Very, very, very harsh on South Yorkshire legends the Chuckles.

I've met them - they very kindly gave up their time to help with a charity event I was involved in - and they are nice guys.

I know. I love Paul and Barry.

Our very own Bilko I believe

Im not sure whos worse, Eddie & Stevo or Jonathan Davies/Davis............

To me

Yes, I know

There is a letter in this week's RL Express which reflects these comments

To you

You remind me of a chuckle brother

Which one ?

The ugly one?

That doesn't help

You know, The "Sophisticated" one?

Ahh, that'll be me.

Certainly wasn't the word I was looking for.

I was watching a YouTube clip of Tommy putting Mauri Fasilavo of Saints (spelling?) on his back side and despite the fact they were waxing lyrical about what a great hit it was they were just SO annoying. Smallest man on the pitch puts big man down was the gist of it. Little to no mention of the skills of the man and the physical prowess that is so much part of Tommy's game. It was as if it was a fluke! No it wasn't! Muppets.

Only because you don't know what it means

Back on topic, the problem with these two is they adore a bit of controversy, (except of course when Wigan should have had a penalty on the death on a play off game to win but it wasn't given) once they get a bit they don't shut up about it. I don't know if it is them or it is what the sky production team tell them to do. Clarke and Carney were both good to begin with but are now just as bad.

One thing that never ceases to amaze me with these boards is the number of posters whose opinion is reciprocates excactly what these two say. They have a worrying amount of influence on the views of too many people.

Wells is pretty good though it is probably only a matter of time before he falls into the trap thay caught Clarke and Carney. The only one i enjoy listening to is Shaun McRae, always has a sensible opinion and isn't afraid to correct the other numpties. He also likes to focus on the positive.

They need correcting far more often.

I am convinced when a bad tackle is made despite the fact it gets penalised and everyone moves on these two get more players banned due to over-hyping the incident than would ever happen if the games were broadcast without commentary.

The RFL disciplinary seem to react to it and they should not.

Do the video refs get the commentary? I hope not!

Allegedly not but sometimes you do wonder...

I can take or leave the commentators, after all there is a mute button (although Clarkey with his stats is getting very annoying and dincreasingly dull) but what I find most irritating of all is the endless close ups of the coaches even when the game is going on - we know what they look like do we really need to see them every few minutes. Apparently Sky think so.

I have often thought the same thing, I would imagine the people on the disciplinary panel watch the SKY games and are surely influenced by an incident being highlighted over and over again by the commentators.



p.s. the video refs do not get the commentary.

it was said a few years ago they do. pretty sure it was on an nrl game they made a big deal of how their video ref is totally independent unlike the sl one. make of that what you will.

I believe they don't, but who knows whats actually true these days !!!

Used to work with a chap who was involved with the rfl, its not just the fans who think they are idiots