Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Mon Sep 12, 2016 8:33 am  

Carney is being groomed to replace eddie hemmings.

I would like sky to maybe bring in someone completely new. Maybe Paul Sculthorpe

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Mon Sep 12, 2016 8:48 am  

We need to get an Aussie as one of the two main commentators. No need for two broad northern accents like Tez and Baz on together either, it just drags the game back to the stereotype. Give them two their own little slot of interviewing players before the game or whatever but keep them away from the box.

Carney plus someone else new who is decent in the box, nobody else. There are two many voices spouting nonsense right now it makes your head hurt. Clarke and Wells doing the pre/post match analysis and Baz and Tez kept to larking about with the players in sketches and interviews.Cummins - get rid just no need. This is a real chance for SKY to sort out the staleness they have with their coverage so i hope they take it.

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Mon Sep 12, 2016 11:26 am  

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

You said that about Eddie & Stevo, and look how that's turned out.


Personally I'll miss Stevo, sure he regurgitates the same old platitudes, but the other night when there was a bit of a fracas he came out with something like "There's more handbags than a Moroccan Bazaar" he still manages to make me chuckle.

I just hope Eddie & Co don't make too much of his retirement on G.F. night, ultimately he's just a bit player & it shouldn't detract from the main event - but it probably will.

Equally, he suggested that a player would have been in touch if had bigger feet, then went on to describe him as Mr Stubby Toe Man; so it veers between minor amusement to major league cringe.

I shan't miss him - it's time for a change.

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Mon Sep 12, 2016 11:27 am  

Alan Partridge.

''That was liquid football''.

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Mon Sep 12, 2016 11:33 am  

King Street Cat wrote:

Alan Partridge.

''That was liquid football''.

As a one off, that would be superb; most RL commentaries are littered with Partridge moments anyway, so he'd slot right in.

"This is *great* banter, it really is..."

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Mon Sep 12, 2016 11:41 am  

Ray French for me.

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:03 pm  

Salford red all over wrote:

Andrew Voss

As a replacement for Eddie, definitely. Not sure he'd work as Stevo's replacement though.
They probably won't even bother replacing him tbh, the commentary box already seems a bit crowded to me. Some games can have Eddie, Stevo, Terry, Barrie and Phil all chirping in at some stage. Plus we have Cummings in there too just to add an extra bit of twaddle.

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:04 pm  

Clare Balding and Tanya Arnold. Good presenters rather than just the old boys.

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:21 pm  

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

You said that about Eddie & Stevo, and look how that's turned out.


Personally I'll miss Stevo, sure he regurgitates the same old platitudes, but the other night when there was a bit of a fracas he came out with something like "There's more handbags than a Moroccan Bazaar" he still manages to make me chuckle.

I just hope Eddie & Co don't make too much of his retirement on G.F. night, ultimately he's just a bit player & it shouldn't detract from the main event - but it probably will.

To be fair I think sky will go out their way to give him a big send off.

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:42 pm  

King Street Cat wrote:

Alan Partridge.

''That was liquid football''.

'Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes ...YESSSSSSSS.......THAT.....was a try!! '

could work.