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And why do GCN need both Blythe and McEwen ...2 sprinters who basically say the same things, make the same 'jokes' and have the same 'insights' ...there is no colour
It's called enunciating words correctly. I'm sure if you had the equivilant of Rob Hatch with a native language of german or italian but can speak several languages either fluently or professionally well, then they'd do the same for english, french, spanish, etc. Doing it in a scouse or cockney accent isn't same as pronouceing a german name the german way. He just does it in what would be High German and the german equivilant of Hatch would pronounce a british name in the equivilant in 'High' English.Imagine if a French or Italian commentator put on a cockney accent or scouse accent to talk about a British cyclist. Honestly Rob Hatch May well be bilingual, good for him, but he is English and should stick to enunciating in English and stop with the Italian accent.
It's called enunciating words correctly. I'm sure if you had the equivilant of Rob Hatch with a native language of german or italian but can speak several languages either fluently or professionally well, then they'd do the same for english, french, spanish, etc. Doing it in a scouse or cockney accent isn't same as pronouceing a german name the german way. He just does it in what would be High German and the german equivilant of Hatch would pronounce a british name in the equivilant in 'High' English.
Well he will make mistakes sometimes and I didn't actually notice that.I didn't know that Phil Bauhaus is pronounced Bawhaws in High German.
Imagine if a French or Italian commentator put on a cockney accent or scouse accent to talk about a British cyclist.
If you dealt with Paul and Phil during the early 2000s then these lot don't seem as bad.
'Oh isnt ARMstrong such a STAR!'
Phil and Paul were absolutely horrendous. Phil knew nothing about cycling. And decades later, he appeared to know even less. And World Cycling Productions made money off of Armstrong. Why they were shills for the greatest sporting fraud.
the GCN gang, though not perfect, is in a completely different league.
i could totally do without Wiggins. Who adds ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. and literally every time they turn to him he mentions Ineos or Ineos riders.
And why do GCN need both Blythe and McEwen ...2 sprinters who basically say the same things, make the same 'jokes' and have the same 'insights' ...there is no colour
You guys are in luck, they made another video
View: https://twitter.com/SportsOrla/status/1530118010966577152
BREAKING NEWS: For all of you who could not sleep tonight, fearing for Phil Liggett's career I can reveal he confirmed on twitter this month he is commentating on the Tour de France for a USA broadcaster.
That's the one from the Beloki crash, right? I almost threw up when I first heard that, and I didn't even have a problem with Armstrong.If you dealt with Paul and Phil during the early 2000s then these lot don't seem as bad.
'Oh isnt ARMstrong such a STAR!'
GCN/Discovery+ looking forward to more subscriptions in the US by the end of the first week of TdF.