Popit Posted July 9, 2015 Share AKA Murray and Ferrari.... Yes they are fixtures, but at what point does better commentary trump legacy? The only commentators that should never have been changed was Julain Ryder and Keith Huewen!! I watch old YouTube videos just to hear them again... then I go huddle in the shower and think about how empty my life is without them.Julian and Keith .... Best commentary pairing for ANY sport bar NONE . Loved them !! Patchelicious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chro Mo Posted July 9, 2015 Share Jeez! That takes me back!I renember Sunday motogp with the two of them - top commentators! Patchelicious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duimpies Posted July 9, 2015 Share Hugh Bladen That's who we need ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted July 9, 2015 Share Kirby on Eurosport is a head case but like listening to the Pommy cricket on the radio if you get into it, it's awesome. Plus Kelly is king. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMartin Posted July 9, 2015 Share Loads of people love watching the Tour that watch no other cycling at all. Part of the attraction for them is the Phil and Paul team. The extra viewers drive up the advertising rates and so we get to see a lot more cycling than we usually could. They are not my favorite but they are very pro South African and they are not so bad that it spoils my viewing. When eating a donut try to focus on the pastry, stop worrying about the hole in the middle. StevieL, T-Bob, Harryn and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted July 9, 2015 Share When eating a donut try to focus on the pastry, stop worrying about the hole in the middle. Gold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonus Posted July 9, 2015 Share Phil has a couple of houses over here. One in CPT and one up near Phalaborwa I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanpmb Posted July 9, 2015 Share Phil has a couple of houses over here. One in CPT and one up near Phalaborwa I think.He should retire to one. Then learn that it's Teklehaimanot. Not Telelkamonot or Teklemonont or Telehainot... Edited July 9, 2015 by Ryanpmb Bonus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugene Posted July 9, 2015 Share I have lots of respect for Phil. He does so much for SA cycling. Having a guy like him punting the SA riders the way he does, does wonders for our image. Even having him at the argus and 94.7 is a marketers dream SAGecko, Harryn, StevieL and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted July 9, 2015 Share Neil manthorp? I love sabc radio cricket ,prefer it to the tv.plus they have the brilliant Andrew samson who is a national treasure British folk are never very welcome on the Hub and it comes out a lot at tour time. e.g. WigginsSkyCav sheesh even Froome who's almost a Saffa, has been taking stick for being BoringDoping& then the attacks on his Mrs The commentary is great in my view because its what I'm used to and grew up with, and the mistakes are a social media industry of their own. Murray Walker, the finest exponent of the art. The very worst commentators are the SABC radio cricket folk (apart from Natalie Germanus and Nigel(?) someone). The others sound like a bunch of fans who've found the commentary box unlocked and the microphone on and thought theyd give it a go. Joe Low and deanbean 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancordt1 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Phil Ligget is the voice of cycling. Carlton Kirby commentates all year round on other stuff on Eurosport. Can't stand the way he gets over excited about a crash, almost sounds like he wants them to crash before they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieL Posted July 12, 2015 Share At this point, I think it's only right that to point out that I'm sure anyone who is knocking Phil Liggett on this thread, is not doing so on a personal level.I myself, have met Phil on a few occasions, and he really is a fantastic guy. I just feel that as of late, he is getting a lot of facts and names wrong. It happens. That is life.But when you are getting paid to do a job that others are capable of doing (and are actually doing it better) and you are getting it wrong, it's time to step aside.I do think Phil has a fantastic voice for commentating, but at the end of the day, it comes down to what is coming out of your mouth being more important than how it sounds. Over the last 2 days Phil has informed me (albeit incorrectly) that:Rui Costa is the current world champion.Tony Griepel was doing the domestique work. Anyways, whether he retires soon or not, he has had a fantastic career that I can only dream of having. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chro Mo Posted July 12, 2015 Share Rob Hatch would be a worthy successor. I remember the Giro when Wouter Weylandt died - he interviewed what seemed like every nationality in their own language. Very impressive, that was.. He also seems very knowledgeable too. dancordt1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eraser Posted July 12, 2015 Share Appreciate everything Phil's done over the years, but I personally feel it's time for a change. The same sayings over and over, and lately too many mistakes.. As a compromise perhaps P&P could rotate with another team every hour or 2 Edited July 12, 2015 by Eraser Dazshell and StevieL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko35s Posted July 12, 2015 Share AKA Murray and Ferrari.... Yes they are fixtures, but at what point does better commentary trump legacy? The only commentators that should never have been changed was Julain Ryder and Keith Huewen!! I watch old YouTube videos just to hear them again... then I go huddle in the shower and think about how empty my life is without them.Those two were a rolling comedy show of note, the chirps and comments were great and they added a lot to the races. Patchelicious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted July 12, 2015 Share I love Matt Stephens from GCN when he commentated at the Giro! He is also all around the peleton with GCN so knows a lot of info! Patchelicious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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