World Cup -BBC versus ITV

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A thread prompted by my increasing depression at the Beeb's persistence with Linneker.........

Worst Linkman:Linneker -where's the spark ?!! Limp,lifeless and charisma-free.He'd maybe get away with it if he had some gravitas.But he hasn't....and doesn't.!boring!

Most Bewildered Pundit - J.J Ococha (every question is a hospital pass)!tumbleweed!

Least Missed Pundit - Graham Le Saux (you thought he was bad on the telly,but did you catch him as a presenter on Five Live ?!)!doh!

Most Missed Pundit - Lee Sharp (a refreshing natural...surprisingly)!thumbsup!

Etc etc....
Corrections & additions please !.......

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Most annoying commentator - Jon Champion (mechanical delivery, contrived.Manages to make a commentary sound like a rehearsed piece of affectation -apart from that he's great !! )!annoyed!

Biggest Musical Chair loser - Ian Wright (always seems to get bumped furthest away from Limpknackers.!sherlock!)

Martin Peters Award - ghosting in up the pecking order.....Clive Allen.

Marco Boogers Award - where's Lawrenson ? (relegated to Five Live)!oops!

[Flat_Eric]

All tbe commentators can be very annoying, so there's little to choose between them there.

HOWEVER:

Gaby Logan is more shaggable than Gary Lineker, so ITV just edge it!!

[SAFCSA]

I prefer the BBC mainly because of the shocking amount of adverts ITV try to cram in and that crap Budweiser advert.

BUT THEN AGAIN THE BBC DO HAVE MOTSON, WHAT A WASTE OF SPACE HE REALLY IS!!!!!!!

[nasty]

Motty drags the BBC down, but the panels are always funny. And they have Lawro and McCarthy on co commentary. McCarthy is hilarious.

I snore through the Itv panel. I wouldn't do gabby with my cat's winkle. Jim beglin is bloody awful. Their main commentator, cant remember his name just talks about the champions league final. And I hate the way they pimp their shit all the time, the website, red button, world cuppa, australian cricketer coming into the studio (wow, very relevant, I suggest Holly Valance next time, what's he got to do with football) And the adverts.

What I will say about both of them, is every half time, do we really need another bloody England update from Baden Baden?! They are starting to make me wish england get knocked out, just so they will shut up. Yes we are all excited England are in the world cup, and have one England update somewhere in the show, but every half time, come on.

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nasty wrote:

They are starting to make me wish england get knocked out, just
> so they will shut up. Yes we are all excited England are in the
> world cup, and have one England update somewhere in the show,
> but every half time, come on.

What,Nasty ? And miss out on a dose of Garth Crooks !
Now there's a man worthy of his own thread. !laugh!

Mind you,I was so shocked to see that someone had finally convinced Gabriel Clark to get his hair cut that I almost sat through a tortuous Crooks interview on the rebound.But fortunately I snapped out of it just in time

[Dorrin]

Anyone at a look at UKTV coverage? God knows why they screen a game that is going out at the same time on 1 of the big 2. Their linkman is lame and their pundits are the likes of Razor Ruddock who must have been pissed.
Prefer BBC as the Bud. adverts and the rest of the adverts are a real turn off on ITV.

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I've just watched the England Sweden highlights on the Beeb.
You'd have thought that Tony Woodcock would get dusted off to give his unique anglo-german angle.
And tonight's the night.
And.............he's sporting a quite ludicrous comedy haircut as well.
Worth the license fee alone.
Sorry no pic but it's the sort of image the net was invented for.
And so mesmeric I didn't take in a word he said.Magnificent !grin!

[A-C]

BBC preferred here also, cos adverts on ITV are really annoying.

[mrmcfister]

BBC..cos thepundits dont wear ties!...ITV show some cools ads eg the long Honda one..brilliant..Martin O'Neil is the best pundit of the lot.