Motson tops list of fans' favourite sports commentators and pundits of all time... but does Savage really belong in the top 10?

[Day]

According to research by Confused.com:

1. John Motson (20%)

2. Gary Lineker (16.%)

3. Brian Moore (9%)

4. Chris Kamara (8.%)

5. Alan Green (8%)

6. Andy Gray (7%)

7. Jimmy Hill (6%)

8. Alan Shearer (6%)

9. Martin Tyler (6%)

10. Robbie Savage (5.%)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2403933/Top-10-sports-commentators-pundits-time-John-Motson-tops-list.html

[-JW-]

Gary Linekar is a twerp, so wooden on the telly but tries to be funny on twitter.

[Ambitious]

Motson definitely number one - but is Savage a commentator, or Lineker? seems like something has been lost in translation between pundit, and commentator. 

[Day]

It is commentators and pundits

Too busy thinking of Jack Bauer already no doubt

[Ambitious]

It is commentators and pundits

Too busy thinking of Jack Bauer already no doubt

 

Oh, well.. 

 

Gary Neville should be there, the amount of insight he has brought to sky is huge for me

 

and, Jamie Carragher will be there in the future - class pundit. Just says everything is 'awful' 'embarrassing' and loves a reference to his own illustrious penalty kick missing 3rd choice cnuting career 

[Day]

Good shout on Neville, into his 3rd season now yet Savage is above him.

[CumbrianRam]

Lineker was a pundit in the 90s.

The person at number 10 has to be a miss print rather hear Savage Garden talk about football than him.

[CumbrianRam]

Also where is Barry Davies.

[sage]

Why isn't Stuart Hall on the list...

[mcsilks]

Savage has done well. He isn't exactly the sharpest tool in the box but there's a reason why he's become so popular so quickly.

 

He's gone from one of the most hated to one of the most liked personalities in the space of three years. And yes, I do use the word personality as that is why he's carved out a career. Very few retired professional players have personalities so those that do tend to shine.

[ladyram]

Where's Alan Hanson? I like his no nonsense drawl.

[AndyinLiverpool]

There's some real dreck there. Some of them may even be commentators.

For sport read football.

What about Richie Benaud? Bill McClaren? That horse racing bloke?

[zaragozaram]

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/29/cliff-morgan-art-sports-commentary

[Alph]

No Hansen!?!? What sort of list is this? The bloke gives an education on defending with every goal!

No Neville either? Pffft

At least there's no Jamie Redknapp. I don't think even he believes half the rubbish he comes out with.

[Anag Ram]

Also where is Barry Davies.

On TV, Barry Davies and Brian Moore streets ahead of Motson, who spent most of his time coming up with fatuous statistics whilst the action was going on without description. He would then have to say 'Oh, it's a goal!' midway through average goalscoring figures for people called Brown.

Davies had more wit and Moore more warmth.

 

But the best of all were the radio commentators Bryon Butler and the incomparable Peter Jones.

[Pearl Ram]

On cup final days I always watched ITV for the match because I thought Brian Moore was better than Motson. I'd switch over at half time to miss the adverts mind.

 

*Who remembers when you had to actually get up and walk all the way over to the telly to change channel, "http://freesmileyface.net/smiley/thinking/old-025" alt="old-025">Christ, kids would be on to Childline these days if you told them to get up and change the channel. 

[Srg]

Clarke Carlisle's coverage of the Europa League on ITV4 is by far the worst summarising I have ever heard.

[ramsbottom]

Brian Moore & Clive Tyldsley for me. Motson should've been out out to pasture 2 seasons ago. Just talks nonsense nowadays and always sounds 10 seconds behind what's happening...

[AndyinLiverpool]

Hugh Johns.

No further debate necessary.

The voice of my childhood Sunday lunchtimes. And of our glory years.

[Mostyn6]

Alan Smith is decent, even Niall Quinn is better than most on that list. Andy Hinchcliffe, Peter Beagrie, John Salako and Don Goodman are also pretty decent pundits.