15-07-2023, 09:54 PM
He didn't seem a natural fit at all for commentary initially but I've quite enjoyed his commentaries this year. I know "better than Andrew Castle" is hardly a benchmark, but he is.
One of my favourite sports broadcasters and thought he was excellent on ITV's French Open coverage over the decade, and pretty much whatever else he did too. I always thought it was a real shame the BBC didn't push him into a Lynam/Ryder role when Steve Ryder left for ITV and left the non-football presenting line up lacking when it came to a leading male, although 2012 didn't turn out to bad for him as his role as athletics presenter saw him anchoring in primetime for half of the games, plus I think he did the rowing too.
One of my favourite sports broadcasters and thought he was excellent on ITV's French Open coverage over the decade, and pretty much whatever else he did too. I always thought it was a real shame the BBC didn't push him into a Lynam/Ryder role when Steve Ryder left for ITV and left the non-football presenting line up lacking when it came to a leading male, although 2012 didn't turn out to bad for him as his role as athletics presenter saw him anchoring in primetime for half of the games, plus I think he did the rowing too.