[Football] Is it time to pension off Martin Tyler?

[Uh_huh_him]

Both he and Smith mistook Connolly for Maupay on several occasions

 

[Eric Youngs Contact Lense]

Approaching Half-Time : "You COULD say Brighton have had the better of the half?" Up flashes Attempts on Goal caption : Brighton 7 Chelsea 3.. Its almost as if he couldn't believe the evidence he was supposed to be watching and it didn't fit his pre-match notes! The comment on Kepa's eyesight was shudderingly cringe-worthy.. His repetition of last season's narrative "Potter trying to create a new way playing style" ... MOVE ON!!
Mind you, the post match "analysis" summed it all up. Carragher managed to talk more about Liverpool when answering one question, question about Lamptey quickly turned in Loftus-Cheek discussion and Trossard got no credit for the goal ("Weak shot" ) because Neville couldn't wait to get into slaughtering Kepa.

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

75 today.



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[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Both he and Smith mistook Connolly for Maupay on several occasions

Yes, I noticed that. No apology. Back up team presumably couldn't be bothered to whisper in their ears, thinking the Chelsea fans would not be interested.

He got one of our player's name completely wrong a couple of times too; slipped my mind now who it was but remember thinking at the time that Bobby Robson appeared to have been reincarated as a shit commentator.

 

[FloatLeft]

Smith’s dreary and boring delivery of every word and phrase really grates on me.

Tyler is almost in Alan Partridge territory with some of the nonsense he spouts.

I’m sure he said something about one of the defenders to the effect of “... he’s one of the premier league’s smiling centre backs...”.

OK then.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Smith’s dreary and boring delivery of every word and phrase really grates on me.

Tyler is almost in Alan Partridge territory with some of the nonsense he spouts.

I’m sure he said something about one of the defenders to the effect of “... he’s one of the premier league’s smiling centre backs...”.

OK then.

Yeah that had me wincing. although not as much as when said centre-back took a fierce Lamptey shot to the knackers.
He certainly wasn't all smiles then.

 

[Official Old Man]

When, and I hope it's soon, he announces his retirement from the game, we will all be saying how much of a loss he will be and how it is an end to an era of 'old' football commentators. He'll be replaced by either a black or female commentator who fits in with the new Sky political correctness and after a week we'll all be screaming for MT to return.
He does have that old persons habit of starting a sentence and pausing halfway through as if he's forgotten what he was talking about. I should know I do it........ one sugar please.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

No way to speak of a commentating legend, on his birthday of all days too. Have some respect.

75, though? Perhaps it's time for him to step down and let someone younger have a go.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Smith’s dreary and boring delivery of every word and phrase really grates on me.

Tyler is almost in Alan Partridge territory with some of the nonsense he spouts.

I’m sure he said something about one of the defenders to the effect of “... he’s one of the premier league’s smiling centre backs...”.

OK then.

Kurt Zouma.

I noted it at the time - because he missed an absolute commentary OPEN GOAL.

(Kurt Zouma's middle name is 'HAPPY'...)

 

[LlcoolJ]

He's been shithouse for years. Please retire.

 

[Pierre the Painter]

75, though? Perhaps it's time for him to step down and let someone younger have a go.

Given the way Sky are shedding white over 50's men I am surprised he's still there to be honest, but I like the familiarity of him. I can't think of an outstanding young commentator I'd like to replace him?

 

[Greavsey]

Given the way Sky are shedding white over 50's men I am surprised he's still there to be honest, but I like the familiarity of him. I can't think of an outstanding young commentator I'd like to replace him?

In fairness you're right. Bring Barry Davis out of retirement...

 

[Eddiespearritt]

Amongst the very current Premier League protocols, the very first of them is that during the current restrictions no-one over 70 is allowed to enter a Premier League stadium.

I've had independent verification of this being applied stringently this week. Are Sky able to insist on their septuagenarian commentators being given access ?

 

[Pierre the Painter]

Amongst the very current Premier League protocols, the very first of them is that during the current restrictions no-one over 70 is allowed to enter a Premier League stadium.

I've had independent verification of this being applied stringently this week. Are Sky able to insist on their septuagenarian commentators being given access ?

Roy Hodgson?

 

[Pavilionaire]

With older commentators like Tyler who started off when clubs like Leeds were in their heyday the Yorkshire club are given an immediate free pass towards Premiership respectability, the sort of respect it would take the Albion a decade to earn despite Leeds having been in the Championship or worse for the last 16 years. The same would happen if Derby, Forest, Sheff Wed or Sunderland got promoted.

Upstarts like Brighton or Bournemouth are treated like a stranger appearing in your local pub.

 

[Pierre the Painter]

Just alluding to the extra spot kicks from the revised handball laws.... we're not having a pandemic, were having a pen-demic. ....and then preceded to laugh at his own joke for about 30 seconds.

 

[GT49er]

With older commentators like Tyler who started off when clubs like Leeds were in their heyday the Yorkshire club are given an immediate free pass towards Premiership respectability, the sort of respect it would take the Albion a decade to earn despite Leeds having been in the Championship or worse for the last 16 years. The same would happen if Derby, Forest, Sheff Wed or Sunderland got promoted.

Upstarts like Brighton or Bournemouth are treated like a stranger appearing in your local pub.

Very true - and it always has been. 50 or 60 years ago 'upstarts' breaking into the top flight for the first time, like Palace and Southampton, were given a really hard time compared to old-time 1st. division teams coming back up after a spell in division two.
Other newbies, like Orient, Northampton and Carlisle were given even shorter shrift!

 

[crodonilson]

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-62435996

Oh no Martin, what have you done?

 

[BBassic]

Well, that's him done.

 

[dazzer6666]

Going to be awkward given Sky’s obsession with televising every Liverpool game. About time he retired anyway.