Peter Alyss

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slumped

yeah but how many events does he commentate on every year??

Loch Lomand
Open Championship
World Golf Championship

Are there any others??

He's a legend. His ramblings brighten up an otherwise dull team.

S

AndyP

I prefer Peter Aliss. Only joking, I think he's brilliant, anyway I think we should reserve our dislike for a certain twat called Mark James. That rules bloke and the swing coach (Nicholson) would bore you to death.

mike65

Peter Aliss rules! Seriously he rambles on a bit and gets diverted but I like the colour he brings, have you listened to US telly covering golf?. You'd kill yourself.

Him, Ken Brown, Sam Torrance and the scottish fella make a good core commentray team.

BTW, does anyone else find it odd that Setanta have choosen to show the same feed? Is there anyone who has Setanta and not BBC2?

Mike.

slumped

mike65 wrote:

BTW, does anyone else find it odd that Setanta have choosen to show the same feed? Is there anyone who has Setanta and not BBC2?Mike.

The Open coverage is sent globally (pictures and sound). If a broadcaster wants to provide commentary they have to go there themselves and staff it etc.

It makes sense to take commentary. you cant get better than BBC comm.

S

denachoman

ziggy67 wrote:

What are your opinions on Peter Alyss?

Can't stand the man myself, his tales of yesteryear are frankly boring & ruin the BBC's coverage when he's on.

Alyss: that reminds me of my old Drill Sergeant Bernard Smith-Smithers-Smythe who won the July medal at Hogwarts Golf Club in 1949....blah....blah....blah

meanwhile someone has just got a hole-in-one at a par 5 which Alyss has failed to notice!

Put him out to grass FFS!

Torrance appears to be his heir apparent with the amount of crap he talks too.

I thought I was the only one who couldn't stand him. He gives me a major pain every time I hear him.

His commentating during Van De Velde's blow up in 99 was disgraceful, he completely humiliated him just for the sake of entertainment.

homerjk

Thank god I'm not alone in this!
I only picked the "No" option up there because there was no "I hate him" option.
God he really kills me hes so condescending and patronizing the way he goes on about "players these days" and "back in my day" and he always says "thats just silly"

Oliverdog

He's been good in his time, but maybe that time is up. He gets a bit absent-minded sometimes, particularly at the end of the Masters two years ago when he lost track of the score on the last hole.
I think Torrance might be a natural successor. Like him or not, he knows about golf at the highest level.
I'd like to see a similar poll about my personal "favourite" member of the BBC squad, the footballer Lineker.:eek:

RuggieBear

alyss is great. i object to a ****ing footballer being the host .:p

Oliverdog

Didn't you see him interviewing the Spanish golfer in Spanish? What the hell was that all about? We already know how clever he is. Don't hold your breath for the Japanese interview - he played football there too.

mike65

Lineker as a golf host is a joke. Steve Rider may have been a bit dull but Gary brings a host of baggage, he only got the gig cos the BBC must be looking to turn him into the "face" of bbc sport (whats left of it).

Mike.

philstar

yes the BBC are very set in they're ways when it comes to sport commentators, dinosaurs that go on for years.....

Ted Lowe.....snooker

Jon Motson.......football

Dan Maskell.........tennis

Murray Walker........motor racing

and of course good'ol Peter Allis......personally i can't stand him, i think he's a smug git but there u go.

Bob The Nailer

john.hannah@bti wrote:

Didn't you see him interviewing the Spanish golfer in Spanish? What the hell was that all about? We already know how clever he is. Don't hold your breath for the Japanese interview - he played football there too.

What's wrong with Gary Lineker being multi-lingual? That's a great talent to have and not a reason for a pointless criticism!

philstar

aaaaah gary linekar, you can't criticise gary, gary is a nice guy:)

Oliverdog

Bob The Nailer wrote:

What's wrong with Gary Lineker being multi-lingual? That's a great talent to have and not a reason for a pointless criticism!

Bob:

The criticism is not pointless. I was, and still am, an admirer of Lineker for what he does and did for the game of football. As a striker for Everton and other lesser clubs, he was a great player and sportsman. I'm just expressing my opinion that he is out of his league, and frequently embarrassing, as a golf pundit. He was at it again yesterday, interviewing the Argentinian Romero in Spanish.

The post-round/match/race interview is a feature of modern sports coverage that we must tolerate, I suppose, but I don't enjoy it, or usually learn anything from it.

One thing I think you will agree with is that no-one had to interview Padraig yesterday to know how he was feeling, either after his 6 on the last or at the moment of his victory.

John

Mountjoy Mugger

75% are fans. Looking good for the aul lad!

Macy

Personally, I'm a meh. I don't mind him going off at a tangent, but he's a nasty streak imo that comes out - like on Van De Velde and on Harrington on 18 to a certain extent too.

However, the big factor that can't be ignored is that he makes it watchable for none golf fans. I don't think I would've got away with watching so much of The Open or The Scottish Open without him doing the commentary.

mirrorball

"...Mmmmmm, that's a little bit fat, but almost perfect..... bit like Kate Winslet....."
Is legend status seriously in doubt? It's between him and Waddell for the greatest sports commentators of all time.

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Mister Sifter

He's absolutely brilliant, in my opinion. Love the golf on the bbc, it's head and shoulders above anyone else.

neckedit

Love his commentary, love his mindless meandering through the history of golf, love his sarcasm. this man has played at the top if his sport in his day and his knowledge of the game is second to none. I don't believe Sky or Setanta can touch BBC's coverage of any tournament. Love it on a sunday of a major and its toe to toe with a couple of players. last hole one guy has a 10 footer to win and Allis is Wittering on about an email he recieved from the ex captain of Sutton Brigde Golf Club whos turned 82 today and what a great chap he is and he was a great man for a Gin Fizz in the 19th etc......... Pure Class

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JerryHandbag

Alliss is a legend! Very witty and yes sometimes he does drone on a bit, but I like the humour he injects into proceedings....but why oh why in the name of god did the BBC take on that grinning, big-eared, bum-faced twat Lineker??!! I cant STAND the man....so he useda play golf when he was a footballer, is that why the BBC hired him? A lot of footballers play golf!

stockdam

philstar wrote: »

yes the BBC are very set in they're ways when it comes to sport commentators, dinosaurs that go on for years.....

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Ted Lowe.....snooker......legend

Jon Motson.......football......legend

Dan Maskell.........tennis.....legend

Murray Walker........motor racing.....absolute legend

and of course good'ol Peter Allis......best golf comentator by a mile

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callaway92

The Beeb dont hold a candle to the Sky Sports team imo..Richard Boxall, Howard Clark, The Australian fella, Ewen Murray and Bruce,,A Pleasure to watch

BrianD3

stockdam wrote: »

Ted Lowe.....snooker......legend

Jon Motson.......football......legend

Dan Maskell.........tennis.....legend

Murray Walker........motor racing.....absolute legend

and of course good'ol Peter Allis......best golf comentator by a mile

I'd add Sid Waddell (Darts) to that list. Absolute legend!

stockdam

BrianD3 wrote: »

I'd add Sid Waddell (Darts) to that list. Absolute legend!

And of course Bill McLaren from Rugby

Goodluck2me

stockdam wrote: »

And of course Bill McLaren from Rugby

Formerly of rugby, has retired about 3 years now, he was excellent.

"he hit that one like a pound of mince!"

premierstone

BrianD3 wrote: »

I'd add Sid Waddell (Darts) to that list. Absolute legend!

Wadell is like a broken record at this stage, ffs if i hear one more time that ''Phil the Power Taylor the greatest tungsten throwin player of all time'' or ''perfect for the understacker'' I'll scream.

Back to the OP i used to like Peter Alyiss but yeah i find him abit irritating lately, its ok in small doses but after a while he does get annoying, BBC is still the best golf coverage though, IMO.

OilBeefHooked2

The beeb's golf coverage is second to none imo.As for a Alyss, alas I think it's time for him to go, ah he had a good innings and is a terribly nice chap, but his ramblings have become too frequent and even more pointless than ever. Hang up your mike Aylss and take the gob****e Lineker with you.