Andy Townsend

[Gullflyinghigh]

You've got your tenses mixed up. It's not 'could be' it's 'has been'.

You are of course correct, thank you for pointing out my obvious error.

 

[atfc village]

BT Sport will snap him up.

 

[el punal]

I've no idea. Good point about the England games though. I forgot about them. Poor old Clive Tyldesley. They'll have to find another inane, irritating, pseudo-Irishman to sit alongside him now. There is no shortage of such characters in the media of course. How long is Lawro's contract at the BBC?

I suppose they could try Ray Hughton, he's pseudo-Irish, and, the cousin of our new manager Chris Houghton. Failing that, you could always go for the biggest Irishman of the lot begorrah Wor Jackie Charlton. But he'll probably be out fishing.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Get him back on TalkSport with Mike Parry. Pure comedy Gold!!

The two Mikes overnight tonight, almost worth losing a nights sleep for
Pity, AT one of the best, he'll pop up somewhere

 

[RyFish]

He's almost been fired too well. He'll be disappointed with that one, Clive. For me, he should be doing better there.

Reminds of this doozy:

"But we can expect better than that, Clive, can expect better than that there. He's better than that. Yes he learning and he's got plenty of time to improve of course, but someone gotta be able to step up to produce a little bit more, be better than that."

Matt Smith... will no doubt... be looking... for new employment... where time constraints are not... a consideration.

 

[Medwayseagull]

Do ITV actually have much in the way of football coverage left next year?

They've already lost the FA Cup to BBC and the Champions League will be exclusively BT Sport so, by my reckoning, that leaves them with a few
England games per year.

More importantly, will Adrian Charles still be there? He's one of the few pundits/presenters that I genuinely can't stand, miserable bloody potato.

Who is Adrian Charles - a relative of Lord Charles ?

 

[Country Seagull]

And I forgot about Clive T. A man who seems, based on his commentary style, to dream of being the voice on a 'they think it's all over' passage of play.

'If they score from this throw-in it will resound throughout history *long pause* out for a goal kick'.

Old Clive must spend hours in front of the mirror practising shouting "Rooonnneeyy", ready for every time Wayne knocks a shot from the edge of the area 5 yards wide.

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

Who is Adrian Charles - a relative of Lord Charles ?

He's what would have happened if Mr and Mrs Chiles had tried to fill out baby Adrian's birth certificate with autocorrect on.

Old Clive must spend hours in front of the mirror practising shouting "Rooonnneeyy", ready for every time Wayne knocks a shot from the edge of the area 5 yards wide.

His warm up sessions for World Cup matches must have been epic, bellowing random Algerian names into a mirror in the hotel bathroom...

 

[Tooting Gull]

Matt Smith... will no doubt... be looking... for new employment... where time constraints are not... a consideration.

Spot on. Matt Smith's pregnant pauses were very much of the elephantine, 18-month variety.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Old Clive must spend hours in front of the mirror practising shouting "Rooonnneeyy", ready for every time Wayne knocks a shot from the edge of the area 5 yards wide.

or for each time Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain heads in a goal...

 

[Monkey Man]

Of all the summarisers I actually find Townsend the least irritating. Not sure why it's fashionable to berate him, especially when the media provides so many more deserving targets.

Lineker, to name but one. Appalling at his job.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

I never got why Townsend was so hated and singled out for such abuse. He was a pretty ordinary pundit, but there's plenty of them about.

People get angry about some odd stuff.

Personally, because out of all of the football pundits out there, who, let’s face it, would struggle to get a score to obtain membership into MENSA between them, he comes across as the most brainless. No insight into the game right in front of him, hackneyed clichés and about 5 sayings repeated over and over again. Tell you what Clive, he hit that too well, he’s putting himself about, they are under the cosh here, cracking strike. Press play on an Andy Townsend voice recording and away you go.

A couple of pro footballers (League 1 & championship) lived on my street. They could talk about the game and illuminate matches I’d watched in ways I hadn’t previously seen or thought about (and that’s before some of the gambling et al stories which are unprintable on here). How have we ended up with Garth Crooks, Andy Townsend and Robbie Savage? Football doesn’t have to appeal to the lowest common denominator. Carragher and Neville on Sky have proved this.

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

How have we ended up with Garth Crooks, Andy Townsend and Robbie Savage? Football doesn’t have to appeal to the lowest common denominator. Carragher and Neville on Sky have proved this.

I agree with you, I'm sure many people do, but sadly someone somewhere seems certain that what football fans really want is to hear the laddish 'genius' of Jimmy Bullard.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Of all the summarisers I actually find Townsend the least irritating. Not sure why it's fashionable to berate him, especially when the media provides so many more deserving targets.

Lineker, to name but one. Appalling at his job.

Townsend is awful. Diabolical. EVERYTHING he says is a predictable cliche in a dull monotone.

The thing is, it's not just him. Clive Tyldesley is unlistenable in my opinion. If he's still there ITV's coverage won't improve by much.

But I agree that there are more deserving targets. Robbie Savage. How does this narcissistic fool, who I have never found anyone that admits to feeling anything but utter contempt for, get televisual work?

And not just on BBC - he's a mainstay of BT Sport too!

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

For me clive
That's better
Take a touch
He's hit it too well

 

[Washie]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/6-andy-townsends-greatest-quotes-4940650

 

[Pogue Mahone]

For me clive
That's better
Take a touch
He's hit it too well

He's in and around the goalie.
Just got 'imself half a yard to get the shot in.

 

[Mowgli37]

He's not having his contract renewed by ITV.....and neither is presenter Matt Smith.

For me, that's a little bit naughty by ITV there.

 

[PHCgull]

PASS SHOOT ITS A GOAL! Andy Townsend should be on the dole!



he is now, Clive.

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

Wait until they get the Premier League highlights next year