Motty on Saturday

[ManxRed]

Sorry if this has already been mentioned in another thread, but - after Benitez had sent on Aurelio, which had baffled Motty and Lawrenson, and then we'd subsequently scored - did anyone else hear him say something along the lines of "Well Mark, it just goes to show Benitez must know more than we do?"

 

I practically spat my lager across the room laughing.

[Knox_Harrington]

The one where he was unsure who'd be booked, Clichy or Carragher after Clichy scythed Carragher down was the one for me.

[MickeyDocs]

Forget Motty... what about happy larry!

If you didn't know who he was you would believe the guy was anti-LFC.

 

We had Arsenal on the ropes for a very long time, however this numpty made a final summation that this had been a one sided game in which Arsenal totally dominated from start to finish.

 

I hate this guy!

[Bailo]

Forget Motty... what about happy larry!

If you didn't know who he was you would believe the guy was anti-LFC.

 

We had Arsenal on the ropes for a very long time, however this numpty made a final summation that this had been a one sided game in which Arsenal totally dominated from start to finish.

 

I hate this guy!

The worst Lawro one was the Alonso pen. Both called it a dive live, but when we all watched the replay, Motson did concede there was contact. Lawro did his best impression of "nonono, I'm not watching" and refused to budge from his "dive" accusation when it was as clear as daylight there was contact. He then muttered something about it wasn't a pen as the rest of the team didn't appeal - didn't realise we were playing cricket.

[gkmacca]

I think there's a certain amount of pressure placed on Hansen and Lawro to keep their allegiance to the club in check, which is why the presence of Ian Wright grinning and gurning his way through the coverage like the world's number one gooner was a tad irritating.

[surf]

But Hansen and Lawro are 'serious' presenters, Wright's a mascot.

[Swan Red]

The one where he was unsure who'd be booked, Clichy or Carragher after Clichy scythed Carragher down was the one for me.

 

 

That was unreal I mean even for him it was terrible

[gkmacca]

But Hansen and Lawro are 'serious' presenters, Wright's a mascot.

 

That's one word for him.

[cestrianred]

I think there's a certain amount of pressure placed on Hansen and Lawro to keep their allegiance to the club in check, which is why the presence of Ian Wright grinning and gurning his way through the coverage like the world's number one gooner was a tad irritating.

 

When I watched the Sky+ recording the next day I wanted to put my foot through the tv when I saw how smug Wright was.

What a useless tosser he is.

[Knox_Harrington]

That was unreal I mean even for him it was terrible

The thing is, and it sounds like it's being offensive but it isn't, it's incidents like that which really do make me wonder if his mind is going. Never mind eighties Motson but ten years ago would he have said something so wildly illogical as that? It's hard to believe someone who has watched football professionally for forty years would say that.

[Herbie von Smalls]

The thing is, and it sounds like it's being offensive but it isn't, it's incidents like that which really do make me wonder if his mind is going. Never mind eighties Motson but ten years ago would he have said something so wildly illogical as that? It's hard to believe someone who has watched football professionally for forty years would say that.

i agree. he's much slower on the uptake, way out with many of his judgment calls and over-excitable for no just cause all too often nowadays. it's only in the past two or three years that i've ever thought of him as incompetent.

[hagi_complex]

He has completely lost it at this stage. He's been deteriorating badly since the 2002 World Cup. All that eggs and bacon talk for the morning games.... I remember thinking he have been put out to pasture after that.

[Buzz]

The worst Lawro one was the Alonso pen. Both called it a dive live, but when we all watched the replay, Motson did concede there was contact. Lawro did his best impression of "nonono, I'm not watching" and refused to budge from his "dive" accusation when it was as clear as daylight there was contact. He then muttered something about it wasn't a pen as the rest of the team didn't appeal - didn't realise we were playing cricket.

i sometimes get the feeling that he is a bit like the dad in the fast show, the one who is never wrong and smacks the cricket ball for miles when the kids can only bowl underarm.

[charlie clown]

I thought Lawrenon's worst moment on Saturday was the one where Motson said something about a midfield anchor and Larenson immediately said (in his best Larry Grayson voice)'what did you just call him John?'.

 

My toes are only just begining to uncurl.

 

Motson didn't answer him, he probably went of to try and inject himself with some lethal dose of Sanatogen or summat.

[dorgie]

I thought Lawrenon's worst moment on Saturday was the one where Motson said something about a midfield anchor and Larenson immediately said (in his best Larry Grayson voice)'what did you just call him John?'.

 

 

Yeah, closely followed by his "joke" re. the daylight interpretation re. offside when Lawro pipes up "but what about when it's a night game".....f****ng pathetic, childish, imbecile talk. It's also the 2nd or 3rd time he's used that one. Lawro should be above that.

[killiered]

When I watched the Sky+ recording the next day I wanted to put my foot through the tv when I saw how smug Wright was.

What a useless tosser he is.

 

 

You should see him during england matches...at the start of every tournament you lot are worldbeaters and guaranteed winners. At the end of the tournament you have been cheated out of it by someone according to Ian-Wright-World. I think he "overindulges" a little too much...

[RafaShanks]

Motson and Lawro: the worst commentator/co-commentator duo ever!!!

 

Next time, mute TV (or even better permanently mute them) and whack the radio on.

Edited January 8, 2007 by RafaShanks

[berdoing]

Motson's gone mad ever since he believed his own publicity when going on Fantasy Football in 1993...

[Dublinred4ever]

Sorry to say this lads but the football coverage on Irish televison is in a different league to some of the shiite thats passed off as analysis on BBC, ITV and SKY.

 

Jamie Redknapp, Ian Wright, Mark Lawrenson, Chris Kamara, Charlie Nicholas etc etc

 

John Giles, Liam Brady and Eamon Dunphy are streets ahead in terms of analysis, honesty and entertainment

[Ramón Benítez Hernández]

Quit moaning, we had to put up with ESPN.

[Sion]

Sky/bbc should take the leadership of star sports and hire fit birds to talk about football. I'd take whatever they said as gospel.

Edited January 8, 2007 by Sion

[Maldini]

Seperately Motson and Lawrenson are awful but together they're unbearable.

 

BBC's football coverage as a whole is a disgrace to a great institution.

[Dublinred4ever]

Seperately Motson and Lawrenson are awful but together they're unbearable.

 

BBC's football coverage as a whole is a disgrace to a great institution.

 

Think theyre like Sky in that they're afraid to be controversial and everything has to be neatly packaged, included Linekers ridiculously smug gags.

 

Lawrenson strikes me as someone who's threatened by what he percieves to be the hip laddism of Soccer AM and in his desperate attempts to keep up is turning himself into a joke.

 

His response to Motsons reference to midfield anchor on saturday was excruciating

[Mono]

The BBC are more worried these days about putting managers noses out of joint by criticising them and ending up having clubs sending assistant youth coaches out for the post match interview. It's childish on the part of clubs and it's unprofessional by the BBC not calling things like they are.

Fat Sam, Slur Alex, 'Arry and counting.

I love the RTE take on things because it's usually constructive criticism.

A classic over the xmas was Giles analysing Watford... His exact words were "They're like Wimbeldon only less classy"

CLASSIC

Edited January 8, 2007 by Mono

[Herbie von Smalls]

the only thing worse than motson and lawrenson co-commentating on telly, is lawrenson and alan green trying playing one-upmanship on the radio. if you're seeking actual match coverage, forget about it.