Roger Jacobs 555 Posted June 20, 2023 10 hours ago, Hawk127 said: ... The coverage on TV is poor and comes nowhere near that which is streamed from Poland. Anyone who has not tried it, watch one Sunday afternoon/evening to see how it can/should be done. ... The only bright spot on Eurosport is Nicholls, who is excellent. Anyone who hasn't tried it, watch BSN - much better coverage than Eurosport has ever provided. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeneralMelchett 549 Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Roger Jacobs said: The only bright spot on Eurosport is Nicholls, who is excellent. Anyone who hasn't tried it, watch BSN - much better coverage than Eurosport has ever provided. Much prefer their camera work - Scott is very good actually yes really grown into that kind of work Edited June 20, 2023 by GeneralMelchett Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arch Stanton 2,297 Posted June 20, 2023 I don’t like piling in when plenty of others are already at it but I’m finding Tatum almost impossible to listen to. He obviously doesn’t do it on purpose and he seems a decent fella, but the ums and ers grate badly. He’s always done it but never as bad as this when he was the co-commentator rather than the main man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeneralMelchett 549 Posted June 20, 2023 8 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: I don’t like piling in when plenty of others are already at it but I’m finding Tatum almost impossible to listen to. He obviously doesn’t do it on purpose and he seems a decent fella, but the ums and ers grate badly. He’s always done it but never as bad as this when he was the co-commentator rather than the main man. it really needs 2 in there to bounce off eachother - Nigel (a huge loss) was the main man too and its clear Tatum would probably be better going back to his role of the co-commentator. It seems odd just having him do it and he probably (still) feels a bit lost withouit Nigel. At least at the GPs he has Chris and there is 2 of them. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racin Jason 72 1,305 Posted June 20, 2023 35 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: I don’t like piling in when plenty of others are already at it but I’m finding Tatum almost impossible to listen to. He obviously doesn’t do it on purpose and he seems a decent fella, but the ums and ers grate badly. He’s always done it but never as bad as this when he was the co-commentator rather than the main man. Sad I know but after a 100 umm ahh i stopped counting. After 20 years of doing the job he is awful. however Scott is absolutely brilliant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin bass 289 Posted June 20, 2023 41 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: I don’t like piling in when plenty of others are already at it but I’m finding Tatum almost impossible to listen to. He obviously doesn’t do it on purpose and he seems a decent fella, but the ums and ers grate badly. He’s always done it but never as bad as this when he was the co-commentator rather than the main man. Yeah it don't work without a side kick and he struggles on his own, and has the odd bit of brain fade now and then like last night when he called Jason Sedgmen Jason Lyons during a heat, he quickly corrected himself tho tbf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szkocjasid 3,156 Posted June 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: Haven’t had the best of luck to be fair, Jack Thomas at RS and a fit Riss would have made a difference for sure, but I’m still not convinced it would have been good enough. I've read many commenting on Ipswich being unlucky losing Thomas, but there were rising stars just as strong as him available (Kemp, Rowe) but for whatever reason they chose to go elsewhere. That's when I'll no longer call it bad luck, but poor team building. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigcatdiary 3,173 Posted June 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Roger Jacobs said: The only bright spot on Eurosport is Nicholls, who is excellent. Anyone who hasn't tried it, watch BSN - much better coverage than Eurosport has ever provided. Happy to second that BSN is much better than Eurosport. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin bass 289 Posted June 20, 2023 42 minutes ago, bigcatdiary said: Happy to second that BSN is much better than Eurosport. Yeah BSN is way better then Eurosport and this is only their second full season running whereas Eurosport have been doing it yrs, chalk and cheese Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arch Stanton 2,297 Posted June 20, 2023 1 hour ago, szkocjasid said: I've read many commenting on Ipswich being unlucky losing Thomas, but there were rising stars just as strong as him available (Kemp, Rowe) but for whatever reason they chose to go elsewhere. That's when I'll no longer call it bad luck, but poor team building. It’s still bad luck because they chose Jack Thomas and lost him before a wheel was turned. That doesn’t change, it remains unlucky. I agree on the subsequent choices to replace him though, awful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MP78 21 Posted June 20, 2023 Watching Riss last night was a worry… how long will he be at 6.14 in the averages? Do Ipswich need to cash in and replace him soon so they have more to play with? Although realise there probably isn’t a lot out there… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colinspeedway 43 Posted June 20, 2023 2 hours ago, kevin bass said: Yeah BSN is way better then Eurosport and this is only their second full season running whereas Eurosport have been doing it yrs, chalk and cheese Certainly is. BSN is run by speedway fans which makes a big difference. I emailed Eurosport the other week. Was disappointed they weren't showing the German GP live and mentioned some points about their Premiership coverage. Probably a waste of an email but hopefully if more people get in touch they may take notice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arthur73 13 Posted June 20, 2023 3 hours ago, kevin bass said: Yeah it don't work without a side kick and he struggles on his own, and has the odd bit of brain fade now and then like last night when he called Jason Sedgmen Jason Lyons during a heat, he quickly corrected himself tho tbf They need to get a main commentator in, Kelvin is a great analyst but is not quite good enough to be the main man. Also, whenever they throw down to the pits for an interview nothings ready and Abi interviewed Laguta who's English wasn't great and has interviewed someone who's going out in the next heat before! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4BM 125 Posted June 20, 2023 Just watched last nights Eurosport meeting, Riss just looked exactly like Bellego when Sheffield rode there, so tentative going into bend one, I don’t think he’s gonna be the answer to solve Ipswich’s engine room issues away or at Foxhall 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,659 Posted June 20, 2023 3 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: It’s still bad luck because they chose Jack Thomas and lost him before a wheel was turned. That doesn’t change, it remains unlucky. I agree on the subsequent choices to replace him though, awful. Poole also lost Thomas but signed up Rowe straight away. And he's increased his average riding at 2.!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
