jeffymac1971 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Well I am watching the match on Tape Delay and all I can say is that I am gonna turn the mute on, Those American Play By Play guys are Brutal! Sportsnet should have flown Gene Principe from Edmonton to call the Match with Dick Howard instead of those dickwads...sheesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Yeah I think he said Steve Nash about 5 times.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver Fan Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Sounds like Iron Chef over dub.Instead of referring to Canada as simply the Canadians they are constantly reffered to as Canada's Mens National Team.It's really funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prolific Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 G G G G G GG G G G GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLL hahaha..steve nash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 The color commentators had no color. Maybe they came with the rights to the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueviking Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 i've seen local cable access coverage of high school volleyball with better announcers. you dont have to say 'canadian mens national team' every time...'canada' will suffice...we are all aware that the women arent playing tonight. steve nash 5 times...even after he corrected himself once. we must be used to seeing stalteri crack shots for goal like that in the premiership...yeah right. they actually made it fun to watch because they were so brutal...every name pronounced with a spanish accent no matter where the player was from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Boy Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 "the caretaker manager Chris Hart...... did I say Chris Hart....scratch that...." The colour commentator reminded me of the Rabbi who had the hots for Elaine on Seinfeld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natesta Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Vancouver Fan Sounds like Iron Chef over dub.Instead of referring to Canada as simply the Canadians they are constantly reffered to as Canada's Mens National Team.It's really funny. Holy crap, that's too funny that we were saying the same thing. Definately reminded me of the Iron Chef. All we needed was a Hiy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadasBest Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 At the 20 minute mark I was going to hit mute and put some music on. It was just too funny so I left the commentary on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 quote:Originally posted by jeffymac1971 Well I am watching the match on Tape Delay and all I can say is that I am gonna turn the mute on, Those American Play By Play guys are Brutal! Sportsnet should have flown Gene Principe from Edmonton to call the Match with Dick Howard instead of those dickwads...sheesh Those guys did not belong to Sportsnet. I believe they are the generic announcers provided by the host broadcasters. They did the Haiti-Guadeloupe match on GolTV as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puskas Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I DISAGREE 100%!!!! These were not Canadian announcers so they will make a few errors but I think the horrible announcers are Dobson and Forrest. Even Vic Rauter is better than Dobson. They offer absolutely nothing when it comes to giving insight about the game. They just state the obvious for 90 minutes. Absolutely sickening for Canadian they should do more. These guys made some big mistakes but if they were to announce as many games as Dobson and Forrest, they would be million times better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I think the commentary was from GolTV. It was standard for them. But they are essentially a low-budget channel so I'm okay with it. People who don't have GolTV may not recognize this. On the other hand, Sportsnet (Rogers) have tons of money. Their problems (eg) are inexcusable. See the other threads. quote:Originally posted by Vancouver Fan Sounds like Iron Chef over dub.Instead of referring to Canada as simply the Canadians they are constantly reffered to as Canada's Mens National Team.It's really funny. Yeah, sounded funny, but to me it was no worse (maybe even better) than the "Team Canada" (making it sound like we're watching an U10 house league game — "Team Red" vs. "Team Blue" sort of thing) that all Canadian sports announcers insist on using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puskas Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 At least they did not give away the score like the Sportsnet clowns. Dobson knows as much football as a soccer mom. The two announcers may not be experts on Canadian soccer but at least they are soccer guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Vancouver Fan Sounds like Iron Chef over dub.Instead of referring to Canada as simply the Canadians they are constantly reffered to as Canada's Mens National Team.It's really funny. And usually it was at the end of an incredibly insightful comment such as "That was a great play by the Canadian Men's National Team". My girlfriend and I cheered when they once shortened it to "Canada's National Team" but my hopes of them calling us simply "Canada" were not fulfilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Vancouver Fan Sounds like Iron Chef over dub.Instead of referring to Canada as simply the Canadians they are constantly reffered to as Canada's Mens National Team.It's really funny. Found that both funny and annoying. I laughed every time he said "Wholian De Guzman". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puskas Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 You can mock all you want but if people in this forum think that Dobson is a brilliant announcer then I will never come here again being incredibly disappointed in the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 quote:Originally posted by gwallace76 At the 20 minute mark I was going to hit mute and put some music on. It was just too funny so I left the commentary on. NO ****, EH? Hell, I actually turned-the-volume-up. I couldn't believe my ears. It was as sadly amusing. As sadly amusing as when just for laughs you get a coffee and chit-chatting on the door step with the Jehovah's Witnesses who come 'round every so often. I mean, YOU KNOW this isn't going anywhere but there's that certain pathetic entertainment in being continually surprised at how BAD things can get as you just play along. I don't know. I guess it has sort of the same appeal as watching some of those "reality" television programs in that these experiences, viewed from a distance, remind us that no matter how crappy our individual lives are going we aren't the most pathetic creatures to walk the earth. Those guys are. And I find that somehow comforting. Yup. Comforting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 It's possible to think that these guys sucked and that Dobson stinks as well. Many of us do not hold a high opinion of Dobson's work But why bother criticizing Dobson in this thread, he didn't call this game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver Fan Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 quote:Originally posted by puskas You can mock all you want but if people in this forum think that Dobson is a brilliant announcer then I will never come here again being incredibly disappointed in the board. I don't think that many would describe Dobson as brilliant. I think I enjoyed these American guys better. I just thought they were funny even though they were'nt trying to be. Not boring like Dobson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I kept knocking on wood because the colour guy kept saying "this will be Canada's first win of the tournament" and other such things during a one-goal game with 10' to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splatypus Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 It's sad when you a wishing for Dobson... How many times did he say "the Canadian mens national team" when Canada would have sufficed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 At least these guys were so bad that it was good. The Canadian men's national team really did some wonders out there tonight. And I like Dobson and Forrest commentating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 KEEP THESE GUYS! After a performance like that I don't want to change a thing. Tell Gerry an Craig to stay in T-O. I don't want them getting anywhere near Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Whoa they just stink! I thought it was field hockey. Can these guys get any more monotone? I turned on Bob cole for releief that tells you just how bad these guys were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc_soccer_fan Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Everytime there was a sub it seemed to take them forever to figure who were coming off and on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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