"It's sheer panic!"

'he's having WOW of a game...'

He reminds me of John Madden at times. Starts a sentence and then halfway through starts making some kind of laughing/eating noise and never actually finished what he started saying.

And in Eddie Hemmings world, is it possible for 'Little' Robbie Burrow to make anything other than a 'scampering' run?

I watch a fair bit of NRL on Premier Sports and that's one of the first differences I've noticed with the Aussie commentary teams. Now and again Phil Gould - the closest there is to an Australian Stevo - might bang on about a refereeing mistake but he usually ends up getting ridiculed by Peter Sterling or another member of the team.

In other news, I like the involvement of Stuart Cummins. Usually provides a calm and reasoned explanation as to why a ref has made a decision. He's obviously reluctant to disagree with a ref's decision but will say if he saw it differently, though can understand why the ref gave the decision.

He does a lot of "burrowing under tackles". He needs to realise that pun is not, and never has been, funny.

Once you hear him say "its as simple as that " 2 million times per viewing you will be driven insane, its as simple as that.

My personal favourite.

What's desperately lacking across the Sky team is actual game commentary. Here is no explanation of what is actually happening - it's just the various peoples opinions on whether it was a good or bad tackle/pass/kick/refereeing decision/try.

They should focus more on actually commentating - explaining what is happening, who passed to who, if it was a long/short pass, if the runner had hit a gap, where abouts the kicker is stood, where he kicks to, who's chasing etc etc... A blind person listening to super league coverage would really struggle to follow what is happening in the game, all they'd get is Eddie/Stevo's opinions on who's playing well or bad, and how the ref is doing.

We need real commentary, with then expert analysis to explain how the gaps were created , how the defensive structure is working or is being picked apart... We don't need other peoples opinions - explain to the viewer what's happening and why, and then let the viewer form their own opinion on the game.

Ooh...another anti-stevo thread !

if you dont like him turn the sound off !!

"It's a smart move by the Coach to bring on the Hooker"

Every game without fail, even though the coach was always gonna bring on the Hooker of the bench.

And Eddie's favourite every game, "It's a case of six and two three's"

Stevo is the man. You would miss him if he wasn't there.

What? I'd prefer to listen to Carney and Bill Arthur, by far the better pairing. McDermott makes a decent summariser but to keep this fresh, you must have someone who's played this game this side of 2010

The very fact that 90% of this thread contains a precise quote from the buffoon, shows he's now nothing more than a parody of himself. "He's hurt. AND HE KNOWS IT". You f*****g imbecile.

Clarkey is getting more and more frustrated and is constantly shouted down by Stephenson. It's cringe-inducing. Even Cummings "The merry Whistleblower" must be thinking, "And you played this game, did you?"

"im with you on that one eddie"

"Did he ever"

"And he knows it too, does the coach, <insert coach's name here>"

That's not really the point though is it - Sky are the broadcast provider for Super League - this includes the coverage and commentary - for the price of the subscription, both aspects should be spot on. And what about the blind viewers?

Stevo could stay (although I'm firmly of the belief that it's time for a change) but he needs a proper commentator at the side of him to take the lead, not just a few stooges.

They would not have any idea what is going on, i get lost sometimes with him, it needs someone who has played the game within the past 10 years or so, or at least two fresher faces. I do like Carney when he is on aswell as BA and Brian Mac but Eddie, Stevo and Clark ruin it for me ever time,

The commentary for the Catan game on Sat as better than what we get now.

Dont forget; ( he is a big unit.)

"He didn't miss!"

Same as on backchat, guaranteed every week he'll say to Rod Studd "for once I agree with you". The blokes an idiot and well past his sell by date,same with Hemmings.

For mine!

Watch the sky sports interview with him and Stuart Barnes and on a certain site you'll realise why we are regarded as inferior to union, cringe worthy and make us look a laughing stock.

"yes, but Eddie, will they NEVER learn?"

"Either way"