Why can’t commentators get players names right?

[OhSitDown]

Last night the Hull commentator had Keogh down as Kia, Ekpiteta as Ekpetetia and Lavery as Layvery .. do they not do their research?

 

[TheRealKingKenny]

Maydene too.

To be fair to the commentators I've heard our own fans come out with some funky pronunciations for their own players.

 

[Rotterdam+Sussex_Seasider]

Yes, that got on my goat too. He also pronounced Moncur as Moncare!

He reminded me of the English gendarme in Allo Allo!

 

[20togo]

It was the Ekpitetia that did my head in. Where did he get that second "i" from?

 

[Terminallytangerine]

An argument for a commentator who bleeds tangerine: step forward Mr Chisnall.

 

[Charlie Gracie]

Last night the Hull commentator had Keogh down as Kia, Ekpiteta as Ekpetetia and Lavery as Layvery .. do they not do their research?

He also got Madine and Keshi mixed up…

 

[Simonized]

An argument for a commentator who bleeds tangerine: step forward Mr Chisnall.

He gets the skin colour wrong on top of names

 

[Terminallytangerine]

Not Ian Chisnall. Much better listening to someone who actually wants them to win.

 

[1966_and_all_that]

Yes, that got on my goat too. He also pronounced Moncur as Moncare!

He reminded me of the English gendarme in Allo Allo!

Are you pissing comment on my past my frowned?

 

[Cable Cat]

Yes, that got on my goat too. He also pronounced Moncur as Moncare!

He reminded me of the English gendarme in Allo Allo!

Good Moaning

 

[Pool CW]

I got told from a Bolton fan that on Radio Stoke the commentator said Toot instead of Tut for Andy Tutte. During a recent Bolton v Port Vale match. In the papa John's.

 

[Tiptank]

'I was just pissing by your window' in true allo allo style

 

[td53]

It was the Ekpitetia that did my head in. Where did he get that second "i" from?

To be fair, I hear our fans calling him Expiteta a lot as if there's an S after the k.

 

[Willie Mcgrotty]

Going back in time, Jackie Charlton use to call the Dutch legend Johan Cruft during 70's WC's.
Mick Channon's pronunciation of Gary Linacre was cringeworthy.

 

[Godhelpus]

It may be that players have unreadable names now.

 

[CompleteControl]

Going back in time, Jackie Charlton use to call the Dutch legend Johan Cruft during 70's WC's.
Mick Channon's pronunciation of Gary Linacre was cringeworthy.

And he used to pronounce Ajax with a hard J like the cleaning fluid.

 

[Victorsponge]

And he used to pronounce Ajax with a hard J like the cleaning fluid.

To be fair to big Jack most British people did, probably because of the scouring cleaner