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Rate the snooker pundits/commentators
O.K it's Awards time from the forum members to the BBC snooker team.
I'd like you to rate the pundits out of ten and the same with commentators.
My votes.
Pundits : Steve Davis 9/10-always brutally honest and very eloquent with it, not to mention funny.
John Parrott 7/10 slightly softer with his approach but still likeable, loses points for the softly softly bit.
Jimmy White, hard to judge on the strength of two days 6/10
Commentators
1. Clive Everton, 9/10 the boss, knows his stuff and is honest with his delivery and never biased
2. Dennis Taylor, 8/10, always amusing with plenty of interesting stories
3.Neal Foulds, 7/10 has made a good impact as a commentator as is knowledgable and fair
4. Terry Griffiths 6/10 has the technical knowledge but is still learning the trade
5. John Virgo, 5/10 not my favourite, only ever states the obvious
6. Willie Thorne 4/10 see John Virgo
I'd like you to rate the pundits out of ten and the same with commentators.
My votes.
Pundits : Steve Davis 9/10-always brutally honest and very eloquent with it, not to mention funny.
John Parrott 7/10 slightly softer with his approach but still likeable, loses points for the softly softly bit.
Jimmy White, hard to judge on the strength of two days 6/10
Commentators
1. Clive Everton, 9/10 the boss, knows his stuff and is honest with his delivery and never biased
2. Dennis Taylor, 8/10, always amusing with plenty of interesting stories
3.Neal Foulds, 7/10 has made a good impact as a commentator as is knowledgable and fair
4. Terry Griffiths 6/10 has the technical knowledge but is still learning the trade
5. John Virgo, 5/10 not my favourite, only ever states the obvious
6. Willie Thorne 4/10 see John Virgo
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Comments
John Parrott 7/10 - Good humoured and a great fan of the purist
John Virgo - 9/10 - knows the game so well, and gets into the players minds
Dennis Taylor - 9/10 - Incredible foresight and terrific tactical mind
Clive Everton - 8/10 - Knows all there is to know about snooker and its history but voice a tad dull
Neal Foulds - 7/10 - Good newcomer but lacks the big match knowledge
Terry Griffiths - 6/10 - Better as a coach, good insight but slightly boring
Willie Thorne - 5/10 - Likeable guy but talks far, far too much. A good commentator knows when NOT to speak as well as knowing when to speak
Personally, I always rated Ray Edmonds.
Foulds is very good and underused imo.
Neal Foulds is prooving to be very good as well, he gives a real insiders view to the game.
John Virgo is probably one of the very worst commentators in any sport for my money, someone needs to tell him his job is to commentate, not opinionate at every given chance.
I think we do differ on the merits of JV though.....
......WHERE'S THE WHITE GOING......!!!!!
That is my only possible explanation - the accent.
I think Ray French could virtually be the last of those with a regional accent.
Just listening to him on the mike makes everything sound more exciting! it was all in the voice!
Hallett is good I agree
Clive Everton is Mr.Snooker- the thing I like best about him is that he ALWAYS calls the players by their surnames. No danger of old Clive getting too pally or not being objective.
Whereas with JV it's 'Ronnie this' and 'Jimmy that'
Don't know why but thats important to me.
Also rate Dennis Taylor and Neal Foulds and agree that Phil Yates should have a much bigger role.
Give him a chance- people like Adrian Chiles after all.
P.S Don't understand how Darren can say Everton's voice is a tad dull but liked Ray Edmonds.
What a voice that was, a big growling epiglottal rumble.
Always sounded like the sort of bloke who would give you a clip round the ear pretty smartish and send you on your way, if he didn't like the cut of your jib.
To be honest it could be down to an accent thing again. Sometimes the Welsh accent can sound a bit "droney" to me. And I think that's what it is with Clive Everton. Ray Edmonds was your typical bluff northerner and I like that.
I think the only name that hasn't being mentioned at all is dear old Jack Karnham. I used to like him a lot. Always sounded like a friendly uncle.
John Parrott 8/10 by far the best studio pundit, Ken Doherty may give him a run for his money if he does a bit of punditry this year.
Jimmy White 4/10 That is based on what I've seen so far. Mumbles too much and looks really uncomfortable.
Clive Everton, 7/10 A bit dull for my liking, the Peter Allis of snooker.
Dennis Taylor, 9/10 Loads of personality plus he knows his stuff.
Neal Foulds 8/10 I'm liking him a lot.
Terry Griffiths 8/10 Comes out with some very funny lines at times.
John "pot as many balls as you can" Virgo 3/10 - Very annoying.
Willie Thorne 6/10 In some matches he's a 9/10 and in others 4/10
John Parrott 8/10 - again, knows what he's talking about and is a good foil for Davis!
Jimmy White 5/10 - early days but does look a bit awkward at the moment.
Commentators:
Clive Everton 8/10 - always knowledgable, if a little dull.
Dennis Taylor 9/10 - interesting to listen to and doesn't distract from the game.
Neal Foulds 7/10 - pretty good, sticks to the facts.
Terry Griffiths 6/10 - good, but I find his accent a little distracting sometimes!
John Virgo 5/10 - an expert - at stating the blinding obvious!
Willie Thorne 6/10 - Likes the sound of his own voice too much!
As with most things it's a matter of opinion. Those who worship him are welcome to do so.