Sky should go and get Clive Tyldesley. I believe he recently left Talksport.
Martin Tyler | Retiring
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Pretty much it. His commentary definitely took a downturn after Gray was sacked.
Some things just cannot be replaced at all, especially chemistry.
Hope he enjoys his retirement, he can finally get a season ticket down the Emirates and watch Arsenal every other week.
Ruined one of the best moments of last season for me when he tried to give Casemiro's last minute goal against Chelsea to McTominay.
Every time I hear his commentary on that goal it just annoys me
Every time I hear his commentary on that goal it just annoys me
Sky have plenty of replacements lined up. He won't be missed
Hasn't been the same since Gray left. Saying that he did have his most famous moment post-Gray (Aguero).
Now if we could just somehow get rid of Matterface, Jenas and Darren Fletcher we'll be golden.
Forced out, I’d imagine.
Probably for the best. You could hear him wheezing during matches and understandably couldn’t do it like he once did. Top notch back in the day, mind you.
Now who said Macheda?
Probably for the best. You could hear him wheezing during matches and understandably couldn’t do it like he once did. Top notch back in the day, mind you.
Now who said Macheda?
On the wider subject of Sky Sports, I’m surprised that a news organisation with their influence can so quickly go down the toilet.
Monday Night Football is still a great format, but the rest of their football coverage is dire. We’ll probably have that arsehole who calls himself Speed in the studio to devalue the whole thing some more.
A completely botched attempt at modernisation.
Monday Night Football is still a great format, but the rest of their football coverage is dire. We’ll probably have that arsehole who calls himself Speed in the studio to devalue the whole thing some more.
A completely botched attempt at modernisation.
Good riddance.
Tyler hasn't sounded enthusiastic in the past few years. He could sound quite monotonous and cynical at times which, where the game has been heading, I dont totally blame him.
In the last recap , he and Neville do after the weekends results, Tyler didnt sound great either. He was slurring his words.
In the last recap , he and Neville do after the weekends results, Tyler didnt sound great either. He was slurring his words.
I hope so but they probably won’t. But CT is my favourite commentator - just the voice of football for me growing up.
I won’t be surprised if his retirement is just from Sky Sports and he might fancy being the England commentator for the BBC at the Euros & World Cup. The thought of him & Jenas together though 
I’d like Sky Sports to go and get Peter Drury as his replacement. Always enjoyed his commentary.
I’d like Sky Sports to go and get Peter Drury as his replacement. Always enjoyed his commentary.
Sky will probably replace him internally. I'd expect Tyler's replacement to Rob Hawthorne, Daniel Mann or Seb Hutchinson.
Stuck around for too long, but at his best he was brilliant
It’s not really enthusiasm, it’s trying to join in with the colour commentator analysis when he wasn’t needed. It’s something he never did before so feck knows where it came from.
He also developed a bad habit of piling on a team not playing well or getting thumped
Jumped before he was pushed.
since Aguero, he knows full well he’ll never top it and how could he
Was watching an old EPL game yesterday and I realised how good Andy Gray was. Made a pretty average game sound great.
He gets a bad rap since he got sacked. He was a great pundit and very knowledgeable.
Thank god. Finally. He's the most overrated commentator.
Remember the story of him going to Sky after Andy Gray got a raise and asked for one too as they were a team.
Sky started switching his co-commentator after that.
Sky started switching his co-commentator after that.
Good bye Martin
Should have maybe finished earlier, as others have mentioned.
Think my favourite piece from him is the Scholes volley vs Villa because he’s close to speechless, let’s out a bit of an involuntary sound before just shouting Scholes’ name as he can’t think of anything else to say.
Think my favourite piece from him is the Scholes volley vs Villa because he’s close to speechless, let’s out a bit of an involuntary sound before just shouting Scholes’ name as he can’t think of anything else to say.
Martin Keown, JJ and Macmanaman should also step down the cnuts.
If we go by seniority, I guess that Rob Hawthorne will get the big assignments at Sky. Am I right?
I hope Daniel Mann will also get more assignments for Premier League matches as well. I also enjoy his work in international English broadcasting at the World Cup.
I hope Daniel Mann will also get more assignments for Premier League matches as well. I also enjoy his work in international English broadcasting at the World Cup.
Legend of the commentary world and pretty much the voice of the Premier League. As with everyone else he probably should have retired a couple of years ago as recently his voice has sounded flat and jaded but doing 2 or 3 games a week at 77 is bound to take its toll
Some of the video quality in the below isn't the best but you get the idea.
Some of the video quality in the below isn't the best but you get the idea.
He isn't retiring, he's just leaving Sky
Well he might rock up on Arsenal TV then.
He'll probably team up with Keys and Gray!
Yeah most likely.
And it's TY!
I loved his commentaries during the 95/96 season. We won so many games 1-0 with Eric scoring the winner that a Liverpool supporting friend of mine got PTSD from Tyler exclaiming "Cantonaaaaaaaaahhhhh!" every other match!
Great back in the day especially when paired with Andy Gray but overstayed by several years with his increasingly monotone, unenthusiastic commentary of goals.
The Macheda and Martial moments were great and memorable though
The Macheda and Martial moments were great and memorable though
Thought he was dead they way they announced the news on Sky as breaking. Sky and BT really have brought commentary to new lows in recent years.
To me there was a huge different between the Gray the co-commentator (he was excellent in that role) and Gray the studio analyst (he was a terrible in that role).
This.