Where'd be Martin Tyler?

Slash/ED

threebeards wrote:

The guy who commentates on the Champions League for ITV is my favourite of all (is it Clive Tyldsley or something?).

Are you a Man U fan?

Big Ears

Spot a game he doesn't mention that win , and you will find you are in a parralell universe , or dead .

wheres me jumpa

yeah i really liked ron atkinson and clive tyldsley(sp!).as for gray and tyler, think tyler is a legend! dont really like gray but they work well together.

Aquos76

There is a thread over on digiSpy also about Martin Tyler. It indicated that he had a row with managment within Sky over wanting to do all the "big" games.

heres the link

mr_angry

Personally, I like both Tyler and Gray. I wouldn't object to one or other of them getting less games if any of their replacements were any good, but they generally aren't. I like Chris Kamara on Soccer Saturday, but he's just too excitable for high-pressure games. Alan Smith is atrocious, Frank MacNamara is alright, and Gordon McQueen sounds half-dead.

Unfortunately, I think Andy Gray is the only option.

threebeards

Slash/ED wrote:

Are you a Man U fan?

Yeah.

Davey Devil

mr_angry wrote:

Gordon McQueen sounds half-dead.

Gordon is a legend, which is tough for me to say being a Man Utd hater.

I loved it when he was always having a go at Berti Vogts. Bring back Berti!!!

Slash/ED

threebeards wrote:

Yeah.

Hence why you like Tyldsley

He comes across to me as the most biased commentator I've seen on TV, it's woeful at times. Every game Porto played after the Man U game last year he brought up Scholes disallowed goal at a rate that would be up there with the amount of times Motson brings up '66, and he's always like that. He's the same for England when they play but I suppose everyone is for the internationals.

d22ontour

The Rooster wrote:

Guys, yis obviously dont watch enough GAA.

Ger Canning is the worst commentator there's ever been.....in any country in the world.

well said and you can throw magee in there with him what a plonker

the irish motson and thats not funny

Drag00n79

I think the best commentators are the Five Live guys — especially Alan Green. I always use the sound from them via the digibox if there is a live match on RTE. The only one I can't listen to there is Conor McNamara. You might remember he used to commentate on TV3 up to about 2002. He annoys me a lot — mainly because he has now picked up a very noticeable English twang to his accent.

Aquos76

Guess who’s commentating on the WBA v Man City game which is a PPV game by the way.


Martin Tyler. I don’t recall Martin ever doing a PPV game before, maybe I’m wrong but with respect to any WBA and Man City fans here, would the Southampton v Liverpool game have been a bigger game.

This adds fuel to the fire, that he has had an internal disagreement with someone within SkySports.

Brian017

Tyler missing again

Chong

I flippin despise Andy Gray. Gray continually brings the game in to disrepute with his snide comments and remarks, its plain and simple if a descision has not been made in a game thats it, but he and every other prat commentating on the game of football be it tv or newspaper are ruining the game by constantly rabbiting for weeks on end about an incident in game that may have even happened months ago. I rather watch a epl game with foreign commentators, just so as not to have to listen to muppet commentator's like Gray, Tyler, and Motson give their tuppence worth. The only possible good commentator to grace may sports is Barry Davies.

Aquos76

Guess what.. No sign of Martin again tonight. Man U V Chelsea game.

Chucky the tree

i noticed when Gray asked the main commentator(rob howthorne was it?) when the last time chelsea conceded two he didnt know, or took him a while to figure it out and he only mentioned chelsea and porto.

you feel tyler would be able to answer that one straight away.

Bateman

They'll have to bring Tyler back, Hawthorne was dead boring last night, there was little sign of an excitement, the commentary on the ITV highlights was much better.

DMC

Shamrok wrote:

I think the best commentators are the Five Live guys — especially Alan Green. I always use the sound from them via the digibox if there is a live match on RTE. The only one I can't listen to there is Conor McNamara. You might remember he used to commentate on TV3 up to about 2002. He annoys me a lot — mainly because he has now picked up a very noticeable English twang to his accent.

I'd agree, Alan Green is just legendary. His autobiog is a very good read.

But I do disagree with you on Conor McNamara. I couldn't stand him on TV3, but he has good powers of description (needed in radio commentary) and has improved.

As for Rob Hawthorne, he normally does the big League Cup games, so, for Tyler to be missing for last nights game, is not that surprising. For him to do a PPV game, is surprising.

eirebhoy

Bateman wrote:

They'll have to bring Tyler back, Hawthorne was dead boring last night, there was little sign of an excitement, the commentary on the ITV highlights was much better.

Its most likely a row between Tyler and Gray. Tyler must have been in the wrong as he is getting the less attractive matches.

Bateman

Has anyone read anything difinitive on this whole Martin Tyler thing? Apologies if something official has been posted earlier in the thread, I ain't trawling back.

Chong

Well Martin is back today for the Chelsea game along side Andy Pandy, no doubt he'll do the Arsenal game.

Slash/ED

The Chelsea game is hardly a big game in fairness, the Arsenal game will say alot about his situation as will the next super sunday league game.

Aquos76

Martin Tyler is doing the Man U v Birmingham game on Art Sport now, so he will not be doing the PPV this evening so.

Brian017

How are you watching ART?

Chong

Martin Tyler back today along side Andy Gray, for the Chelsea V Man City game.

Bateman

Yeah, and the banter seemed quite genuine between them I thought, Gray said "you're right there, Martin..." quite a bit.