Is David Pleat...

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

Only one answer surely! I'm too young to remember what he did at City, but my Dad never ceases to tell me when theres a game on ITV where he provides inciteful remarks at... <_<

[lookwhaticando]

"It has been a milky performance."

What the bollocks?

Here's some more classics:

He certainly understood what made a player tick:

"There's Thierry Henry, exploding like the French train that he is."

And player bonding was never a problem in Pleat’s teams:

"Our central defenders, Doherty and Anthony Gardner, were fantastic and I told them that when they go to bed tonight they should think of each other."

Pleaty was always a huge fan of genital dexterity:

"For such a small man Maradona gets great elevation on his balls."

Pleat’s managerial philosophy was simple:

"A game is not won until it is lost."

But Pleat the co-commentator had a few refinements to make to that philosophy:

"Eighty per cent of teams who score first in matches go on to win them. But they may draw some. Or occasionally lose....."

And Pleat in neither guise took anything for granted.

"Had we not got that second goal, I think the score might have been different. I’m not sure."

Mind you, few commentators describe a goal quite like Pleaty:

"He hits it into the corner of the net as straight as a nut."

Speaking of nuts, when latterly reincarnated as a Director of Football, Pleat knew the qualities he wanted in a manager and one out of three wasn’t enough for Glenn Hoddle:

"The man we want has to fit a certain profile. Is he a top coach? Would the players respect him? Is he a nutcase?"

DangerHere guffbank - David Pleat.

[Geo V]

Not only did he bring us players like Tony Spearing as a manager but now as a commentator he annoys by having problems with the pronunciation of players names. The worst one for me is that Jamie Carragher is somehow Garrager FFS!!

A first class tw*t.

[Zingari]

i remember no prostitutes in leicester were without a pleat in their skirt

[Leonisco]

He's the most irritating person in the world. He knows jack shit about football, just shows how crap ITV is.

Fooking Forest fan aswell.

[Suffolk_fox]

i remember no prostitutes in leicester were without a pleat in their skirt

[Joe.]

He's not just a tw*t when he commentates... he's a tw*t and a half <_<

Can't stand listening to his shocking descriptions of a player every time their name is mentioned.

[Simi]

He's the most irritating person in the world. He knows jack shit about football, just shows how crap ITV is.

Fooking Forest fan aswell.

All that needed to be said. T0sser

[The Stig]

If it wasn't for him ITV Football would be half decent, he is Mr State the obvious

[dandannieldanok]

Utter tit, ITV football is a sham, how many ****ing adverts do they need to show.

[Webbo]

i remember him as a manager and he was one of the worst. but tbh i find his comments on itv quite intelligent and informative.

[Leonisco]

i remember him as a manager and he was one of the worst. but tbh i find his comments on itv quite intelligent and informative.

:laugh:

Please tell me your joking

[lookwhaticando]

i remember him as a manager and he was one of the worst. but tbh i find his comments on itv quite intelligent and informative.

Care to find the intelligence and information in the quotes I posted in reply #2 for me... 'cos I'm not having any luck.

[dandannieldanok]

I was devasted last night when he did not greet his audience, like normal, with 'evening all'.

[Lineker's Left Foot]

Yes cos he never played Jimmy Quinn very much at all when we had him.

[Leicester Lass]

Favourite recent quote when he was commentating Man Utd v Celtic:

"Scholes is moving rather gingerly now"

Quality.

[Fez of Mahrez]

1) Ffuter is the only person I've ever seen have a good word to say about his commentary. He is an embarrassment to the English language and also mankind.

2) He comes into his own at World Cups and European Championships, when he seems to have a general rule that every vowel a foreign player has must be pronounced differently to how it is written. The number of times he's called Vieira "Vieri" and vice versa...

[Webbo]

i knew I'd get stick for this but i mean it. all commentators have their fair share of 'coleman balls' but i think he's one of the best co-commentators on TV. at least he doesn't think he's a comedian like mark lawrenceson.

[Leonisco]

i knew I'd get stick for this but i mean it. all commentators have their fair share of 'coleman balls' but i think he's one of the best co-commentators on TV. at least he doesn't think he's a comedian like mark lawrenceson.

But at least Lawro knows what planet he's on.

[davieG]

But at least Lawro knows what planet he's on.

Zog

[Floating Fox]

Hated with Passion

[lildave3]

Doesn't know what he is on about in his commentary. Useless.

[cisono]

What the bollocks?

Here's some more classics:

DangerHere guffbank - David Pleat.

Is he going through the male menopause?

[Webbo]

What the bollocks?

Here's some more classics:

DangerHere guffbank - David Pleat.

on the same theme here are some classics from David Coleman.

Sports commentators can get carried away sometimes.... David Coleman, a famed English SPORTS COMMENTATOR, seems to get carried away more than most - here are some of his best moments.

1. That's the fastest time ever run - but it's not as fast as the world record.

2. Don't tell those coming in the final result of that fantastic match, but let's just have another look at Italy's winning goal.

3. For those of you watching who do not have television sets, live commentary is on Radio 2.

4. This is a truly international field, no Britons involved.

5. Both of the Villa scorers - Withe and Mortimer - were born in Liverpool as was the Villa manager Ron Saunders who was born in Birkenhead.

6. He's 31 this year - last year he was 30.

7. He won the bronze medal in the 1976 Olympics so he's used to being out in front.

8. We estimate, and this isn't an estimation, that Greta Waltz is 80 seconds behind.

9. Linford Christie's got a habit of pulling it out when it matters most.

10. The late start is due to the time.

11. He's got his hands on his knees and holds his head in despair.

12. He's even smaller in real life than he is on the track.

13. This could be a repeat of what will happen in the European games next week.

14. It's a battle with himself and with the ticking fingers of the clock.

15. Here are some names to look forward to - perhaps in the future.

16. In the Moscow Olympics Lasse Viren came in fifth and ran a champions race.

17. He just can't believe what's not happening to him.

18. One of the great unknown champions because very little is known about him.

19. There'll be only one winner now - in every sense.

20. He is accelerating all the time. The last lap was run in 64 seconds and the one before that in 62.

21. The big Cuban opened his legs and showed his class.

22. (At the velodrome) The front wheel crosses the fininsh line, closely followed by the back wheel.