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MightyWarrior wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 09:26 Ed is another “nice guy”..But he’s not a good presenter at all, as stiff as a wooden post. Maybe they can give him some presentation lessons, I think Gary Lineker was a bit like that at first.

And all those sky yes men that Smith pulled together over the years company Nelson, Froch..hopefully they get rid of them too. Clean sweep

veriton wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 09:32 Andy Clarke, like Smith, is another public schoolboy weed who has no place in boxing.
They'd be run out of any other sport for being chancers yet we have to put up with them.

CaptainSpacerod wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 07:32

veriton wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 06:33 Watching the BBC World Cup coverage just makes you realise how far behind boxing is. We've got public schoolboy Smith with zero boxing experience growling about what Bomber means when we need ex pros with in depth first hand knowledge of the sport.
Question is, who would be our Gary Lineker? I'd get David Haye doing it

Careful what you wish for, BBC World Cup, or any kind of sports coverage, is woke nonsense with presenters / pundits chosen solely to tick diversity boxes rather than picked on merit.

Sky should use the long overdue exit of the truly awful Smith as a chance to turn over a new leaf. Make Ed Robinson front of house again, put Andy Clarke on comms and get rid of Anna and Johnny and Matt

veriton wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 09:55 How many boxers are former public schoolboys?

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 10:19

veriton wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 09:55 How many boxers are former public schoolboys?

Why are you assuming the being a public schoolboy is a bad thing? That's very small minded.

Dioufy wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 09:42 Ok… Sky team are atrocious. Deffo.
Who do we like?

I don’t even like Macklin… others do.

Teddy's Toupee wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 12:20

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 10:19

veriton wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 09:55 How many boxers are former public schoolboys?

Why are you assuming the being a public schoolboy is a bad thing? That's very small minded.

You're right, when will the persecution of the posh and privileged end? Have they not suffered enough, the poor, rich, bastards?

Teddy's Toupee wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 12:20

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 10:19

veriton wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 09:55 How many boxers are former public schoolboys?

Why are you assuming the being a public schoolboy is a bad thing? That's very small minded.

You're right, when will the persecution of the posh and privileged end? Have they not suffered enough, the poor, rich, bastards?

Counter-puncher wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 12:47

they're everywhere, these public-school educated dropouts, Etonian street sleepers, you can't spit on the street in Brum without hitting a Spicehead called Tarquin or Rupert.

of course, that's only in Birmingham; the rest of the country may not have quite such a high standard of homeless people. YMMV.

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 12:42

Teddy's Toupee wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 12:20

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 10:19

Why are you assuming the being a public schoolboy is a bad thing? That's very small minded.

You're right, when will the persecution of the posh and privileged end? Have they not suffered enough, the poor, rich, bastards?

I've met homeless people who went to public school. Are they posh and privileged?

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 12:52

Counter-puncher wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 12:47

they're everywhere, these public-school educated dropouts, Etonian street sleepers, you can't spit on the street in Brum without hitting a Spicehead called Tarquin or Rupert.

of course, that's only in Birmingham; the rest of the country may not have quite such a high standard of homeless people. YMMV.

Laughing at homelessness. Classy.

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 12:52

Counter-puncher wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 12:47

they're everywhere, these public-school educated dropouts, Etonian street sleepers, you can't spit on the street in Brum without hitting a Spicehead called Tarquin or Rupert.

of course, that's only in Birmingham; the rest of the country may not have quite such a high standard of homeless people. YMMV.

Laughing at homelessness. Classy.

Counter-puncher wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 13:01

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 12:52

Counter-puncher wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 12:47

they're everywhere, these public-school educated dropouts, Etonian street sleepers, you can't spit on the street in Brum without hitting a Spicehead called Tarquin or Rupert.

of course, that's only in Birmingham; the rest of the country may not have quite such a high standard of homeless people. YMMV.

Laughing at homelessness. Classy.

yeah, its homelessness I'm laughing at; not you, at all, Keith, it's the homeless. all those many posh ones, especially.

you're such an old woman sometimes

Coco wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 13:12

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 12:52

Counter-puncher wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 12:47

they're everywhere, these public-school educated dropouts, Etonian street sleepers, you can't spit on the street in Brum without hitting a Spicehead called Tarquin or Rupert.

of course, that's only in Birmingham; the rest of the country may not have quite such a high standard of homeless people. YMMV.

Laughing at homelessness. Classy.

IMO these homeless public school types are an absolute burden on society and must be eradicated toute suite.

It's one thing a fella saying spare a quid for some dogfood, but quite another when they are doing it for a new Burberry suit.

Some of these scroungers expect to be reimbursed for wisteria removal from their chimneys, floating duck islands, hedgecutting, and moat upkeep.

Spud wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 13:26 If there is any basis to the rumours, someone is in the at sky for this getting out to the public.

milpool wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 12:29

Dioufy wrote: ↑25 Nov 2022, 09:42 Ok… Sky team are atrocious. Deffo.
Who do we like?

I don’t even like Macklin… others do.

I think Woolhouse is pretty good. She doesn't hog the spotlight and has a very calm and professional presenting manner.
I don't mind Johnny, I can see why he might wind up others but I don't have an issue with him being on.
Regarding the commentary, I'm not a massive Smith fan but that's for no other reason than I don't think his commentary is that good. I actually think he's better on the darts.
Macklin's OK, not brilliant. Andy Clarke isn't too bad.

I think when you watch a lot of boxing, there's a tendency to get fed up and irritated with the same old voices. I remember the stick Jim Watt used to get and it's amazing how many times I see people yearn for the days of him on commentary.

Look, it could be worse. DAZN have got Bellew.