The Virtual Terrace • Re: Eddie Hemmings

Can’t say I mind Eddie too much, he just needs pairing with someone a bit more knowledgeable, or rather who can get the technical points across better. Sky have let RL coverage stagnate to the point you know they only really have it on as air filler now. The contrast between the NRL is staggering really, not just on the pitch, in every single aspect of the sport they have us shown up as amateurs. I’m beyond losing sleep about it now though sadly.

Re: commentary, one thing that bugs me nowadays is listening to a game on the radio. There’s a big difference required between being a radio and tv commentator, yet I don’t think this is always appreciated. You need to be so much more descriptive when calling a radio game so that the listener knows what is happening, but these days they seem to just talk whilst the game carries on as if it’s tv and the listener can see what’s happening. BBC Manchester are awful for it. It’s always a contrast when listening to a Wigan/Hull game on Radio Humberside for example and switching to the latter to find out what’s actually going on.