SKY.....again!

[meast]

Is there something in their contracts that they have to call anyone under 22 "Young"?

Every player is referred to as "Young Jack Walker",  "Young Welsby" etc

Yet they don't refer to older players as "Old Roby" etc

 

Flipping annoying at times!

[doc]

You need a lie down, in a dark room, with the tv on mute.

[meast]

If it means I don't have to listen to "Old O'Connor" and "Old Mcdermott"'s inane babbling then I'm ok with that

[Barry Badrinath]

11 minutes ago, meast said:

Is there something in their contracts that they have to call anyone under 22 "Young"?

Every player is referred to as "Young Jack Walker",  "Young Welsby" etc

Yet they don't refer to older players as "Old Roby" etc

 

Flipping annoying at times!

They kind of do, Old.man such n such,  the old stager,  war horse.

[doc]

4 minutes ago, meast said:

If it means I don't have to listen to "Old O'Connor" and "Old Mcdermott"'s inane babbling then I'm ok with that

Eieio. 

[17 stone giant]

Maybe they need to mix it up and do the Scottish thing of referring to size - e.g. a great breakaway try by Wee Regan Grace after a potential foul on Big Israel Folau.

[DavidM]

They do it in australia with young tonumaipea

[gingerjon]

16 hours ago, 17 stone giant said:

Maybe they need to mix it up and do the Scottish thing of referring to size - e.g. a great breakaway try by Wee Regan Grace after a potential foul on Big Israel Folau.

They need to do something a bit different.

A chip over the top, maybe?

[DoubleD]

If it’s not age, it’s size they’re obsessed about, particularly O’Connor. 

It’s always big Alex Walmsley or big Sam Kasiano. And if they’re not big, you’ll hear the phrase ‘he’s not the biggest but........’ 

It says a lot about the standard of commentary that they have the inability to talk about the finer skilful elements of the game

[Tommygilf]

38 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

If it’s not age, it’s size they’re obsessed about, particularly O’Connor. 

It’s always big Alex Walmsley or big Sam Kasiano. And if they’re not big, you’ll hear the phrase ‘he’s not the biggest but........’ 

It says a lot about the standard of commentary that they have the inability to talk about the finer skilful elements of the game

Big and Young, occasionally an "athletic" or "powerful" will slip in there too...

And we all thought Stevo bingo was bad, when it was actually very erudite.

[daz39]

'Young Tom Johnstone - who's 25 years old now' - sure i heard that not so long back

[Harry Stottle]

1 hour ago, DoubleD said:

If it’s not age, it’s size they’re obsessed about, particularly O’Connor. 

It’s always big Alex Walmsley or big Sam Kasiano. And if they’re not big, you’ll hear the phrase ‘he’s not the biggest but........’ 

It says a lot about the standard of commentary that they have the inability to talk about the finer skilful elements of the game

O'Connor's most aggravating for me and most often said was Frank Paul the Wrecking Ball re F. P. Nu'uausala, he said it everytime he took a pass, made a tackle, was substituted both on and off the field, and even once when he was tying his boot laces, I kid you not.

[Blind side johnny]

17 hours ago, DavidM said:

They do it in australia with young tonumaipea

As well as "the Englishman XXXX" and "on dayboo".

[Blind side johnny]

After Maloney was sin-binned Barry Mac referred to Catalans having to pay with ten men.

[redjonn]

17 hours ago, meast said:

If it means I don't have to listen to "Old O'Connor" and "Old Mcdermott"'s inane babbling then I'm ok with that

they really annoy my own old un - that is the not so young missus... their dribble is ceaseless,  never ending and I wish some youngster would put an old sock in their boring gobs...

[DavidM]

2 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

As well as "the Englishman XXXX" and "on dayboo".

Yes indeed . The Englishman is an old favourite . I sometimes wonder if they think they’re all related . Kicks being “too big “ is irritating as well

[Dave T]

They should mix it up a bit, with 'dashing', or 'handsome' or 'fugly'. 

[Harry Stottle]

10 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

As well as "the Englishman XXXX" and "on dayboo".

In the World cup in '08 in Aus I smiled how they described a certain Irish player 'the unfortunately named Wayne Kerr' sounds even more believable when said with an Aussue accent!

[Davo5]

A whole thread on the word young,gonna be a long off season after next week.

[Gooleboy]

1 hour ago, DoubleD said:

If it’s not age, it’s size they’re obsessed about, particularly O’Connor. 

It’s always big Alex Walmsley or big Sam Kasiano. And if they’re not big, you’ll hear the phrase ‘he’s not the biggest but........’ 

It says a lot about the standard of commentary that they have the inability to talk about the finer skilful elements of the game

A bit of Cockney Rhyming Slang might make it more interesting!

[JohnM]

47 minutes ago, daz39 said:

'Young Tom Johnstone - who's 25 years old now' - sure i heard that not so long back

Trust me.....25 is young. Younger than my eldest granddaughter by 4 years.

If you don't like the shy commentary, turn the sound down and use the BBC local radio or BBC Five Live/Sports Extra commentary

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo]

1 hour ago, Dave T said:

They should mix it up a bit, with 'dashing', or 'handsome' or 'fugly'. 

How about the grotesque Morgan Smithies?  

[super major]

3 minutes ago, Wollo Wollo Wayoo said:

How about the grotesque Morgan Smithies?  

Not heard him commentate

[Rupert Prince]

1 hour ago, Harry Stottle said:

O'Connor's most aggravating for me and most often said was Frank Paul the Wrecking Ball re F. P. Nu'uausala, he said it everytime he took a pass, made a tackle, was substituted both on and off the field, and even once when he was tying his boot laces, I kid you not.

And he never even wrecked a ball, even Makinson managed that.

[Rupert Prince]

12 minutes ago, Wollo Wollo Wayoo said:

How about the grotesque Morgan Smithies?  

Bevan 'Baby Faced Assassin' French.

John 'Completely Covered WithTattooed' Everyone.