| FORUMS > Leeds Rhinos > O/T Ray French retires |
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| Quote: J.I.M "what's all this northern bollox?
Ray french is just a crap commentator. A squeaky voiced RAT.
They just need a decent commentator doesn't matter where he's from.'"
I'd agree with that and would see Dave Woods as an improvement on his two predecessors.
Rugby Union commentaries are equally cringeworthy apart from Brian Moore calling a spade a spade. |
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| Quote: BrisbaneRhino "Sorry but that whole professional northerner style is cringemakingly awful. When Waring went we had a chance to modernise the image of the game, but with Ray French the whole flat cap and whippets view of the sport was further embedded.'"
What's wrong with being northern?
We are a northern sport. |
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| Quote: Richie "Your stereotyping of the non-north is horrendous ![]()
Stop persecuting my people.....
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| Quote: tvoc "Rugby Union commentaries are equally cringeworthy apart from Brian Moore calling a spade a spade.'"
Lets get Ron Atkinson in. |
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| Quote: Tony Soprano "Lets get Ron Atkinson in.'"  |
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| Quote: Tony Soprano "Lets get Ron Atkinson in.'"
A shovel a shovel then. |
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| Quote: christopher "The Beeb should be looking to this guy as a permanent replacement IMO
Mick Morgan's still a legend from his auction days at RL Roadshows for player's benefits during the late seventies and early eighties.
Keith Macklin and David Howes too. Great nights.
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| Quote: tvoc "Mick Morgan's still a legend from his auction days at RL Roadshows for player's benefits during the late seventies and early eighties.
Keith Macklin and David Howes too. Great nights.'"
All topped off by Neil Holding's "impressions". Of an idiot, presumably..  |
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| Quote: rich86 "Like it or not, its a northern sport.
More than likely anyone who has a good understanding of the game (theoretically an important quality) will be from these parts'"
What about Martin Offiah (not that he is any good, mind ....) ? |
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I see French managed to make it to 'Colemanballs' in Private Eye this week ...
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| Quote: AdmiralHanson "What about Martin Offiah (not that he is any good, mind ....) ?'"
Exactly, despite being black and southern, i can't see him doing much to improve the image of the game. His World Cup analysis was cr*p |
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| Quote: rich86 "Exactly, despite being black and southern, i can't see him doing much to improve the image of the game. His World Cup analysis was cr*p'"
Yeah, we can't expect those type of people to talk about RL now can we  |
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| Quote: Andy Gilder "AFAIK he doesn't put it on, so I'd baulk at calling him a "professional northerner". It's just who he is.
The logical choice some years ago was John Champion, before ITV lured him away with European football commentary.
He's no more stereotypically northern than Barrie & Terry on Sky's Championship coverage.'"
John really is a champion, great commentator and summariser. |
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After Ray French's retirement there is a honoury degree from Leeds Uni in the pipe line for being a dual code international and services to rugby league.
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