The World Cup will end next Sunday, Wimbledon ended last Sunday, and cricket matches have started and ended in the last week or so. Many other sports are active or have just ended in the last few days. Associated experts and commentators are temporarily, or will be, unemployed. I could give a cheer for the relief that the English language must be feeling.
Commentators
They are
there from whenever you view,
football,
cricket, golf, and more,
expressing
experiences from history they accrue,
experts on
techniques and sporting law.
Their
knowledge is frighteningly vast.
Formed from
the retired player body,
they may
have not even been the best,
believing
they articulate in no way shoddy,
until
viewers say, ‘C’mon give it a rest’,
Their
hubris is almost boundless.
It was not
always thus,
games were
played with minimal chatter,
in ’66
Wolstenholme spoke with minimum fuss,
the game
won without expert natter.
No talking
heads back then.
It’s good
to receive informed support,
but not at
the expense of the action,
I enjoy the
succinct sports report,
rather than
nattering distraction,
Silence is
golden.
©David L Atkinson June 2026
God Bless
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