James Allen... The Cock-Ups!

[foster3jd]

"Ralf Schumacher, who celebrated his 30th birthday a couple of [i]years[/i] ago"

[JonRB]

Obviously James Allen fancies himself as a true replacement for Murray Walker.

[FourWheelDrift]

Says it all really

[foster3jd]

[Don]

FourWheelDrift said:

Says it all really

Absolutely magnificent!

"I despise to the very depths of my soul."

SUPERB!

[john75]

foster3jd said:

"Ralf Schumacher, who celebrated his 30th birthday a couple of years ago"

You every tried doing a piece to Camera with a Producer swearing at you and no autocue trust me itis harder than it looks !!!

[106rallye1]

as dear old MW once said,

"those that can, do! and those that can't, talk about it!"

so what about those that can't talk about it, what do they do?

[Eric Mc]

I thought that was George Bernard-Shaw who actually said, "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach".

[rubystone]

That caption - the best thing on Sniffpetrol - the Schumacher brothers made me laugh too (but I can't figure out how to post it here)

[pdV6]

rubystone said:

That caption - the best thing on Sniffpetrol - the Schumacher brothers made me laugh too (but I can't figure out how to post it here)

Like this?

[rubystone]

Superb

[kennyGti]

los angeles said:

... And those who can't teach become television presenters.

No No No LA!!!

Those who cant teach become University lecturers

[towman]

john75 said:

You every tried doing a piece to Camera with a Producer swearing at you and no autocue trust me itis harder than it looks !!!

He is allegedly a professional commentator - that`s what he is supposed to do best.

He has had a few years to try and establish a rapport with his audience and has not succeeded - time to move on.

[Jolley]

Of course, Sniff Petrol (where the Schumacher picture comes from) is where the James Allen Bashing seems to have originated:



He is a bit annoying to be fair! As others have said, it is not an easy job, but whereas Murray would realise his mistakes when pointed out to him, Allen just seems to carry on and slightly change his story.

[tollytuff]

didnt he once say "he took that cornor (or some such thing about a particular move by a driver), like an actor on a stage...."!!!!!!!!!!

[steviebee]

john75 said:

foster3jd said: "Ralf Schumacher, who celebrated his 30th birthday a couple of years ago" You every tried doing a piece to Camera with a Producer swearing at you and no autocue trust me itis harder than it looks !!!

It's almost as hard a using correct English!



Sorry John...couldn't help it!

I do radio, so I know what you mean though!

[foster3jd]

Ok, had resisted these until now... also from the French GP....

"Villeneuve being very aggressive behind Ralf Schumacher"

"It's a bit early in the race to be pulling off"

[Nils Baker]

I was having a beer with a well known commentator who does bikes and cars and Allen is equally unpopular within the business as well. He is an ARSE.

[RobbieMeister]

I'm surprised I hadn't noticed it before but there was an author called James Allen who, I think, lived in the 19th century.

He wrote a very interesting book called "As A Man Thinketh".

I don't think our James Allen does a lot of thinking.

[[k]ar|]

Just thinking of James Allen's F1 commentary makes me want to chew my own ears off. I never recall wanting to turn the sound down when Murray was commentating. Nowadays, I mentally tune out of the commentary until Brundle says something, or a pitlane report comes in.

Whilst googling for The Author James Allen I had the misfortune to accidentally locate the website belonging to That Cock James Allen's agent. Accompanied by a fetching photograph of the culprit (sadly not one of him about to be squished by an Acme 50-ton weight), it describes him thus:

someone breaching the trades description act said:

James Allen’s interest in motorsport came from his father, Bill, a professional racer in the 1960’s. Although he raced motorcycles and karts for pleasure, he chose a career behind the microphone rather than behind the wheel. His sharp and informative commentary from the pit lane has been one of the most popular elements of ITV Sport’s multi award winning Formula 1 coverage. Groomed by ITV as the successor to Murray Walker, he took over the lead role in 2001 and has contributed greatly to ITV’s enhanced coverage of the increasingly popular Formula 1 series. James’s profile continues to increase constantly as Formula 1 reaches mass audiences around the world, which has resulted in his demand as a host of corporate events and as a speaker in his own right.

Given that the same agency also has Perry McCarthy (having read his autobiography he sounds like a much more interesting guy), I doubt poor James gets many bookings, despite indicating he's available to do... err... pretty much anything really. Maybe I should hire him to attend something important, like the opening of my sock drawer.

James Allen - Good
www.concentric.net/~conure/allenhm.shtml

James Allen - Bad
www.sfxsports.co.uk/biogs_other.asp?BiogID=467

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