Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Mon Sep 12, 2016 1:37 pm  

Carney takes himself too seriously. Needs someone with a personality for sure, because the current crop don't cut it for me...

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Mon Sep 12, 2016 1:50 pm  

Tony Rea is my choice. Knowledgeable, not afraid to give an informed opinion and (for an Aussie) quite humble. Was excellent on the Catalans game last week.

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Mon Sep 12, 2016 5:00 pm  

Levrier wrote:

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

Please God - NO !!!











*I have bitten again haven't I*
(Damn)

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Mon Sep 12, 2016 8:57 pm  

I’d keep Carney well away from presenting. He’s by far Sky’s best pundit and commentator and he should focus solely on that.

Eddie is a good commentator, and Wells and Clarke (when he’s not trying to be controversial) are good at their roles.

I’d like to see Sky have a totally separate studio and commentary team like they do for Thursday games, so a new presenter would be needed.
Keep it simple!

Presenter with 2 studio pundits, and a commentator with one (or two max) co-commentators. That way it wouldn’t be the same voices doing the same role every match!

I think Sky should bring Tony Rea back on a regular basis as a studio pundit as he offers a great insight in to the game. Barrie and Terry should go, or at the absolute most be used sparingly for Catalan/Championship matches.

I don’t think I get the idea of having ex-players as the commentary team solely. Their coverage would benefit from bringing in journalists such as Gareth Walker and Andy Wilson.

Anyway, I think Sky have said that they aren’t replacing Stevo and are going with what they’ve got.

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:39 pm  

What are we going to do without the inane verbage that is totally irrelevant to what's going on?

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Mon Sep 12, 2016 10:10 pm  

SRV wrote:

I don’t think I get the idea of having ex-players as the commentary team solely. Their coverage would benefit from bringing in journalists such as Gareth Walker and Andy Wilson.

Probably the worst idea on this thread, RL journalists are some of the most boring and pitiful people around.

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Tue Sep 13, 2016 2:31 am  

kobashi wrote:

Carney is being groomed to replace eddie hemmings.

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

Has Carney done any actual game commentary, sorry but he is never a commentator in a month of Sundays, not even close, I want proper running commentary, interspersed with the odd/occasional comment from a well spoken/intelligible pro, I don't want the shizzle format we have to put up with now.
Cummings wants slinging too.

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Tue Sep 13, 2016 6:00 am  

Anthony Rea (aka Tony Ray) is ineligible because he is an Australian. Sky will not risk alienating British viewers with the regular vocal sounds of a laconic Australian.

At least his wife Diane, better known as Di, is English (that's right, Di Rea). She is reportedly an eloquent public speaker. Better her than him.

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Tue Sep 13, 2016 6:14 am  

I'm not quite sure what people see in Carney - he struggled to string a coherent sentence together without getting his tongue tied; he also takes himself way too seriously.

Like it or not, a lot of games are boring as hell and a forgone conclusion before half time, so you need someone who can have a bit of banter in such situations.

I will miss Stevo, but he sure deserves a happy retirement and a lot of praise for his enormous contribution to our game, on and off the field.

Re: Who should replace Michael Stephenson? : Tue Sep 13, 2016 7:56 am  

I like the idea of an Aussie commentator and agree that having two northern accents does enhance the stereotypical view of RL.

Biff Tannen wrote:

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.