Awful commentary from Bill tonight in the Batley-Gateshead game. He constantly got peoples names wrong and called someone Leroy Cudjoe at one point. He was even worse than Offiah on a sunday night on the sky sports news weekend review.

It's true he was awful.

How were his hands?

???

I was more concerned with the ref repeatedly forgetting what tackle it was

Robbie Paul causing outrage on the SL show by having jazz hands.

moan moan moan moan

He is habitually $hite in his match calling and interviewing, but still not as bad as Ben Proe on the rare occasion he gets a sky gig.

Do we have a decent Rugby League commentator on either Sky or BBC?

Get Mick Morgan & Ron Hoof on TV, laughs and knowledge guaranteed.

No he didn't. IIRC, he stated that the on-loan Batley winger couldn't get in the Huddersfield side because of Leroy Cudjoe.

Dave Woods is a fine commentator. Jon Champion is brilliant, but the BBC realised he portayed RL in a non-Northern stereotype so ed him off.

Wasnt that Harris?

Said he was cudjoe's cousin

yes he did............




then later on called him cudjoe

Then called him Cudjoe in the second half.

Barrie McDermmot isn't that bad, neither is Terry O'Connor.

I dont mind Bill, I much perfer him to Eddie. Each to their own though i suppose.

While Paul Cullen mentioned Gareth Haggerty in Hudds v Quins on Boots n All and he wasn't even playing - and he had 3 days to make his notes

Does anyone else get sick of all the moaning on here about commentators? I get the feeling that whoever does the commentating would get stick on here. Personally I didn't mind the commentary last night, I even thought Terry O'conner came across as knowledgeable and Barrie Mcdermott was entertaining.

Commentators (even the so called best in the business) sometimes make mistakes, get over it.

Must we have the referee constantly mic'd up for the whole game?Why not just when a player is getting a warning or when he is explaining a decision.The constant shout of'moooooooooove' is iritating and sounds like some retard doing farmyard impressions.

Yes. Except when it comes to Offiah, about whom a lack of moaning is a disgrace.

Did not get to see last night's game, but in general I have never had any problem with Arthur's commentaries.



It is strange the way that Sky include the feed from the referee in the National League coverage, sometimes he drowns out the commentary. Most odd.

Michael.

The whole commentary team on SKY need to book their ideas up.

Stevo and Eddie - The best of a bad bunch, but eager to fulfill the SKY mantra of shouting, bawling and generally saying how great a polished turd is

Barry and Terry - Are they auditioning for a spot on Phenoix Nights. Sometines they appear like they are trying to do testimony to a working man's club cabaret act. stay on the game gents.

Phil Clarke - Needs to understand his stating of the obvious isn't some wonderful insight Jean Paul Satre woukd have been proud of

Paul Cullen - Needs to understand he [iisn't Jean Paul Satre.

Bill Arthur - Sounds like some naff reporter from The Day Today.

New bloke who interviewed last night - Is he off Trident Work Experience?

Martin Offiah - Attended too many chuff chuff parties. Lack of knowledge stems fromt he fact he ain't been involved in the game for years. Steadily improving and has the best potential of the lot in fairness, however.

Your not wrong....just watch the game and if the commentator really grates there is a mute button

I agree totally.
Its a lot worse in the lower divisions when the crowds are so small.
I dont tend to notice it as much on SL games apart from the mooooooooove which is a pain.

Also found it quite perplexing the ref actually said "good kick" when gateshead restarted after a try

ie: they've done it right, no offside or other penalties – good refs are always telling teams when they've done things well, as well as when they're doing it wrong and need to correct something to keep within the rules.