Latest Rumours Paul Clark's Radio Skills

[bazzashrimper]

Personally I think all the lead and co commentators are pretty good. Apart from that one tone guy, is it Babbage?

 

[RHB]

I like Clark's radio manner, as he is as partisan as us at times. I also like Nick Aliker as the lead commentator. The pair of them work very well together.

 

[Mick]

Paul Clarke probs run out of negative things to say after we string a few wins together. Personally find him monotonous and negative.

Nonsense, in my opinion. If you only want to hear glowing praise even when it's not due or fawning over our manager then you're right, Clark is not the man for you.

If you want balanced, perceptive, honest and forthright views he is about as good as they come.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Brown has probably had a word.

Ha! Thought I was the only conspriracy theorist on SZ.:winking:

 

[Brett Angle]

Oh my goodness, Neil Kelly, who is the guy who does Colchester's games is awful! He asks the same question in three or four different ways each game and is so far up whoever the manager is's rear end it's untrue! Nick Alliker is so much better than him!

Not sure that Neil Kelly is much of a benchmark. Bit like saying chicken pox is better than mumps! Unfair to compare to national broadcasters I know but have listened to local football commentary from most regions of the country and BBC Essex commentators are the worst I've listened to.

 

[Shrimperforlife]

I feel a petition coming on....and even maybe a poll?

 

[Chairman Trigg]

Anyone who knew Clark as a player knows how committed he was as a player and manager at Southend .Really comes across on the radio ,by far the best commentator on BBC Essex

 

[MC BLUES]

It seems he has been dropped, have no idea why, but now Glenn Pennyfather appears to have replaced him?! I thought Nick Allicker and Paul Clark were by far the best combination. Glad to see the back of Babbage though, I thought he was terrible!

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

It seems he has been dropped, have no idea why, but now Glenn Pennyfather appears to have replaced him?! I thought Nick Allicker and Paul Clark were by far the best combination. Glad to see the back of Babbage though, I thought he was terrible!

Perhaps Glenn needs the work more. He lost his main job when Crowstone Prep. closed.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

It seems he has been dropped, have no idea why, but now Glenn Pennyfather appears to have replaced him?! I thought Nick Allicker and Paul Clark were by far the best combination. Glad to see the back of Babbage though, I thought he was terrible!

Nice bloke (I met him a few years back when he was picking up his match ticket at the same time as me).Would have to agree about his commentary skills though-especially compared to Paul Clark's.

 

[Farmer Fossett]

Sorry, I know I am in the minority but think Adrian Clarke is the best co-commentator!

 

[AndyT]

Personally I think all the lead and co commentators are pretty good. Apart from that one tone guy, is it Babbage?

Yep, Mark Babbidge. He really is dreadful.

Glen Speller and Nick Alliker I like, tbh.

Stuart Smith, the other night, wasn't too bad, either.

 

[Suffolk Shrimper In Dorset]

Agree with the majority on here that Paul is the best by miles - he speaks so much sense, and I certainly feel should have a role to play at Southend again in the future.

Being with him in Box 20 on Moody Blues Day was a great experience - it was as though we had BBC Essex on. A very decent chap.

BBC = Bring Back Clarkie

 

[OldBlueLady]

Have just been given some information that he's stopped doing this for "personal reasons" at the moment. Hopefully he will be back in the future.

 

[Colchester John]

Thank you for that OBL I was worried he had been dropped so to speak

 

[AndyT]

Yep, sounds like it's on Clarky's terms, so he's not been shoved out.

 

[Nick Prawnby]

Clarky is the man, great defender and full of insight.
Is it a coincidence that we've shipped so many goals under Pennyfather?

 

[Nick Prawnby]

And gotta keep Neil Kelly!
His interviews with Col Ewe managers after a run of defeats are classics, you can hear his voice breaking......
Samaritans put on extra staff.

 

[tommy tucker]

Paul Clarke says it as he sees it A good honest commentary on what he can see going on in the game .Being an x southend player and manager he doesn't pull his punches .If a player gives his all ie Ryan Lennard he give a good report on that player But if a player is paints he give it all guns blazeing . He reads the game well And I really miss his dry wit on match day . Hope he returns soon .

 

[danburyshrimper]

Clarkey was a fantastic player , a decent manager , a lovely bloke and a really interesting honest co-commentator.

Football is all about opinions and most of the stuff i hear i disagree with. For example the absolute tosh Phil Brown was spouting about the ref doing us no favours for not sending Wordsworth off ( for kicking a player 3 times on the floor) is laughable.
Yet I can honestly say whatever Clarkey says is pretty much mirrors exactly what me + my Dad + mates have said during the match... he says it exactly like it is and the fact it comes from a Southend legend gives it extra credibility.

Hope to hear him again very soon

I'm certain that the way forward for league football is for ifollow to extend coverage to all away games for UK customers , this will cut down on policing costs, stewards , etc and a lot more people will subscribe giving our club extra funds. Maybe Clarkey will be part of this ....