Matt Baker Commentating

vernonk | 21:21 Tue 09th Aug 2016 | Film, Media & TV

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Anyone else cringe at Matt Baker's gymnastics commentaries? "Oh my word!" "Goodness me!" etc. I wince constantly, and I find him so false. But the BBC seem besotted by him. Lord knows why

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Baldric

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///it's always a good idea to have a commentator who knows what they are talking about./// Not if you can't understand a word he says it's not, he's ruined Countryfile as well.

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jourdain2

I thought it sounded like him. He gets everywhere, doesn't he? Started out so fresh, a pity.

jackthehat

He's an ex-gymnast and so knows his stuff.....it's always a good idea to have a commentator who knows what they are talking about.

trt

## .it's always a good idea to have a commentator who knows what they are talking about. ##

I agree Jack, but he did go a bit OTT as if it was a life or death completion, which its not, its a sport!

Cloverjo

Yes, it's just a sport, but there are some amazing performances being put out there. I think he's fine as a commentator.

Cloverjo

I can't bear his fellow commentator - Christine. For some reason, her voice really annoys me.

trt

Yes they were amazing Clove, and I just hope the North Koreans don't get life in jail when they get home, for not winning the Gold. :-(

grumpy01

If you find Matt Baker makes you cringe then what about Mark Chapman with elongated pronunciation of words.

vernonk

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Another thing that makes me cringe is British tennis fans doing that "Let's go" chant. Awful

Hypognosis

Conjugate the verb "to medal"? Bleurrghhh!

No wonder they want grammar schools brought back.

Sportsmen and women, being every child's hero now have more influence over our language's future than most teachers do (at the end ov da day, Brian).

grumpy01

That's probably a phrase that's been invented by sportsmen who are university graduates.

Cloverjo

Grumpy01, I haven't noticed Mark Chapman's thing that you mentioned. Do you have any examples?

Caribeing

At least Matt is a former gymnast and knows the sport, we have to listen to the awful tones of Hazel Irvine, Helen Skelton, there will be no medals for the three irritating degrees, Hazel Helen and Clare!

Baldric

///it's always a good idea to have a commentator who knows what they are talking about.///

Not if you can't understand a word he says it's not, he's ruined Countryfile as well.

thugulike

Dreadful dumbed down tosh

DTCwordfan

He has an awful twang - and that Welsh burd that accompanies him on that dreadful Beeb 1 show after the news is even worse.

weecalf

Actually I dis agree with this about explayers commentating on theirown sport Would n't it be refreshing to have an outsider of their sport. That way we might get a honest opinion instead of all this fawning .Ex jockey on swimming .Bull fighters on tennis ,Clay pigeonist on rowing .anyone agree ?