Re: Wilkin : Mon Jul 29, 2013 12:11 pm  

Dave Woods is a decent commentator tbf, puts the sky lot to shame. Mark Fletcher was also good on yesterday' game, added a bit of humour to sport which was nice. I do like Barrie and Terry though, just coz they tell it as it is!

Re: Wilkin : Mon Jul 29, 2013 4:13 pm  

Who is Mark Fletcher?

Re: Wilkin : Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:13 am  

Toddy Senior wrote:

The Ray French and Jonathan Davies combination sets our game back many years. I remember Eddie Wareing's commentaries well and, although he was frequently derided by fans (including me) for his Northern accent, he became a minor BBC celebrity (remember his appearance on the Morecambe and Wise show?) so was always associated with rugby league whenever he appeared.

Ray French is a good radio commentator but has never been in the same league as Eddie for TV broadcasts. Ray's cries of "he's going for the line" and his (nowadays) frequent lapses with regards to player names and rules of the game are embarassing. I fully appreciate that advancing age affects us all (I'm 65 so I'm aware of my faults also!) but - my apologies Ray - it's time to retire from TV commentaries. Your TV summaries of games and players from the past are excellent but it's the "live" stuff that really needs someone younger.

The BBC team of Basil, Nobby, Wilko, Robbie, Earl etc is very impressive but please leave the commentaries to Dave Woods....!

I think Sky could do alot worse that 'retire' Eddie and Stevo and look to get people Like Robbie Paul and Ian Millward onboard. Millwards analysis is excellent and he could definitely replace Stevo as a co-commentator

Re: Wilkin : Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:03 pm  

Hemmings major problem is his arrogance which over the years has sadly increased. He actually thinks himself rugby league royalty. Sadly many of the Sky team have that same persona about them, which to be fair Noble, Wilkin and Paul do not have. Woods is a professional guy who does a good job on the game.