Clive $#@!ing Tyldesley.
Utter, utter nobend.
The absolute epitome of the $#@!e modern commentator. DW was right about Peter Dreary trying for his 'Wolstenholme moment' but this $#@!ing cretin started it. The problem is, he has yet to have his 'moment' (and if anyone thinks 'and Solsjkaer has won it' is anything other than the most bog standard bleedin' obvious bland, overblown tripe then they're clearly only a simple Man Utd fan unable to think of any other 'poignant' quote) and he never will. Because he's a $#@!ing idiot.
His irritating way of over-pronouncing foreign names is another ball ache. The way he says 'Totti' for example - it sounds similar to how I address my 6 month old daughter. Who the hell is 'Doddeeeee'? You don't need to constantly patronise us, we're not tourists. And you're really showing your cultured $#@!ing wisdom. Well, until you forgot to pronounce it the same way mere minutes later and actually said 'Totti' like the rest of the English speaking world.
Oh - I forgot 'Podolski - BANG!'-gate. World Cup Semi Final 2006 - Clive's turn to make a name in the history books (because let's face it - no $#@!er would be stupid enough to listen to him in the World Cup final - everyone - including Clive's mum - would see sense and choose the BBC coverage). So he went to town that night. EVERY 5 minutes we got a Clive-ism. But frustratingly from Planet $#@!face's most famous resident, the action didn't match the many lines of sheer gibberish. Lucas Podolski then hit a shot from 25 yards. If it would have gone in, it would have been a screamer and sent Germany through to the final. Clive knew this. So, what wonderful choice of poetic brilliance did Mr T utter to millions of people as Podolski lined up the shot? "Podolski - BANG!"
Take a bow William $#@!ing Shakespeare. If you want your MBE Clive, you're going to have to do a lot better than that. And it might help if you stop reminding us that Fabio and Raphael happen to be twins. We sort of figured that out for ourselves, you moron.
I have to put up with this utter tosspiece way too often. Why haven't trading standards shut ITV down? Kids could be watching this coverage. They will get the wrong idea about what should and shouldn't be acceptable behaviour for a broadcast of a football match. Frankly, if kids start using Clive-isms in every day life, I'd be in favour of re-introducing capital punishment, starting in schools.
If Clive Tyldesley was a milkshake, he would be diarrhea flavour.