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Sky should have got rid of the idiot years ago, 3 years is way too long to wait.
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| Quote Nankivell="Nankivell"I think Sky have been looking for a replacement for Stevo for a few years. I think they thought that Phil Clarke might have been the man, but although I knew him some years ago, he bores the life out of me. So they brought Brian Carney in. To me, he is the most likely, and acceptable replacement, but why do we have to wait 3 years??
I agree that Stevo made a huge contribution to the exposure of rugby league twenty years ago, but I think he is past his sell by date.
Hemmings was fortunate enough to be paired up with Stevo and has made a good living from it. But, frankly, when I hear some of the nonsense that passes for commentary, particularly if compared with the RU commentaries, I cringe.
Not only that, but their ineptitude when it comes to the rules causes problems for referees of amateur matches on a weekly basis.
Stevo has a very limited vocabulary, so he uses the same terms and phrases continually. One of those that winds me up particularly is "the ball seems to have drifted forward"! Those of us who know better, are aware that it doesn't matter where the ball drifts after it has left the hands - it's where the hands initially direct it! Hopefully Cummings will correct him on air in the not too distant future.
Beyond that, Stevo never "uses". He always "utilises". It is never a try, it is always a T R Y. And he always knows the mindset of either of the coaches of the day: "Brian Noble will be furious!" Or "that'll please their coach!"
But there's another thing I find aggravating. Stuart Cummings in the commentary box over the past couple of weeks. And Hemmings is forever asking Cummings to comment on the accuracy of the officials' decisions. "And what do you think Stuart?"
For the sake of the game, we need to have a more professional commentary team, in my opinion. But I would never question Stevo's loyalty and passion for the game.'"
RU commentary is personality-free and almost every RU fan I know has said they enjoy Eddie and Stevo's commentary.
We will miss Stevo when he's gone, we just don't realise it yet. | | | |
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| Quote Nankivell="Nankivell"I think Sky have been looking for a replacement for Stevo for a few years. I think they thought that Phil Clarke might have been the man, but although I knew him some years ago, he bores the life out of me. So they brought Brian Carney in. To me, he is the most likely, and acceptable replacement, but why do we have to wait 3 years??
I agree that Stevo made a huge contribution to the exposure of rugby league twenty years ago, but I think he is past his sell by date.
Hemmings was fortunate enough to be paired up with Stevo and has made a good living from it. But, frankly, when I hear some of the nonsense that passes for commentary, particularly if compared with the RU commentaries, I cringe.
Not only that, but their ineptitude when it comes to the rules causes problems for referees of amateur matches on a weekly basis.
Stevo has a very limited vocabulary, so he uses the same terms and phrases continually. One of those that winds me up particularly is "the ball seems to have drifted forward"! Those of us who know better, are aware that it doesn't matter where the ball drifts after it has left the hands - it's where the hands initially direct it! Hopefully Cummings will correct him on air in the not too distant future.
Beyond that, Stevo never "uses". He always "utilises". It is never a try, it is always a T R Y. And he always knows the mindset of either of the coaches of the day: "Brian Noble will be furious!" Or "that'll please their coach!"
But there's another thing I find aggravating. Stuart Cummings in the commentary box over the past couple of weeks. And Hemmings is forever asking Cummings to comment on the accuracy of the officials' decisions. "And what do you think Stuart?"
For the sake of the game, we need to have a more professional commentary team, in my opinion. But I would never question Stevo's loyalty and passion for the game.'"
Stevo is a great rugby league man but he's not a good commentator. On regards to what he says I always notice he says things like "Tony Smith realises..." and then tells us what he thinks TS realises. | | |
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My faves are
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I really like him, I think his passion for the game is evident in how he talks it up, but more than that, he's a recognisable face of rugby league. Friends of mine who dont watch the sport, know who he is. I surely cant be the only one who loves his catchphrases. Brian Carney would be the obvious replacement for me, I think he's been a master stroke. Very knowledgable, played the modern game on both sides of the world and able to get his points across
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I think he is brilliant as a person and a TV personality, the game really will miss him and I have been saying for some years now that if anyone in the rugby league community deserves an MBE surely it is him.
I often hear people say that the commentary team on Sky puts people off watching, however having just spent three years at uni I have mates from down south who couldn't name a single player, but show them a picture of Stevo or play a clip of his voice they will know exactly who it is. Likewise my Grandparents have recently got into watching RL on sky, they have said they love the banter which you get between them as you rarely hear the same with the football. They only know the basics of the sport but can enjoy watching and listening to them, even though they don't really know what they are talking about it comes across to them as something entertaining and exciting. Contrast that to Woods and Davies on the BBC who could send a glass eye to sleep.
I think that Sky have to cater to a wide audience, not just those like ourselves who know the sport inside out. The downside to that is that we maybe don't get the detailed insights one might expect.
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