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Old 12-08-2016, 13:04
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Maybe but Talksport is all football (and just top 6 Premier league stuff at that) and Talksport 2 is on the Digital platform so not easy to get...
The few occasions I've tuned to TalkSport recently, usually when Danny Kelly is on, the Olympics has barely been mentioned. One presenter even told a lie that Andy Murray was staying in a hotel in Rio, when he is sharing a room with brother Jamie in the Athlete's Village. I cannot bear misinformation.

Oh dear! Sonia McLoughlan!! Or "Songee" as she calls herself. Stop bigging up your part luv. Last night's Rugby 7s Final coverage by her was beyond annoying!
She talked over Ian Robertson, not letting him finish his summing up, she squealed like a teenage fan girl cos she pronounced a Fijian name correctly, she told us Suva was the capital of Fiji 57 times, we heard the first time!
It was an all round Over The Top performance that spoilt my enjoyment of the event.
How is this classy broadcasting on the BBC?
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Old 12-08-2016, 18:24
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Was Duncan Barks of Radio London just a fill in a few weekends ago or something permanent? Didn't like him on LBC 😒
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Old 12-08-2016, 18:46
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He was just a fill in as far as I know, but I much preferred him to Nolan and would be happy for him to have a permanent slot.
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Old 12-08-2016, 19:25
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Maybe you should tune into Talksport and Talksport2 if sport is your thing.
No thanks. I prefer informed rational discussion and coverage rather than the shock-jockery approach (with some honourable exceptions).
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Old 13-08-2016, 08:14
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Enjoying the coverage from Rio

Mike Costello is a legend
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Old 13-08-2016, 18:46
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I'm glad I have a television and the internet. Following the Olympics on 5 Live would have been rubbish this afternoon with all the football polluting the airwaves.
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Old 13-08-2016, 21:09
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Think they had a 606 too which surprised me..
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Old 13-08-2016, 22:00
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Think they had a 606 too which surprised me..
I agree

Enjoying the Olympics and bl**dy Robbie Savage pops up
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Old 13-08-2016, 23:03
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Just imaging him at the Olympics!

He'd be going mad and talking like a motormouth which Savage does anyway!
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Old 14-08-2016, 08:28
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What's happened to Caroline Barker? Has she taken some funny tablets out in Rio?

Don't know if she's been told to accentuate the positive, but she has been taking it to extreme lengths!

Cackling, trying to fit in a pun a minute, sycophantic, I thought she was trying to outdo Nicky Campbell, but she's the same today! So much sickly-sweet Team GB goo I feel like I'm going to be sick!

Is it just me? I normally like Caroline but I haven't particularly enjoyed her output so far in Rio.

Mike Costello - excellent, as usual.
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Old 14-08-2016, 08:37
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What's happened to Caroline Barker? Has she taken some funny tablets out in Rio?

Don't know if she's been told to accentuate the positive, but she has been taking it to extreme lengths!

Cackling, trying to fit in a pun a minute, sycophantic, I thought she was trying to outdo Nicky Campbell, but she's the same today! So much sickly-sweet Team GB goo I feel like I'm going to be sick!

Is it just me? I normally like Caroline but I haven't particularly enjoyed her output so far in Rio.

Mike Costello - excellent, as usual.
She is dreadful this morning, but the woman with her is doing her best to 'outscreech' her.
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Old 14-08-2016, 09:07
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Cracking coverage overnight I thought. Mike Costello, Darren Campbell and Alison Curbs really do work well together and their analysis is usually spot on

Enjoyed the Samuel L Jackson/being 'dissed' anecdotes
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Old 14-08-2016, 12:40
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Cracking coverage overnight I thought. Mike Costello, Darren Campbell and Alison Curbs really do work well together and their analysis is usually spot on

Enjoyed the Samuel L Jackson/being 'dissed' anecdotes
All 3 have hideous radio voices to listen to for any length of time.

The Robbie Savage style of broadcasting is clearly the norm for 5Live now.

Not a patch on past years.
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Old 14-08-2016, 12:46
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All 3 have hideous radio voices to listen to for any length of time.

The Robbie Savage style of broadcasting is clearly the norm for 5Live now.

Not a patch on past years.
Spot on. I remember the days of John Rawling, Bob Phillips and Mike Whittingham. A peerless team.

Costello is decent but I find Campbell unlistenable.
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Old 14-08-2016, 13:54
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Mike Costello's commentary on Mo Farrah's race was a great example of Radio Sports Commentary as it should be done. He conveyed the excitement of the occasion but kept control of both his voice and objectivity. Great bit of picture of him commentating the last 200 meters on BBC website.
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Old 14-08-2016, 14:02
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Haven't heard a word of it. 5Live is a no-go area for me until the Olympics are over.
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Old 14-08-2016, 18:02
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Spot on. I remember the days of John Rawling, Bob Phillips and Mike Whittingham. A peerless team.
What a superb trio they were! I remember being ill in bed and listening to the entire Europa Cup event in Birmingham in 1989 with those 3 gents. Quality broadcasting start to finish!

Nice to hear Rachel Hodges-Bland back reading the news bulletins today. I hope she stays and replaces Brett on the afternoon show. When Rachel used to interject with Tony Livesey on the 10pm show she was always good value.
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Old 14-08-2016, 22:07
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Spot on. I remember the days of John Rawling, Bob Phillips and Mike Whittingham. A peerless team.

Costello is decent but I find Campbell unlistenable.
His thick pudding accent grates horribly. Comes across as a thin skinned bully too. That he resorts to shouting 'ok,ok' to punctuate any argument is boorish in the extreme.
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Old 15-08-2016, 11:07
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Add another to those praising Costello. Jonathan Edwards has been very good at anchoring things over night. A shame that the swimming commentary has been way below par.
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Old 15-08-2016, 14:14
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On the subject of commentators and presenters, I would award:

Gold: Eleanor Oldroyd and Mike Costello

Silver: Victoria Pendleton (a real discovery)

Bronze: Chris Warburton (some brilliant people reports and a great Saturday breakfast)

There have been good performances from many others.

The baton droppers: Sonia McLaughlan (seems to think its some kind of broadcasting X Factor)

Ian Robertson (didn't seem to fully get to grips with his commentaries)

Craig Heap (I do getting excited, after all it is the Olympics, but he needs telling that high pitched means we can't tell what is going on!)

Caroline Barker (Just too much in a morning)

Nicky Campbell (He just seems out of sorts and it's as if he's never quite got excited about it all. I've said in an earlier post, the combination between him and Caroline is like father and daughter and father is too stern and daughter is too loud!)


In other matters, I can't see why we are to have a fifteen minute Monday Breakfast Club. I love football but this just seems like talking football for the sake of talking football. I do rate George Riley though. He should have a proper role presenting sports programme rather than being Nicky's bag carrier.

Five Live seem to be in the business of tidying a few things up. They have got rid of the Non League Football Show (that's a tick from me) and I wonder if they could see fit to incinerate The Science Programme with its own bunsen burner. It would be helpful too if they could unplug Dotun's virtual jukebox!

Any thoughts?
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Old 15-08-2016, 15:12
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George Riley is underused & agree he's make a great sports presenter (I thought he was good on CH5 Football League).

Sonja I agree she is awful... Ian Robertson is sadly now past his sell by date, rather like Blowers on TMS.

Ellie is rather jolly hockey sticks, & Victoria has a future in broadcasting I think.
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Old 15-08-2016, 15:28
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On the subject of commentators and presenters, I would award:

Gold: Eleanor Oldroyd and Mike Costello

Silver: Victoria Pendleton (a real discovery)

Bronze: Chris Warburton (some brilliant people reports and a great Saturday breakfast
Agreed. She's been excellent as the expert commentator in the cycling alongside Russell Fuller, A lot of humour from her too. All her predictions in each race have been pretty well spot on. She was particularly impressive regarding Rebecca James in the keirin who was last in the race with 1 lap to go and well behind the other cyclists . Russell Fuller suggested that she looked well out of it, but Vicky insisted it was a tactic and she would make it to the medals. Within a few seconds Rebecca sprinted past all the other cyclists but one to win silver.
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Old 15-08-2016, 15:49
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Agreed. She's been excellent as the expert commentator in the cycling alongside Russell Fuller, A lot of humour from her too. All her predictions in each race have been pretty well spot on. She was particularly impressive regarding Rebecca James in the keirin who was last in the race with 1 lap to go and well behind the other cyclists . Russell Fuller suggested that she looked well out of it, but Vicky insisted it was a tactic and she would make it to the medals. Within a few seconds Rebecca sprinted past all the other cyclists but one to win silver.
Alastair Bruce-Ball is the Cycling commentator, a bit too shouty for me, but agree Victoria is excellent. Gives good technical insight with a light touch and a beautiful voice in a sea of hideous voices.

Such a shame that our disgusting media and the Twitterati, including JK Rowling, have been having a go at John Inverdale again, and demanding his sacking.
For what? Pointing out that Murray is the first Singles player to win consecutive Olympic Golds? That's a fact. Murray chose to correct him saying that the Williams sisters have won 4 each, but not more than one in Singles. There was nothing sexist or "gaffe" like but still idiots who don't even listen or watch Sport hurry to demand he be sacked. Unbelievable!
Good to see Eleanor Oldroyd defend him.
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Old 15-08-2016, 20:00
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Whenever Nolan is doing a breaking news story he's always keen to tell us that the BBC do not report specifics unless there are two corroborated sources. Why then did they put out an interview with a supposed witness to the Dalian Atkinson death in which she said she'd seen the police kicking him several times whilst he was on the floor ?
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Old 15-08-2016, 21:47
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Radiotuner you're so right, the Monday Breakfast Club is a bad idea.

It totally ruined the flow of Breakfast. 15 minutes is way too long aswell.
I feel it's a waste of precious time and as a football fan myself I am totally done with the weekends' matches by then, I don't want to hear about them anymore.
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