Not to mention..."and the ..refereeeeeee"

Mick is a good commentator,and a keen amateur journo.



He likes the attention of being the go to man for scoops of info .We all know he is often wide of the mark and many times he is so vague he is simply covering all bases to give the illusion of being in the know

agreed, it's not the same, Mick is a good commentator, fuelled as noted above by being a fan too. Pete will improve though: there was one set against Fax when he hardly mentioned metres gained/ ptb position on field, so you had no idea whether we were struggling to get out of our 20 or threatening the fax line. Hobbo helped out from time to time too the first time they were paired, helping to paint the picture.

Speaking to a friend last night, he saw Mick at the ground on Sunday sat in the side stand with a few other Bulls fans.

Mick is an excellent commentator no doubt. The praise for him is totally justified.



I would just comment a little on the words about Pete Dutton & Mark Hobson though.

I don't know the two well, but I know them a little. And first and foremost they are Bradford Bulls through and through. They absolutely love this club just as much, if not more, than most of you on here. (Mick does too by the way)



I haven't heard the commentary much this season, as I'm usually at the game. I haven't heard the last two games with Pete doing it for example, apart from a bit of the pre-match stuff. I can't say how good a commentator they are because of that. But I do know that they are essentially fans providing a service to other fans, and I think some of the criticiscm is a little harsh. They're not professionals, they're not paid the Sky Money (if they're paid at all) so to expect them to be up there with pro commentators is ridiculous. They're doing their best to talk about the club they love to other fans who feel the same. So maybe give them a break while they hone their craft a little?



By all means shout for the return of Michael, as he's excellent at the job But maybe the criticism of those others doing the job is a little too much.

I do agree with this. But even if they aren't great. Get the basics right for god sake. Oldham game the commentator called Davies Magrin. For god sake, Davies is white and Magrin is black. Not hard to distinguish. I could understand mistaking Magrin for Peltier (due to distance) or Davies for Kirk etc.



Not understanding the rules too. If Lilley kicks the ball from his own half and it bounces out in the opposition 20 and we get the ball back. It's not hard to realise it is a 40/20. Even at first glance I can appreciate getting it wrong but even after the ref gave a Bradford scrum the commentator kept saying "I'm not sure what happened there!".



I appreciate voluntary work a lot and I understand they are doing a service which benefits us who can't always make games. But

Has Pete had any other commentating roles before this? Didn't Mick do commentaries for the hospital radio as a lead in, which meant he hit the ground running at BCB. I can imagine him inspiring plaster-encased BRI bodies to react with a jump in the air when we scored a critical try

Don't I remember Mick doing some kind of commentary for those with poor sight? That you could only pick up at the game or something like that?

Like a word in the referee's ear

He definitely did the hospital radio, and there was specific service for blind listeners too, I remember they made an appeal for the equipment, I don't remember Mick having anything to do with it, though I could be wrong.

He started out by doing that for them (including for the blind). He was a porter at the BRI (unsure if he still is) so presume its stemmed from that