Re: Todays Game V Castleford : Mon Apr 21, 2014 10:22 pm  

RLIMR wrote:

Can I ask who the bloke co-commentating on wire fm is? And what credentials he has to be commentating on the sport?

So poor.

The two guys do a good job. Far better than when that idiot Graham Lovett was doing it, or when French and Rooney are umming and erring their way through the game on Merseyside.

Re: Todays Game V Castleford : Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:01 pm  

They are pretty good as wire111 says.
There is a big problem with the wire fm microphone equipment. I worked as a commentator for Radio General one time. I think they both use the same system. Its consists of a box with a omnidirectional mic which is set at a level so it can be shared. The problem is that it means all the background sounds get shared too.

Whereas the BBC use outdoor broadcast mics that presses up against the mouth of each presenter and are set with a very low sensitivity.

Re: Todays Game V Castleford : Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:13 pm  

RLIMR wrote:

Can I ask who the bloke co-commentating on wire fm is? And what credentials he has to be commentating on the sport?

So poor.

Not as poor as your Harvey Price predictions

Re: Todays Game V Castleford : Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:29 pm  

Just watched the superleague show and I appreciate this doesn't give the whole picture but seriously did Joel Monaghan defend that badly or did it just look harsh on him because the way the TV show played try after try down his flank?

Great to see Penny left with a three on one on the other flank just to even things up.

Re: Todays Game V Castleford : Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:10 am  

WireFanatic III wrote:

The two guys do a good job. Far better than when that idiot Graham Lovett was doing it, or when French and Rooney are umming and erring their way through the game on Merseyside.

Is it not Gary Chambers, I like the two of them together, Gary knows what he is talking about and the other guy is 200% better than Lovett.

Re: Todays Game V Castleford : Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:38 am  

the flying biscuit wrote:

Just watched the superleague show and I appreciate this doesn't give the whole picture but seriously did Joel Monaghan defend that badly or did it just look harsh on him because the way the TV show played try after try down his flank?

Great to see Penny left with a three on one on the other flank just to even things up.

Shenton and Clare ripped JM's side apart - they moved Joel to the opther wing and guess what happened... Cas went in down THAT side.

He looked unfit to me, 2nd half stood in front of me either on one knee or doing the double-teapot

Re: Todays Game V Castleford : Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:24 pm  

Awful viewing yesterday. I think Evans playing Centre after being on the wing all season didnt help his positioning. Which also made joel have a shocker.

Re: Todays Game V Castleford : Tue Apr 22, 2014 3:25 pm  

Ratchford was the problem down that side for the entire game. His decision making in defence(or lack of it)was abysmal and caused problems for evans and joel. He was no better with the ball in his hands either. Still not convinced where his future lies because he is being shown up as a halfback by o'brien(who is no great shakes, but does the basics ok), he plays poorly when he has been at centre and it doesn't look like he'll get a run at full back(as we all assumed he'd take over from hodgson)now that russell is here.

Re: Todays Game V Castleford : Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:19 am  

I wonder if the loss of form of some of our players has been fostered by the prospect of more money elsewhere. Just a thought but, as we all know from experience, it would not be the first time.