The Sherwen and Liggett Tour thread *spoilers*

[mearle]

http://www.itv.com/tourdefrance/features/40-years-of-phil-liggett/
1:45 in "I want to wear a leather jacket like the professionals do in Belgium"

 

[Hont]

It does make you realise how bad Duffield was/is, that I used to look forward to the Tour because there was Phil and Paul instead.

I still cut Phil some slack, though, just because of "...that looks like Roche. That looks like Stephen Roche."

Sherwen not so much.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I haven't heard either of them refer to Laaaaaawnce this year.

Doping does have an upside.

 

[Cheddar George]

I haven't heard either of them refer to Laaaaaawnce this year.

Doping does have an upside.

Oooh ! ..... i thought todays talk about the "vultures circling" was some sort of dark metaphor ........ perhaps i was wrong.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Who the hell are Team Radioshack Neeeeson?

Who the hell are "Team" anybody?

 

[benborp]

Harmon and Kirby on Eurosport have provided me with a new signature. They often try too hard to turn a phrase but this amused me about Voeckler.

 

[stargazer]

Sean Kelly Bingo/drinking game:

"CertainTly"
"In the last number of days"
"Group of big favourites"
"On the rivet"
"Tord" (third)
"In the final kilometres"
"General Classiment" (award yourself double, as he does appear to have started saying classification now)
"Bonifications" (need a race where there are time bonuses)

Feel free to add any I've missed.

SuddenT accelleration

 

[thom]

Did you hear that ? Ligget and Sherwen talking over each other, saying almost the same thing on ITV 4 ?
Are they actually doing 2 simultaneous commentaries for different broadcasters ?
This article seems to confirm it ! : http://www.roadcycling.co.nz/TourdeFrance/sherwen-and-liggett-commentary.html
It kind of explains how disjointed the commentary is.

 

[Kirstie]

re Sean Kelly don't forget 'he's making the calcul-e-e-e-yshun'

 

[Crackle]

Liggett called Radioshack, Radioshack Neessan, today. Most of the time I don't know they're mangling words but just occasionally....

 

[thom]

They get different commentary in Australia:

 

[festival]

As the race draws to its conclusion, I have to say, I have never liked Liggett but this thread has made me think about his work over the race and now I really don't like him.
I switch channels to try and catch the piece to camera, etc that ITV do well but if I hear his comments it just makes me cringe.
A campaign needs starting up, Liggett OUT!

 

[just jim]

I got the impression that Phil was considering hanging up the microphone this year on a high, so to speak.

 

[Pottsy]

And I've just come back from the US and Sherwen and Liggett are commentating on their coverage too, with some cheesy sponsor related tag lines thrown in.

 

[Stinkybloomers]

Hey guys,first post here,i was cracking up reading all the comments about P&P,and had to add to it.
nee-son is how americans pronounce Nissan ( being a Brit living in the US for nine years i hear it a lot !) so i think they tend to pronounce it that way otherwise the viewers will be like, huh,what the hells a nissan?? Or maybe the sponsor told them to pronounce it that way. Either way its bloody annoying. (btw, Hyundai is pronounced Hunday, to rhyme with Sunday here too!!!)
Anyway, my main point to add, which im surprised nobody else has mentioned here, is that every time Liggett makes a point about something, Sherwen will always start his reply with the word NO. Example:
liggett: Now Cadel can make up some time here because hes an excellent descender.
Sherwen: No he certainly is

WTF??

Another one while watching the olympic womens road race today,talking with co-commentator Al Michaels about the landmarks seen around the race route
Al : you can use these landmarks as a prominent backdrop to frame the playing field in cycling
PS: No you certainly can.

He does it all the time and its bugged the sh1t out of me for several years. Listen for it if you havent noticed it before,youll be surprised how many times he says it during one race.