Fair enough, confusion in the heat of the moment can be excused (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 16, 11:29:43
        
        Yes, yes it was... (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Jun 16, 11:30:37
  - If they didn't know, they probably should've kept quiet about it. (Other Football) - mr chimp, Jun 16, 10:12:34
    - Commentators are there to describe the action, provide colour and insight. (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Jun 16, 10:15:19
      - Okay...then an 'I'm not sure, let's see what the specifically-designed-for-this tech says' (Other Football) - mr chimp, Jun 16, 11:13:38
  - You were a commentator? (n/m) (Other Football) - bird table, Jun 16, 10:05:38
    - Yes, I used to do commentaries and reporting. (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Jun 16, 10:06:55
      - Jim...... (Other Football) - bird table, Jun 16, 10:11:43
        
        Er, quite remarkable. (Other Football) - Jim Nasium, Jun 16, 10:18:03

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