Football Media Discussion 3 (Goodbye Foxtel, Hello Paramount+)

[Paul01]

9 minutes ago, Edinburgh said:

 

Leave Lucy where she is. 

Where's Tara these days? A mum again?

Surely 10 can poach Mel from 7!

Mel would only come back if Rudan was gone from the local football scene.

[Davo]

She would stick with 7 through the Olympics but could be available afterwards, although she's got a pretty prominent role on their week nightly news.

[wendybr]

1 hour ago, Edinburgh said:

Where's Tara these days? A mum again?

Yes!

[DCWSW]

Yes Tara's still involved at Fox, has recently resumed her role hosting MotoGP coverage. Otherwise, she doesn't do too much. 

Mel is front and centre on channel 7, I doubt she'd be moving back to Ten any time soon. 

[theguyyouwishyouwere]

3 hours ago, Paul01 said:

Mel would only come back if Rudan was gone from the local football scene.

#RudanOut

[Paul01]

11 minutes ago, theguyyouwishyouwere said:

#RudanOut

0-4 before Half-time against Melbourne Victory might help

[SBW]

21 hours ago, DCWSW said:

Yes Tara's still involved at Fox, has recently resumed her role hosting MotoGP coverage. Otherwise, she doesn't do too much. 

Mel is front and centre on channel 7, I doubt she'd be moving back to Ten any time soon. 

Plus Tara would be very keen to stay close with her husband Cooper Gronk 

[Paul01]

I 5hought i heard Lucy Zelic is leaving SBS.

Is she bound for Channel 10?

[StringerBellend]

44 minutes ago, Paul01 said:

I 5hought i heard Lucy Zelic is leaving SBS.

Is she bound for Channel 10?

I hope so all football should have Lucy and Craig 

[MartinTyler]

16 hours ago, StringerBellend said:

I hope so all football should have Lucy and Craig 

Craig might not appeal to the C10 demographic

[wendybr]

10 hours ago, MartinTyler said:

Craig might not appeal to the C10 demographic

They had him on The Project recently...from memory, as a panelist.

[MartinTyler]

8 hours ago, wendybr said:

They had him on The Project recently...from memory, as a panelist.

Perhaps he should stick to his Human Rights stuff as he's doing a great job there.....his football analysis would be too highbrow for C10

[StringerBellend]

43 minutes ago, MartinTyler said:

Perhaps he should stick to his Human Rights stuff as he's doing a great job there.....his football analysis would be too highbrow for C10

They won’t go for Lucy either, she’s “the thinking man’s Mel McLoughlin”

 

 

[theguyyouwishyouwere]

50 minutes ago, StringerBellend said:

They won’t go for Lucy either, she’s “the thinking man’s Mel McLoughlin”

 

 

that can't be true because you're a lucy fan

[Sithslayer1991]

I think there are a few Matildas around in Optus and ABC that could be picked by paramount + could be a new face entirely

[wendybr]

10 hours ago, MartinTyler said:

Perhaps he should stick to his Human Rights stuff as he's doing a great job there.....his football analysis would be too highbrow for C10

I don't disagree with that. Too intense and serious, probably.

I'll be sorry to lose most of the Foxtel people.

I have no problem with any of them, nth.

[wendybr]

Ooops. Double.

[MartinTyler]

27 minutes ago, wendybr said:

I don't disagree with that. Too intense and serious, probably.

I'll be sorry to lose mist of the Foxtel people.

I have no problem with any of them, nth.

The only one I have a real problem with is Speedie

[theguyyouwishyouwere]

Just now, MartinTyler said:

The only one I have a real problem with is Speedie

all of the bald ones can get in the bin with Archie.

[MartinTyler]

The Jury's out on Archie for me

[marron]

Out enjoying the warm glow of having successfully convicted an obviously guilty party?

(I have time for Archie as a person but he is hopeless for mine, offers next to nothing) 

[theguyyouwishyouwere]

Just now, marron said:

Out enjoying the warm glow of having successfully convicted an obviously guilty party?

(I have time for Archie as a person but he is hopeless for mine, offers next to nothing) 

i think for what he's allegedly guilty of he shouldn't have a job in the public eye anyway, imo

[wendybr]

1 hour ago, theguyyouwishyouwere said:

all of the bald ones can get in the bin with Archie.

Leave Archie alone.

He's improved HEAPS...and does just fine these days. 

[marron]

1 hour ago, theguyyouwishyouwere said:

i think for what he's allegedly guilty of he shouldn't have a job in the public eye anyway, imo

**** I forgot about that.

I have time for Archie's onscreen personality, can I just clarify, is what I meant.

 

But no Wendy, sorry, he may have improved, but I find his struggle painful to listen to, like listening to a year 9 presentation by a student with the balls to think they can just get through it without having done any work but without the understanding that they can't.

[wendybr]

11 hours ago, MartinTyler said:

Perhaps he should stick to his Human Rights stuff as he's doing a great job there.....his football analysis would be too highbrow for C10

Hahaha...Fozzie and SBW were just on The Project again...advocating for the refugees to be allowed to go to NZ...as was offered some years ago.

He's almost a regular on there. 

[wendybr]

17 minutes ago, marron said:

But no Wendy, sorry, he may have improved, but I find his struggle painful to listen to, like listening to a year 9 presentation by a student with the balls to think they can just get through it without having done any work but without the understanding that they can't.

I think he's absolutely fine these days. He doesn't struggle, as he did in his first year commentating.

[wendybr]

1 hour ago, theguyyouwishyouwere said:

i think for what he's allegedly guilty of he shouldn't have a job in the public eye anyway, imo

If I once knew what you're referring to, I've forgotten.

[Wanderboy]

27 minutes ago, marron said:

**** I forgot about that.

I have time for Archie's onscreen personality, can I just clarify, is what I meant.

 

But no Wendy, sorry, he may have improved, but I find his struggle painful to listen to, like listening to a year 9 presentation by a student with the balls to think they can just get through it without having done any work but without the understanding that they can't.

Sorry Wendy, but I agree with Marron.

Archie has, and always will, come across and an ill-informed and uneducated dope.

He has not improved at all. I'd rather Speed any day. At least he does some research, has some facts at hand, and actually knows a bit about what is happening in the A-League.

Archie just sounds like he turns up every week after watching the previous weeks games. 

You're a school teacher. Surely, even you can see that he can't even put a constructive, literate sentence together at the best of times?

Yes, he seems like a really lovely bloke with a great sense of humour but that doesn't make for great commentary.

[wendybr]

29 minutes ago, Wanderboy said:

Sorry Wendy, but I agree with Marron.

Archie has, and always will, come across and an ill-informed and uneducated dope.

He has not improved at all. I'd rather Speed any day. At least he does some research, has some facts at hand, and actually knows a bit about what is happening in the A-League.

Archie just sounds like he turns up every week after watching the previous weeks games. 

You're a school teacher. Surely, even you can see that he can't even put a constructive, literate sentence together at the best of times?

Yes, he seems like a really lovely bloke with a great sense of humour but that doesn't make for great commentary.

Sorry WB, but I can't see how someone of his long A League playing experience, goal scoring prowess, and knowledge of numerous players,  whom he has played with, and personally knows (particularly re Victorian players) can be seen as ignorant.

He once lacked confidence, and bumbled along...for sure. But not recently

Apart from a grammar error or two ( no worse than Bozza, to be honest) he has become surprisingly articulate.

It was actually a topic of conversation here during a recent game....how Archie was surprisingly articulate now that he has gained more confidence. Not flawless. Not in the same league as Harps , but perfectly able to string a few sentences together.

 

[Wanderboy]

4 minutes ago, wendybr said:

Sorry WB, but I can't see how someone of his long A League playing experience, goal scoring prowess, and knowledge of numerous players,  whom he has played with, and personally knows (particularly re Victorian players) can be seen as ignorant.

He once lacked confidence, and bumbled along...for sure. But not recently

Apart from a grammar error or two ( no worse than Bozza, to be honest) he has become surprisingly articulate.

It was actually a topic of conversation here during a recent game....how Archie was surprisingly articulate now that he has gained more confidence. Not flawless. Not in the same league as Harps , but perfectly able to string a few sentences together.

 

I suppose we will have to agree to disagree. My personal opinion is that Archie is the worst sub-commentator that Fox have ever had, and my opinion has nothing to do with the club he played for or his allegiances. He was actually fun at one of the Sydney FC derbies at half time when we started up the **** the Victory chant when Fox were doing their half time wrap behind the RBB. 

It's not just his grammar, nor sentence construction. His insight into the game is very poor. Imo.