Alf-engelos Mindminackers
The Artiste formally known as "Wanksy"
Meh, I think anyone who isn't being pedantic over terminology gets the point.
How the BBC’s sport coverage lost its way
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Professor Wolfgang Schnell BSc. PhD.
Fulchester United
I wish!
Templeton
First Team Squad
I met Big Daddy once without actually realising at first i was meeting Big Daddy. Wrestling show at West Park in Long Eaton in early 90's, all good family fun, still remember them doing the old lady hitting a wrestler with their handbag.
EmmersonForest4
Steve Chettle
The format is a dying breed no matter who you put in place. However to think that purely diversity solves the issue is bonkers. You need the best people for the job not the most non white male.
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
I get where you're coming from Alf. The likes of Kenneth Wolstenholme, David Coleman, Harry Carpenter , Barry Davies, Tony Cubba, etc were all presenters as well as commentators from that golden Age.
Templeton
First Team Squad
I've noticed this happening more and more on the radio over the last few years, and not just the BBC stations. Radio execs seem to decided the profession of being a DJ no longer exists and just give shows to anyone that is popular on the TV, some of them are absolute garbage on the radio and should stick to what they are actually good at.
Cloughie1975
John Robertson
I agree,Rocka-Brian Moore on ITV too.
youreds1986
Geoff Thomas
Like 50 year old white man Paddy McGuinness?
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
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Templeton
First Team Squad
Could be worse, you could have said Elton WelsbyAre we stretching a bit Cloughie if we put Gary Newbon in that list?
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
I'd rather have Elton John.Could be worse, you could have said Elton Welsby
Redemption
One less gobshite...
I wonder how he would have fared today, because he had a career of verbal slipups. Coleman Balls, of course.
Cloughie1975
John Robertson
He crossed swords with Cloughie a few times-but they managed to work together.Are we stretching a bit Cloughie, if we put Gary Newbon in that list?
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
Aye... but I have to admit Coleman was my favourite all time presenter, also he was my favourite FA cup final commentator too. "ONE NIL!!!"
Templeton
First Team Squad
Steve Ryder was always the stand in for Des Lynham on Grandstand when I was growing up. Still see him going now presenting touring cars on ITV.
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
He certainly did, but I do believe they were good pals off camera. Mainly because of their mutual love of Trevor Francis.
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
Steve and Des were a bit after my time... I was away with the fairgrounds back in those days.
Redemption
One less gobshite...
The Apex of Sports TV
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
Nobody messed with those Boggers!
Redemption
One less gobshite...
Every week when I listen to Radio Nottingham's 'Shut Up and Show More Football' and hear the clip of Clough saying it I'm reminded just how much he loved being a pundit and giving the yap
Rockabilly
GAFF LAD. "Open your knees and feel the breeze"
Oh aye... Cloughie was at his very best when he was on that ITV World Cup '74 panel. Ran rings 'round 'em all.
Alvar Hanso
Jack Burkitt
Oh aye... Cloughie was at his very best when he was on that ITV World Cup '74 panel. Ran rings 'round 'em all.
But lefty ex players shouldn’t be allowed on telly. I read it in The Telegraph
Alf-engelos Mindminackers
The Artiste formally known as "Wanksy"
I mean, I can see how the bullet points may lure some into thinking that's what it's saying, but it's clearly not.
“She’s able, but in my opinion, if she went in for an interview without the sports background, she wouldn’t pass it,” he (Lynam) says. “I wasn’t a sports person of any repute, I was a broadcaster. I think the BBC have moved away from broadcasting too much. They hire a lot of people who are excellent at sport but not at broadcasting.”
He clearly says these people are not excellent at broadcasting, and the Beeb is hiring athletes who then aren't good broadcasters.
That doesn't mean people who are ex-athletes but are also excellent broadcasters shouldn't be hired though, and Clough would fit that bill.
EmmersonForest4
Steve Chettle
I don’t understand your point? My point isn’t that white people are done over. More that they beeb judges shows not on how they do with the audience but if they feel it’s too “white” or “old” which is racist and ageist in itself.
Put it this way I could tell you that McGuiness, Sam Queck and Ugo Monye was gonna be a lot shitter than Barker, Dawson and Tufnell, and I’m not a show runner. So why would you make that choice? I really like Ugo Monye he is a decent rugby presenter on BT which I watch quite a bit but I could tell you he’s not a very funny person or a charismatic one. Just a nice chap who knows how rugby.