Thanks to Timmy B on The506 forums for helping me out (he knows some guys) for the first couple of weeks of some of the Euro 2008 commentating pairs live from glorious BRISTOL, CT, off of a monitor…..:(
Saturday 6/07
11:50 a.m.- Switzerland vs. Czech Republic A (ESPN Classic) – [b]Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Portugal vs. Turkey A (ESPN Classic) – Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Sunday 6/08
11:50 a.m.- Austria vs. Croatia B (ESPN2) – Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Germany vs. Poland B (ESPN2) – Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Monday 6/09
11:50 a.m.- Romania vs. France C (ESPN2) – Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. Italy C (ESPN2) – Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Tuesday 6/10
11:50 a.m.- Spain vs. Russia D (ESPN2) – Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Sweden D (ESPN2) – Adrian Healey and Robbie Mustoe
Wednesday 6/11
11:50 a.m.- Czech Republic vs. Portugal A (ESPN2) - Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Switzerland vs. Turkey A (ESPN2) – Adrian Healey and Robbie Mustoe
Thursday 6/12
11:50 a.m.- Croatia vs. Germany B (ESPN2) – Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Austria vs. Poland B (ESPN2) – Adrian Healey and Robbie Mustoe
Friday 6/13
11:50 a.m.- Italy vs. Romania C (ESPN2) – Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. France C (ESPN2) – Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Saturday 6/14
11:50 a.m.- Sweden vs. Spain D (ESPN2) – Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Russia D (ESPN2) – Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Sunday 6/15
2:30 p.m.- Switzerland vs. Portugal A (ESPN2) – Adrian Healey and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Turkey vs. Czech Republic A (ESPN) – Derek Rae and Andy Gray
Monday 6/16
2:30 p.m.- Poland vs. Croatia B (ESPN Classic) – Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- Austria vs. Germany B (ESPN) – Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Tuesday 6/17
2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. Romania C (ESPN Classic) – Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
2:30 p.m.- France vs. Italy C (ESPN) Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Wednesday 6/18
2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Spain D (ESPN) – Adrian Healey and TBD
2:30 p.m.- Russia vs. Sweden D (ESPN2) – Derek Rae and TBD
Quarterfinals
Thursday 6/19 2:30 p.m. – Portugal vs. 2B (ESPN) – Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Friday 6/20 2:30 p.m. – Croatia vs. Turkey (ESPN) – Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
Saturday 6/21 2:30 p.m. – Netherlands vs. 2D (ABC) – Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth
Sunday 6/22 2:55 p.m. – Spain vs. 2C (ESPN) – Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Semifinals
Wednesday 6/25 2:30 p.m. – Germany vs. Turkey (ESPN) – Derek Rae and Andy Gray
Thursday 6/26 2:30 p.m. – Spain vs. Russia (ESPN2) – Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Finals
Sunday 6/29 2:30 p.m. – Title Match (ABC) – Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
Sunday 6/29
2:30 PM Final (ABC) – Adrian Healey and Andy Gray
06/03/2008 at 9:27 pm |
Thank God… no Americans!
06/04/2008 at 12:33 am |
I agree with you uberhim!
06/04/2008 at 7:10 am |
Well, the Americans will be in the studio for analysis (Rob Stone, Julie Foudy), but yes, no American commentators.
You all have World Cup 2006 fresh in your mind I see.
06/04/2008 at 6:49 pm |
Being an American, I agree, thank God no American commentators!!
06/04/2008 at 7:06 pm |
Are you so happy that there are no Americans in the booth that you haven’t noticed you’ll be listening to Tommy Smyth? I’d rather stick a fork in my ear.
06/04/2008 at 7:11 pm |
[...] ESPN announcer lineup leaked (Stupid Sideline Reporters) [...]
06/05/2008 at 7:23 am |
Are you so happy that there are no Americans in the booth that you haven’t noticed you’ll be listening to Tommy Smyth? I’d rather stick a fork in my ear.
Would you rather listen to Marcelo Balboa talk about “selling fouls”? Smyth may not be great, but at least his analysis is better than Wynalda, Balboa, and whoever else ESPN can offer.
06/05/2008 at 5:53 pm |
What’s up with ESPN and the rubbish studio panels? Anyone remember the Champions League panelists – Janusz Michallik, Shaka Hislop, and Frank Leboeuf…?
Also, anyone remember how crappy FIFA 2000 was with Julie Foudy and Phil Schoen commentating?
06/05/2008 at 7:21 pm |
It’s ESPN, if you’re expecting high standards for anything outside of what they do for Boston or New York then you’re in dreamland.
06/08/2008 at 5:05 am |
In-game commentary has been top notch, but the studio commentary is PAINFUL. My lord. The host looks drugged up and Foudy is a whiner. So strained, it;s embarrassing.
06/08/2008 at 10:44 am |
ESPN is doing another awful job of covering this tournament aside from the commentary.
Will Silva and Steve Bunin know nothing about soccer, and Silva forgot Andy Gray’s name for a moment.
06/09/2008 at 12:47 pm |
Andy Gray is great and knows what he is talking about. Unfortunately he is the only one! Tell that Smith guy and that woman that they need to learn the rules. The Dutch first goal was legal as the Italian player although off the pitch was still considered in the game. Can’t they hire some people who actually know what they are talking about??? And please, get rid of that woman!!
06/09/2008 at 1:48 pm |
Julie Foudy is terrible, Smyth is okay but he doesn’t admit he is wrong 99% of the time.
I didn’t see the injured player at first but now that I see it the goal is legal.
06/09/2008 at 5:09 pm |
Having started life listening to BBC Radio commentators, I just can’t listen to any of them. British, Irish, American whatever…I turn the TV volume down just enough not to lose the crowd noise…
06/09/2008 at 6:03 pm |
There has to be a day when there are no commentators and just the crowd noise….
06/10/2008 at 8:05 am |
As someone who used to watch the games in Spanish rather than suffer the ESPN commentary teams, it is a joy to listen to Healey and Gray together.
Derek C: How do you listen to BBC commentaries? They always seem to be blocked.
06/10/2008 at 8:41 am |
Funny, if ESPN’s commentators were lousy, the Spanish rights go to ESPN Deportes, which I don’t have unless I pay up.
06/10/2008 at 10:50 am |
I am Irish and let me say, Tomy Smyth is possibly the biggest wanker to come out of Ireland – he has just an awful chalk on blackboard voice. He speaks in cliches and his back and forth with Derek Rae is embarrassing. Cannot understand why ESPN stick with him.
06/10/2008 at 11:26 am |
GET RID OF TOMMY SMYTH.
06/10/2008 at 11:27 am |
GET RID OF TOMMY SMYTH.
He is an annoying, bullying, over-aggressive little troll. And that voice irritates the f*ck out of everyone I know!
There’s a group of us here in Dallas following the tournament – on MUTE!!
Andy Gray knows football. Julie is doing OK. But really GET RID OF TOMMY SMYTH!!
06/10/2008 at 12:11 pm |
I have what may be a silly question. Are ESPN’s commentators actually at the matches or are they watching on t.v.? I’m specifically referring to Smyth and Rae. Smyth was in the studio yesterday which, I assume, is in Connecticut. I can’t imagine that ESPN would set up a studio in Austria or Switzerland for what is a niche sport in the States. Any info appreciated.
06/10/2008 at 12:24 pm |
A little unfair I think. Sure, Tommy Smyth can be annoying and gets confused at times, but he knows his stuff, and can be very funny (his comment today about “the world not being ready for the sight of Gus Hiddink in Lederhosen” was hilarious!) It’s obvious that he loves the game, has been nominated for five Emmy awards, and has probably realized by now, given that he’s 63, that football’s not all that important in the grand scheme of things.
06/10/2008 at 12:38 pm |
@ Spaniard in Dallas – Foudy is NOT ok….unless she is on mute. Like Orlandoman said, Smyth is okay even though he can be annoying.
@ Mick – The commentators are in Bristol, only Pedro Gomez is in Europe.
06/10/2008 at 1:10 pm |
Mookie,
I figured as much. Thanks for the quick reply. I appreciate the info. All the best.
06/10/2008 at 7:30 pm |
Orlandoman…RE BBC Radio…I was referring to the good old days of Radio 2 Saturday afternoons on the radio – guess I’m showing my age :)
Thought Robbie Mustoe did a good job today.
06/26/2008 at 4:59 am |
What’s wrong with this Tommy Smith guy? BEfore the Germany-Turkey game, he starts with badmouthing Turkey, and then ends by saying “noone will remember Turkey”… Turks played amazingly well, until the last minute of the German game. Hats off to the Turks! oh and Tommy Smith? I think he can be anything but a reporter! Thanks!
06/26/2008 at 2:16 pm |
Healey,
you need to go away!! You are the biggest narcissitic idiot in the world of commentators.
For me, and I , in my opinion, blaaa, blaaaa.
Comparing a soccer match to the Russian Revolution? Look up how many people were homeless, hungry or killed.
You need to be fired ASAP
Angela Sessa
06/26/2008 at 2:30 pm |
Healey is not great, he’s decent, too cliche reliant, and he should not have gotten the final.
06/26/2008 at 2:40 pm |
Oh no, this Healey freak is going to do the commentary on Sunday when my Germany is going to eat these Spaniards Bk, Lu and dinner??
I have a MUTE button, Thanks be to God.
Angela
06/26/2008 at 3:11 pm |
First off Spain will win……
Second, if you watched the World Cup in 2006 on ESPN then this is a huge improvement.
06/27/2008 at 11:58 am |
Balboa was pretty embarrassing. However, he was still much much better than Ty Keo. Anyone remember that guy? I hope he’s dead.
I like Gray a lot, obviously has the knowledge of someone who has played the game at a competitive level (something Smyth obviously lacks). I think ESPN was on the right track with Balboa (getting American talent), but he is way to self conscious to be an announcer. I hope Wynalda can get in the booth and give it a go the next WC.
06/27/2008 at 1:12 pm |
Pretty harsh to wish he’s dead….but yeah, he was bad and is not doing much today.
And in my opinion, Wynalda is super annoying, I prefer John Harkes over him and Balboa.