Cannot see any way that Dara will replace Kev full time and break up the 'Kev and Neil dream team'.
I've said it before but it needs an Andy Gray, Richard Keys type scandal or a retirement for Sky to shake up their studio sports coverage. I read somewhere that Halling due to the uncertainty of NFL coverage on Sky a few years ago, chose to leave for the Sky boxing gig as it was guaranteed work, so that created the opening for Reynolds.
I've said it before, but for me the Sky coverage is tired looking and badly in need of a makeover, as someone said, even Jeff looks a bit bored these days.
I often wonder if Jeff really gets on with Neil, i know they do the podcasts together, but he often gets interrupted by Neil during analysis, and a 3 man panel gives them little time to each speak during breaks.
For me, Reynolds is much better suited to presenting as he brings little to the table as a credible analyst, what's his claim to fame, player for the Ipswich Jets or somewhere! Let Cable permanently be a life coach or peddle his book, have Reynolds hosting if you are going to have him on at all and have Jeff in with an ex player such as Greer for these playoffs.
I only want Dara as host to shake it up and freshen things up, i thought did a decent job but maybe only because she doesn't fumble the ball as much as Cadle always does, yesterday i'm sure i heard him call Jay Gruden, Jon on at least two occasions.
The fizzydave tweet was embarrassing and laughable and he was even mentioned again when Neil was advertising his podcast roadshows. Sky, NFLUK and Neil if it was his brainchild want shooting for this self promoting. The games will sell themselves if people want to go, the match ups, ticket details are all freely available on the internet for those who look.
I won't be going to the London games as i'm no fan of the teams and don't live close by and it is too expensive a weekend for me who has little interest in the games if it doesn't involve the 49ers, but that is me. However i wanted to go the O2 for the Raptors game this Thursday but i couldn't get a ticket as it sold out so quickly, no self promoting of that event was required although i accept that capacity is much smaller.
It is all about supply and demand and all Sky seem to do these days is plug a London franchise or tickets to London games. Neil has banged on before about a London franchise and it gets boring, i don't want it and i don't think it will work long term, i want to watch the show to see the games and analysis on what is going on, on the field. The constant celebrity fantasy football updates are tedious too.
I remember years ago we used to get constant reminders of who played or coached in NFL Europe as well, thank goodness that is becoming a distant memory now! I remember Neil endorsing the 49ers hiring of Tomsula because of his NFL Europe coaching experience, 'he's a great guy' said Neil one Sunday, yes but he was always going to be a crap NFL head coach.
It could and should be so much better and more polished these days, Sky have rights to most of the games, double/triple header Sundays are guaranteed and yet we get amateurish presenting and studio coverage IMO. Maybe they think it is a great production.
Now i see they sent Jim White out to cover the Kraft and Patriots story, why White or is he their high profile go to guy, do he know anything about the sport?
Right i'm off to find fizzy dave and see what he's been tweeting now!
I've said it before but it needs an Andy Gray, Richard Keys type scandal or a retirement for Sky to shake up their studio sports coverage. I read somewhere that Halling due to the uncertainty of NFL coverage on Sky a few years ago, chose to leave for the Sky boxing gig as it was guaranteed work, so that created the opening for Reynolds.
I've said it before, but for me the Sky coverage is tired looking and badly in need of a makeover, as someone said, even Jeff looks a bit bored these days.
I often wonder if Jeff really gets on with Neil, i know they do the podcasts together, but he often gets interrupted by Neil during analysis, and a 3 man panel gives them little time to each speak during breaks.
For me, Reynolds is much better suited to presenting as he brings little to the table as a credible analyst, what's his claim to fame, player for the Ipswich Jets or somewhere! Let Cable permanently be a life coach or peddle his book, have Reynolds hosting if you are going to have him on at all and have Jeff in with an ex player such as Greer for these playoffs.
I only want Dara as host to shake it up and freshen things up, i thought did a decent job but maybe only because she doesn't fumble the ball as much as Cadle always does, yesterday i'm sure i heard him call Jay Gruden, Jon on at least two occasions.
The fizzydave tweet was embarrassing and laughable and he was even mentioned again when Neil was advertising his podcast roadshows. Sky, NFLUK and Neil if it was his brainchild want shooting for this self promoting. The games will sell themselves if people want to go, the match ups, ticket details are all freely available on the internet for those who look.
I won't be going to the London games as i'm no fan of the teams and don't live close by and it is too expensive a weekend for me who has little interest in the games if it doesn't involve the 49ers, but that is me. However i wanted to go the O2 for the Raptors game this Thursday but i couldn't get a ticket as it sold out so quickly, no self promoting of that event was required although i accept that capacity is much smaller.
It is all about supply and demand and all Sky seem to do these days is plug a London franchise or tickets to London games. Neil has banged on before about a London franchise and it gets boring, i don't want it and i don't think it will work long term, i want to watch the show to see the games and analysis on what is going on, on the field. The constant celebrity fantasy football updates are tedious too.
I remember years ago we used to get constant reminders of who played or coached in NFL Europe as well, thank goodness that is becoming a distant memory now! I remember Neil endorsing the 49ers hiring of Tomsula because of his NFL Europe coaching experience, 'he's a great guy' said Neil one Sunday, yes but he was always going to be a crap NFL head coach.
It could and should be so much better and more polished these days, Sky have rights to most of the games, double/triple header Sundays are guaranteed and yet we get amateurish presenting and studio coverage IMO. Maybe they think it is a great production.
Now i see they sent Jim White out to cover the Kraft and Patriots story, why White or is he their high profile go to guy, do he know anything about the sport?
Right i'm off to find fizzy dave and see what he's been tweeting now!




