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Zonda_ wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 7:07 pm Apparently a twat in real life but a good commentator.

Really? I'd not heard that.

unzippy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 2:57 am

Jobbo wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:04 pm I preferred James Hunt and Murray Walker, but there’s no question Brundle is good.

Not sure he’ll ever be revered in the same way as Murray, or Johnners for the cricket; that era of personality commentator seems to have gone in every sport.

I remember reading/listening to Blowers (Henry Blofeld, my dear old thing) on this subject. His take on it was that as the sports men/women became more focussed/determined/dedicated, they became more boring. Therefore generating more boring commentators.

Professionalism in sport has certainly done a lot to thin the "characters" down.

It’s because modern sports people are driven into their sport at a very young age and it’s all they know.

No life experience beyond the sport.

That and always having to present your best face to the media or you’ll be ripped to shreds. Look at Freddie Flintoff, howled at by the tabloids for getting drunk and going skinny dipping on a beach in Spain in his early 20s. Lewis Hamilton got slagged off for being to media slick, but when he shows any form of character by wearing an earring or having a haircut, he gets abuse.

The general public have destroyed the characters.

TBH I think the British drivers do better than most as far as still having character goes. Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button seem(ed) to enjoy themselves.

You could add Kimi and the Australian drivers to the list too.

Although I think Australians have trouble taking anything seriously

NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:44 am That and always having to present your best face to the media or you’ll be ripped to shreds.

Yep, that's definitely the case as well.

Jobbo wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:04 pmI preferred James Hunt and Murray Walker, but there’s no question Brundle is good.

They were the dream team as far as I'm concerned, but I liked Brundle.

I was about to say I'm surprised there's not more love for him, but turns out there is and its just the one forum member who's chips he must have pissed on.

I’ve listened to Brundle for almost my whole life almost so he’s pretty comforting. Enjoy most of his pieces, think he’d make a good car reviewer.

I’d love to know why [mention]Gavin[/mention] thinks he’s a twat in real life.

NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:06 am I’d love to know why @Gavin thinks he’s a twat in real life.

I think we all do....

Ascender wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:30 am

NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:06 am I’d love to know why @Gavin thinks he’s a twat in real life.

I think we all do....

You might get more luck asking [mention]Zonda_[/mention] since he said it like.

mik wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:57 am

Ascender wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:30 am

NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:06 am I’d love to know why @Gavin thinks he’s a twat in real life.

I think we all do....

You might get more luck asking @Zonda_ since he said it like.

Oops, wrong Gavin

Mito Man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:42 am I’ve listened to Brundle for almost my whole life almost so he’s pretty comforting. Enjoy most of his pieces, think he’d make a good car reviewer.

Martin Brundle's Supercars is on YouTube somewhere, definitely worth a watch as it's all analogue stuff round Oulton Park

His podcast with Chris Harris is very entertaining as well, said he became a good communicator through selling cars as his dad owned a dealership iirc

Brundle used to write a column for Motor in the 80s. Really good read, since he was doing F1 as well as selling Toyotas.

Are there any commentators these days who aren't originally part of the sport? Ned Boulting comes to mind from cycling, but I'm not sufficiently bothered about sport to be particularly of any others.

mik wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:57 am

Ascender wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:30 am

NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:06 am I’d love to know why @Gavin thinks he’s a twat in real life.

I think we all do....

You might get more luck asking @Zonda_ since he said it like.

Well I was getting confused there!

NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:06 am I’d love to know why @Gavin thinks he’s a twat in real life.

I didn't say I did, I said I'd heard it. I believe it was Tim who said it.

The wait is now unbearable...

I wonder how Mr Brundle pissed-off Tim... Cut him up on the motorway? Stole his parking space? Took offence at Tim pointing-out he'd left his fog-lights on? Slagged-off his loafers at a civic function?

It’s one of those stories where he probably didn’t stop to sign an autograph for a friend of a friend of an aunts of a cousins relative whilst he was having a private meal at a restaurant with his wife.

[mention]tim[/mention] Care to comment?

Remember that time I got someone in trouble with Tiffany Dell? I think Shockers had said something about Tiff not signing an autograph or something so I shared the link thinking he’d have a go at Shockers but someone else said he’d gone to school with Tiff’s son, who was a bit of a cunt. I think it got fairly serious. Oops.