Croft has to go

[Adrian W]

Someone please explain to me why Alfa Romeo want to send a message to Toto Wolf, Croft really does talk bks

[Adrian W]

paulguitar said:

Yes, yesterday was a shocker, I spent a good amount of the race with my finger hovering over the 'mute' button, and used it often. It's insulting, really, that we get Croft and Di Resta, neither of whom are up to the job on any level.

Yesterday we were watching the grid walk etc, at a reasonable level, then at 1:55 Croft came on and nearly deafened us, the clipping light came on in the amplifier, he must be breaking some broadcast rules, trouble is no one enforces them anyway, bit like turning up the adverts, they get away with it by matching the volume to the loudest part of the film and say they haven't turned it up.

[Adrian W]

paulguitar said:

mw88 said:

Was probably due to some Covid restriction they put in place, bit like the Trophy robot that only seemed to last a single race

Yep good point, it was probably covid related.


OMG, the trophy robot! I'd forgotten about that, classic stuff


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0suKjwW_gVQ

I always thought making stuff like this must be a great job, and in the case of the Trophy robot very well paid

[Adrian W]

thegreenhell said:

I think what this points to is that most people don't actually hate whichever commentator is the subject of their ire, but instead hate the apparently false and over-excited manner in which they seem to be made to act when in that lead commentator role. Each one of those named above, even Croft and Allen, were perfectly acceptable when in a support role or on a medium other than TV, but that main TV role seems to turn them into something largely unlikeable.

Croft gas never been acceptable, he’s a football and darts commentator and has never had any f1 knowledge

[Adrian W]

Mischa33 said:

Sky F1's Miami GP Launch Party that was on last night - Croft and Schiff presenting it bringing back memories of Mick Fleetwood and Sam Fox at the Brits back in the day! Not sure why anyone thought it was a good idea for them to present F1 to Miami.........I turned off after 10 mins, save yourselves!

I didn't know it was on, but thanks for the warning.

[Adrian W]

What the **** is a sound effects lap,

[Adrian W]

Croft really is a tosser, MV wasn’t fastest so there must have been something wrong with his car

Edited by Adrian W on Saturday 7th May 22:13

[Adrian W]

Is Croft being less noisy today, is it because Brundle is standing next to him

[Adrian W]

Yidwann said:

I was going to say he’s been pretty dire today

I take it back, since the safety car he hasn’t stopped shouting, and spewing rubbish

[Adrian W]

Just watching the F1 show on Sky, they like talking about Hamilton and not Russell,

[Adrian W]

One sound off, why does croft have to shout and ruin it?

I know, I say it every race

[Adrian W]

eliot said:

Adrian W said:

One sound off, why does croft have to shout and ruin it?

I know, I say it every race

dont bloody watch it then

Have you accidentally stumbled into the wrong forum by mistake?

[Adrian W]

I get the impression that this could be a busy thread this weekend.

Why w can’t that talk about the car that the camera is pointing at, I think they should have to

Edited by Adrian W on Friday 27th May 16:08

[Adrian W]

What does “about 137 miles per hour” mean

Surely that is about 140

[Adrian W]

I agree, he doesn’t seem to care what he says, no one to please, the other Sky presenters keep trying to up the ansk between him and Hamilton, but I get the impression that there isn’t any.

[Adrian W]

Lazenby starts off by talking rubbish, “the Formula one blue ribbon event, Jewel in the crown” not for anyone who’s into racing

[Adrian W]

Tommo87 said:

I wish Sky wouldn’t keep asking Horner what thinks every week.

Notice he doesn’t talk to them when it all goes wrong, when it goes right we get smug spice

[Adrian W]

I was going to post something about that then got sidetracked

I buy he’s now an expert on the ride hight of Hamilton’s car, I wonder if Wolf knows he is missing crofts observations, that’s why the problem is

[Adrian W]

sociopath said:

I like Crofty ??, I like how he winds up the crowd here even more.

Long may he continue

I get the impression that you are in a minority, I’ll continue to think he is a babbling idiot

[Adrian W]

sociopath said:

Adrian W said:

sociopath said:

I like Crofty ??, I like how he winds up the crowd here even more.

Long may he continue

I get the impression that you are in a minority, I’ll continue to think he is a babbling idiot

I'm only in a minority on a minority thread on a minority website.

I'll survive

Why did you waste your effort commenting on this thread in the first place then?