Wee Eck 698 Posted October 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Pieman72 said: Lighten up lads they make a superb duo knowledgable, random, funny and friendly banter all rolled into one. More, more, more !!! I don’t think anyone is having a go at the duo…….just one half 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HenryW 1,177 Posted October 9, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, Badge said: One worrying thing for me, on the eurosport coverage, was the shoehorning in of Sam "straightaway" Ermolenko. Terrible commentator. If Sam is involved in the commentary for the GPs next year, I'll be watching the Polish coverage online.... I appreciate Sam as an ex rider, and he used to have some good input in the studio back in the Sky GP coverage days but he is, without doubt, THE WORST commentator I have ever heard for speedway on National TV...Eurosport's commentary team for their coverage of the SEC and U21 this year has been horrible. The first round of the SEC this year had a technical issue which saw no commentary provided....That was sooo much better than the following rounds and the U21 rounds where they got it sorted and I had to listen to their dreadful comms team. Please, Discovery, give me NIgel and Kelvin next year and not the horror that is Dave and Sam.... Edited October 9, 2021 by HenryW 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 4,863 Posted October 10, 2021 7 hours ago, HenryW said: If Sam is involved in the commentary for the GPs next year, I'll be watching the Polish coverage online.... I appreciate Sam as an ex rider, and he used to have some good input in the studio back in the Sky GP coverage days but he is, without doubt, THE WORST commentator I have ever heard for speedway on National TV...Eurosport's commentary team for their coverage of the SEC and U21 this year has been horrible. The first round of the SEC this year had a technical issue which saw no commentary provided....That was sooo much better than the following rounds and the U21 rounds where they got it sorted and I had to listen to their dreadful comms team. Please, Discovery, give me NIgel and Kelvin next year and not the horror that is Dave and Sam.... If you don't enjoy listening to Sam Ermolenko commentate, you don't enjoy life 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noaksey 343 Posted October 10, 2021 Ermo is the Stanley Unwin of speedway pundits His answers never match the questions asked 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OGT 612 Posted October 11, 2021 Kelv says "speedway out of the top drawer" so often, I'm surprised he's not sponsored by IKEA! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikebv 10,163 Posted October 11, 2021 11 hours ago, OGT said: Kelv says "speedway out of the top drawer" so often, I'm surprised he's not sponsored by IKEA! And Specsavers for "you can't take your eyes of this one Nige"... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Jones 2,119 Posted October 11, 2021 No need for any banter tonight, for once the racing did all the talking for them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pokitren 2 Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/10/2021 at 2:54 AM, HenryW said: If Sam is involved in the commentary for the GPs next year, I'll be watching the Polish coverage online.... I appreciate Sam as an ex rider, and he used to have some good input in the studio back in the Sky GP coverage days but he is, without doubt, THE WORST commentator I have ever heard for speedway on National TV...Eurosport's commentary team for their coverage of the SEC and U21 this year has been horrible. The first round of the SEC this year had a technical issue which saw no commentary provided....That was sooo much better than the following rounds and the U21 rounds where they got it sorted and I had to listen to their dreadful comms team. Please, Discovery, give me NIgel and Kelvin next year and not the horror that is Dave and Sam.... Not everyone has developed the skills of a racer and a commentator at the same time. There are many commentators who know (or think they know) more about racing than the drivers themselves! And there are also many riders who do not know how to comment at all, but the importance of their word is not diminished by this. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graeme 5 Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) They do a great job. At least they look at the camera. They are to speedway what James Hunt and Murray Walker were to F1. Edited October 12, 2021 by graeme 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beowulf 1,512 Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) I appreciate Tatum as an ex-rider, he notices the technical things. Don't like Pearson, but as a Wolf, that is probably my Cradley/WBA bias coming in. The one, and only thing, I will compliment Pearson on is that he does give some explanatory words for viewers new to the sport and encourages them to visit their local tracks. Edited October 12, 2021 by Beowulf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Hunter 361 Posted October 13, 2021 I'm still not sure if Kelv has got his heating on. Will there be a dramatic announcement after the meeeting tomorrow night or after the SoN meetings? Will we ever know? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vince 9,453 Posted October 13, 2021 I think that the Pearson/Tatum combination is great and has got better over time, their enthusiasm makes them better than Dave Lanning in my opinion. I like Scott Nichols in the studio, Chris Louis comes across well and thought Dave Norris was brilliant. Agree that Sam Ermolenko, great rider though he may have been is an awful commentator. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,226 Posted October 13, 2021 57 minutes ago, Vince said: I think that the Pearson/Tatum combination is great and has got better over time, their enthusiasm makes them better than Dave Lanning in my opinion. I like Scott Nichols in the studio, Chris Louis comes across well and thought Dave Norris was brilliant. Agree that Sam Ermolenko, great rider though he may have been is an awful commentator. Pearson’s knowledge is great and his banter with Tatum is bearable,but why does he have to shout his head off ALL NIGHT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vince 9,453 Posted October 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Fromafar said: Pearson’s knowledge is great and his banter with Tatum is bearable,but why does he have to shout his head off ALL NIGHT. Personally I don't have a problem with it, better than a monotone lack of interest and enthusiasm. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor 270 Posted October 25, 2021 My wife has no interest in Speedway, but always says she enjoys having it on, because of the comments from Pearson and Tatum. The banter has made the coverage much more watchable, as Speedway has a unique issue with the long gaps between the action. It not the commentary of the racing that is important, it's what you say between the heats. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites