BBC's analysts/commentators last night

[Lady Whistledown]

How annoying were the BBC's presentation team last night?

Motson was downright irritating, and has an annoying habit of giving a little chuckle before every other line he says. Pension him off! He was unable to resist saying "well [chuckle], Liechtenstein wouldn't have expected it to be 0-0 by this point" every 10 minutes without fail. And mentioning patronisingly that this must be the biggest match of their lives. Surely they must have been drawn in a group with Spain, Italy, Germany or France before, so why should England be any bigger?

Peter Schmeichel is the worst fence sitter since Trevor Brooking (see his interview in FourFourTwo recently: "no comment", "no comment", "no comment"), while Alan Hansen is a smug Scottish twat who talks over everyone constantly.

Sometimes you could barely hear what anyone was saying because of Hansen's desperation to get in one of his hilarious jokes at the expense of Gary Lineker or the Monkey's Heid.

It makes me miss Sky Sports.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I didn't like the way Hansen talked over Schmeicel repeatedly, and I don't like the way Lawrenson pretending he was falling asleep when Stubbs was talking about Scotland.

On the plus side, Motson is great, and the absence of that chimp Ian Wright is particularly refreshing.

 

[Reading Posh]

I prefer Sky's commentary and BBC's pundits. Go interactive on BBC and switch to the radio commentary.

If you haven't got digital, why not?

 

[Gritt23]

I found Motson VERY annoying last night. He was almost obsessed with build up a story of disappointment relating to the lack of goals. Virtually salivating at every minute that passed without us scoring, despite the fact that it NEVER looked possible for us to remain goaless all night.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

What's worse is that the BBC think Hansen is the jewel in their crown, the king of analysts.

When he's overwhelmingly Liverpool-biased (even worse in tandem with Mr Camp UK 2003 Lawrenson), thinks he was the greatest defender in history, unfunny, Scottish, orange, smug and looks like Captain Scarlett. About as much charisma as Captain Scarlett too.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Spot on about Motty too, Gritt23.

He commentates like he's covering a Roy of the Rovers game circa 1970.

 

[Hannibal smith]

Totally agree - The half time talk shop was embarressing, 3 of them all talking at once and Lineker failing to keep control. Also, If Scotland were playing would there be an English summarisor on BBC jock? No. So please send Hanson back to wherever he appeared form.

Motson's commentry reminds me of listening to a Grandad talking about the good old days. Please put him out to grass.

 

[Mr Popkins]

i like the BBC's commantary team, much better that ITV or sky sports.
now lineker has taken over from Des lynham, its much better ,garys knowledge of the gamis so much better.
had some scots mates staying with me at the w,end ,said Hanson so wants to be english and the jocks dont like him anymore!

cant stand andy grey, on sky or alan mullery

 

[Rougvie]

Hansen looked as if he had been in a fight before last night.
He had a huge scar on his forehead, and the side of his face looked swollen.
Him and Lawro must have been tying each other up again !

 

[tinx]

I watche dit in th epub so it wa son sky and also at half time I couldn't hear anything being said, oh yeah and I drank a load of beer as well. much better option.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Hansen has always had that scar.

 

[CHAPPERS]

I watche dit in th epub so it wa son sky and also at half time I couldn't hear anything being said, oh yeah and I drank a load of beer as well. much better option.

Take it you're still there after that shoddy attempt at spelling

 

[Rougvie]

Never noticed it before

 

[Deano's Right Foot]

And on a technical note (and as a former sound engineer) I thought that they mixed too much of the outside crowd sound into the pre match and half time chat - found it hard to make out what they were saying at times. It sounded as they had turned the intercom up that feeds the sound into the sound-proofed box. Amateurs!

 

[Beeneys gloves]

Yeah I noticed that Deano, it sounded like they were fake crowd sounds made to provide an atmosphere or something!

Pundit wise, Hansen and Lawrenson are good and sometimes quite amusing.

Motson should be shot though as hes pissed me off for years but the one I f***ing hate is Garth Crooks, what an absolute joke he is with a voice that is so condascending its untrue.
Also why they have Bryan Robson on sometimes is beyond me as a piece of paper has more charisma than him

 

[Brovion]

I've always preferred Barry Davies as a commentator. Yes he can be a bit pretentious at times but he always gives an event a sense of occasion. The 'dribbling grandad' analogy for Motson is spot-on.

Bring back David Coleman: "Owen - 1-0!"

 

[Storer68]

Mind you....anything is better than the blind over-optimisom of the Northern Irish commenattor last night......................

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Lawrenson is a humourless twerp. Did anyone see football focus last season when they played a clip of Alistair McGowan impersonating him. Everyone else in the studio thought it was hilarious, but Lawro sat there looking like he'd just discovered his wife was sleeping with Des Lynam.

 

[tinx]

Take it you're still there after that shoddy attempt at spelling

No but I've got a bastard of a hangover so that must explain it.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Schmichael is useless. No wonder Hansen talked over the top of him.