sharkyvilla Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Sky sacked Mark Bolton. Neither Sky or Bolton have said why. from his twitter feed in july2011 Sky Sports told me Im “Very talented & excellent on screen” but that Im “Anti-authoritarian” & that they’d decided to not renew my contract.’ So basically they dont like my attitude and wanted rid of a potential troublemaker within the company" Wasn't it him who headbutted Richard Bacon for going out with his ex-girlfriend? Could have been someone else on Sky but I think it was him. He did sometimes have strong opinions on screen which I guess is more the pundit's job than the presenter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Sunday Supplement is ok if youre happy to listen to in depth analysis of Spurs and Arsenal for 2 hours every weekend . If ever a batch of poison croissants needed to be made it's for that programme. I'll never forgive Brian Woolnough for the way he used to talk to Jimmy Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Sunday Supplement is ok if youre happy to listen to in depth analysis of Spurs and Arsenal for 2 hours every weekend . If ever a batch of poison croissants needed to be made it's for that programme. I'll never forgive Brian Woolnough for the way he used to talk to Jimmy Hill. Elaborate on the scenario between Woolnough and Jimmy Hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Just that Jimmy had invited him around to Sunday breakfast in his kitchen (It used to be called Jimmy Hill's Sunday Supplement) and he used to ridicule virtually every opinion that poor old Jimmy had. Plus Woolnough comes across as an absolute bell-end anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 The few times I've seen ITV football presentations, they have been even worse than Finnish YLE's (equivalent of BBC) and that's saying a lot. Going horribly off-topic and probably being a little unfair at the same time... But. ITV seems to be aired for the benefit of the nation's idiots, across all spectrums of television. The level of footballing punditry on ITV is about right for the Carling-drinking, Coronation Street watching, X-factor appreciating muppets who watch the channel in the first place. The fact that the coverage is broken up by adverts for Oven chips and Butlins holidays is it's only saving grace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Some people just want to see the goals and ITV appeal to that market. They do make a token effort with punditry sometimes, like when Gareth Southgate predicts that the opposition's best player might be a bit tasty. A recent example would have been the recent European Super Cup when he (Southgate) was painted as a Nostradamus type figure by the rest of the panel because he mentioned before the game that Falcao, a €40m striker who has scored 110 goals in 140 games since moving to Europe, might give Chelsea some problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 The best thing about ITV is that it means I don't have to see Adrian Chiles on MotD anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Clive "that magical night in Munich" Tyldsley. David Pleat Alan Green. Shut your mouth you self-righteous, pompous egotistical knob jockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Clive "that magical night in Munich" Tyldsley. Barcelona. :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Alan Green. Shut your mouth you self-righteous, pompous egotistical knob jockey. That too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 The best thing about ITV is that it means I don't have to see Adrian Chiles on MotD anymore. :? Adrian Chiles move to ITV from BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 The best thing about ITV is that it means I don't have to see Adrian Chiles on MotD anymore. :? Adrian Chiles move to ITV from BBC Yes. ITV took him from BBC, so it means I don't have to see him on MotD anymore, they did me a favour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Stuart Robson. Ex Arsenal and West Ham player, does a lot of co commentatory on Seria A on ESPN. Extremely good on the tactics side of the game. Probably my favourite pundit on british tv for sports coverage is only on two weeks a year, that would be McEnroe. I really don't think any football pundit comes close to him imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I don't know who's doing the pseudo-commentary on ITV4's Bundesliga Highlights (by "pseudo" I mean it's that type of commentary that is added post-match to a highlight reel but is spoken with emphasis as if to live broadcast) but they have drawn the ire of my inner-pedant on a number of occasions with the odd 'John-Barnes-ism' ("Ralf Unnerstall" instead of Ralf Fährmann or Lars Unnerstall, for example). Worse still, they like to sensationalise non-factoids like Aaron Hunt's mother being *gasp* an "Englishman" [sic]. Although hearing them pronounce "Grurrrrturrrfurrrrtuhhh" is worth the price of admission alone. Yeah they have the same show on ESPN but it's half an hour longer on there. :? I know the bloke you're on about but can't remember his name. The other one who does the voiceover on the preview show is Gary Imlach who wrote a good book on his dad in cycling. Back to pundits and I'm probably in the minority but I don't mind Savage although obviously hopefully we get him eating humble pie for predicting us to go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Tim Vickery, how could I forget!? Highlight of a Monday afternoon is going on the BBC site and reading his latest masterful essay from South America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted September 11, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2012 One of the commentators on that Bundesliga highlights show is hilarious. His inflections and pauses in speech are all over the place; it's like he can't speak in sentences and loves to stress sounds in completely unnecessary places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Just that Jimmy had invited him around to Sunday breakfast in his kitchen You really think that was his kitchen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Stuart Robson. Ex Arsenal and West Ham player, does a lot of co commentatory on Seria A on ESPN. Extremely good on the tactics side of the game. agree talks a good game and seems quite articulate when speaking. He also doesnt rate MON like other pundits, in our 3-0 win vs West Ham he kept calling him one dimensional:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 surely wasnt only person that knew Lampard would win Man of the Match once penalty was scored. why have this meaningless award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Why and when did Dixon leave the BBC for ITV? I presume it was for £££ reasons, but I thought his interaction with the BBC pundits worked well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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