Comments on: Vote: Andy Gray, Love Him or Hate Him?

By: McTalian

McTalian — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:15:22 +0000

FUCK ANDY GRAY AND THE IDIOT IN IMMIGRATION WHO LET THIS SHIT-SPEWING COCK-SWALLOWER GET WORKING PAPERS IN THE UNITED STATES! I HOPE HE’S NEVER IN FRONT OF A MICROPHONE HERE AGAIN!
It’s one thing to not like a team and to call the match in bias against them. But he was downright insulting in the Spain-Italy match. Well, Andy, you played for Scotland, so intoxication-fueled bitterness and snide remarks from the sideline is about all we can expect, isn’t it?

By: Omaha Bhoy

Omaha Bhoy — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:43:37 +0000

I didn’t think the Cesc thing was too big a deal and I don’t even like Cesc. Folks who thought that was a big deal probably didn’t listen to Grey’s explanation of how he knew him.

Grey seemed a little lost regarding the offsides call on RVN’s goal and he may harp almost too much about the diving and other dramatics on the pitch but it all seems entirely honest.

The only English-speaking announcer I like better is Hudson for entertainment value (but he also knows his stuff).

By: matt

matt — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:08:56 +0000

derek rae did alot of the commentary in the states during the euros.

By: mathew

mathew — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:12:48 +0000

i still find derek rae to be the best announcer amongst the bunch. his analysis, game predictions, and humor are always spot on. it’s a shame that we in the states couldn’t hear his commentary for the euros.

By: Inky

Inky — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:00:09 +0000

Over There, Gray is viewed as a joke. He’s kind of the John Madden of English football, with equal parts praise and hate heaped on him.

But I found him refreshing during the Euros. His criticism of the officials during certain matches was dead on the money. When’s the last time you heard an American announcer say an official made a horrible decision? When was the last time an American announcer said a player made a “stupid, stupid, stupid” play as Gray said during one match?

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:20:42 +0000

@Eliza-An Irishman and a Scot always commenting on England surprises you?

A former Hun, but his commentary isn’t bad. I’ve never heard him call a Celtic-Rangers game so I might disagree if I ever did but for now my vote goes to “A Little Bit of Both”.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:02:18 +0000

He is/was miles better than all previous folks ESPN has gone with over the years. And a billion times better than all at FSC.

By: derek

derek — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:14:40 +0000

If only we could clone Martin Tyler. That guy is the voice of football to me. Andy Gray also has an eight foot boner for Torres. He was practically in tears when Torres scored in the final. But he was far and away the best commentator on US TV. Sure he made some mistakes and he may have been biased against Italy in particular (perhaps because the ‘play for a draw’ mentality against Spain produced a dire game to watch), but he is a massive step in the right direction as far as football commentary on US TV goes.

By: Squirrelpants

Squirrelpants — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:06:21 +0000

A horrible, horrible man. I had to switch the Euro 2008 final over to the spanish-language audio channel because Gray made me want to punch my TV with his idiotic commentary. I definitely got more insightful commentary from the commentators I couldn’t understand than this joke.

By: Bruno Romani

Bruno Romani — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:54:59 +0000

regarding commentators in american channels, all i can say is that my toilette produces better commentary.