Gerald Sinstadt
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G-Of-Lincs
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Yes a CNN name from the past. Motty was my favourite with Brian Moore a close 2nd.
cheshireimp
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Decent commentator, but to me Kenneth Wolstenholme was by far the best ever. He did the first ever MOD in 1964 , Liverpool v Arsenal . Commentaries were about the game itself , not including pointless waffle one here from today's so called commentators.
Scotimp
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Richie Benaud used to say that the art of the commentator was knowing when not to commentate.
Commentators from Sinstadt's era understood that implicitly, which is curious when you consider many of them came from radio. They were intelligent people too, and many were journalists who transferred their skills from paper to screen with ease. They were great communicators, the precise medium was immaterial.
Today's football commentators in particular seem to fear silence, believing that every second on air has to be filled with something. That is why so much of what they say is cliche-ridden nonsense, recycled and regurgitated without a moment's thought. Instead of having one commentator who is reasonably well-informed and intelligent, we now have three or four 'experts' all competing for air space and adding precisely nothing. Part of the problem is that they are on air for far too long, starting an hour or more before kick-off and having nothing left to say by the time the game starts.
I sometimes watch the re-runs of The Big Match, which are shown by ITV4 on Saturday mornings. Glorious stuff on and off the pitch, and that is the legacy left to us by Gerald Sinstadt and his generation. There aren't many left now, but I remember them all with affection and great respect.
Commentators from Sinstadt's era understood that implicitly, which is curious when you consider many of them came from radio. They were intelligent people too, and many were journalists who transferred their skills from paper to screen with ease. They were great communicators, the precise medium was immaterial.
Today's football commentators in particular seem to fear silence, believing that every second on air has to be filled with something. That is why so much of what they say is cliche-ridden nonsense, recycled and regurgitated without a moment's thought. Instead of having one commentator who is reasonably well-informed and intelligent, we now have three or four 'experts' all competing for air space and adding precisely nothing. Part of the problem is that they are on air for far too long, starting an hour or more before kick-off and having nothing left to say by the time the game starts.
I sometimes watch the re-runs of The Big Match, which are shown by ITV4 on Saturday mornings. Glorious stuff on and off the pitch, and that is the legacy left to us by Gerald Sinstadt and his generation. There aren't many left now, but I remember them all with affection and great respect.
Norfolk Imp
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RIP Gerald Sinstadt .... ranks alongside Hugh Johns & Barry Davies for me as one of the best ever commentators.
Here he is at his absolute peak with those immortal lines 'Denis has done it' as the Lawman relegated United.
Here he is at his absolute peak with those immortal lines 'Denis has done it' as the Lawman relegated United.
hulloutpost
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Oh go on admit it. You have a sneaky peek to see if Roy Keane is on when Manure have shipped three or four in the first half.
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G-Of-Lincs
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RIP Gerald Sinstadt .... ranks alongside Hugh Johns & Barry Davies for me as one of the best ever commentators.
Here he is at his absolute peak with those immortal lines 'Denis has done it' as the Lawman relegated United.
That’s the voice so well remembered
