Soccer Saturday - Biased punditry

[Medwayseagull]

Merson is employed as the panel dim wit who everyone else can laugh at. The rest are just a bunch of bores. Certainly needs a refresh with some new faces who we can then get fed up with in a years time. I must say that although Stelling is a good anchorman his juvenile exuberance over his own teams fortunes yesterday did get rather wearing.

 

[darters74]

Merson is employed as the panel dim wit who everyone else can laugh at. The rest are just a bunch of bores. Certainly needs a refresh with some new faces who we can then get fed up with in a years time. I must say that although Stelling is a good anchorman his juvenile exuberance over his own teams fortunes yesterday did get rather wearing.

Have to agree with that, and agree about that smug tw@t Salako

 

[patchamalbion]

Oh,please!

Her reporting style is helpless and I'd suggest she is the "token" ,er...woman ?, on the show. Looks like a refugee from Friday Fight Night.

she's Tim Westwood's (hilarious/ridiculous radio 1 hip hop presenter) daughter

 

[ThePolishJig]

I love their reactions, always watch it when I'm not watching Brighton!

 

[Acker79]

While I don't mind the bias in the punditry, I do mind it in the commentary. Whose idea was it to have Niall Quinn do the commentating in the Newcastle Sunderland match his morning? His penalty claims are ridiculous.even when it's clearly not a penalty he says "I've seen 'em given" as if it could or should have been.

 

[Paris]

No complaints from me. It's always going to be a bit of an old boys club.

Charlie Nicholas repeatedly saying the word "situation" in his Scottish accent makes me

 

[Weststander]

While I don't mind the bias in the punditry, I do mind it in the commentary. Whose idea was it to have Niall Quinn do the commentating in the Newcastle Sunderland match his morning? His penalty claims are ridiculous.even when it's clearly not a penalty he says "I've seen 'em given" as if it could or should have been.

The biased Quinn is boring me to tears today, with either his banal or so one-sided comments.
Even when when giving his 'expert' views on non-Sunderland games, he is just so dull.

 

[saafend_seagull]

While I don't mind the bias in the punditry, I do mind it in the commentary. Whose idea was it to have Niall Quinn do the commentating in the Newcastle Sunderland match his morning? His penalty claims are ridiculous.even when it's clearly not a penalty he says "I've seen 'em given" as if it could or should have been.

Was about to make a new thread on this.

After their goal his voice had gone. Probably muted his mic.

So biased its a joke. Hope Newcastle score in last minute.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Was about to make a new thread on this.

After their goal his voice had gone. Probably muted his mic.

So biased its a joke. Hope Newcastle score in last minute.

I've been saying it all match too - Mr Sunderland.

Saying that, I thought Gary Neville did the Manchester derby superbly. You know he's United and you know where his loyalty is, but he's man enough to talk without bias and without his United hat on. I've got a lot of time and respect for him as a man - who'd have thought ANYONE would say that?! Despicable player but decent bloke. And won his court case against United for his business interests...

 

[Postman Pat]

I've been saying it all match too - Mr Sunderland.

Saying that, I thought Gary Neville did the Manchester derby superbly. You know he's United and you know where his loyalty is, but he's man enough to talk without bias and without his United hat on. I've got a lot of time and respect for him as a man - who'd have thought ANYONE would say that?! Despicable player but decent bloke. And won his court case against United for his business interests...

Agree with all of that.

Gary Neville has been a revelation on Sky Sports, I assumed he would be so United biased on an already United biased station, but actually he talks a great deal of sense, has some great technical and tactical insight and is really interesting to listen to. When he was slating Phil for getting booked for diving earlier this season it was pretty funny.

 

[saafend_seagull]

Niall Quinn calling female official linesman twice haha.

 

[Weststander]

I've been saying it all match too - Mr Sunderland.

Saying that, I thought Gary Neville did the Manchester derby superbly. You know he's United and you know where his loyalty is, but he's man enough to talk without bias and without his United hat on. I've got a lot of time and respect for him as a man - who'd have thought ANYONE would say that?! Despicable player but decent bloke. And won his court case against United for his business interests...

Agree totally.

Neville came across as a tw*t when with ManU, but is first class as a expert. Totally unbiased and truly is an expert on the modern game.
Part of a great Sky team with the classy Souness, Tyler, Hoddle and Gullit.

The opposite end of the spectrum from wheeling in amateurish, biased, and out of touch Quinn for the derby.

 

[Frutos]

It's become a bit tired this season, nothing worse than the same old gags being endlessly repeated time after time. Especially when they weren't that funny in the first place

You'd be the expert there.

Totally agree with the comments on Niall Quinn's commentary earlier today as well - absolutely ridiculously biased.

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

I can't stand Phil Thompson's views when it comes to Liverpool, far too blinkered and entirely lacking in humour.

Le Tissier, Stelling etc. aren't exactly lacking in bias but they tend to be far more good humoured about it, making it far more acceptable.

Oh and of course, nothing to do with bias but Kamara's a tool.

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

she's Tim Westwood's (hilarious/ridiculous radio 1 hip hop presenter) daughter

who? are we supposed to know who he is ?

 

[patchamalbion]

who? are we supposed to know who he is ?

well clearly you don't

not sure, some might!

 

[Icy Gull]

I like the guys in the studio. Their bias is not denied and so I don't see a problem with it, I'm much more offended by those ex-palace players reporting on brighton games as if they're neutral when they are patently not.

This also annoys me, do they have ex Albion players smugly covering Palace games ?

 

[Timbo]

When Andy Gray was still with sky, the 'experts' used to have to slip him a few quid to get on the soccer Saturday panel. Allegedly.

Le Tissier is a knob, the rest are just about bearable.

 

[Gwylan]

who? are we supposed to know who he is ?

How can someone with a user name "Blues Rock DJ" not know who Tim Westwood is? Is it the most inappropriate user name on NSC?

 

[Ninja Elephant]

When Andy Gray was still with sky, the 'experts' used to have to slip him a few quid to get on the soccer Saturday panel. Allegedly.

Le Tissier is a knob, the rest are just about bearable.

You don't believe that, do you?