Watching the Czech republic vs denmark....once again it sounded like the fellas in the commentary box were eating biscuits, drinking coffee and checking the stock market on their iPhone.

An excited commentator seems to be standard in many other countries....shouting for 95 minutes. Building up the excitement and making for good entertainment.

These dead bodies working the graveyard shift are ruining the beautiful game.

I have often noticed Palace games (against relegation teams) often get a commentator more interested in the top 6 teams in the table. While I am screaming at the telly, Nigel at sky is muttering some inane banal rubbish about the tyres on the referee's new ford focus.

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Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford

Jonathan Pearce is a favourite of mine, and even though he's one of the most enthusiastic today, he used to be electric when he commentated on the radio. I used to watch on TV with the sound off and have Pearce yelling through the radio.

Don't dislike Guy Mowbray these days - he keeps his commentary relevant.

But, and I don't think I'm sexist, I really find it difficult to listen to female commentators. They seem to shriek and gabble their comments. They're the same in rugby too.

Those of us watching ITV tonight will be listening to Clive Tyldesley.

Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

A learned commentator I have just spoken to informs me that both of the goalkeepers tonight, Pickford and Schmeichel, made their senior debuts whilst playing for Darlington.A font of all knowledge!

He used to be on Capital Radio and I thought he had a soft spot for Palace - but he seems more Brighton based these days. No Bryon Butler I guess.

He was brilliant on the old capital gold sport. Hate to admit it and it’s always been something I’m quite ashamed of, but I used to like Alan Mullery presenting on there as well

Edited by monkey (07 Jul 2021 5.27pm)

I remember sitting at the back of the old stand many many years ago, just in front of Jonathan Pearce who was commentating for Capital Gold. It was a division 2 game on a wet weekday evening. The game was dire, but JP was screaming like a banshee trying to portray the game as some sort of El Classico.

I turned round and looked at him with a bit of a quizzical look, and he just grinned and shrugged his shoulders.

Fair play to him bigging-up what was a terrible game for the listeners at home.