Jack of all trades, master of none...? Shall we see how they stack up:
Premier League Career
Gary - 400 appearances, EIGHT Premier league titles, named in the PL Team of the Century
Joey - 260 appearances, nada (Joey DID win two second-tier titles, though)
Domestic Cups
Gary - 3 FA Cup wins...
Joey doesn't seem to actually suggest who they should be voting for, to ;show them they work for us'.
I'm really hoping he doesn't come out in support of Labour - the press will dig up enough mud to throw at Starmer, without having this prick's 'support', as well.
If I understand Barton’s message correctly, he believes he has knowledge of some extra-marital affairs, between footballers/ ex-footballers and women working in sports media - and that he thinks pointing this out should warn off people from challenging his misogyny, and other unpalatable views...
Jonathan Pearce is the best of the current generation IMO - and very knowledgeable about Brighton, partly due to local links.
The three main BBC radio ones - Connor MacNamara, Ian Dennis and John Murray are all pretty good, too.
You only have to once watch the Champions League Goals Show (on TNT / BT), with team that previously did the European Football Show, to understand that there is honestly ZERO value added by having 'played the game'.
James Richardson (anchor), Rafi Honigstein (German football writer), Julien...
has to be Ian Darke
This is infuriating. They've all noted the way Martin Tyler's "Agueroooooooooooooo" moment became iconic - he's lived off it since - and they are all trying to capture their equivalent moment in time.
Ignoring that it became iconic because of the very special context of the...
I’m happy to take it on a case by case basis. Screechy commentators ARE a difficult listen - but not every female commentator falls into this. Vicky Sparks’ voice is awful IMO, but Pien Meulensteen is one of the best currently out there 🤷♂️