[Albion] Monday Night Club Radio Five Live

Bozza said:

I just love most of 5Live, but particularly the sport and football coverage - it's just about all I listen to.

It's a really good group of people, and I agree with [MENTION=600]Bry Nylon[/MENTION]'s assessment of the chemistry between the usual crew.

In related news, I'm currently in mourning at Anna Foster's departure from Drive.

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Bozza said:

I just love most of 5Live, but particularly the sport and football coverage - it's just about all I listen to.

It's a really good group of people, and I agree with [MENTION=600]Bry Nylon[/MENTION]'s assessment of the chemistry between the usual crew.

In related news, I'm currently in mourning at Anna Foster's departure from Drive.

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Jim Van Winkle said:

Listening to Micah Richards trying to use the English language is comedy gold.

Always enjoy the MNC they don’t take themselves too seriously and it’s nice, light hearted entertainment.

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LamieRobertson said:

Once he’s stopped giggling

Rory did get something wrong tonight ..indicating our back three of tall centre backs were just that and not ball players…Dunk and Webster definitely are ball players

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Bry Nylon said:

Essential listening for me.

Perfect way to ease into the week - and a very natural chemistry between Mark Chapman, Chris 'You're Better Than That' Sutton, Micah Richards and Rory Smith. Always great radio.

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LamieRobertson said:

Once he’s stopped giggling

Rory did get something wrong tonight ..indicating our back three of tall centre backs were just that and not ball players…Dunk and Webster definitely are ball players

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Papa Lazarou said:

Sutton pulled him up on that point, and quite rightly so.

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Bozza said:

I didn't hear MNC tonight, but I will listen back, but that might explain something else I heard later on...

In the early stages of the commentary of the West Ham v Leicester game, Jonathan Pearce went off on a bit of a ramble about how Lewis Dunk is one of the best ball-playing centre-backs in the league, before going on to talk about Shane Duffy. At the time I thought it was strange, as it had absolutely nothing to do with the game he was commentating on.

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Bry Nylon said:

As you know, I am similarly bereft at the loss of the incomparable Anna Foster from my weekday afternoons/ early evenings; but having said that I thought Jacqui Oatley did a fine, fine job today. She is another natural broadcaster and seemed to strike a good rapport with Tony Livesey. Not sure if she is the permanent new presenter but I would be very happy with the choice if she is.

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Farehamseagull said:

Fully agree, it’s always a great listen.

They all work well together, Rory Smith is a brilliant journalist and Chappers is only rivalled by James Richardson as a sports presenter, love him.

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Harry Wilson's tackle said:

I am a 110% R5 addict. Me and Mrs T were listening this evening and when we realised it was JO presenting so eloquently....well, blow us both down. She was excellent, but... what will happen to the Oatley ROAR! ?

"He used his fine pair of thighs there, WHAT a challenge"

I will miss her commentary, now she has ascended to the presenter cloud. <sigh>

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Iggle Piggle said:

I can't join the general love in for 5 live I'm afraid (I'm sure [MENTION=189]Wozza[/MENTION] will help me out soon enough). Crews, bantz, Nihal and Scott Mills have turned a once great radio station into a parody of itself at times. That's before I even start on Emma "Have I told you im not thick but I am blonde" Barnett getting replaced (hooray) with someone even more patronising and annoying (Naga). Boo.

That all said, I do like the MNC and Colin Murray who is criminally wasted in the truckers shift. I've shifted to the Times radio for now. Its a bit dry and Mariella Forstrup is far too up her own arse for me but at least they let the guests speak without interuption and vary the diet of conversation beyond the culture wars.

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Iggle Piggle said:

I can't join the general love in for 5 live I'm afraid (I'm sure [MENTION=189]Wozza[/MENTION] will help me out soon enough). Crews, bantz, Nihal and Scott Mills have turned a once great radio station into a parody of itself at times. That's before I even start on Emma "Have I told you im not thick but I am blonde" Barnett getting replaced (hooray) with someone even more patronising and annoying (Naga). Boo.

That all said, I do like the MNC and Colin Murray who is criminally wasted in the truckers shift. I've shifted to the Times radio for now. Its a bit dry and Mariella Forstrup is far too up her own arse for me but at least they let the guests speak without interuption and vary the diet of conversation beyond the culture wars.

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Bry Nylon said:

Ha! An overall assessment that pretty much mirrors my own, regarding some of the newer presenters.

Naga, I agree is pretty much unlistenable owing to the non-stop patronising drivel she seeps into the airwaves. Yesterday she was interviewing a couple of Team GB Para-Olympians and gushing about how she couldn’t wait for the games to start and would be glued to it. You could tell even her two guests were thinking “FFS - give it a rest.” All Naga does is make the sheer sense of relief and joy even more acutely felt when the wonderfully dry, personable and self-deprecating Adrian Chiles takes over Thursday and Friday. Wish he could get the gig all week.

And don’t even get me started on that idiot Nihal. Sometimes he specialises in................long pauses .................between comments, in an effort, I’m assuming, to give his opinions a sense of gravitas.. Sometimes these pauses are so long I think I have lost reception. Without exception, these gaps of dead air are the best bits of his output.

Having said all that, Chris Sutton really is a broadcasting god. Who knew?

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