Topic: Who is the best pundit? 2021 edition

[Pistolero]

It's actually a decent read if you take it as a parody.

A defender might concede 4 goals but if they score themselves they're in the team of the week. So lazy it's funny.

Crooks is great fun.......similarly I find myself strangely warming to Chris Sutton, another genuine oddball character - as opposed to the halfwitted dull as fuck ex-pros who've been on a 2 week media training course and then assume they're the new Hugh McIlvanney (Mills, Jenas, Roberts et al) ...permanently grumpy and anachronistic, he sounds like he's been teleported from 1970's Mansfield FM.....

[cissesbeard]

Crooks is great fun.......similarly I find myself strangely warming to Chris Sutton, another genuine oddball character - as opposed to the halfwitted dull as fuck ex-pros who've been on a 2 week media training course and then assume they're the new Hugh McIlvanney (Mills, Jenas, Roberts et al) ...permanently grumpy and anachronistic, he sounds like he's been teleported from 1970's Mansfield FM.....

haha I agree, the ones that try and come across all intellectual are worst. pat nevin, trevor Sinclair, hartson these are good pundits. its best to not take the rest too seriously - Sutton just thinks everything is shit, I'm sure merson is still pissed when he makes his predictions,

[Lycan]

The Good:

Roy Keane

Graeme Souness

Alan Green

Brad Friedel

Jimmy Armfield

Dan Walker

Gary Mac and James Richardson should be on that list as well. Along with Peter Brackley(if he still commentates that is).

[Lycan]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/evenewtonjobs

In media sales, doesn't look like he has nothing to do with footy. Never did show his 'death threats' to the FBI either

Utter prick that bloke.

[Pistolero]

Gary Mac and James Richardson should be on that list as well. Along with Peter Brackley(if he still commentates that is).

Yep, good shouts (although Brackley is still recuperating following a heart attack) if i add Alan Parry to the list to round it up to ten - how much more pleasurable would football coverage be if it was predominantly that group covering matches?

[Lycan]

Yep, good shouts (although Brackley is still recuperating following a heart attack) if i add Alan Parry to the list to round it up to ten - how much more pleasurable would football coverage be if it was predominantly that group covering matches?

Damn. Didn't know Brackley had been that unwell. I hope he makes a full recovery.

And yes, it would be better.

[Lycan]

In fact seeing as I've mentioned James Richardson, I'll have to give a shout out to the whole European Football Show panel. They are all very knowledgeable and really good. That show is brilliant.

[Igor Tripod Biscan]

Keys'ey with some bad bitter bants

https://twitter.com/richardajkeys/status/843006118943215616

Twat of the highest order, alan partridge prick

By the way, his website is shockingly bad - Bet he did it himself on squarespace or something

http://richardajkeys.com/index.php

[Elzar]

It's actually a decent read if you take it as a parody.

A defender might concede 4 goals but if they score themselves they're in the team of the week. So lazy it's funny.

Exactly that mate. See a few posts ago my breakdown of how he invented a nickname for Kante and then presumed it was a common thing despite nobody else calling him it. He's a comedy character on BBC punditry, refusing to accept otherwise.

[Paisley79]

Rob Palmer - I don't watch Sky's Spanish coverage so I can't pass judgement on his commentating but he's often on LFCTV's Press Box & talks absolute crap. Spends most of it talking in cliches & contradicting himself. Seems to love the sound of his own voice too

[arthur sarnoff]

In fact seeing as I've mentioned James Richardson, I'll have to give a shout out to the whole European Football Show panel. They are all very knowledgeable and really good. That show is brilliant.

Yeah, who'd have thought that getting in a bunch of people who actually watch and study the game they're covering would be more informative than someone who happened to play the game? 

[Buck Pete]

Keys'ey with some bad bitter bants

https://twitter.com/richardajkeys/status/843006118943215616

Twat of the highest order, alan partridge prick

By the way, his website is shockingly bad - Bet he did it himself on squarespace or something

http://richardajkeys.com/index.php

Just been on his twitter feed. He's taking a hammering for his latest Sian Massey tweet.

Some of the comments and stuff ripping him to shreds 

[dalarr]

With today's technology and prices, why is "no commentary" still not an option? It can't be that complicated. I want to watch the match and listen to the crowd and maybe catch something from the pitch. I don't need the senseless shite spouting and hype.

[Rysoph76]

With today's technology and prices, why is "no commentary" still not an option? It can't be that complicated. I want to watch the match and listen to the crowd and maybe catch something from the pitch. I don't need the senseless shite spouting and hype.

I would choose that option because I do like to have the atmosphere but not them talking and so I often turn the sound off but then it feels odd watching in silence

[slaphead]

Andy Goldstein is quickly climbing my list. I used to listen the odd evening to the Sports Bar on Talksport if I had time, but every single time I've turned it on lately he's been banging on about Man Utd.
Cundy is a dick too, but at least he ha a go at Utd.
Also can we add a double act ?  Clive Fucking Tyldsley and Gary Neville - they were unbearable when Utd beat Chelsea

[rowan_d]

Alejandro Moreno deserves a shout

What an annoying twat

[Lycan]

Alejandro Moreno deserves a shout

What an annoying twat

Utterly clueless that bloke. Seems to dislike us as well.

[bradders1011]

Jake Humphrey is unbearable. He's so try-hard.

And the amount of shoe-horning he's doing tonight (Europa League Final) to mention the Manchester attack in every single link is offensive.

[kopite17]

Owen Hargreaves....
by a mile.....
the worst commentator.....
on earth

[Flaccido Dongingo]

James Richardsons show on BT Sport has been chopped, yet BBC still employ Phil fucking Neville, English football punditry seems to a little clique these days, where "ex-pros" (95% English too) are employed by default, irrespective of knowledge, tactical breakdown, or any general insightful analysis really, you could list them off by the dozen, top of my own current list has to be Neville, Jenas, Sutton, Mills, not one of them has a fucking clue, trot out cliche after cliche, when the World Cup or another International tournament is on, and BBC bring in some ex players from other countries, the quality of analysis from them is night and day.

[Fiasco]

Owen Hargreaves....
by a mile.....
the worst commentator.....
on earth

Hands down. He's fucking unbearable.

[The G in Gerrard]

Hands down. He's fucking unbearable.

Everything is wonderful according to him.

[The G in Gerrard]

They've cancelled European Football Show

[Samie]

James Richardsons show on BT Sport has been chopped, yet BBC still employ Phil fucking Neville, English football punditry seems to a little clique these days, where "ex-pros" (95% English too) are employed by default, irrespective of knowledge, tactical breakdown, or any general insightful analysis really, you could list them off by the dozen, top of my own current list has to be Neville, Jenas, Sutton, Mills, not one of them has a fucking clue, trot out cliche after cliche, when the World Cup or another International tournament is on, and BBC bring in some ex players from other countries, the quality of analysis from them is night and day.

Spot on mate. And we'll see it again at the Confed cup in the summer.

[CallumLFC]

Jake Humphrey is unbearable. He's so try-hard.

And the amount of shoe-horning he's doing tonight (Europa League Final) to mention the Manchester attack in every single link is offensive.

He really was unbelievably bad. I've been downhearted reading/watching the events and i can totally understand a mention of it sporadically over the night. That would have only been right, but to constantly drum the whole thing over and over again during the whole night - it just didn't sit right to me.

Everyone all over this country was hoping to watch a game of football to escape reality and switch off for christ sake. He sure wasn't having it that way though. Fletcher was as bad as him too.

[Flaccido Dongingo]

Jake Humphrey is unbearable. He's so try-hard.

And the amount of shoe-horning he's doing tonight (Europa League Final) to mention the Manchester attack in every single link is offensive.

He's been dead to me, since he labelled Man UTD supporters as "long suffering" at the end of the Moysiahs solitary season, long suffering after winning the league the season prior?, what an enormous dickhead.

[Chalky Boots]

They've cancelled European Football Show

It was literally the best thing they had going as well. In fact I'd rather they sacked off their day to day punditry team and gave James Richardson and gang the chance to host the European matches both league and Champions league.

[Crosby Nick]

Phil Neville said last night's stadium had the best acoustics he'd ever seen. There's probably a United based Sixth Sense gag to be made there but I'm not that clever.

[The G in Gerrard]

It was literally the best thing they had going as well. In fact I'd rather they sacked off their day to day punditry team and gave James Richardson and gang the chance to host the European matches both league and Champions league.

He's easily the best presenter they had. Will he return at all?

[monkeyharris]

Danny Murphy Danny Murphy Danny Murphy Danny Murphy x 100000000000000000000000

[Ziltoid]

To be fair I couldn't hear him mumbling away half of the time yesterday. He contradicted himself over and over when I did though.

[JP!]

Danny Murphy Danny Murphy Danny Murphy Danny Murphy x 100000000000000000000000

God, what a wanker he is.

[bradders1011]

Not necessarily a pundit, but he's on a sports-based show...

I'd love to know what material James Corden is blackmailing Sky executives with to be allowed on every single show they produce. Utter irritant.

[redgriffin73]

Is it Clive Tyldsley saying Chilay and Chilayans in the Germany v Chile game? FUCK OFF.

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[Statto Red]

Is it Clive Tyldsley saying Chilay and Chilayans in the Germany v Chile game? FUCK OFF.

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I'm surprised he hasn't mentioned 1999 yet.

[CrasherKid79]

Is it Clive Tyldsley saying Chilay and Chilayans in the Germany v Chile game? FUCK OFF.

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I'm surprised he hasn't mentioned 1999 yet.

He'll be a broken man now he can no longer wank himself into oblivion with screams of "ROOOOOOOOONNNNEEEEYYYYY!"

[Klippity Klopp]

Time for Leon Osman to be added to the list?

[Frank Becton]

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff needs adding, he was doing a t20 game the other day, jeez he was annoying, loud and never shut up.

[archie]

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff needs adding, he was doing a t20 game the other day, jeez he was annoying, loud and never shut up.

Saw he was trending on the Twitter that evening. Divided opinion for certain.

Heard him on the Big Bash before thought he was ok but then they all shout a bit.

Didn't hear him the other night. Plenty of bants, no doubt.

[Ziltoid]

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff needs adding, he was doing a t20 game the other day, jeez he was annoying, loud and never shut up.

Maybe he should stick to the darts