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I would look at it from two angles - does SKY provide good service to RL fans and would it attract new fans from occasional watchers... with this in mind, my take on the team

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Eddie Hemmings - he may not have a lot of depth to his knowledge but he is a decent enough commentator
Phil Clarke - for those new to the game, he is articulate and good looking (can't harm) and would provide some insight for new viewers
Barry Mac - cheeky Northern humour but with some pearls of wisdom
Dave Woods - good enthusiastic commentator

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Stevo - he just doesn't make any sense, I had to go back three or four times the other day on SKY+ just to work out what one sentence was supposed to be never mind the point he was trying to make
O'Connor - getting better but a bit monotonous
Offiah - read Stevo but with a posh accent

More of
Kear and Wells

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Eddie and Stevo's time has come, Sky need new blood.The way I see it, is that Eddie and Stevo try to manufacture controversy in their commentary when there is not any at all (too much like WWE or whatever its called these days).Phil Clarke has also got to go , any credibility he had went long ago, he is just a statistics regurgetator.Brian Carney,and Jon Wells are far more articulate thoughtful and younger(me thinks no Hedron/Headon collider from them.Cringe worthy).
The Question begs where are we going to find an English version of Ray Warren to replace them with? icon_sad.gif

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- New graphics. None of this cod-ancient-statue-holding-up-screen nonsense. The man operating behind the screen is likely not to be Quetzecoatl or Horus, it's going to be Phil Bentham.
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Although I can see the similarities.

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If you don't like it, turn chuffing volume down!

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Turn off the refs mic icon_evil.gif

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On a thursday night get rid of Bill Arthur.
Clueless doesn't even come close.

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Stop showing replays of every kick, knock-on, forward pass, penalty, etc etc

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My only complaint about the sky coverage is that they will not seperate the studio from the commentary box. Eddie presents & commentates and basically at half and full time we hear opinions from pundits we've already heard from during the commentary. Don't get why they shoehorn up to four pundits into the commentary box when they can have 2 commentating and 2 in the studio at half time. Every other sport is like that. Rugby League should be as well. Other than that I think Sky have provided an excellent service which will see its 20th year next season.

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Quote: Chorlton RL "
I don't mind Eddie too much; he's got a good clear voice that develops urgency and intensity and he's good at the straight talking, tackle by tackle name-drop style, but he is a bit repetitive. He doesn't vary his phrases (think "Wide to West"icon_wink.gif.
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Best bit of RL commentary in history, IMO. We even named the try after it, it's as memorable as "They think it's all over".

If Eddie could cut out the daft giggling when Stevo cracks a funny or makes a daft comment, he's not a bad one to have the mic.

There's not a lot to change - compare it to the shambles that is BBC coverage, and we're doing very well indeed.

If anything, they need to avoid actively looking for controversy. Whereas the NRL coverage comment on an apparent reffing mistake and move on, the Sky team will still be talking about a dubious decision in the 2nd minute as the crowd are counting down to full time.

The game is exciting enough, there's no need for the faux soap opera drama.

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Quote: Bilko "My only complaint about the sky coverage is that they will not seperate the studio from the commentary box. Eddie presents & commentates and basically at half and full time we hear opinions from pundits we've already heard from during the commentary. Don't get why they shoehorn up to four pundits into the commentary box when they can have 2 commentating and 2 in the studio at half time. Every other sport is like that. Rugby League should be as well. Other than that I think Sky have provided an excellent service which will see its 20th year next season.'"

Exactly. After my first full regular season of wall to wall league over here, I have to say that is the main difference.
By all means have Eddie in the commentary box, but when it comes to pre-match, half time and full time presenting, get Wells as the anchorman, together with a guest (kear is good) and Stevo for the occasional rant.
Wiggy is a good commentator.......stevo has passion and comical value, but if the sport wants to be taken seriously then it needs to change the way it is seen on TV.
Wonder how much the BBC pay Balding?

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Quote: Roverswall "On a thursday night get rid of Bill Arthur.
Clueless doesn't even come close.'"




disagree 100%, bill does a great job, i even like rod studd when he is given a gig, but i have to say, i'm not a fan of ben proe

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One is from a place famed for live human sacrifice of unfortunate outsiders. The other is an Aztec god icon_wink.gif

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