[marty the bullwee man]

Is it me or is McPhersons reign as a commentator at an end.

Like me do you think he is the worst commentator in europe. The amount of time he ststes the obvious, waxes lyrical about the new word he has just looked up and "How many times does he say "I think" during commentries. e.g When ball goes out of play the supercillious twat will say "I think the ball is out of play, usually several years after referee has blown the whistle. (Well done Sherlock
) you twat. So c'mon llets petition the bbc to get him off the telly completely, hopefully he will be put out to grace quietly.

[Jimmy Shaker]

marty the bullwee man, on Nov 27 2007, 21:27, said:

So c'mon llets petition the bbc to get him off the telly completely, hopefully he will be put out to grace quietly.

[Mak]

I'm quite worried by the fact that you apparently care that much.

[McMuffin]

You can petition the BBC all you want, they won't do f**k all about it.

[LordHawHaw]

I said it a while back, lovely old guy, losing the plot now, shame because although he's a big Rangers fan, he loves football

[The Phoenix]

McMuffin, on Nov 27 2007, 21:30, said:

You can petition the BBC all you want, they won't do f**k all about it.

I might be getting wooshed here but isn't the old fecker with ITV?

[seamus]

The Phoenix, on Nov 27 2007, 21:59, said:

I might be getting wooshed here but isn't the old fecker with ITV?

Stop whooshing phoenix he was on Itv tonight.
Its that illiterate cnut of a man Paul Mitchell who is on the bbc.

This post has been edited by seamus: 27 November 2007 - 22:10

[smithers-jones]

I particularly enjoyed his comment that that waste of space Beesley "had the build of a paper boy".

Classic stuff Archie. Coatbridge High legend.

[David W]

He claimed one of the Stuttgart players had 400 caps for Mexico at one point tonight. Legend.

[McMuffin]

The Phoenix, on Nov 27 2007, 21:59, said:

I might be getting wooshed here but isn't the old fecker with ITV?

Our honourable topic starter seems to think he isn't.

[dogma]

Dont get me wrong I wouldnt defend Archie anymore than I would Ian Wright, but at least Woof knew the name of the Rangers keeper tonight. Just watched the ITV 1 highlights and as always the UK audience ( a la BBC or London BC ) had to go to an English commentator who kept telling us about the Rangers keeper McDonald....Even if you dont read the team sheets, even if you dont study the teams before commentating...ITS ON HIS FECKING SHIRT....MCGREGOR. One of the reasons that people get fecked off with the ignorant English media. ( in all fairness I spent a decade down there and decent English folk get as pissed off as we do about it )

[Lordofthewing]

Is it just me who found it a bit irritating that he couldn't pronounce Darcheville's name properly? He kept pronouncing it "Darshyville" or something similar. My pedantry at work, methinks.

[xbl]

I think Archie is a great commentator. He sounds 'right' for Scottish football, if you know what I mean.

However, the best commentary in the world without a doubt, is the BBC NI international commentary. So laid back, so chilled, so good!

[Hughsie]

It's just the little things that he comes out with. Like Alan McGregor's "heavy fall" after he routinely collected a cross ball.

[Larbert_Par]

dogma, on Nov 28 2007, 00:37, said:

Dont get me wrong I wouldnt defend Archie anymore than I would Ian Wright, but at least Woof knew the name of the Rangers keeper tonight. Just watched the ITV 1 highlights and as always the UK audience ( a la BBC or London BC ) had to go to an English commentator who kept telling us about the Rangers keeper McDonald....Even if you dont read the team sheets, even if you dont study the teams before commentating...ITS ON HIS FECKING SHIRT....MCGREGOR. One of the reasons that people get fecked off with the ignorant English media. ( in all fairness I spent a decade down there and decent English folk get as pissed off as we do about it )

I was going to mention that guy. What an eejit.

David Pleat though is hilarious- Patrick Evra indeed

[bigjimfraefife]

I listlened to some of the match on radio 5 live and the english twats were obviously pissed off that they had to watch a Scottish team. They payed very little attention to the game and wittered on about things happening on the touchlne half the time.

Archie should have been shown the retirement home years ago along with Motty. They two could sit and talk pish to each other all day.

[David W]

Lordofthewing, on Nov 28 2007, 09:12, said:

Is it just me who found it a bit irritating that he couldn't pronounce Darcheville's name properly? He kept pronouncing it "Darshyville" or something similar. My pedantry at work, methinks.

It's better than calling him "Darkieville" like he did at the start of the season.

The McGregor/McDonald thing was hilarious. I could understand it once but twice...?

[Mak]

Lordofthewing, on Nov 28 2007, 09:12, said:

Is it just me who found it a bit irritating that he couldn't pronounce Darcheville's name properly? He kept pronouncing it "Darshyville" or something similar. My pedantry at work, methinks.

I don't think that I've ever heard a Scottish person who didn't actually speak French pronouncing Darcheville's name 100% correctly.

[Nizzy]

David W, on Nov 28 2007, 10:41, said:

It's better than calling him "Darkieville" like he did at the start of the season.

He's obviously been warned about that, but it slipped out at one point last night and he had to check himself, the result being he referred to him as "Darkie Darcheville"!

[NEVERBELIEVER]

Nizzy, on Nov 28 2007, 21:45, said:

He's obviously been warned about that, but it slipped out at one point last night and he had to check himself, the result being he referred to him as "Darkie Darcheville"!

Poor auld Archie , Nearly died when his hard on burst last night when Bazza Scored , he should however be kept on as its cringingly funny every time he calls the player" DARKIEVILLE ", the p.c world has completely passed him by . ..he is a harmlees auld soul though .

[Disraeli]

David W, on Nov 28 2007, 10:41, said:

It's better than calling him "Darkieville" like he did at the start of the season.

The McGregor/McDonald thing was hilarious. I could understand it once but twice...?

There was one especially hilarious moment, where he said McDonald even though the back of McGregor's shirt was facing the camera - while the camera was zoomed in on him, I might add .

[Frank Booth]

Lordofthewing, on Nov 28 2007, 09:12, said:

Is it just me who found it a bit irritating that he couldn't pronounce Darcheville's name properly? He kept pronouncing it "Darshyville" or something similar. My pedantry at work, methinks.

Rangers 1st home game of the season (against us), he was even worse, he kept saying "Darkie-veel"

edit...should have read some of the posts just above the last one...

This post has been edited by Frank Booth: 28 November 2007 - 23:10