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Just another mention about expert input.


One of the great features about some other TV sports is the expertise used.


In athletics, Michael Johnson is compulsive listening. Intelligent, articulate, considered and informative while always engaging. There's also usually in-depth pace analysis, expertly interpreted. They can tell you after a few laps of the 10,000m what the final time is likely to be be and whether it's on target for a world record or miles off it. When Kelly Holmes won her gold with what looked a late surge they were soon able to tell us that she hadn't quickened, the others had slowed and Kelly herself said later she was ignoring the others and timing her own race. There's a lesson there for jockeys.


In snooker they can superimpose lines and circles to show what path the cue-ball should take and where is its ideal finishing position.


John Gosden and Willie Mullins are compulsive listening in their post-race comments. Mullins can tell you his horse was beaten at halfway when we're watching it thinking it's cantering. None of the TV team can do that. Even when they bring in Mick Fitz or AP mid-race they're very non-committal. Occasionally they'll point to one travelling better than those around but they're usually obvious to a casual viewer.


All in all, it's just not good enough. The TV programme is more focused on being just that - a TV programme - than a serious sports programme.



PS - to whoever merged the threads, appreciated!


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