Search

F365's Top Ten Favourite Commentaries

From schadenfreude at a silly man to a poignant reflection on a tragedy, football commentary can take many forms. Nick Miller picks his ten favourite moments...

Post a Comment:

Comments 1 - 10 of (85)

cheshire-gooner (Arsenal) says...

@batwin - I'm pretty sure it was Nigeria. I remember thinking it was potentially borderline racist (I was an undergrad' at the time and searching for any evidence of any 'ism I could). However, I was also most likely p*ssed so you're probably right. I'm heading for Youtube to find it......Ah, memories.....This has been the best thread I can remember on 365 for a long time.

Posted 10:42am 1st March 2013

josh365 (Arsenal) says...

Well this made me feel young, I wasn't even a fan of football when most of these took place. Although my favourite has to be an FA Cup final, United vs Chelsea, can't remember when, all I remember was "DROGBAAAAA (the "ah" went on while the ball was still making it's way into the net) then it finally did and all he said was "YES!!" Another is the ESPN commentator Andy something, Eto'o was played clean in behind the defense, he could have ran toward the keeper and got an easy goal, instead he ran into the path of pass coming from behind, and without looking placed it cooly into the top corner, from outside the box mind you. What the commentator said? "Eto'ooooo, oh, have mercy". I remember my brother saying his words were perfect, and they were.

Posted 8:10pm 28th February 2013

hairy hat man (Aston Villa) says...

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!! No?

Posted 5:06pm 28th February 2013

cozens says...

@Paulw66. I have never been Beckhams biggest fan, but on that day, at Old Trafford when we needed him, he was there. F**k was he good that day. It's still (to me) one of the best individual performances I've ever seen. The Free Kick capped it off. and the commentary along-side the freekick was superb.

Posted 8:16am 28th February 2013

lfc_77 (Liverpool) says...

Remember John Motson commentating for Leicester City (can't remember who they were playing), and he must have been waiting for years for the moment Muzzy Izzet went on a run dribbling passed a handful of defenders and scoring. His commentary went "Izzet .... Izzet ... Izzet ... yes it is!". Made me laugh, and still does!

Posted 11:23pm 27th February 2013

batwin (Sheffield United) says...

The "extravagant nonsense" line was Barry Davies not John Motson. It was a fabulous piece of commentary, lesser commentators would have been eulogising, but Barry saw it for what it was. And I think it was Brazil that we're being so self-indulgent.

Posted 9:01pm 27th February 2013

ajsr1982 (Liverpool) says...

Back in the days (France 98 I believe) when South Korea were still a bit of a joke team in the eyes of the world, I remember one of their players, named Ha getting sent off. Kevin Keegan was co-commentating, and dropped in 'Ha's not laughing now'. And we thought Lawrenson was bad!

Posted 2:11pm 27th February 2013

shenkenshalken (Newcastle United) says...

Great article, really enjoyed it and agree that Barry Davies really had/has it all. Just a quick comment because 'heisyouknow' reminded me of the hilarious (though not at the time) David Batty penalty with the Keegan curse in 1998. It was Brian Moore who was commentating with Kevin and he later apologised for it because Keegan was really left between a rock and a hard place, though it's funny to remember what DID happen, just imagine if Keegan had said "NO" and Batty had scored? I'd still be laughing about that now! In truth, what other answer could poor KK give?

Posted 1:26pm 27th February 2013

Griff (Manchester United) says...

I'm surprised no-one has mentioned John Motson's "Liverpool were strolling, they had United rolling, but when United needed to convince, they got a goal from Paul Ince" from around 1994. Kind of in the "so bad it's good" category. That was definitely set to music once; I remember them playing it on Fantasy Football League.

Posted 11:12am 27th February 2013

cheshire-gooner (Arsenal) says...

There was one commentator, I think it was John Motson, during the 1994 World Cup, who came out with one of my favourite lines. Nigeria were trying all sorts of flicks and step overs and he just sighed and said forlornly "well....that's just extravagent nonsense".

Posted 10:31am 27th February 2013

Sky Bet

    • Retrieving latest Sky Bet odds

Most Commented

Readers' Comments

Y

et another example of Cameron's broken Britton.

varicoseregent
Britton prepares for surgery

I

ve heard his older brother might be joining as part of the deal too... Roland.

wezmond
West Ham sign defender Rat

I

think it's time anyway. That hat must smell awful by now. Time for a change and a rinse

levi
Pulis' Stoke exit confirmed

Latest Photos

Footer 365

Eight in frame for Everton job

Everton are understood to have identified eight potential candidates to replace David Moyes as manager at Goodison Park.

Ferran Soriano says it's time for new era at Manchester City after Roberto Mancini sacked

Chief executive Ferran Soriano says Manchester City are 'just looking for the next cycle' after sacking Roberto Mancini.

TP disappointed to leave Stoke

Tony Pulis is disappointed to have left Stoke but understands the board's wish to take the club in a different direction.

Mail Box

Mails: Jol Out And Other Demands...

You might notice that we haven't included a single mail about teams in pubs, because most of them were terrible. Instead we have a disgruntled Fulham fan and Scouse maths...

A Night In The Pub With Aston Villa...

Villa are the latest team to get the pub treatment, while the morning mailbox also includes missives on Tony Pulis leaving Stoke and Chelsea's future under Jose Mourinho...

Site Map

Our Network

Websites

Partners

Betting & Gaming

Mobile, Fun & Games

© 2013 British Sky Broadcasting Ltd. All Rights Reserved