Apparently

when I pressed the red button to get 5Live commentary the other day I went too far through teh menu and found a crowd-only option.

Sky used to provide it as an option in the early 90s but they removed it long ago (Andy Gray's ego probably complained)

Posted By: mr carra on June 14th 2006 at 15:04:53

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Is there a single commentator in the world that people here don't have a gripe with? (Other Football) - Dog, Jun 14, 14:53:10
- Barry Davies - was gutted when he retired from footy (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 14, 15:01:45
  - Yep, Barry Davies too - if only the Beeb had offered him bigger games (n/m) (Other Football) - Declan, Jun 14, 15:15:17
  - Didn't like him... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 14, 15:03:02
    - agreed - in the last few years (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 14, 15:06:54
      - A little bitter at being No. 2 to Motson, I think. (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 14, 15:08:07
        
        went deeper than that. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 14, 15:10:00
        
        I thought he got the bigger games more often than not (n/m) (Other Football) - Small, Jun 14, 15:09:06
        
        Nope, Motty was top man at the Beeb (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 14, 15:14:55
- 'cos you need the crowd noise. footie's weird without it. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 14, 14:57:20
  - BBC interactive do for the World Cup (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 14, 14:59:07
    - really? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 14, 15:02:13
      - Apparently (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 14, 15:04:53
      - You can have Five Live or just the crowd noise. (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 14, 15:03:40
- I like Motty (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 14, 14:54:58
  - As do I. (n/m) (Other Football) - Dog, Jun 14, 14:56:35
    - You both want to play with his testicles (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jun 14, 14:57:09
      - Heck, we'll have one each. (n/m) (Other Football) - Dog, Jun 14, 15:00:24
  - His spasms are quite funny (n/m) (Other Football) - Small, Jun 14, 14:55:45
    - I wish he could say comfortable properly (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 14, 14:56:48
      - and understood what ironic meant? (Other Football) - pants, Jun 14, 14:58:36
        
        bloody hell. don't get us all started on footie journo use of 'ironically' (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 14, 15:05:18

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