commentator's kiss of death

[marble]

does anyone elso groan aloud as soon as the commentator says, brilliant rider, brilliant horse, here comes a clear round, if he stays on 4 we will have a jump-off etc etc, how many times did we hear that from a prominent tv commentator this afternoon, it ruins it for me, the rider doing commentary with him, tried his best to stop him...but oh no there goes another one!!!!

 

[Abbeygale]

Yes - me and mum were watching together - and I was shouting at the tv for the commentators to stop jinxing the riders!

 

[Rowreach]

Agreed, and Stephen Hadley was the absolute expert at doing this

at least AA is a better commentator (imo

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[marble]

to be fair to both Stephen hadley and Andy Austin, it was not them so much, but "the other one".....he does it at badminton to, I watch that with sound turned down!!!

 

[3BayGeldings]

you mean Mike Tucker?

 

[marble]

no names no pack drill, one mans gin is another mans whiskey

 

[annret]

I did the opposite today - I made a comment about how nice riders never seem to have luck on their sides but today's hickstead really blew that theory out of the water!

reverse psychology seems the key, eh?

 

[marble]

well done you, never thought of doing that......and hey talking about nice guys, was it not brilliant seeing a horse who had just helped his rider over a nice wooden fence, stand there waiting happily to allow him to walk out of the arena with said horse....and not a frown in sight from either horse or rider.