MartinTyler Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 23 minutes ago, StringerBellend said: I hope she doesn’t go as mad as her brother on Twitter Yeah I used to find him entertaining but I unfollowed him last year after some crazy stuff StringerBellend and Unlimited 2 Link to post
Upthehill Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I’m not a Lucy zelic fan in the slightest, but I’ll support anyone firing rockets at Brenton Speed Sithslayer1991, alexd, Potkorok and 8 others 9 2 Link to post
mintoff Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 You are all behaving like school kids, just because some one pronounced a name little different from what it should be, grow up people don't allow other people laugh at you Stupid. Link to post
hughsey Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I don’t get the hate for Speedie. I think he’s a good commentator who gets the job done. So what if he’s from a different background and does multiple codes? I like Lucy but I think she’s getting a bit chirpy these days. wendybr 1 Link to post
Smoggy Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 19 minutes ago, hughsey said: I don’t get the hate for Speedie. I do, he's a chunt. dodson, sonar, alexd and 2 others 1 4 Link to post
bombagol Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 1 hour ago, Smoggy said: I do, he's a chunt. He tries to make a mountain from every molehill. He sees a penalty when there is none, intent where it's an accident and tries to sensationalise things that are play on. Just an attention-seeker moron. MartinTyler, alexd, THEWANDERERSPOST and 5 others 8 Link to post
Sithslayer1991 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 11 hours ago, hughsey said: I don’t get the hate for Speedie. I think he’s a good commentator who gets the job done. So what if he’s from a different background and does multiple codes? I like Lucy but I think she’s getting a bit chirpy these days. I think the fact that Speedy does multiple codes is a hinderance to him. He is good for ball by ball play but then talks abut random things in game I find it strange. I would say Ben Homer is actually a lot better and even Peacock has improved since he first started with FFA cup games. I am neutral on Lucy. Edinburgh and wendybr 2 Link to post
THEWANDERERSPOST Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 2 hours ago, Sithslayer1991 said: I think the fact that Speedy does multiple codes is a hinderance to him. He is good for ball by ball play but then talks abut random things in game I find it strange. I would say Ben Homer is actually a lot better and even Peacock has improved since he first started with FFA cup games. I am neutral on Lucy. Some people would say otherwise. I personally don't rate Brenton Speed, he calls everything a pen or red card with the slightest touch, as Bozza says its a contact sport. He also talks about random stories and things totally unrelated to what happening on the pitch. Also when someone disagrees with him in commentary he will keep trying to prove his point for the rest of the game and games thereafter. Peacock has improved I agree, although some of the things he says are very strange and also brings up random stories, not calling the game at times. alexd and Sithslayer1991 2 Link to post
WSWJACK Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Like the "Colemanballs" for entertainment value (UK folks will know that expression more i suppose), like the one a few weeks back in the Sydney derby, Redmayne fumbles a shot whilst Speed is prattling on about how he's going to need those gloves tomorrow in the delivery room whilst his wife is giving birth..........................that was comedy gold alexd, wendybr and MartinTyler 3 Link to post
MartinTyler Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I love it when Speedie does a "What do you think of that, Bozza?" statement and Bozza doesn't immediately reply because he's got better things to do !! Smoggy, wendybr, dodson and 2 others 4 1 Link to post
MartinTyler Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 For all the criticism of Peacock I would imagine he wasn't signed up as a matchday commentator but has been required to perform that task due to limited resources. wendybr, alexd and Smoggy 3 Link to post
Sithslayer1991 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 49 minutes ago, MartinTyler said: For all the criticism of Peacock I would imagine he wasn't signed up as a matchday commentator but has been required to perform that task due to limited resources. Like the active players sideline commentary. Seeing J-Mac and Kilkenny there was next level weird Link to post
hughsey Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Every commentator brings up random stories and facts. Simon Hill was the king of it. By no means am I in any Speedie fan club but I think there’s a bias against him simply cause he’s not a pure football man. The arguments against him you could apply to most commentators (both football and non football types). Wanderboy and wendybr 2 Link to post
Wanderboy Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 39 minutes ago, hughsey said: Every commentator brings up random stories and facts. Simon Hill was the king of it. By no means am I in any Speedie fan club but I think there’s a bias against him simply cause he’s not a pure football man. The arguments against him you could apply to most commentators (both football and non football types). Exactly. I think the criticism of Speed is harsh on here. Yeh, he's not perfect, but he ain't that bad. I actually think it takes an extraordinary amount of personal talent to commentate on three different sports, know all the names of players and generally know the rules and tactics of each sport. Taking all that into account, he ain't that bad. I do however love it when Bozza pulls him into line. This is coming from a RL fan who has had to put up with ******* Ray Warren for the past 40 years. Us A-League fans could have had it a lot worse! wendybr, MartinTyler and WHACKO 3 Link to post
Edinburgh Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, hughsey said: Every commentator brings up random stories and facts. Simon Hill was the king of it. By no means am I in any Speedie fan club but I think there’s a bias against him simply cause he’s not a pure football man. The arguments against him you could apply to most commentators (both football and non football types). Until recently I had no idea what other sports he may have called. He is just plain terrible. Even my wife who doesn't have any football history or interest until me, can't stand him. It's hard to believe but he's getting worse! We've started turning off the sound when he's on. Paul01, alexd and MartinTyler 3 Link to post
Paul01 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 59 minutes ago, Edinburgh said: Until recently I had no idea what other sports he may have called. He is just plain terrible. Even my wife who doesn't have any football history or interest until me, can't stand him. It's hard to believe but he's getting worse! We've started turning off the sound when he's on. I try and find a radio broadcast. Even Coast FM is less biased than Speed and better them him by a mile MartinTyler 1 Link to post
MartinTyler Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 If some of you think that Speedie is good then the bar must be set very low...... Edinburgh, alexd, jockman and 1 other 3 1 Link to post
Sithslayer1991 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I think before I didn't mind Speedie because of Simon Hill. But now I hear more often and yea starting to get why people don't like him. I think influenced as well by listening to English commentators watching PL, and of course classic Spanish commentators that make everything exciting so my bias is basically Aussie commentators in general are terrible tardotz 1 Link to post
alexd Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I doubt very much that ATB would have done their intro if the only commentating available was speedie's. Sithslayer1991 and BoyFromTheWest 1 1 Link to post
DCWSW Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Tuning into Stan/Nine's Super Rugby coverage tonight - quite impressed so far. A breath of fresh air for Rugby Union... might be some thing the A-League needs... Link to post
Edinburgh Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 20 minutes ago, DCWSW said: Tuning into Stan/Nine's Super Rugby coverage tonight - quite impressed so far. A breath of fresh air for Rugby Union... might be some thing the A-League needs... The worry is always whether football will be treated with respect. Link to post
Carns Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 53 minutes ago, Edinburgh said: The worry is always whether football will be treated with respect. It's different with a streaming service who rely on subscribers. It is in their interest to promote their product as it leads to more subscribers. Rather than a broadcaster who solely relies on advertising. btron3000 and wendybr 2 Link to post
Paul01 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Rugari alert https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/stan-sport-could-be-keen-on-a-league-but-only-if-it-stays-in-summer-20210219-p5746g.html Link to post
hughsey Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 If the aleague goes to streaming, then being with a service that has additional content will be key. It’s only die hards like us who would be willing to pay for the aleague on its own, the average joe simply won’t. wendybr, DCWSW, GunnerWanderer and 1 other 4 Link to post
Unlimited Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Speed is alright, but what's Martin Tyler doing nowadays? wendybr 1 Link to post
DCWSW Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 6 hours ago, Unlimited said: Speed is alright, but what's Martin Tyler doing nowadays? Hopefully retired. He's worse than Speed, at the current moment. Link to post
Unlimited Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 6 hours ago, DCWSW said: Hopefully retired. He's worse than Speed, at the current moment. David Basheer? Link to post
marron Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 8 hours ago, Unlimited said: David Basheer? someone actually scored when he was commentating and he blew a gasket and is still yelping uncontrollably turning the sound off > speedy et al > basheer Unlimited and DCWSW 1 1 Link to post
Smoggy Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 21 hours ago, Unlimited said: Speed is alright, but what's Martin Tyler doing nowadays? Posting on WSF of course. Unlimited, StringerBellend, Paul01 and 3 others 1 5 Link to post
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