doe eyed over maximus : Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:00 pm  

Cringe,cringe and baulk. Sky sport drooling, star struck and curtseying like a love lorn donny osmond fan.
Ok he's made a film and got a few bob but jayzuz the obsequious lengths and grovelling platitudes made me I'll,for tucks sake it's not xerxes king of kings.grow some balls sky and have some integrity RL is already self conscious and self effecting enough about itself without you making us look like totally devoid of any hubris.welcome to the new sport rugby crowe.

Re: doe eyed over maximus : Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:08 pm  

I've defended Eddie in the past but he's been unbearable so far this year, constantly arguing with Cummins about straightforward referee decisions in the first two matches and now some embarrassing comments tonight. Clarke and Terry O'Connor are equally as bad, I'm still not sure why they think O'Connor has any credentials to be a commentator. I cringe whenever I hear him speak. At least Stevo is somewhat realistic and doesn't say things that make British RL look pathetic.

Re: doe eyed over maximus : Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:19 pm  

headhunter wrote:

I've defended Eddie in the past but he's been unbearable so far this year, constantly arguing with Cummins about straightforward referee decisions in the first two matches and now some embarrassing comments tonight. Clarke and Terry O'Connor are equally as bad, I'm still not sure why they think O'Connor has any credentials to be a commentator. I cringe whenever I hear him speak. At least Stevo is somewhat realistic and doesn't say things that make British RL look pathetic.

its gone past a joke the Samuel l Jackson faux pas is this it? Is this as good as it gets?the Eddie waring ethos have an innane chit chat and pathetic in jokes whilst an an integral piece of play is ongoing.Is there nobody out there with the professionalism and experience that can do the job?I cringe every single time without fail and Clarke chunnering like data in the background I give up.

Re: doe eyed over maximus : Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:24 pm  

Clarke, O'Connor and Cummins should be punted.Terrible

Carney is great, a real saving grace.Feel sorry for him at times having to work with feckwits. Eddie, i have always said is a front line presenter, he should be the man at the head of the show and stay well away from the Comms box.

Re: doe eyed over maximus : Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:26 pm  

Russ should have spelled Isaac Luke for 20 tonight.

Re: doe eyed over maximus : Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:30 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

Clarke, O'Connor and Cummins should be punted.Terrible

Carney is great, a real saving grace.Feel sorry for him at times having to work with feckwits. Eddie, i have always said is a front line presenter, he should be the man at the head of the show and stay well away from the Comms box.

Yeah agreed yes him and Jon wells who is an excellent no nonsense sumneriser. They are fighting an up hill battle in a punch and judy show,just awful.

Re: doe eyed over maximus : Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:32 pm  

We had so many references to Crowe's helicopter tonight that I assumed Eddie was going to ask for a ride on Rusty's chopper after the broadcast ended.

Re: doe eyed over maximus : Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:37 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

Clarke, O'Connor and Cummins should be punted.Terrible

Cummins being there isn't a bad idea in principle. If you watch the NFL, they also have a former referees coordinator to help clarify the rules. But the difference is that they only talk to him maybe once or twice a match, whereas Eddie spends an entire Super League match going on and on at Cummins about something that was perfectly obvious after one replay. It's painful to listen to. I'd be happy with a commentary team of Rod Studd, Stevo and Carney/Wells, with John Kear/Paul Cullen/Brian Noble etc, someone with actual knowledge as the fourth man.

Re: doe eyed over maximus : Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:37 pm  

just_browny wrote:

We had so many references to Crowe's helicopter tonight that I assumed Eddie was going to ask for a ride on Rusty's chopper after the broadcast ended.

Hopefully there flying him over the Irish Sea right now with the doors open.

Re: doe eyed over maximus : Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:39 pm  

Yes it all got a bit too much tonight. It's one thing hyping a game up and showing the famous faces watching once or twice, it's another to constantly brown nose till it made most feel nauseous.