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Cricket => Essex Eagles T20 => Topic started by: neil on July 08, 2017, 09:27:16 PM

Title: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: neil on July 08, 2017, 09:27:16 PM
Is appalling
Title: Re: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: Perov on July 09, 2017, 05:28:04 AM
Worst I have heard.
Title: Re: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: honkytonk on July 09, 2017, 08:15:01 AM
Annoying is being kind.  Trying to play up to this image of being a joker, but he isnt funny. 
Title: Re: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: paulm on July 09, 2017, 10:56:01 AM
But not quite as unfunny as David Lloyd.
Title: Re: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: Perov on July 09, 2017, 11:01:48 AM
But not quite as unfunny as David Lloyd.

But at least you can understand what Bumble is saying.
Title: Re: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: Andy on July 09, 2017, 01:04:24 PM
Give him credit for trying to develop a post-playing career.  He's not fallen off any pedalo's/waggons?
Title: Re: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: Can the Can on July 09, 2017, 02:43:52 PM
Better than Topley taking 5 overs to talk about his son's girlfriend.
Title: Re: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: Andy on July 09, 2017, 03:02:35 PM
Better than Topley taking 5 overs to talk about his son's girlfriend.

I have two possible comments on this:

I) My preference for Heather Watson
ii) A wry comment about East European women on dating websites.

Neither would get past the censors, so I won't mention them.
Title: Re: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: JasonP on July 09, 2017, 06:46:02 PM
Better than Topley taking 5 overs to talk about his son's girlfriend.

You mean he went a whole 5 overs without talking about his favourite subject?  Himself.
According the latest Cricketer magazine he does all the commentary for free.
Title: Re: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: IlfordEagle on July 09, 2017, 08:23:26 PM
Bumble is a great character, a good laugh who unlike some doesn't take himself seriously.
Title: Re: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: Bath Hammer on July 09, 2017, 09:42:00 PM
What I find really annoying are BBC presenters referring to him as Freddie Flintoff. That isn't his name & they are not best buddies with him.
Title: Re: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: Andy on July 10, 2017, 12:03:44 PM
Better than Topley taking 5 overs to talk about his son's girlfriend.

You mean he went a whole 5 overs without talking about his favourite subject?  Himself.
According the latest Cricketer magazine he does all the commentary for free.

Perhaps us licence-fee payers should negotiate a rebate...  ;)
Title: Re: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: Mick on July 10, 2017, 08:58:51 PM
What I find really annoying are BBC presenters referring to him as Freddie Flintoff. That isn't his name & they are not best buddies with him.

Wow, you must be very easily annoyed.

Can't have people called by their non given name can we Mr Hammer or can I call you Bath ?
Title: Re: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: Bath Hammer on July 10, 2017, 11:21:26 PM
It's not so much the name but the contrived chumminess that seems to be specially reserved by the BBC for him.
Title: Re: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: squarelegumpire on July 12, 2017, 08:44:26 AM
Bumble is a great character, a good laugh who unlike some doesn't take himself seriously.

Like. And ready to talk to fans. IME, anyway.
Title: Re: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: IlfordEagle on July 12, 2017, 05:37:12 PM
Definitely, seen him laughing & joking with fans at Chelmsford on more than one occasion unlike Knight & Nasser despite Essex being their home County (well before going to Warks in Knight's case).
Who else but Bumble could have climbed over a fence to retrieve the ball?
Title: Re: Flintoff's commentary
Post by: Andy on July 12, 2017, 08:03:14 PM
Definitely, seen him laughing & joking with fans at Chelmsford on more than one occasion unlike Knight & Nasser despite Essex being their home County (well before going to Warks in Knight's case).
Who else but Bumble could have climbed over a fence to retrieve the ball?

...Wait a-minit an' a'll go get eet