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| value seeker |
fav sports commentator ,past or presentDavid Coleman (Athletics) yourself
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| Rammy |
Richie Benaud would be my choice closely followed by Peter Alliss. | ||
| merrymozzer |
This is a complete nobrainer PETER`O SULLIVAN! 
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| shamardal84 |
Havent you guys never heard of Sid Waddell? EASY winner. Just a few memorable quotes
“Bristow reasons . . . Bristow quickens ... Aaah, Bristow.” “Jockey Wilson . . . What an athlete.” “That was like throwing three pickled onions into a thimble!” “He's about as predictable as a Wasp on speed” “Look at the man go, its like trying to stop a waterbuffalo with a pea-shooter” “The atmosphere is so tense, if Elvis walked in with a portion of chips, you could hear the vinegar sizzle on them” “Big Cliff Lazarenko's idea of exercise is sitting in a room with the windows open taking the lid off something cool and fizzy.” “It's like trying to pin down a kangaroo on a trampoline” “Well as giraffes say, you don't get no leaves unless you stick your neck out” “His eyes are bulging like the belly of a hungry chaffinch” “That's the greatest comeback since Lazarus.” “It's the nearest thing to public execution this side of Saudi Arabia.” “His physiognomy is that of a weeping Madonna.” “He's as cool as a prized marrow!” “Under that heart of stone beat muscles of pure flint.” “He looks about as happy as a penguin in a microwave.” “The pendulum swinging back and forth like a metronome” “His face is sagging with tension.” “The fans now, with their eyes pierced on the dart board.” “He's been burning the midnight oil at both ends.” “That's like giving Dracula the keys to the blood bank” “As they say at the DHSS, we're getting the full benefit here.” “He is as slick as minestrone soup” “There hasn't been this much excitement since the Romans fed the Christians to the Lions.” “The players are under so much duress, it's like duressic park out there!” “This lad has more checkouts than Tescos.” “John Lowe is striding out like Alexander the Great conquering the Persians” “When I see Steve Davis I see two letters... C S... Cue Sorceror” “By the time of the final on Sunday he should be fit to burst!” “There's only one word for that - magic darts!” “Keith Deller's not just an underdog, he's an underpuppy!” “I don't know what he's had for breakfast but Taylor knocked the Snap, Crackle and Pop outta Bristow” “Even Hypotenuse would have trouble working out these angles” “Steve Beaton - The adonis of darts, what poise, what elegance - a true roman gladiator with plenty of hair wax.” “If you're round your auntie's tonight, tell her to stop making the cookie's and come thru to the living room and watch these two amazing athletes beat the proverbial house out of each other” “When Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer..... Bristow's only 27.” “Eat your heart out Harold Pinter, we've got drama with a capital D in Essex.” “If we'd had Phil Taylor at Hastings against the Normans, they'd have gone home.” “He's playing out of his pie crust.” “They won't just have to play outta their skin to beat Phil Taylor. They'll have to play outta their essence!” “Darts players are probably a lot fitter than most footballers in overall body strength.” “There's no one quicker than these two tungsten tossers... ” “Look at him as he takes his stance, like he has been sculptured, whereas Bobby George is like the Hunchback of Notre Dame.” “He's playing like Robin Hood in the Nottingham super league” “Phil Taylor's got the consistency of a planet ... and he's in a darts orbit!” “The atmosphere is a cross between the Munich Beer Festival and the Coliseum when the Christians were on the menu.” “Jockey Wilson, he comes from the valleys and he's chuffing like a choo-choo train!” “He's like D'Artagnan at the scissor factory.” “Steve Beaton, he's not Adonis, he's THE donis” |
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| RightJudgeIam |
Harry Carpenter | ||
| Flipando |
Ted Lowe | ||
| Jimbob |
I like Sid Waddel but "unless I'm very much mistaken", there is only one greatest of all time. The great Murray Walker;
"The car in front is completely unique, apart from the one behind it which is absolutely identical" "There is nothing wrong with the car itself, apart from the fact that it's on fire" And my personal favourite is "And here comes Nelson Piquet... As he's now known... and always has been!" The man is nothing short of a genius 
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| RightJudgeIam |
it's alright for you to listen to Sid Waddell Sham
bu I need a translator 
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| shamardal84 |
Strange, thats what happens when I watch the queen 
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| Solerina |
The Best Ever.........................Peter Jones! | ||
| 9713iw |
Oldies are best
McLaren - dancing in the streets of Hawick tonight Coleman - Juantorina just opened his legs and showed his class Maskell - what a glorious american backhand Waring - an up and under Lowe - and for those with black and white the blue is behind the yellow and finally for our scottish friends who will remember that great scottish radio commentator David Francey - he turned up late in Bulgaria and sat in his commentary position 3 mins into the Bulgaria v Scotland match to learn that Scotland were one down and turned to his producer and asked who scored to which he received the immortal reply f...ed if i know. Francey switched on his mike and commentated " and here we are in Sofia Bulgaria where i have to report that Scotland are a goal down already thanks to a wonderful strike by ,. magic iain |
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| 9713iw |
sorry you obviously cant use these words but the scorer was fukedivanov | ||
| jennywales |
I have only just discovered this thread!
I don't know which commentator it was, (possibly Brian Johnson) but the best of all time surely is "The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willee". |
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| theGoingStick |
There was an athletics commentator who's name escapes me but he said in the middle of a race "look at the big Cuban open his legs and show his class"
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| jennywales |
And the absolute classic (Brian Johnson again!) where he corpsed about Ian Botham getting his leg over (the wicket...) I think Tim Rice even included this sequence as one of his Desert Island Discs!
John Arlott.... Of today, Henry Blofeld. He is a deliberate cariacture of himself. I also like Phil Tufnell very much - mordant humour and always a good insight. |
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| Jimbob |
I posted some clips of Ray Hudson on the football board a while back but in case you missed them here is a classic!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pca2t3A5rk He's my favourite present commentator but unfortunately only those with access to GolTV, an American football channel, can get to hear him 
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