Who is this commentator on fox soccer channel?? Why is he working??

Discussion in 'TV, Satellite & Radio' started by Daei_10, Dec 6, 2010.

  1. Daei_10

    Daei_10 Member+

    Aug 22, 2007
    LA, California
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    the guy who was commentating yesterday's juventus vs. catania game??

    i HATE THIS GUY...how is he even a commentator?? he has got to be the worst ever...no emotions, low voice that u can barely hear, just absolutely dreadful...he makes the games boring even if they're exciting

    sometimes he's paired up with Paul Visca but sometimes he's alone...WTF? this is why some people say italian game is boring but its really the stupid commentator. Paul Visca is much better but when they're paired up, this guy talks more than Paul. I loved it when it was just Paul visca commentating


    they need to FIRE this guy cuz he's an insult to football commentating...no emotions, no excitement, even when they score goals he's so whatever about it.....GOL TV by far has the best commentators...i wish ray hudson and the other guy commentated on FSC too...now thats great commentating
     
  2. allegrabene

    allegrabene New Member

    Jul 11, 2009
    Alexandria, Va
    Club:
    Celtic FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    you talking about max patrick?
     
  3. Daei_10

    Daei_10 Member+

    Aug 22, 2007
    LA, California
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    i dont know, i guess...does he have a very low volume voice?
     
  4. blackhornet

    blackhornet Member

    Jun 26, 2008
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Whitall is the one with the low voice that ends up screaming after a goal. And btw - they are not FSC guys, they provided by the service.
     
  5. corolla

    corolla Member

    Jan 8, 2008
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Whitall is awesome btw and his been missing for like a month now. I actually dread watching Serie A beacuse it IS boring (not the announcers fault) but enjoy Richard Whitall. Anyone know where he's been?
     
  6. Lithium858

    Lithium858 Member

    Aug 11, 2002
    Baton Rouge
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I thought the thread was going to be about Brian Dunseth!
     
  7. KensingtonSC

    KensingtonSC Still Lazy After All These Years

    FC Vaduz / Philadelphia Union
    Jan 7, 2010
    Andalusia, PA
    Club:
    FC Vaduz
    Richard Whittle was calling the Catania/Juventus game on Sunday. This was his first game back after he broke his leg. He was scheduled to do the Derby di Roma, but there were complications with getting into the stadium with the cast on.

    If there's one thing I like about the Serie A guys, it's that they actually call the action from the stadium and they're not doing it off a TV somewhere.
     
  8. NBFootballFan

    NBFootballFan Member

    Jul 29, 2010
    Fredericton, Canada
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    I agree. Even the Premier League guys don't always call the game from the stadium (I believe Martin Tyler and Paul Walsh called Liverpool-Aston Villa off monitor on Monday).

    I read an article on a Bundesliga guy doing coverage off of a 20 inch monitor or something like that and Sid Lowe tends to do 2-3 games a day for La Liga off monitor, nobody who watches any amount of La Liga games would believe he is actually at the stadium.

    I don't really mind Richard Whittle, in fact I'd say I don't really like Paul Visca a whole lot. The other main Serie A commentators are all alright, but nothing great for sure.
     
  9. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    There's a new interview on one of those Serie A sites with Visca that came out tonight.

    My question, howerver, is about the name of the gentleman who does Bundesliga for Gol and ESPN3.

    The guy sounds a bit like Toby Charles.
     
  10. huhe888

    huhe888 Red Card

    Oct 3, 2007
    Alan Fountain has been one of the English-language voices of the Bundesliga for at least the past 12 years.

    Toby Charles retired several years ago.

    DFL Sports Enterprises (which operates the Bundesliga) now produces Bundesliga telecasts for international distribution.
     
  11. Daei_10

    Daei_10 Member+

    Aug 22, 2007
    LA, California
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Thanks guys. So yea i really wish they'd get better commentators for serie A games. This guy is one of the worst and everyone i watch it with says the same thing. When you watch italian or spanich commentating it makes the game alot more exciting...i used to love the EPL fan zones, i dont know why they took it away. Just the excitement of a real fan made it that much better.



    its all about which teams and players you're a fan of. i love watching serie A because of my teams and when u watch your teams the game is never boring. Any game in any part of the world can be exciting with a nice flow but if ur not into the team, the result and the players then ur not gonna watch. Thats why i dont care to watch bundesliga and any other la liga match that barcelona and osasuna arent involved.
     
  12. blackhornet

    blackhornet Member

    Jun 26, 2008
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Now that you mention it I do remember hearing something about a broken leg on their podcast.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFvImBPWUSE"]Gol TV La Liga[/ame]
     
  13. Redbullsnation2012

    May 26, 2010
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Man, those Serie A commentators are boring. They put me to sleep. I rather have the spanish guys + JP/Max Bretos doin the game. At least they keep me awake
     
  14. corolla

    corolla Member

    Jan 8, 2008
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Speaking of Max, anyone else missing him greatly on the Club World Cup? I have to say that I'm not a huge fan of his work but something about the Club World Cup made for a perfect setting for his commentating.

    Also, who has a podcast, Richard Whitall? If so, I'm going to start listening despite any major interest in Serie A.
     
  15. KensingtonSC

    KensingtonSC Still Lazy After All These Years

    FC Vaduz / Philadelphia Union
    Jan 7, 2010
    Andalusia, PA
    Club:
    FC Vaduz
    He and Paul Visca do a podcast called Coffee and Calcio. It used to be free, but now you have to pay for World Football Daily's podcasts (which blows, IMHO). If anyone knows how to listen to it for free, I'm all ears because it's actually a pretty good show.
     
  16. allegrabene

    allegrabene New Member

    Jul 11, 2009
    Alexandria, Va
    Club:
    Celtic FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    there hasn't been a new show for about a month. i think they're done with it for the moment
     
  17. Daei_10

    Daei_10 Member+

    Aug 22, 2007
    LA, California
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    ya man seriously its bs...max would be good, there arent many exciting american commentators but he's good and so is the guy on gol tv who commentates with ray hudson
     
  18. kittallmadge

    kittallmadge New Member

    Oct 16, 2005
    Oconomowoc, WI
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I remember Alan Fountain being the voice of "Soccer Made In Germany" in the 80's with the same style of occasionally caustic commentary.
     
  19. sidefootsitter

    sidefootsitter Member+

    Oct 14, 2004
    ya, he sounds like an "older" fellow.

    I loved Charles but he is obviously up there in age.
     
  20. vilafria

    vilafria Member+

    Jun 2, 2005
    :D . powh . K.O.
     
  21. Lithium858

    Lithium858 Member

    Aug 11, 2002
    Baton Rouge
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This is sorta on topic, but who is the guy that does all the CL Highlights on foxsoccer.com? He is terrible and ruins the highlights. They should use the actual match commentators instead. Is there some sort of legal rights that they're not allowed to?
     
  22. Daei_10

    Daei_10 Member+

    Aug 22, 2007
    LA, California
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    so here's another annoying thing about serie A on FSC....im not sure if this is the problem with any broadcast but the viewing frame is very retarded....alot of times the ball and the player with the ball are outside the frame :rolleyes: as if the camera man knows where the ball is gonna go and they're trying to be ahead of the play....Or when its a free kick, u cant see the guy running to take the freekick, the frame starts right where the ball is


    wtf?
     
  23. huhe888

    huhe888 Red Card

    Oct 3, 2007
    Serie A match video is shot with the 16:9 aspect ratio.

    If you are watching FSC in 4:3 standard definition, you are watching a cropped picture so some of the action has been cut off.

    Watch FSC in HD if possible so that you get the entire frame.
     
  24. Daei_10

    Daei_10 Member+

    Aug 22, 2007
    LA, California
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    hmm i thought i was watching it in HD, ill look at it again next time
     
  25. Daei_10

    Daei_10 Member+

    Aug 22, 2007
    LA, California
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    actually i dont notice that in EPL games, only serie A games
     

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