How does Rabs still have a job?

[I Bleed Maroon]

Yep. thank f**k Channel 7 have won the rights to broadcast the 2013 world cup

Is this fair dinkem? Oh wow, Channel 9 must be pissed.

 

[redvscotty]

To be fair to Rabs I thought he once was a truly great commentator but his time has passed. Bruce Gyngell needs to pull him aside and have an honest chat with him, tell him to do his research before a game, reduce his workload and start thinking about retirement.

2 games a week must be killing him!

I'd love to work a 6 hour week!

 

[eozsmiles]

To be fair to Rabs I thought he once was a truly great commentator but his time has passed. Bruce Gyngell needs to pull him aside and have an honest chat with him, tell him to do his research before a game, reduce his workload and start thinking about retirement.

Is that what Ray calls David?

 

[eozsmiles]

2 games a week must be killing him!

I'd love to work a 6 hour week!

Isn't he on the radio too?

 

[Loudstrat]

:lol:Stagger must be sacked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JoeD]

Rabs hasn't watched a game he hasn't commentated for at least 5 years and he admits as such quite regularly.
The ultimate professional.

Longer I reckon. IMO league is purely a pay chq at this stage. Why wouldn't you watch more unless it really holds no appeal. He's not a fan of the game and it comes out through his commentary.

 

[redvscotty]

Isn't he on the radio too?

Does that make it an 8 hours week? FMD!

 

[Stagger Lee]

Isn't he on the radio too?

Yes he is, and this is what I was alluding too.

 

[no name]

Does that make it an 8 hours week? FMD!

Come on, he does some fluff pieces like he did that time when he was scared of the helicopter.

 

[Stagger Lee]

Does that make it an 8 hours week? FMD!

If he did research on players and interesting topical facts, practiced his recognition of players and his calling then it would be more than 8 hrs a week.

 

[Stagger Lee]

:lol:Stagger must be sacked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Loudstrat I've got something for ya!

 

[eozsmiles]

Yes he is, and this is what I was alluding too.

What does he do on radio? call games?
How often?

 

[Stagger Lee]

What does he do on radio? call games?
How often?

Does he call games on radio too? first I have heard, tell me about it :sarcasm:

 

[no name]

:lol:Stagger must be sacked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bulldog Force]

This guy is the biggest jibberer in the history of sport, along with Gould, but at least Gould provides some insightful comments especially when he is away from Rabs.

I can't remember the last time I've heard Rabs say something insightful about a game. Today he talked about how he was going to gt to his State of Origin match, how he drinks Mylanta before a game and how Jeff Lima sounds like he is from the wiggles more than the game

Besides the comedy it provides, and having an iconic sounding voice, his commentary is actually hurting games. If the commentators aren't showing a vague interest in the game, its only going to rub off on the people watching it

FFS he is 70 years old you merkin. I'm sure at 70, he's entitled to make a few simple mistakes, he's only human.

 

[Chook Norris]

FFS he is 70 years old you merkin. I'm sure at 70, he's entitled to make a few simple mistakes, he's only human.

Did you even bother to read OP's post at all :?

How does talk about his knitting, the wiggles and general inane bullsh*t equivalent to mistakes?

Or maybe his jibberish truly has found its audience of simpletons such as yourself

 

[Chook Norris]

There is little redeeming quality in Warren's commentary left apart from being the supposed "voice" of rugby league. A boring game of RL suddenly becomes ten thousand times worse under his commentary

 

[Apey]

They aren't mistakes, he genuinely doesn't know. Bit of a difference.

 

[Noname36]

I'd still prefer to listen to him than Hadley or any of the dribblers on Fox.

 

[Masoe_eats_babies]

I reckon you blokes who bag him for getting a name wrong every now and then should have a go at calling a match. Just do it in your livig room and I bet you make at least one name mistake in a half. Then when you do make that mistake, feel free to bag yourself about it...

Maybe, but then that's why we pay professionals who get it right, isn't it?