question for the english...

[Hartfield]

I follow English futbol alot but i was just wondering why you guys don't celebrate gols like other countries.. English narrators dont get excited "oh great goal.." Liverpool 3-Acmilan 3.... I'm pretty sure you guys heard south americans celebrate..GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[Clan]

I follow English futbol alot but i was just wondering why you guys don't celebrate gols like other countries.. English narrators dont get excited "oh great goal.." Liverpool 3-Acmilan 3.... I'm pretty sure you guys heard south americans celebrate..GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

I was wondering why English players get straight up after a foul.......

Discuss.

[Albion + England]

I follow English futbol alot but i was just wondering why you guys don't celebrate gols like other countries.. English narrators dont get excited "oh great goal.." Liverpool 3-Acmilan 3.... I'm pretty sure you guys heard south americans celebrate..GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL


Because it's annoying.

I think it shows that the commentator might be showing favour to the team thats just scored by being so excited. The commentators have to stay neutral.

[Pazarius]

Because there are two types of fans:

1) Those who can't hear the "GOOOAAAA ... etc" because they're too busy jumping up and down shouting and screaming themselves,

2) Those who would much prefer some articulate, informed comments about the nature of the goal (or silence).

So basically it's either annoying or unnecessary.

[king_saladin]

2) Those who would much prefer some articulate, informed comments about the nature of the goal (or silence).


Silence is great with a good quality stadium audio feed.

[Milos]

If we celebrated too much then we would probably spill our tea.

[Matt Clark]

Because it's amusing and cute when it's done by some guy in the third world, but a bit embarrassing if done by John Motson.

[musicl]

That twat on ITV celebrates always during the CL............what a twat

[king_saladin]

That twat on ITV celebrates always during the CL............what a twat

Only when an English team scores, I'm guessing.

[OrlandoSPUR]

If we celebrated too much then we would probably spill our tea.

:D nice, I like that.

[OrlandoSPUR]

Because it's amusing and cute when it's done by some guy in the third world, but a bit embarrassing if done by John Motson.

:D like that as well.

Basically at the end of the day that is not what we do. It sounds really, really annoying.

[givemehistory]

English commentary isn't always favorable though ... watched ARG-AUS with English commentary and they kept getting names wrong, and there were long silent stretches where I would have liked ... I don't know, something, jabber, random factoids, anything. For S. American matches I think Spanish commentary is preferrable; fits the atmosphere better.

[Matt Clark]

Silence is the best form of commentary. It presumes the viewer knows the game perfectly well thank you and yes, he does have use of two standard issue eyes. Whenever games are on BBC Digital, I choose "crowd noise only" in the audio options.

[Prenn]

Silence is the best form of commentary. It presumes the viewer knows the game perfectly well thank you and yes, he does have use of two standard issue eyes. Whenever games are on BBC Digital, I choose "crowd noise only" in the audio options.

Have you seen any of the confed cup games on C5? The commentary is awful.

[Matt Clark]

I didn't even know it was on in the UK until I caught Digger Barnes and Tony Cascarino rounding some game up the other night. Who's doing the commentary? Knowing Channel 5 it's probably Timmy Mallet and Linda Lusardi.

[Nixon]

God barnes is dreadfull, channel five football is dreadful must be the only time i only watch the game none of the highlights cos i puts me to sleep lisening to him strugglin to read the autoque. Breaks suck as well had one the other day an they each said a line an went back off for another break cant remember what game it was. Highlight real of the first half was good three repeats of that mexican guy flickin it over his head i mean come on is it that hard to string a couple of clips together.

As for the celibrating, look at it this way more people remember lua lua for his celibration than for his few goals, however you remember the likes of owen an shearer for there goals not there celibration when you finish as good as they do/did for england on the world stage i think the class goal spoke for its self, some stupid flip flop back jump kick crap everytime the ball deflects off you is just pants draws attension away from what matters (for all you foriegners thats the football im talkin about).

[king_saladin]

Silence is the best form of commentary. It presumes the viewer knows the game perfectly well thank you and yes, he does have use of two standard issue eyes. Whenever games are on BBC Digital, I choose "crowd noise only" in the audio options.

BBC has the best audio mix I've heard on a football broadcast. Well except the actual commentators. The stadium noise is quite loud over them.
Didn't know you had that option though. I'd sooo dig that.

[Prenn]

I didn't even know it was on in the UK until I caught Digger Barnes and Tony Cascarino rounding some game up the other night. Who's doing the commentary? Knowing Channel 5 it's probably Timmy Mallet and Linda Lusardi.

I dunno who it was but they were wank. Seems C5's budget only allows them to go out into the streets of London and find the cheapest, loudest, most obnoxious cockney they can get their hands on.

[Hartfield]

Silence is the best form of commentary. It presumes the viewer knows the game perfectly well thank you and yes, he does have use of two standard issue eyes. Whenever games are on BBC Digital, I choose "crowd noise only" in the audio options.

Which means it takes the commentators voice away.? Tell me Mathew what is BBC digital, is it a channel or a service provider.

[FiveMagics]

I follow English futbol alot but i was just wondering why you guys don't celebrate gols like other countries.. English narrators dont get excited "oh great goal.." Liverpool 3-Acmilan 3.... I'm pretty sure you guys heard south americans celebrate..GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Because that would bloody do my head in.