Croft has to go

Croft has to go

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Adrian W

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13,871 posts

228 months

Monday 28th September 2020
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Gary C said:
The only thing more annoying than Croft on sky is the continual bloody Alfa Romeo adverts

But at least they dropped the "When I race I take my time, otherwise I take my time! line.
we worked that one out eventually, it is when I race "they" take my time

Gary29

4,155 posts

99 months

Monday 28th September 2020
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Did anyone watch the N24 and listen to Alex Brundle commentating? I thought it was brilliant, quietly understated and extremely knowledgable.

As someone further up the thread said, we don't need shouty shouty commentary anymore, we have enormous televisions and hundreds of different camera angles, we can see what is going on, we just need someone to elaborate on what is going on.

Gary C

12,433 posts

179 months

Monday 28th September 2020
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Adrian W said:
Gary C said:
The only thing more annoying than Croft on sky is the continual bloody Alfa Romeo adverts

But at least they dropped the "When I race I take my time, otherwise I take my time! line.
we worked that one out eventually, it is when I race "they" take my time
Actually, I think it is "When I race I take my time, otherwise I take my time! line"

meaning, if I dont drive with just the right amount of caution, my time will suffer, or some such Zen bks.

EDIT

Just listened to it again, your right, its "When I race they take my time, otherwise I take my time"

Edited by Gary C on Monday 28th September 10:44

Polite M135 driver

1,853 posts

84 months

Monday 28th September 2020
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he's closing, he's closing, closer still, still closing, closing, driving, he's definitely driving, in a forwards direction, still closing, drs WIDE OPEN, closing all the time.

Smollet

10,568 posts

190 months

Monday 28th September 2020
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swisstoni said:
AW111 said:
It's Croft's bloody SHOUTING that puts me off more than anything. It makes his commentary unbearable to me.
If the broadcaster just set his mic. to 1/2 volume or less, I wouldn't have to keep muting the TV.
Imagine being stuck in a small sweaty box with him.

RemaL

24,973 posts

234 months

Monday 28th September 2020
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Dolf Stoppard said:
Gary C said:
Jasandjules said:
What we need to Karun to do the main chat with Martin to do the secondary. That would be Perfect.......
Prefer Croft to Chandhok personally.

Croft becomes white noise, easily ignored. Karun is more invasive and still as bad.
I'm with you. There is something about Chandhok's voice I just find incredibly annoying. If he became a permanent fixture I'd have to consider watching replays on C4. That's how much I struggle to listen to him...
Agree with above

pquinn

7,167 posts

46 months

Monday 28th September 2020
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They're almost all annoying, or ignorant, or loud, or partisan. Or just boring (sorry Billy).


Sandpit Steve

10,040 posts

74 months

Monday 28th September 2020
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Gary C said:
The only thing more annoying than Croft on sky is the continual bloody Alfa Romeo adverts

But at least they dropped the "When I race I take my time, otherwise I take my time! line.
You’d have thought that when they were planning for the ads, they’d realise that playing the same ad a dozen times a day to almost the same audience each weekend was as likely to get them annoyed with you as talking positively about your product!

On the other hand, the Petronas infomercials were good this weekend, leveraging their Mercedes sponsorship to make a longer form presentation to a knowledgeable audience.

Adrian W

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13,871 posts

228 months

Friday 9th October 2020
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four minutes of FP1 and the sound has already gone down

rdjohn

6,179 posts

195 months

Friday 9th October 2020
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I looked at live timing to see if it was likely to happen and so saved myself 3-hours of tedious conjecture.

Looks like qually could be dry and risk of rain during the race.

amgmcqueen

3,346 posts

150 months

Friday 9th October 2020
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What's all the shouting about...?

Just so unnecessary!

Adrian W

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13,871 posts

228 months

Saturday 10th October 2020
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Is Croft’ even listening to what Rosberg is saying, iyou can hear the Rosberg is getting frustrated, he didn’t even answer Croft, just saying wait and see

iandc

3,717 posts

206 months

Saturday 10th October 2020
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"and it's Q3 so Mercedes will turn the engine up" followed by him being informed that engine modes are no longer allowed. WTF!!!!

Jordan210

4,519 posts

183 months

Saturday 10th October 2020
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why is he shouting for the first lap of q3

Adrian W

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13,871 posts

228 months

Saturday 10th October 2020
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HERE COMES MAX VERSTAPPEN ffs shut up

paulguitar

23,418 posts

113 months

Saturday 10th October 2020
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I've got the TV muted. it's not as if I am missing out on any inspiring engine sounds either, so seems pointless having to deal with the Croftayell. shout

iandc

3,717 posts

206 months

Saturday 10th October 2020
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AND MAX IS ON PROVISIONAL POLE at 200db!!! God he is getting worse!!

swisstoni

16,997 posts

279 months

Saturday 10th October 2020
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Adrian W said:
HERE COMES MAX VERSTAPPEN ffs shut up
Yes. Only 8 mins left of Q3.

iandc

3,717 posts

206 months

Saturday 10th October 2020
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At the end of Q3 he set an F1 record for loudest shouting. Will Sky please tell him to turn the shouting down. Even lowering the volume doesn't help as he continues to scream.

Adrian W

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13,871 posts

228 months

Saturday 10th October 2020
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why was he screaming into the microphone about Hamilton when everyone could see in the screen the Bottas was going faster, the big purple oblongs on the screen being the clue.