I don't do cricket, so I didn't know who it was until they said his name, but Forest fan, Stuart Broad is reporting on our match on Gillette Soccer Special. He's doing a good job so far. Probably the best addition to the lineup since the likes of LeTissier and Thompson left.

I think he comes across very well.

Best mates with Jimmy Anderson. A lot of the lads at the golf club have been on trips with him said he's a really down to earth, genuine sound lad..

Proper good bloke is Broad.

Speaks really well.

The snippets I’ve heard he appears quite balanced.

Saw his interview on Sky Sports earlier and he’s a very knowledgeable football fan. Glad to hear he’s commentating well tonight

Really impressed by Broad, unbiassed, knowledgeable, a good summariser.

He's already an excellent cricket broadcaster. Looks like he's going to be a natural in multiple formats.

Far better than Tim Sherwood and Clinton Morrison who are both dreadful

Was excellent makes a change from the usual dimwits

Great lad and thought he did a decent job tonight. Perhaps slightly too Forest biased, but can't really blame him for that

He made much more sense and spoke with much more clarity than most normal football pundits. He was also very complimentary to us and managed to get the Jimmy Anderson quip in as well.

He has a future ahead of him in broadcasting. That’s for sure.

A breath of fresh air, spoke well and intelligently, unlike most of the usual sky pundits. I hope he becomes a regular.

I thought he was excellent. Intelligent, knowledgeable and most importantly comprehensible. Showed some of the muppets on there how it should be done, such as Kris Boyd who is dreadful.

Clinton Morrison covered the England v New Zealand T20 game.

He reported like a knowledgeable football fan, which is what he is.

Whilst Pardew was OKish in presenting a manager's point of view he didn't offer enough detail on the tos and fros of the actual match.

Perhaps this should indicate the future of pundits. After all, most of the people watching are football fans. Above all they need to describe the match properly and have knowledge of the players of both sides. And they shouldn't come out with the usual crap like 'Turf Moor is a tough place to go' etc.. Neil Mellor for example is excellent on Sky with his reporting on the lower leagues and there are other good ones too. It's the studio ones that let Sky down.

Alan Pardew was truly awful.
He made Clinton Morrison look like Stephen Fry.

Kris Boyd spent most of the evening with his head in his hands. And when did they go to him for an update he was talking nonsense. Bit like Thommo in days gone by when he was covering Liverpool before they decided that was not the best idea to give him those games.

Brown is a far better commentator/pundit than any of the others on that program. He seems to have a bit of intelligence and can speak quite clearly too.

DAVETHEVICAR wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 30, 2023 8:52 pm

Far better than Tim Sherwood and Clinton Morrison who are both dreadful

I feel a bit for Morrison. He clearly knows a lot about football and seems to know every player in detail up and down the country. However he lacks the ability to properly articulate it

Big Vinny K wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 30, 2023 11:10 pm

Clinton Morrison covered the England v New Zealand T20 game.

He probably knows more about cricket than football

Inchy wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 31, 2023 1:34 pm

I feel a bit for Morrison. He clearly knows a lot about football and seems to know every player in detail up and down the country. However he lacks the ability to properly articulate it

This is true. I met him once at a game when he was playing for Mickleover. He's a really nice bloke but definitely not suited to broadcasting!

Morrison, Pardew and Merson are absolutely painful to listen to. That show has gone downhill rapidly and continues to deteriorate week after week.

Transpennine wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 30, 2023 8:47 pm

He's already an excellent cricket broadcaster. Looks like he's going to be a natural in multiple formats.

Obviously didn't see/hear him last night, but I've been very impressed with him when he's been covering cricket. I think he could become a regular in the future.

sjb wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 31, 2023 1:54 pm

This is true. I met him once at a game when he was playing for Mickleover. He's a really nice bloke but definitely not suited to broadcasting!

He threatened to have Jon Parkin shot whilst playing against him once, according to Parkin on his podcast ...

Clarets4me wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:50 pm

He threatened to have Jon Parkin shot whilst playing against him once, according to Parkin on his podcast ...

He can't be all bad then!