By Amy Johnson Should sports commentators be released because of their age? But this is not the first time John Virgo gets in trouble over the years. Back in September, Virgo revealed that the BBC had told him that this year's World Championship would be his last, along with Taylor. Last month, BBC commentator Virgo told the Talking Snooker podcast that he thought Trump was "disappointing" last season. JV was like a different person than this morning. Its not my decision, I love the game and everything else. You know they can control the delay between live and near-live broadcast, right? ES do this cos their feed runs late.. not an option for Ill be lucky to watch some f****** Match of the Day. I am almost sure it was him who, when some madlad in the crowd gor a bit enthusiastic and loud yesterday, said "Aye, I remember my first pint too". Im past that. Pigeons have been frequent visitors to Wimbledons service lines but it is believed to the first time they have invaded the Sheffield venue. It's understandable. I think it was mentioned on the Snooker Scene podcast yesterday. 2023 I really like Ken. He also famously presented Big Break with Jim Davidson, and continued to play in exhibition matches long after retirement. So Ill just get on with what Im doing, enjoy it and treasure every moment. Best known for his commentary lines such as wheres the cueball going! Im not criticising the decision, I know nothing lasts for ever. 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Not my choice, theirs (the BBC). Doesnt matter about the black. Social media went crazy yesterday after the incident which sparked further debate on the commentator. I cant have any bad feelings. John Virgo is said to be ' embarrassed and apologetic' after he was heard to swear during BBC One's coverage of World Snooker Championship. Something went wrong, please try again later. If someones in a spot of botherDennis is the best line-drawer in the business, if someones in a snooker. Hes taken the red on here though!!. A more pedestrian commentator there has never been. Im not criticising the decision, I know nothing lasts for ever. By He could be in London as a pundit with comms up in Sheffield? I enjoyed Jack Losowski yesterday too. When someone misses a ball at the end of a frame winning break and he always says the exact same thing every single time. Legendary snooker presenters John Virgo and Dennis Taylor are to be axed from BBC coverage from 2023. It will change, sooner rather than later, but I wont have any complaints because Ive enjoyed it., MORE : Judd Trump: The World Snooker Championship needs to move on from the Crucible, MORE : New tour card structure for 2022-23 snooker season announced by WST and WPBSA. Listen to his betters and thats just about everyone, especially Hendry. So Ill just get on with what Im doing, enjoy it and treasure every moment. John Virgo has had a long career in snooker spanning from the 70s onward where he competed in professional snooker before co-hosting TV productions such as the BBCs pot black show and commentating on the BBCs coverage of snooker until present. "Maybe it's a working-class attitude I've been brought up with but there's b***** all I can do about it, so why get bothered? ", And he insists he's not going to waste time being bitter about the call: I cant have any bad feelings,: he added. John Virgo believes the next World Snooker Championship will be the last for him and Dennis Taylor in the commentary box, expecting to be cut from the BBCs coverage. The show propelled Virgo and his co-host Jim Davidson into the limelight and the pair performed pantomime together for eight years. I think theyre probably looking for people who are more in touch with the modern day player. Taylor meanwhile, who famously beat Steve Davies to become world champion in 1985, had previously combined commentating and playing on the senior tour before hanging up his cue in 2021. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. 19 comments 80% Upvoted This thread is archived I've really liked how many of them have covered this tournament. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I'm pretty sure he's not saying "Kenny", but "Ken, eh? While no decision has been confirmed by the BBC, Virgo seems sure that his next trip to the Crucible in April will be his last to work behind a microphone. So I'll just get on with what I'm doing, enjoy it and treasure every moment. "Please please please tell John Virgo to stop talking," one said. The First Snooker World Championship 1927, How to play snooker: The basic principles of the game, 128 pro players: Nobody knows them, theyre never gonna get anywhere says Ronnie OSullivan, Custom pool tables: A great alternative to a snooker table, Snooker table size and dimensions for room, Save up to 50% at any snooker cue sale store with our clever buying guide. In fact a number of fans have taken to social media to voice their concerns about Virgo, notably his insistence of shouting 'ton up!' For more stories like this,check our sport page. "For those of you watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green.". Im past that. He is the best of the lot. WebCommentating will come from London similar to how Eurosport have done it for years. He told The Telegraph: "I wouldnt have been like this 30 years ago, I would have been fighting my corner. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Something went wrong, please try again later. Virgo would love the show to return - if only to spark interest in a sport with a dwindling and ageing fanbase. Maybe its a working-class attitude Ive been brought up with but theres b----- all I can do about it, so why get bothered? This year's snooker world championships at the Crucible have been eventful for play on and off the table. I cant have any bad feelings. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Fox News own research team has warned colleagues not to trust some of the networks top commentators claims about Ukraine. Previously he presented Wild on CBBC and was also the host of Match of the Day Kickabout from 2013 until 2014, when Ben Shires took over. WebAs good as a player as Morgan was, he always sounds like an angry, drunk Welshman in the booth-other than being from Wales I cannot see he has any reason to be there, or at the Seniors commentating. He said: "I wouldnt have been like this 30 years ago, I would have been fighting my corner. It will be interesting to see how BBC handles the incident going forward into the next tournaments and if they renew their contract with John Virgo particularly after the ten year deal world snooker struck with Eurosport where Ronnie OSullivan and Jimmy White are regular commentators. "The BBC have been fantastic to me, in my commentary career, Big Break if thats the decision thats the decision, well just have to accept it and enjoy it on the telly.". I dont think the shots have changed, I dont think the mentality [has changed]. Virgo, 76, and Dennis Taylor were supposed to have one final hurrah at this year's World Championships but they have been given one more year. He appeared as a celebrity contestant on the short-lived Saturday night BBC light entertainment show Full Swing in 1996, however, he did not make the final. It was definitely after the '92 final, because both players just went in-off and Virgo didn't react at all. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. John Virgo and Dennis Taylor, now familiar voices when it comes to live coverage of the World Snooker Championships, will no longer be part of things after the 2022/23 campaign. Even world number two and 2019 Crucible champion Judd Trump told The Metro earlier this year: "Theres not enough trying out new things in snooker for me at the moment, its all the same every season, not enough excitement, not enough different dimensions. Not my choice, theirs [the BBC]. GBNEWS. WebFormer professional John Virgo, who made his name playing the game and as part of the BBC gameshow Big Break, is again on commentary duties. But no, I understand. It was incredible. The World Championship, played from 16 April-2 May, will likely represent the end of an era for two of the most significant commentators the sport has had, and Virgo says it will be hard to deal with when it comes around. Maybe its a working-class attitude Ive been brought up with but theres b******s all I can do about it, so why get bothered? Higgins won on that occasion, making it four world titles for the Scot. Virgo, 76, and Dennis Taylor were supposed to have one final hurrah at this They play shots, theres not many shots that people play that I havent seen, you know. The news has enraged fans though, with @pf4u tweeting: "Terrible decision, John Virgo is a legend. Why do you think the BBC can't do similar? Virgo, 76, has been integral to viewers ever since finishing his own professional career in 1994. For me, Virgo is fine, yeah sometimes he gets it wrong, but 100% accuracy is impossible in a live sporting environment where you can't just "rewind" what you said if it was wrong. Anyone but Perry. WebJohn Virgo is probably one of the very worst commentators in any sport for my money, someone needs to tell him his job is to commentate, not opinionate at every given chance. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Veteran BBC snooker commentator John Virgo, Virgo also presented Big Break on the BBC for more than a decade alongside comedian Jim Davidson, Kyren Wilson pranks Crucible crowd by pretending to go for pink while on 147 break, Neil Robertson sends Crucible crowd wild with his first-ever World Championship maximum. The commentator well known for his famous expression Wheres The Cueball Going was not available for BBCs coverage of both the World Championship and the UK Championship in 2020 due to self isolation and coronavirus reasons. You can only whinge if it makes us chuckle, Press J to jump to the feed. WebI have just watched today's final session of Robertson v Higgins, with John Virgo & Steve Davis commentating. Asked about Trumps comments, Virgo said: I still think weve got something to offer. I'd love Ken to pull him up for repeatedly calling him Kenny. But it appears his running commentary isn't for everyone. The 75-year-old has become one of the most iconic 'voices of snooker' since the 1980s and his catchphrase of 'where's the cue ball going' is one of the most famous in BBC sports commentary history. whenever one of Higgins or Trump makes a century break. ", which is gonna sound like Kenny I guess. The 75-year-old has become one of the He wont catch on, its the wrong age group and certainly the wrong sport. ". We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. But Ive realised and its taken me a long time to realise it not to get caught up in something you have no control of. Shaun Murphy commentated last year whilst still in the tournament. WebJohn Virgo, 70, caught swearing during BBC One's afternoon broadcast TV bosses have said Virgo will continue to work at the tournament Mark Selby and Marco Fu contesting So it will be hard, but as I say, nothing lasts forever, and Ill give it my best shot and that will be it, yeah. The former UK champion first played at the Crucible in the first year the venue hosted the World Championship in 1977 and it is a venue filled with fond memories for him. Looks like the BBC could have a commentator shortage with 2 commentators in the tournament. WebJohn Virgo has been criticised by some snooker fans (Image: Getty) The two snooker greats are battling it out at the Crucible this afternoon to be crowned 2019 world WebI can't believe that this guy has been commentating at the BBC for the best part of 20 years or more and not a single producer in that time has had the gumption to tell him to stop The World Championship will be our last one. John Parrot is also better than Virgo. This issue where John Virgo gets in trouble might see BBC reveal their long term plan with coverage of the snooker. But the snooker veteran hasn't always found it easy to beat Trump. But the 76-year-old has revealed both he and Taylor will not be commentating on the snooker after 2023. Facebook,TwitterandInstagram. But I understand, nothing lasts for ever, I understand that. Who would want to hear the opinions of two well liked, engaging white men who know what they are talking about? We replaced Question of Sport in their slot and the viewing figures were better than they had from the first day. He acts as a pundit and a comm though and that doesn't state which. I do like Ken Doherty's commentary but Virgo just never stops with the idiotic comments "Williams hasn't looked like missing anything you'd expect him to pot". Speaking to the same publication, Virgo said he does not have "any bad feelings" towards the broadcaster over their decision. "I wouldnt have been like this 30 years ago, I would have been fighting my corner," he told The Telegraph. I think the best thing they could do is to try to make sure they always have a good mix of as many of them as possible. "Scoop or whatever it is, I dont know, but thats what were getting, that this will be our last season. When somebody misses an easy shot you can put your finger on why they did it. On Trumps comments, Virgo added: "I still think weve got something to offer. People on social media such as Facebook and Twitter have said Virgo has been disrespectful to the players as he said one player seems to drag the other player down etc. Arrogant ex-Leeds United player who raped girl, 17, jailed for 17 years, Man Utd legend Roy Keane surprises Laura Woods live on ITV with comment, Paralysed ex-Spanish footballer Novo dies at 32 after being 'hit by a train', Brentford star Ivan Toney pleads guilty to multiple betting breaches, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. I find it incredible that they pay John Virgo for the inane shite which spews out of his mouth while he is commentating. WebJohn Virgo exclusive interview: 'He wasn't everyone's cup of tea but Jim Davidson is still my mate' Virgo reflects on his unlikely friendship and the state of snooker as he nears the ", Virgo, whose playing career peaked in 1979 when he won the UK Championship, did conced that he could see the reasoning behind the BBC's decision: "I understand that you get over a certain age and they want to try something different. Being younger, you might put an emoji on the bottom of it, but how are you going to better it? 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