Ask and you shall recieve :beer: A direct comparison someone posted after qualifying in TurkeyQuote:
Originally Posted by 52Paddy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikasr6UkqY8
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Ask and you shall recieve :beer: A direct comparison someone posted after qualifying in TurkeyQuote:
Originally Posted by 52Paddy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikasr6UkqY8
Yeah, I should probably start listening to the 5 live commentary from now on :DQuote:
Originally Posted by AndyL
There were quite a few technical problems today - water in the electrics perhaps?
Ah yes, Ben is very good, I enjoyed his A1 commentary and also his BTCC now. He's done the F1 review DVDs for a number of years now so his foot is in the door, but then again how tight is his ITV contract? They allowed him to go to Sky for the A1 but would they let him go to BBC?Quote:
Originally Posted by 52Paddy
Ben and Martin Brundle together would make an excellent team but you need guys who can keep you entertained while you watch the procession. The best guys I ever heard on that regard were Keith Heuwen (spell? - what ever happened to this guy?) and Julian Ryder back in the late 90s for MotoGP and Superbikes.
As for James, well, er no thanks... He tried too much to be Murray.
Only time I would tolerate Cox in F1 would be for the F1 reviews a la Clive JamesQuote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
Tasty stuff! They make even the most processional moments entertaining.Quote:
Originally Posted by DazzlaF1
True, but at least he knew what he was talking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce D
I'd give Cox a try, his use of metaphor and off the cuff style would work for F1. Rather than Legard who just reacts to everything by saying "what happened there?!??!" You tell me, Jonathan, your the bloody commentator!
Ben Edwards I'm not a huge fan, too dull. James Allen - can't beleive someone said he is worth another go??! He had 8 years to get it right and was crap! It is only because Legard is so bad that it is even being suggested.
Give Charlie Cox a go. If he can rekindle the BTCC commentaries he used to do, then that would be fantastic.
Legard needs to go. He does not engage the casual viewer, and he is pretty inept at accurately describing anything that isn't bleedingly obvious. How hard is it to find some guy who can bounce off Brundle who can read what is happening on the track competently?
On a side note, I must applaud Channel Seven for their V8 Supercar coverage, where they regularly have Neil Crompton, Matt White and Mark Skaife as commentators with Mark Larkham being the official technical guy.
Neil Crompton and Mark Skaife are in my mind, some of the best commentators of any sport in the world right now. They have chemistry, they're engaging, informative, insightful and don't treat you like an idiot when explaining the finer aspects of racing.
There's something which I don't like about Crompton - not all the time but certain occassion there's a sense of arrogance that he's the be all and end all with regards to racing in V8SC. Skaifey definitely senses something similar because he enjoys ripping into Crompo and you can tell that there are times when Crompo sounds a bit upset at Skaifey's retort.Quote:
Originally Posted by theugsquirrel
But on the whole its mostly in good jest and great fun to listen to.
Still miss Leigh Diffy though
Still, I think we're all agreed that was Legard's best Saturday of the season so far ;)