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He always comes across well. He's literally nothing like the usual knob head mags. I know he's not a mag he's Irish but played for them for years.
MSC
Striker
Same here. I’ve had the pleasure of sharing a knowing glance with Nick in the cafe at Eppleton. Feel we almost said hello to each other but stopped just short. Lovely fella, I’m sure.
The Shepherd
Striker
Always remember Simon Pryde asking him a question on Total Sport, first up on the show and at the height of the takeover, about possible buyers and he just said "I don't know" and then sat in silence, no thoughts or conjecture, just total silence.
Find him very frustrating and difficult to listen on the odd occasion I have to rely on commentary, he may have nicely coloured books but I don't think he has the attributes for live football commentary despite making a living out of it for the last 20 years or so.
MSC
Striker
Stealing a living more like
Always remember Simon Pryde asking him a question on Total Sport, first up on the show and at the height of the takeover, about possible buyers and he just said "I don't know" and then sat in silence, no thoughts or conjecture, just total silence.
Find him very frustrating and difficult to listen on the odd occasion I have to rely on commentary, he may have nicely coloured books but I don't think he has the attributes for live football commentary despite making a living out of it for the last 20 years or so.
Steve F
Midfield
The level of questions not just this season he asks at the Pre Match press conferences are in the main embarrassing and anyone with any real nous would come up with far more searching questions to ask.i recall Alex Neill would often look at him with a look of did you really ask me that!!
You mean you don't enjoy the hilarious zany bantz of him saying something in French to a manager who speaks perfect English to start the press conference? Every. Sodding. Week?
ObserverPhil
Winger
That’s a pretty low bar mind- I find ‘Razor’ patronising(certainly to SAFC) arrogant and a bit of a clown
SuperMarcoRowell
Midfield
On the odd occasion I listen to a bit of a mags match in the warm up Razor will say “Joe Linton puts that one right in the bottom corner” or “Ramsdale claims that cross very well” … they’re waeming up man!
On an away trip theyll ask how the ramblas was etc etc.
sounds like the boring kernt just sits in his room!!
I have to change channel when he gives mags latest news. So so bastard serious! Its just sport man!!
Often coincides with me driving or cooking n think its great tbh.
Reckon marco got a kick up the arse like, seems more hands on now.
Prideys a great host. Its a good season for listening!
DonaldDownTheWing
Striker
I mean total sport, and BBC Newcastles commentary of SAFC games in general, is clearly aimed at pre-senile pensioners who aren’t really arsed about in-depth discussion.
Everyone who rings up it’s “ahreet Simon, Nick, Gary, Marco, Ando. Great show as always, how are we” before they start waffling on about something no-one can understand.
The commentary isn’t great. When the clip of Edwards’ goal v Burnley pops up on social media and you hear the radio commentary, it used to be great. Now we’ve got Benno who sounds like he’s trying to say hello with a mouth full of soup when we score.
On the odd occasion I’m driving when the mags are playing and we aren’t, Matthew Raisbeck & John Anderson are much better.
Everyone who rings up it’s “ahreet Simon, Nick, Gary, Marco, Ando. Great show as always, how are we” before they start waffling on about something no-one can understand.
The commentary isn’t great. When the clip of Edwards’ goal v Burnley pops up on social media and you hear the radio commentary, it used to be great. Now we’ve got Benno who sounds like he’s trying to say hello with a mouth full of soup when we score.
On the odd occasion I’m driving when the mags are playing and we aren’t, Matthew Raisbeck & John Anderson are much better.
It's nowt to do with tea, he's paid for his so called 'interest' in Safc.
This.
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He does get paid, true, but it won’t be much and he’s stuck with his ‘job’ for far longer than I’ve ever been arsed to stick it out with any (far more interesting, far better paid) job.
No idea what wages are like but could think or worse things to do for a living!
