Quote: Saint Simon "Good luck to him, he's infinitely better that ray French and co'"
The Ray French and Jonathan Davies combination sets our game back many years. I remember Eddie Wareing's commentaries well and, although he was frequently derided by fans (including me) for his Northern accent, he became a minor BBC celebrity (remember his appearance on the Morecambe and Wise show?) so was always associated with rugby league whenever he appeared.
Ray French is a good radio commentator but has never been in the same league as Eddie for TV broadcasts. Ray's cries of "he's going for the line" and his (nowadays) frequent lapses with regards to player names and rules of the game are embarassing. I fully appreciate that advancing age affects us all (I'm 65 so I'm aware of my faults also!) but - my apologies Ray - it's time to retire from TV commentaries. Your TV summaries of games and players from the past are excellent but it's the "live" stuff that really needs someone younger.
The BBC team of Basil, Nobby, Wilko, Robbie, Earl etc is very impressive but please leave the commentaries to Dave Woods....!