Justin Marshall - Petition

[Bones]

I'm all for the petition against TRs kid.

[jegga]

Ok, watching the game now and he's fapping about tjs first try. Is he right? At normal speed it looks ok.

[Bones]

The funniest bit for me was hearing Stransky describe de Allende's excellent bit of play, after he got the ball, ran sideways and threw a shit pass that got knocked on.

[Bones]

@jegga You mean is he right handed? I've never seen Marshall fap in either normal time or slow motion so can't help. Sorry.

[jegga]

@Bones tj used his left hand . I assume Marshall is ambidextrous to help avoid carpal tunnel .

[Bones]

@jegga you've got an eye for detail.

[Crucial]

@Bones said in Justin Marshall - Petition:

I'm all for the petition against TRs kid.

I'm surprised he was allowed to breed in the first place.

[Billy Tell]

Petitions are silly.

But whatever floats people's boat.

[mimic]

I find Marshall better than Nisbett.. Nisbett usually gives the wrong reasons for why a team is penalised, and often gets players mixed up..
Sometimes I wonder what coverage they're watching

But the real question is, who would we want as the comms?

[Crucial]

There are annoying commentators everywhere. I had the Saffa commentary yesterday and they couldn't even get the ref's name right. Overall they were way better than the Convict ones though.
The bunch that Sky UK put together are just unwatchable. Their so called analysis is random and Fitzy is just a token moron who continually calls the AB hooker 'Dan Coles'

[Bones]

@Crucial as Stransky hilariously did a few times yesterday. I'm starting to think it's a bit of a game amongst the pundits.

[MN5]

Marshall is an annoying regard and Nisbo is dreary as fuck. Surely this amazing All Blacks team deserves better ?

[Hooroo]

I don't mind Mashall at all now.

[Duluth]

Just swap Marshall and Wilson around

Put Marshall on the sidelines to talk about conditions, subs etc

Wilson is the better analyst so put him next to Nisbett.

[Rapido]

Marshall is by far the best 'comments man' out there.

Find the 'hate' bizarre.

Occasionally gets rules wrong, occasionally too un-biased. Ooooh string him up.

Positives:
Doesn't whine.
Isn't biased.
Isn't a fapping fanboy.
Good heads up analysis of what's visible in-ground but not apparent to the viewer.
Provides more credible analysis that psychic energy, etc
Gets names right.
Doesn't call opposition cheats.
Doesn't moan constantly about refs.
Hasn't called a ref a 'disgrace'.
Has been a positive less-moany influence on his main commentator (both Nisbo and TJ) on both the laws in general and particular in-game decisions.

I reckon we're lucky to have currently a decent Comms team who aren't a complete embarrassment on international feeds.

I like him, and remember the pre-marshy days with absolute disdain.

[jegga]

@Duluth having Wilson there has made him lift his game a fair bit I reckon . He was better this weekend, I love it when someone who's played at his level breaks down plays and explains what worked and why it went wrong.

[Rapido]

Oh and another thing.

In an age when sky for example during the Welsh series have after game analysis at the ground by 3 ex-ABs in the commentary team then cut back to studio for a round table discussion by 4 more NZers. Not bothering to get a travelling Welsh media pundit in,

At least Marshall seems the most knowledgable of them of any overseas rugby players and coaches from his time in Eng and Wales club rugby. All though this relevance will quickly fade as the years pass.

[MN5]

@Rapido said in Justin Marshall - Petition:

Marshall is by far the best 'comments man' out there.

Find the 'hate' bizarre.

Occasionally gets rules wrong, occasionally too un-biased. Ooooh string him up.

Positives:
Doesn't whine.
Isn't biased.
Isn't a fapping fanboy.
Good heads up analysis of what's visible in-ground but not apparent to the viewer.
Provides more credible analysis that psychic energy, etc
Gets names right.
Doesn't call opposition cheats.
Doesn't moan constantly about refs.
Hasn't called a ref a 'disgrace'.
Has been a positive less-moany influence on his main commentator (both Nisbo and TJ) on both the laws in general and particular in-game decisions.

I reckon we're lucky to have currently a decent Comms team who aren't a complete embarrassment on international feeds.

I like him, and remember the pre-marshy days with absolute disdain.

@Rapido said in Justin Marshall - Petition:

Marshall is by far the best 'comments man' out there.

Find the 'hate' bizarre.

Occasionally gets rules wrong, occasionally too un-biased. Ooooh string him up.

Positives:
Doesn't whine.
Isn't biased.
Isn't a fapping fanboy.
Good heads up analysis of what's visible in-ground but not apparent to the viewer.
Provides more credible analysis that psychic energy, etc
Gets names right.
Doesn't call opposition cheats.
Doesn't moan constantly about refs.
Hasn't called a ref a 'disgrace'.
Has been a positive less-moany influence on his main commentator (both Nisbo and TJ) on both the laws in general and particular in-game decisions.

I reckon we're lucky to have currently a decent Comms team who aren't a complete embarrassment on international feeds.

I like him, and remember the pre-marshy days with absolute disdain.

He is a fapping fanboy. I thought he was going to spontaneously combust when 'Go Beauden' scored in the final....

[Rapido]

Actually that BB try in the RWC final is a good example of what he brings to the Comms team. While BB was still about 15m behind the action after the Smith kick Marshall immediately alerted the viewer that BB was the man to look out for.

Great piece of commentary.

[Kirwan]

I think Justin has improved a lot. He used to try too hard to be impartial and ended up erring to far on the other side.

Now he calls what he sees, is ok with being enthusiastic about the ABs, gets more right than he gets wrong.