EWB's Favourite Football Commentator

[Baddar]

So these are the "top" commentators who cover PL/Champions League games off the top of my head on the main football channels in the UK.

Who's your favourite?

I personally think Ian Darke is great. He shows great emotion when commentating...almost as if he's at MSG commentating on boxing.

-Motson can piss off as far as I'm concerned. The sooner he leaves the BBC, the better.

-Tyler is a good commentator, and I don't mind him on Sky, although I do prefer Darke which is why I've chosen him.

-Tyldsley = Amazing. A great ITV commentator, and like Darke gets right into the match.

-Champion is good. Prefer him these days because of his commentary on PES2008.

The don't really make me want to comment on them.

[ONO]

Who was the main commentator during the Villa / Reading match on Sky?

I've always liked him.

[Whisper]

Gotta be big Clive, just for his all around Chamions League kick-asserry.

I agree on the Motson hate, bless him... sooo many mistakes. Him and Lawrenson are actually funny, in an excrutiating, want-to-hit-lawro-in-the-face kind of way.

[Baddar]

Who was the main commentator during the Villa / Reading match on Sky?

I've always liked him.

If I'm not mistaken, I think it might've been Ian Crocker.

Then again, I can't remember if it was him who did the Carling Cup Final or not.

[Cactus Drags]

Laurenson is awful. I don't even care if I've spelled his name right, he's that bad.

I like how Pierce went from oh-god-I-can't-stand-hist-stupid-Robot-Wars-delivery to actually fairly decent, dunno if I'd call him a favourite though. I used to like Barry Davies, but he doesn't do much football (is he retired now?). I remember when he did the commentary for Actua Soccer 2, quality.

I'm not terribly familiar with the oithers on the list, but as long as Martin Tyler doesn't win, I'm happy. He and Andy Gray are appalling. And worse that you have to hear them on FIFA too

[Gazz]

David Pleat.

His mispronunciation of even the most basic of names is brilliant.

And I hate Mark Lawrenson. He just points out the blatantly obvious.

[Guest Crockmaster]

I've always liked something about Tim Caple over on Eurosport. He groooowls the names of the players, its a good thing.

[Bluebirds]

Who was the main commentator during the Villa / Reading match on Sky?

I've always liked him.

[FireDoughnut]

Mark Bright

[Dynamite]

That commentator for ITV who keeps pronouncing it "Yossi Benanoon"

[Liam]

That commentator for ITV who keeps pronouncing it "Yossi Benanoon"

That would be Pleat.

And out of the list up there, it has to be Tyler or Pearce. Easily.

[supergrass]

I think Sky have got the pick of the bunch. I'd go for Tyler over Darke, assisted by the face that when it's Darke commentating I keep picturing boxing from his coverage of that. Tyler is a legend.

[brenchill]

Pleat always reminds me of the commentary on the old Pro Evolution Soccer games.

"Hello ladies and gentlemen and welcome... to a fine evening of football."

Motson just annoys me, I'd say Andy Gray is my favourite. Especially when Gerrard scores.

[Toe]

John Madden.

[Cactus Drags]

Oh, man, Madden on football would be hilarious.