Rob Walker - Snooker

[Bazile]

This years world championship is the first time i have heard the above commentating on matches .

However , why doesn't he make comments on the players shot selections / the play as it is happening on the table ?

He seems to leave that to his co commentators

[grumpy01]

Bet Hendry,Virgo and the rest are stuck for something positive to say now their dear “Ronnie” is thankfully knocked out.

[Bazile]

What's that got to do with my question?

[Mozz71]

Surely shot selection is something best left to the "expert" co-commentators?

[grumpy01]

He’s probably told just to describe the action and leave the comments to Hendry,Virgo,Doherty et al.My point was that these commentators always are going on about Ronnie this Ronnie that.

[Bazile]

Why have RW as a commentator if he is not going to / don't have the knowledge to comment on the play as it is happening ?

[Mozz71]

Because the co-commentators aren't necessarily so adept at discribing the action. Much like the commentary teams on football or rugby. Both have their individual roles.

[douglas9401]

You're paying an awful lot of money to a talking head, you want a return for your outlay, even if only to comment on the slowest game in the world.

Not the most engaging of characters I've found.

[Bazile]

Ever since I have been watching snooker , both commentators have been describing the action as its happening on the table

Rob Walker is the only co commentator who does not do that

[Mozz71]

Can't say I've noticed, but in honesty, I mentally switch off from the commentators.

[Bazile]

By the way I've nothing against him personally

In fact I like hearing him introducing the players

[grumpy01]

Yes that’s his usual job.Also wish the BBC would poach Joe Johnson and Dominic Dale from Eurosport,both inciteful and without the obvious bias of Virgo,Hendry and Doherty.

[aelmpvw]

reminds me of john inverdale commentating on wimbledon when he clearly knows nothing about tennis . . .

[10ClarionSt]

On all sporting events, I turn the sound off. What happens now is that the commentators use it as a chat show, talking about anything but what's happening on the field of play. The worst sport for this is cricket. So, I give them a few minutes, then the usual "banter" starts, and I turn off the sound.
I watched a few minutes of MoD Podcast last night and I couldn't believe that the BBC are spending part of our licence fee on this programme. Absolute and utter waste of money on garbage.

[Bazile]

Motor racing is my no one sport - not much unconnected banter goes on there .

To be fair - I don't hear much unconnected banter from the commentators in snooker , either .

By the way , I just can't take to Mark Selby - I don't know why

[davebro]

Aye - the "Jester from Leicester" is a bit of a misnomer - he always looks pretty grim. Concentrating I suppose.
Mark Williams seems to have a pretty easy-going attitude. More like he's enjoying himself rather than it being a chore.

[Bazile]

Yeah I wonder how he got the title 'jester'

Not much smiling going on from him

[brainiac]

The only reason he got saddled with 'jester' is because it rhymes with 'Leicester'. Just as well he doesn't come from Wick