Haha ! Well it's better than Ray Frenchs pearlers. One of French's more cringeworthy cliches was " a good bullocking run" by any forward, who made some yards running with the ball.

Get Billy Thompson Reffing too !!

i liked Ray french in his heyday, "McKenzie, this f**ker (hooker) can run"

I always used to laugh at Ray French’s owl impression anytime anyone made a break or a mistake

How may times will Eddie say “spring has sprung” now the weather is a bit warmer?

As many times as is necessary to encourage the viewers into thinking that it is so.

Two problems with your comment:

1. "Tony Ray's" name is spelled "Rea," not "Rae."

2. "Tony" and "Eddie" are the diminutives of "Anthony" and "Edward." Since you are not their friends, colleagues or acquaintances, you are not entitled to disrespect these distinguished gentlemen by using their diminutives.

Followed by "He's goooinng for THAT line!!!"

My wife is called Jean. Just saying.

Josh Griffin awarded man of the match , Bill Arthur awards him it saying I’m sorry looks like someone has just had their tea off it ....sums up the RFL .

Lucky wife. I have nothing against gay marriage, so don't feel bad about it.

Yet posting under the name of a deceased player isn't disrespectful no?

What’s are you going on about? Tony Rea’s first name is Tony, not Anthony, it’s not an abbreviation of anything, it’s his given name. Eddie Hemming’s first name is Eddie, not Edwin or Edward or Edmond, it’s not an abbreviation of anything, it’s his given name.

Did they abbreviate your name to Psycho at school?

How could you know that? Are you a friend or acquaintance of the two gentlemen?

It is most unusual for a man to be named Eddie at birth. Edward is far more likely.

Quote ="JEAN CAPDOUZE"How could you know that? Are you a friend or acquaintance of the two gentlemen? It is most unusual for a man to be named Eddie at birth. Edward is far more likely.'" How do you know it isn't? Although, given that FreeBMD lists Edward S Hemmings as being born in Liverpool South in Jan-Mar 1950, one would suggest that it is him (68 years old now) Here's a picture of him in his younger days at Radio Merseyside: news.bbc.co.uk/local/liverpool/h ... 242576.stm

Quote ="JEAN CAPDOUZE"How could you know that? Are you a friend or acquaintance of the two gentlemen? It is most unusual for a man to be named Eddie at birth. Edward is far more likely.'" How do you know it isn't? Although, given that FreeBMD lists Edward S Hemmings as being born in Liverpool South in Jan-Mar 1950, one would suggest that it is him (68 years old now) Here's a picture of him in his younger days at Radio Merseyside: news.bbc.co.uk/local/liverpool/h ... 242576.stm

I didn't recognise Eddie behind that saxophone.

Quote ="Fully"How do you know it isn't? Although, given that FreeBMD lists Edward S Hemmings as being born in Liverpool South in Jan-Mar 1950, one would suggest that it is him (68 years old now) Here's a picture of him in his younger days at Radio Merseyside: news.bbc.co.uk/local/liverpool/h ... 242576.stm'" i wouldnt have thought he was 68. i know hes not young but never 68.

Quote ="Fully"How do you know it isn't? Although, given that FreeBMD lists Edward S Hemmings as being born in Liverpool South in Jan-Mar 1950, one would suggest that it is him (68 years old now) Here's a picture of him in his younger days at Radio Merseyside: news.bbc.co.uk/local/liverpool/h ... 242576.stm'" i wouldnt have thought he was 68. i know hes not young but never 68.

Started SL with SKY in his mid 40s, which he looked I thought it was obvious he was knocking on 70, he's been around an age.
Put him, cummings, BM & TOC to the knackers yard.

I agree in principle with your selections, although BM comes up with some good stuff, so I would keep him. Your major error was not including Clarke in your list.

Paul Cooke would make a good pundit . I’ve read his autobiography and he as an excellent rugby brain . He talks about “the book” that all clubs have to use calls that have been practiced in training .
I would also use guest summarisers each week, ex players , the likes of Rob “The pocket rocket “Burrows , Luke Robinson .

Sky has let the current format to stagnate , its amateurish , watch the NRL commentary and then you realise how poor ours is . I watched Andrew Voss commentate on the Hull and Wigan matches in Australia this year and he had really done his homework on the English players , speaking about the amateur clubs they had played for etc , he was interesting to listen to .

And that No Try /Try dial for the video ref just about sums things up .....

Ray French was an excellent journalist. It means diddly.

I've heard Cooke co-commentate on Talksport 2 and he was excellent.

They certainly need to bring some fresh voices in on Sky the current mob is becoming unbearable. O'Connor is stealing a living he has to go down as one of the worst pundits to be regularly employed in any sport at any point in history.

You get the sense that they socialise together as a group and have an inflated sense of their worth and importance, like the viewers care about them as much as they do about the game.

It doesn't wind me up as much as some on here but must agree on O'Connor; dreadful. I tend to switch off when he is talking but his best from last week was some garbage like "Great opening set, they made 100 metres", then realised they had kicked it from halfway & added "if you count the kick".