Bill 13,717 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 I spend a fair amount of time in Sweden and never fail to be impressed by the difference in style between their football commentary and our own. Whether Swedish TV is showing their own league football of games from all over Europe, the contrast with Scottish TV coverage couldn't be more stark. The one thing above all others that the Swedes seem able to to that we don't is to shut their mouths when there is nothing useful to contribute. For some reason they don't seem compelled to maintain a constant barrage of drivel and seem strangely willing to allow the viewer to watch the game and interpret it for themselves. You can't imagine how enjoyable this is until you try it. Our coverage seems forced and childish by comparison. Listening to an endless repetition of names as the ball is passed from player to player across the back line might be entertainment to some but it's mind-numbingly stupid to me. The TV equivalent of reading the Sun. The more I experience the difference, the more I'm inclined to turn the sound way down and somehow, the loss of Michael Stewart, Chris Sutton and the resident BBC windbags only improves the experience. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,937 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 It's when they bring on women commentators and summerisers I turn it down of even off . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,489 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 How is the quality of the Swedish game? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,914 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 I always watch with rhe sound off. Sometimes you get audio options in which case I select crowd noise or, depending on the commentary team, R5. Never anything coming from PQ csc and their dandy running dogs. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 Tbh it’s not just Scotland.Commentary south of the border is just as inane. It’s as if they can’t allow the viewer to form any opinion of their own. The have to tell us what to think from start to finish. Most of all, they talk incessantly when a little silence would add so much. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 5 hours ago, Rousseau said: How is the quality of the Swedish game? Good and bad but overall I’d say it’s better than here. Watching football in the summer sunshine instead of the cold and dark of winter does tend to sway opinion in their favour however. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Dynamo 128 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I can quite happily watch football in the house with the commentary turned off. There are so many that just seem to spout crap just for the sake of saying something. It is dismally boring and offputting. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,357 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Also some of their usage of words/phrases are annoying e.g. "just about" " give and go" to name two examples. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,914 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Their ability to mangle a metaphor is phenomenal. If you’re simple, best to keep it simple. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,937 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Oh for the day's of Arthur Montford and his smart sports jackets ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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