sports commentators

[zody]

Football Commentator on TV and what was there best one liner

[andyetfc]

Goal!

[zody]

Took alot of thinking that one old son

[Two Fat Feet]

Cheating big time here because I don't think he's anywhere near being the greatest, and it was on the radio anyway, but Jonathan Pierce once opened his commentary with "Welcome to Bologna on Capital Gold for England against San Marino with Tennant's Pilsner lager brewed with Czechoslovakian yeast for that extra Pilsner taste and England are one down."

 

Other classics from radio history, both from Scotland, were when they themselves were playing San Marino and the co-commentator said "it's just occured to me that we've been playing for an hour and we're drawing 0-0 with a mountain top"; and the possibly apocryphal tale of when they were away to Bulgaria and went a goal down very quickly before the Scottish commentator had got to grips with the Bulgarian players' names. He could be heard asking someone behind him "who the hell was that guy?" and came back to the mic to announce that "the first Bulgarian goal was scored by Fuktivano".

[Mr Happy]

I know it's not a footie one but during the Sydney Olympics, two US commentators were reporting on beach volleyball. One of the teams playing was Portugal. One commentator asked what the other knew about Portugal. THe other replied "It's a kinda small country with not a lot of history"!

[zody]

David Coleman was always good, cant remember his one liners

[Two Fat Feet]

"One-nil!"

 

That was him, wasn't it?

 

Remarkable ...

[coupwotcoup]

Not so much a commentary balls-up but more a lack of one during the World Cup '94. The Saudis were playing against somebody and Archie McPherson used to do the match commentary for Eurosport. But these were all done from a studio in Paris instead of in situ. Poor Archie heard what he thought was the final whistle and legged off for a pee, not realising the ref only blew for a free kick and the last five minutes were played with no commentary! Not a good career move methinks!

[Two Fat Feet]

Nobody was watching anyway.

[zody]

Remarkable was used quite a bit

[Two Fat Feet]

I think that might have been an impressionist's catchphrase though rather than anything he said a lot himself!

 

I think it was a Spitting Image sketch which had him commentating on a 1500 metres or something, getting ever more and more animated and excited very quickly and saying "and he's gone far too early" etc until his head exploded.

 

You probably had to be there!

[Steph]

Coleman

 

"And Juanterina has opened his legs and showed what he's got"

[coupwotcoup]

Actually the rules of pedancy allow me to say it was: "The big Cuban opened his legs and showed his class".

[coupwotcoup]

Classic journalistic gaff on Teletext last year:

"Blues win Boat Race".

Yeah, right!

[Steph]

But he was bl**dy quick wasn't he?

[Two Fat Feet]

and it was Ron Pickering.

[Steph]

This was funny until you two started!

 

Was it you who flamed me when I said Clapton was in Middlesex?

[Tom S]

Quote:

coupwotcoup? said:
Actually the rules of pedancy allow me to say it was: "The big Cuban opened his legs and showed his class".

Shouldn't that be 'pedantry'? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

[coupwotcoup]

Another little rib-tickler.

 

'When Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds left to conquer. Eric Bristow is only 27.

Sid Waddell!

 

 

Also the old Batsman's Holding, the Bowler's Willey brings up a wry grin!

Or when the late Brian Johnston lost in the commentary box with Aggers when there was some reference re getting his leg over. Quality radio.

Mind you how about Delia Smith the other night? Now that just wont go away.

[Steph]

Tom dont descend to their level!

 

:-)