Coffee
9:56 Mon Jul 13
Re: Sports commentary on the radio
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Manuel 9:52 Mon Jul 13
Are you saying that if you have the radio on and you go for a shit, you can't hear the commentary?
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Manuel
9:52 Mon Jul 13
Re: Sports commentary on the radio
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Use to enjoy it back when, like pretty much everyone else. Use to like listening to that old nonce from it's a knockout at 5pm, with the upbeat theme tune, when you got back in the car after a game.
It's true that Cricket is the best sport to listen to on the wireless, not sure if there is a defining reason for that, probably the breaks between each ball being bowled.
Commentating on the radio and tv are definitely different skills, as in how the listener relates to it, Jonathan Pearce is a good example of being good on the radio and not so much on the box. It's easy to differentiate between the two, as if you have the box on and go for a shit but can still hear the commentator it's just a totally different experience than the radio, it's basically shit (no pun intended) and you can't really make out what is going on, hence the rush to finish your dump and head back to the sofa.
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Coffee
9:51 Mon Jul 13
Re: Sports commentary on the radio
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Sven Roeder 9:47 Mon Jul 13
Used to see him at Upton Park from time to time.
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Sven Roeder
9:47 Mon Jul 13
Re: Sports commentary on the radio
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Peter Lorenzo was the other one I was trying to remember
Father of West Ham fan Matt Lorenzo who used to be on ITV
Haven’t seen him on tv for a long time
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Sniper
9:46 Mon Jul 13
Re: Sports commentary on the radio
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I think the key phrase is ‘skilled’
Far too many ex pros just walking into commentary and punditry jobs on the radio now, Who seem to have never heard a game commentated on before and have no clue what they are doing (and I don’t just mean the female commentators)
But get some quality and skilled commentators and things like TMS are superb
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Crassus
9:40 Mon Jul 13
Re: Sports commentary on the radio
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Sven
Well said and cap doffed for Jones and Butler, was trying to remember those two
There was a Lorenzo too, Mike or Peter, can't recall which, covered a lot of ours and always appeared to be favourable, bit like the great Brian Moore on itv
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Mex Martillo
9:24 Mon Jul 13
Re: Sports commentary on the radio
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Yes, was the only way and very enjoyable. I would love and have tried to have both TV and radio, but difficult to have them in sync.
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wanstead_hammer
9:16 Mon Jul 13
Re: Sports commentary on the radio
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They’re the ones Sven. Their dolcet tones describing a game on a cold, clear winters night.
Proper jumpers for goalposts stuff!
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Sven Roeder
9:09 Mon Jul 13
Re: Sports commentary on the radio
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I find listening to our games on the radio too stressful as I always imagine the other team are right on top of our goal.
Plus there is the real possibility Robbie Savage might appear at some point.
How have Welsh football broadcasters gone from Peter Jones to Robbie Savage?
As a kid in Australia probably mid 70’s my brother & I used to try and tune an old radio into the BBC World Service where they would run through scores in the first half and then do the second half commentary usually with Peter Jones and/or Bryon Butler.
Wonderful commentators with the sound swooping in and out.
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blueeyed.handsomeman
9:06 Mon Jul 13
Re: Sports commentary on the radio
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i agree with Brother Coffees view of radio
its the cats whiskers.
i bet the poster geffy piko disagrees
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Tomshardware
8:39 Mon Jul 13
Re: Sports commentary on the radio
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I've always liked listening to games on the wireless.
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wanstead_hammer
8:37 Mon Jul 13
Re: Sports commentary on the radio
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Yeh, well said Coffee.
I remember listening to midweek games on radio 2 back in the day. (was one commentator Alan Green?). It always seemed to be the Mancs on in midweek, even then!). Was good to use your imagination and picture the action. And you could hear the crowd/songs live and uncensored. Haha.
Still listen to games now and again.
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