Well it's interesting that Guardian knocked us all last year, and have started praising us a bit this year. Then again, they don't have any of the Old Boys' network of pundits in their ranks, so they could say what they like about TSM.
Robbie Savage fits in perfectly on the BBC golfing chums network sofa. Bet he can't believe his luck that the corporation will pay top dollar for such p*ss poor journalism but football fans seem prepared to put up with it.Heard him on FT this morning ' I'm going to be controversial here' (stand by for predictable and lame)At the end of the day he isn't insightful or original or interesting so who cares what he claims to think.
I thought it was Ipswich who attracted detractors.
And on that subject, I was surprised to find out during the Olympics that John Inverdale, who many consider to be an excellent sports broadcaster, never played any sport at anywhere near a professional level.I'd imagine he gets paid a darn sight less than many of these ex-pros too.
Quote from: Ad@m on September 27, 2012, 07:45:02 PMAnd on that subject, I was surprised to find out during the Olympics that John Inverdale, who many consider to be an excellent sports broadcaster, never played any sport at anywhere near a professional level.I'd imagine he gets paid a darn sight less than many of these ex-pros too.Yet Sky, by an amazing coincidence, believe that the best cricket commentators are all former England captains or arguably the greatest fast bowler ever, with a former player who only played for England a few times to provide comic relief.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on September 27, 2012, 09:22:22 PMQuote from: Ad@m on September 27, 2012, 07:45:02 PMAnd on that subject, I was surprised to find out during the Olympics that John Inverdale, who many consider to be an excellent sports broadcaster, never played any sport at anywhere near a professional level.I'd imagine he gets paid a darn sight less than many of these ex-pros too.Yet Sky, by an amazing coincidence, believe that the best cricket commentators are all former England captains or arguably the greatest fast bowler ever, with a former player who only played for England a few times to provide comic relief.So does that say something about Sky or something about former cricketers compared to former footballers?Whatever, I find that most "expert summarisers" are expert "spouters of the bleedin' obvious" and I usually have to turn the radio off when people like Savage, Claridge and others get on their soapbox.