Comments on: Should British Commentators Be Hired on American TV? http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/should-british-commentators-be-hired-on-american-tv/6722 Daily Analysis of Major League Soccer Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:13:50 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jacko http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/should-british-commentators-be-hired-on-american-tv/6722#comment-25315 jacko Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:55:07 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=6722#comment-25315 deport the thick animal. deport the thick animal.

]]> By: jacko http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/should-british-commentators-be-hired-on-american-tv/6722#comment-25314 jacko Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:53:49 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=6722#comment-25314 kartik,im from manchester england,a die hard united and england fan.its quite clear you are anti english,you are a disgrace and a full blown racist,maybe you should leave america,u little taliban supporting traitor. kartik,im from manchester england,a die hard united and england fan.its quite clear you are anti english,you are a disgrace and a full blown racist,maybe you should leave america,u little taliban supporting traitor.

]]> By: Chris Husing http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/should-british-commentators-be-hired-on-american-tv/6722#comment-24247 Chris Husing Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:26:08 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=6722#comment-24247 Mr Krishnaiyer--You blog reeks with jealousy that the Premier League is the world's most popular football league. You forget that for many of us of a certain age, we grew up watching English football because American football was non-existent. Twenty-five years ago NASL had folded, there was no first division football to go watch, much less watch on TV, and the US national team wasn't even playing regular matches. So we found other outlets. And in my case, a love of British history and the common language made the English national team and league a natural fit. That's not to say we don't support American soccer, but face facts, no matter what England's record of underachievement is in major tournaments, their national team plays at a consistently higher standard against consistently better opposition. England usually has a major tournament every two years--outside of a World Cup, the USA has the Gold Cup whenever CONCACAF needs to wring some more dollars out of the Home Depot Center fans. The Premier League versus MLS comparison is not even worth making. Martin Tyler is a professional and there is simply no one in the American media of his caliber. Kudos to ESPN for avoiding another Dave O'Brien disaster. Mr Krishnaiyer–You blog reeks with jealousy that the Premier League is the world’s most popular football league. You forget that for many of us of a certain age, we grew up watching English football because American football was non-existent. Twenty-five years ago NASL had folded, there was no first division football to go watch, much less watch on TV, and the US national team wasn’t even playing regular matches. So we found other outlets. And in my case, a love of British history and the common language made the English national team and league a natural fit. That’s not to say we don’t support American soccer, but face facts, no matter what England’s record of underachievement is in major tournaments, their national team plays at a consistently higher standard against consistently better opposition. England usually has a major tournament every two years–outside of a World Cup, the USA has the Gold Cup whenever CONCACAF needs to wring some more dollars out of the Home Depot Center fans. The Premier League versus MLS comparison is not even worth making. Martin Tyler is a professional and there is simply no one in the American media of his caliber. Kudos to ESPN for avoiding another Dave O’Brien disaster.

]]> By: The Gaffer http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/should-british-commentators-be-hired-on-american-tv/6722#comment-24235 The Gaffer Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:30:36 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=6722#comment-24235 Hasn't John McEnroe been hired by the BBC in the past for Wimbledon? I think so... Cheers, The Gaffer Hasn’t John McEnroe been hired by the BBC in the past for Wimbledon? I think so…

Cheers,
The Gaffer

]]> By: Joey Clams http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/should-british-commentators-be-hired-on-american-tv/6722#comment-24232 Joey Clams Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:14:44 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=6722#comment-24232 Derek: Yes, it will help. Soccer's biggest problem in the United States is the accurated perception that its most visible fans invite jest with their affectations and presumptions of superiority. Both MLS "supporters" who just can't imagine a game without their ninety minutes of intensity and discerning, analytical Europhiles do nothing but invite jest and perpetuate the notion of a sport overrun by image-seekers and denationalized snobs. I say that, by the way, as a player, not as a micrcobrew-propelled social scientist. Derek: Yes, it will help. Soccer’s biggest problem in the United States is the accurated perception that its most visible fans invite jest with their affectations and presumptions of superiority. Both MLS “supporters” who just can’t imagine a game without their ninety minutes of intensity and discerning, analytical Europhiles do nothing but invite jest and perpetuate the notion of a sport overrun by image-seekers and denationalized snobs. I say that, by the way, as a player, not as a micrcobrew-propelled social scientist.

]]> By: Derek http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/should-british-commentators-be-hired-on-american-tv/6722#comment-24230 Derek Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:28:24 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=6722#comment-24230 Can't you just stop this whining and name calling? It's not going to endure people to mls or soccer in america. Calling people snobs doesn't help. It's not going to help that i point out that you and many mls followers are merely soccer nerds, does it? If you want to stoop to name calling and labelling it goes both ways. Especially considering the majority of those calling people snobs or euro snobs have never, ever, ever stepped on a pitch in an organized competitive level of soccer. They are just guys that are spectators. They found the game after 2002. And they couldn't play or coach their way out of a paper bag. Can’t you just stop this whining and name calling? It’s not going to endure people to mls or soccer in america. Calling people snobs doesn’t help. It’s not going to help that i point out that you and many mls followers are merely soccer nerds, does it? If you want to stoop to name calling and labelling it goes both ways. Especially considering the majority of those calling people snobs or euro snobs have never, ever, ever stepped on a pitch in an organized competitive level of soccer. They are just guys that are spectators. They found the game after 2002. And they couldn’t play or coach their way out of a paper bag.

]]> By: forweg http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/should-british-commentators-be-hired-on-american-tv/6722#comment-24165 forweg Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:51:51 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=6722#comment-24165 Kartik, I wonder if the widespread domination of Hollywood films across the globe indicates an American imperial fervor? Kartik, I wonder if the widespread domination of Hollywood films across the globe indicates an American imperial fervor?

]]> By: Ben http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/should-british-commentators-be-hired-on-american-tv/6722#comment-24073 Ben Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:10:22 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=6722#comment-24073 The question is absurd. It's like asking should the BBC hire John McEnroe for its wimbledon coverage. Most of your column is complete and utter bollocks. What makes America America is that when we decide do something properly we do it right and use the best talent to do it. We're basically going from the American version of Alan Partridge (Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! That was a goal!) to the British version of Pat Summerall. (Massive upgrade!) Of course it's easy to slag off Andy Gray because he's Scottish, has more catchphrases than your average Saturday Night Live episode, and because he's Scottish but, unlike Tommie Smyth, he actually played the game at the highest level. The question is absurd. It’s like asking should the BBC hire John McEnroe for its wimbledon coverage. Most of your column is complete and utter bollocks. What makes America America is that when we decide do something properly we do it right and use the best talent to do it. We’re basically going from the American version of Alan Partridge (Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! That was a goal!) to the British version of Pat Summerall. (Massive upgrade!) Of course it’s easy to slag off Andy Gray because he’s Scottish, has more catchphrases than your average Saturday Night Live episode, and because he’s Scottish but, unlike Tommie Smyth, he actually played the game at the highest level.

]]> By: max http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/should-british-commentators-be-hired-on-american-tv/6722#comment-24067 max Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:11:56 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=6722#comment-24067 Martin Tyler is the Vin Scully of English Football - we should be bowing at the television while he announces. Voice, insight, knowledge, wit, & perspective - listen and learn JP... Martin Tyler is the Vin Scully of English Football – we should be bowing at the television while he announces. Voice, insight, knowledge, wit, & perspective – listen and learn JP…

]]> By: Joey Clams http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/should-british-commentators-be-hired-on-american-tv/6722#comment-24064 Joey Clams Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:21:12 +0000 http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/?p=6722#comment-24064 Preferring only American announcers for the World Cup is like refusing to have Mozart or Schubert played at your wedding. Preferring only American announcers for the World Cup is like refusing to have Mozart or Schubert played at your wedding.

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