[HomeatHighbury]

http://www.lequipe.fr/Aussi/breves20...221334Dev.html

Commentator, telefoot presenter, vice-president of Stade Francais died of a heart attack preparing to commentate tomorrow night's France-Angleterre...

Nous pensons a sa famille...

[midknight]

RIP.

ps: is it right to put this in NSR?

[HomeatHighbury]

Originally Posted by midknight

RIP.

ps: is it right to put this in NSR?

Was not sure where to put it...Mods feel free to move.

[NicolasN.]

Je suis sous le choc. Gilardi était une personnage non seulement de l'audiovisuel français, mais aussi du football. Au début, j'ai cru à une mauvaise blague. Force est de constater que cela n'en est pas une.

Les années canal de Gilardi c'était quelque chose. Il y a peu il ambitionnait - espoir déchu - de devenir directeur des sports de TF1. Comme quoi, ça tient à peu de choses. C'est d'autant plus inattendu qu'il n'était âgé de 49 ans. L'hérédité a dû jouer dans sa mort.

Le match de demain aura un goût amer. J'espère que TF1 lui rendra hommage et pas seulement pendant le match.

[T3tsuo]

J'ai appris la nouvelle en écoutant l'After Foot de RMC.fr... Je m'attendais à entendre les commentaires sur le match des A'... What a shock Only 49 years old...

I don't know how Larqué will be able to do the play-by-play tomorrow. It will probably feel really weird to anyone watching the game in France...

RMC said there might be a minute of silence before the kick off, and that Les Bleus will wear a black armband.

Triste journée

[bsas]

Very sad news... A great loss for football viewers.

Gilardi was currently the best French speaking commentator. His love for the game made him enjoy every nice action in a match, whether from the French or the opponent. As a result, he was very much appreciated in Switzerland as well;-)

He will be sadly missed. Hopefully Thierry Roland won't come back...

[guignol]

gilardi will be missed, and hard to replace.

thierry roland has come back to work on M6, and every match he calls is further proof his proper place is a rest home

[Nanbawan]

Actually, the best commentator of French TV is Arsène Wenger*...

But Gilardi will still be missed. How brutal. RIP



*Yes, I know. Technically he's a consultant.

[Johan-fr]

R.I.P à lui

[bsas]

Originally Posted by Nanbawan

Actually, the best commentator of French TV is Arsène Wenger*...

He may have an impressive knowledge on the game, but the tone of his voice puts you to sleep...

My favorite replacement would be Guy Roux