James Allen...

[_Batty_]

..now i've got to be honest, on ITV the man was a moose, and cringe worthy. I couldn't stand the tone, the false excitement or the constant idiotic ramblings.
However, his blog has added something to F1, and i mean this constructively.
Its great!
perhaps now he has time to think about what he is saying makes the difference, but whatever it is makes his web page worth reading.
Tongue in cheek and informative it gives a lighthearted look on the madness that is F1.

never thought i'd say that

[Northern Munkee]

+1, the only danger with this wonderful rehab he is undergoing, is that he forgets that we like his scribbling, precisely because he has time to think about what he's writing, and suddenly thinks he can try being a broadcaster again, as a warning, check out his photo montage of Sepang and his attempt at a Kipling-esque 'If' speech, and he had time to rehearse. I felt the hair on the back of my neck start to rise, as the memories started to flood back, he attempt at gravitas, very difficult to, Eddie Butler tries to do it for rugby, and he's bit hit and miss, this is not poetry but sport. Anyway I was just waiting for James to bellow "GOOOOO!!!!" in it somewhere, and it would have been perfect.

Some people have a face for radio, I hope he can make a good living from his writing, as he has voice for blogging...

[FourWheelDrift]

It's because he's not talking, he's writing. If only ITV F1 had thought of that at the time. Allen could write what he wanted to say and someone else could speak it for him.

[heebeegeetee]

His blog is a mustread for me too.

[hornetrider]

Must we really have 17 bazillion threads on the same subject?!

[mattikake]

^ Guilt.

Typical British fashion - He was a nobody. We built him up. Got him a top job. Then hated his success and hated him. We cut him down. Now he's down and out again, it's ok to like him again. One day we'll appreciate someone for who they are...

Pretty shallow behaviour really.

NB: I can say this from a higher moral stance because I never cussed him or hated him when he was a commentator. But then, I'm not shallow.

[heebeegeetee]

mattikake said:

^ Guilt.

Typical British fashion - He was a nobody. We built him up. Got him a top job. Then hated his success and hated him. We cut him down. Now he's down and out again, it's ok to like him again. One day we'll appreciate someone for who they are...

Who's this? Hamilton?

[plg101]

I was cynical at first, but the blog is excellent...

http://allenonf1.wordpress.com/

Much more in depth than anything he was allowed to say on ITV.

[elster]

mattikake said:

^ Guilt.

Typical British fashion - He was a nobody. We built him up. Got him a top job. Then hated his success and hated him. We cut him down. Now he's down and out again, it's ok to like him again. One day we'll appreciate someone for who they are...

Pretty shallow behaviour really.

NB: I can say this from a higher moral stance because I never cussed him or hated him when he was a commentator. But then, I'm not shallow.

You could add this to the Schumi thread really.

[tvrforever]

also covered here a while ago http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Cara Van Man]

hornetrider said:

Must we really have 17 bazillion threads on the same subject?!

I've told you a million times, stop exaggerating!