Radio Commentary - Shocking? (1 Viewer)

PearlJammer said:

You know, sometimes it can do us good to have an outside perspective on our team.

As much as we all love "our Geoff", the guy is super-reluctant to criticise the club or the players. If somebody calls in to the show and has a rant about Player X, Geoff will simply say "he didn't have the best game, did he?" or "He has had better performances this season". At least with Dent, we get it straight and we get it candid. On top of that, we can be assured that his opinion is relatively objective (though I disagree with a lot of comments implying that he doesn't care about the club). It might not make easy listening, but sometimes that is exactly what we need...whether we like it or not.

FWIW, I think the entire sports section is a dog-and-pony operation. Neither Clive nor Geoff are good commentators. Andy Turner rarely contributes anything insightful. And even something that should be simple to do, like a phone-in, has become a tedious affair. Having an intelligent, articulate, perceptive, hip-shooter like Dent is GOOD for our club, even if he can be difficult to listen to for a lot of you. I still pine for the days of Gurney and Dent in the commentary box, or even Phil Mercer (if any of you can remember that far back!)

The only other decent pundit I've heard on the BBC C&W airwaves is Dave Phillips. So I'd love to see him get more involved in the media set-up around the city.

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