Why isn't Gill Clark commentating?

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  1. Cloud7z

    Cloud7z Regular Member

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    I think she's a much more experienced commentator so you'd expect her to commentate on the Olympics. Plus Gail Emms really annoys me :L
     
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    maybe they want to follow their motto for this olympic 2012:
    inspire the young generation
    so they use new and young commentator instead of experienced commentator like Clark
     
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    because GC receive many comment like: doesnt like china
    so....................
     
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    To each his own, but you won't hear me complaining about the absence of GC.
     
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    gill clark is a fantastic commentator...perhaps the best badminton commentator...her knowledge of the game is vast...morten frost is a good commentator too
     
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    She commentated during the night session of the first day.
     
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    she is my fav commentator too... her commentary has technical analysis and depth ... it helps layman to gain a better and more hollistic understanding of the game...
     
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    every once in a blue moon she delivers something insightful

    but most of the time, her commentating is sensationalist and only insightful to someone who is completely new to the concept of badminton -

    this is classic GC commentary:

    "my goodness... how on EARTH did he get to that!??!?!"



    GC? no thanks.

    Morten Frost? now that's knowledgeable and insightful commentary.
     
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    CantSmashThis Regular Member

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    I have no commentators, but it's nice. The umpire is mic'ed up clearly and you can even catch the players exchanging words to their partners and stuff too at times.
     
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    really? have you listened to john burgess then? you havent heard of sensationalistic until then ;)
     
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    Perhaps she has forsaken badminton, and has gone off to admire the huge gathering of hunks that have landed in her country :D.
     
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    Gc is good but not insightful, frost is insightfulAnyway, I heard gc comment at yuyang xiaoli game
     
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    She is commentating, but only during the evening schedules .......
     
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    That is the difference between a professional commentator and a professional coach - the thought process is different.
     
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    She's the best commentator in badminton atm

    She didn't commentate in 2008 Beijing as well. Perhaps something to do with another one of Olympic's tight regulations for commentary?
     
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    Oh yes she did, with David Mercer in Beijing ......
     
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    Sometimes when a player makes an incredible recovery, it is an appropriate comment.
    I don't understand what is the issue you find with that.

    Morton Frost, being a coach would have said slow footwork or wrong positioning for the same situation.
     
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    Really, I dont recall that. I only heard a guy commenting.
     

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