Sad, Sad day

[Burney]

"blowers" announces his retirement from TMS

Not really. Ghastly old fraud has been utterly useless as a commentator for years. Too busy playing up to his character to actually tell listeners what's actually happening on the field.

[Pokster]

Not really. Ghastly old fraud has been utterly useless as a commentator for years. Too busy playing up to his character to actually tell listeners what's actually happening on the field.

I win... i had a bet with myself that the first person on here with a negative comment would be b... i claim my £5 from myself

[Burney]

I win... i had a bet with myself that the first person on here with a negative comment would be b... i claim my £5 from myself

I've said it for years on here. It would be pretty absurd of me to change my tune just because he's retiring.

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

I win... i had a bet with myself that the first person on here with a negative comment would be b... i claim my £5 from myself

would have odds'd it at a 100-1 on

[Luis Anaconda]

Not really. Ghastly old fraud has been utterly useless as a commentator for years. Too busy playing up to his character to actually tell listeners what's actually happening on the field.

Just said more or less the same thing to someone on Facebook. Particularly as I have to rely on TMS more, after years of having access to Sky, it's just annoying when he was on

[Burney]

Just said more or less the same thing to someone on Facebook. Particularly as I have to rely on TMS more, after years of having access to Sky, it's just annoying when he was on

If anything notable happened when he was on commentary, you'd suddenly hear him interrupting his tedious burbling with an expostulation like 'Oh my goodness!'. He would then leave you hanging for several seconds to find out whether a wicket had fallen, a four had been scored or a streaker had run on the field. Fùcking irritating.

[Herbette Chapman - aged 15]

You miserable old soak ... he was just right for those of us who don't really have a clue what's going on in cricket.

[Burney]

You miserable old soak ... he was just right for those of us who don't really have a clue what's going on in cricket.

Exactly. He appealed to the ignorant masses as a parody of what cricket is supposedly all about. To people who actually understand the game and wanted to know what was happening, he was simply an irritant. Also, the fact is that he was simply doing a pïsspoor ripoff of Brian Johnston's on air persona - only without the charm, wit or seriousness about cricket.

[Pokster]

Exactly. He appealed to the ignorant masses as a parody of what cricket is supposedly all about. To people who actually understand the game and wanted to know what was happening, he was simply an irritant. Also, the fact is that he was simply doing a pïsspoor ripoff of Brian Johnston's on air persona - only without the charm, wit or seriousness about cricket.

It's a game that lasts 5 days, waiting a few seconds is hardly a problem... 8 hrs of only talking about cricket would be mind numbingly boring

[Burney]

It's a game that lasts 5 days, waiting a few seconds is hardly a problem... 8 hrs of only talking about cricket would be mind numbingly boring

Well, no. People listen to TMS because they want to know what's happening in the cricket. By all means fill in the gaps between overs by talking around the cricket, but that should never distract from telling people what's actually happening in the game. Blofeld failed as a commentator in that respect.