Leigh Diffey is doing a WONDERFULL job

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I changed my mind..I am liking this guy. I still hate him though...
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1/4/2020 9:03pm
slowgti wrote:
Diffey, Emig in the booth and Blair on the floor would be my choice
Mr know-it-all Blair is terrible.
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slowgti wrote:
Diffey, Emig in the booth and Blair on the floor would be my choice
GODZILLA wrote:
Mr know-it-all Blair is terrible.
Better than mush mouth RC
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GODZILLA wrote:
Mr know-it-all Blair is terrible.
Brown-noser model pupil.
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1/4/2020 9:35pm
I like this guy over Ralph. Would prefer weigant though.
Btw where's Juliana Daniel?
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I have no clue who barney hall is. I know Barney Stinson. I know what a Barney is. Why in hell would I know who Barney...
I have no clue who barney hall is. I know Barney Stinson. I know what a Barney is. Why in hell would I know who Barney Hall is? OH Because he's a NASCAR announcer?

Yeah, you made an assumption that I was that stupid that I would watch slot cars go around in a circle.
Never gonna happen. There Down Syndrome Boy.

How about this? Next time you want to dip into greatness for moto; you say a name like:Larry "Supermouth" Huffman, Art Eckman, David Baliley or Larry Naston. If you were going for four wheels at least say Murray Walker?

What a retard you are. You made a great point at you're a retard.
Love this.
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1/4/2020 9:38pm Edited Date/Time 1/4/2020 9:38pm
It’s like night and day. I haven’t got annoyed once tonight from the broadcast. They do work well together and Diffey is great. Not being overly dramatic and trying to create drama like Ralph does.
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1/4/2020 10:05pm
needs to be throwing in a bit of aussie slang
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I've heard a few gaffes, he mentioned something Ricky had just finished explaining, but overall not half bad.
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It’s like night and day. I haven’t got annoyed once tonight from the broadcast. They do work well together and Diffey is great. Not being overly...
It’s like night and day. I haven’t got annoyed once tonight from the broadcast. They do work well together and Diffey is great. Not being overly dramatic and trying to create drama like Ralph does.
....the tone and volume tonight was good. In thinking about Ralph’s style it is louder and somewhat drama oriented. Leigh’s style was smoother, a bit subdued, so when the drama came it was appropriate like AC’s mistake in the main.

Again also I think Leigh has done his homework. Knew what went down in the off season in Oz and Paris. I do not recall Ralph having this touch.

RC, Most Improved Broadcaster award 🥇
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1/4/2020 10:25pm Edited Date/Time 1/4/2020 10:26pm
Holy shiz by the sound of it 80% of Vital would rather just watch the race with no commentary lol.

I thought Diffy did a good job. You'd have thought he'd been calling SX for several years with the job he did.
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1/4/2020 10:26pm Edited Date/Time 1/5/2020 12:26am
Great job for the first time out.

I didn't feel like they were talking to first time viewers, Leigh asked Ricky good questions and made Ricky better. So, so, much better than the hysterics and ill-prepared blundering Ralph brings.

#neverRalph
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1/4/2020 10:29pm Edited Date/Time 1/4/2020 10:49pm
The racing was good. I like Ralph, Ricky, and Emig did a fine job. Diffey is ok, I guess. I did not notice a "Miss Supercross". Is there a current Miss Supercross?
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1/4/2020 10:46pm
Zacka 161 wrote:
Yep, I think an american voice just ya a bit more gravitas. But I guess to Americans an Aussie voice might sound more exotic or something...
Yep, I think an american voice just ya a bit more gravitas. But I guess to Americans an Aussie voice might sound more exotic or something. As an Aussie it makes it sound more low rent.
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I think they're trying appear more international by having a diverse broadcast crew. I like it.
It is a world championship after all !
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What Aussie accent?

It's what they would call 'mid Pacific', like they'd refer to 'mid Atlantic' with the Brit / Euro to US cross over - ie : a voice that wouldn't offend some wankers delicate sensibilities........ Woohoo

Diffy, I couldn't stand when he started here in OZ, decades ago.

He then dissapeared, and, then, I'd come across him doing news reads, reportage, and commentary, on various OS channels.

He's got better, since when I found him utterly shithouse. Like you (should) do, with decades of experience - though, Ralph sure as hell hasn't.

RC's getting better - he's obviously working at it. Diffey, I can take or leave him. Ralph, I just want him to leave. Nasty Bastard, ain't I? Whistling

Commentary, is, largely, a thankless job - well, other than the Big Bucks I assume they get.
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1/4/2020 11:09pm
Hey at least Diffey comes from a moto background, he's not some commentator who had to learn about SX, he's ridden bikes since a kid and followed the sport his whole life. He actually does know what he's talking about. What more do you want?
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1/4/2020 11:22pm
Haven’t seen the broadcast yet so I can’t speak on Duffey but I swear Ralph was announcing live in the stadium. He did great!
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1/4/2020 11:29pm
I thought Diffey was pretty good overall. And I think he and RC were a bit better together than Ralph and RC. One problem Ralph has with his colour guys is that is too much of a 'bro-down fanboy. He did it with Emig and he does with Ricky. Notice how little Leigh Diffey fluffed RC tonight?
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1/4/2020 11:30pm
The broadcast had a better feel tonight, in my opinion.
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1/4/2020 11:36pm
The off season is over and some of you still got meaningless shit to bitch about.
I like Ralph but tonight was good too. Then again i love the sport so I’d still watch if it was In a language I couldn’t understand and Still get 100% enjoyment.
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1/4/2020 11:47pm
I thought Leigh Diffey did a great job. Definitely the best SX broadcast since the ESPN days IMO.

I feel like Ralph would do a better job calling the races solo, like Weedge does for GNCC. I was never a fan of his newbie questions to Jeff and Ricky, and his constant need to compare SX to Nascar is also pretty annoying.
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1/5/2020 12:37am Edited Date/Time 1/5/2020 12:37am
Yeah they worked well together. Felt like Ricky started off strong which was something I was listening for after that interview posted on here. Not bad at all.
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I think Leigh did fantastic, and I also have a theory as to why he showed up. Leigh is a world-class commentator, whether some people would like to admit it or not. I think they (NBC) brought Leigh in to kind of do reconnaissance on the entire SX broadcast. He has experience in many sports and many racing series', and I have a feeling NBC wants him to check out what needs improving for the broadcast, from all perspectives. Because long term, Diffey will never be the supercross play-by-play guy. He'll be committed to Indycar, which starts in March, and is likely a much bigger property in NBC's eyes. It wouldn't make a lot of sense to bring in Diffey for the sole purpose of commentating 3 rounds and then bringing back Ralph, without some ulterior motive.
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1/5/2020 1:08am
500guy wrote:
Making the same mistakes everyone busts Ralph on, saying Hill has a good start and then 3 laps later it's Freise.
Hill had a good start, top 4? but went backwards quick
1/5/2020 3:02am
i prefer ralph. i just find the aussi accent annoying. and as cheesedick and hopeless as ralph can be sometimes, i feel like he brings more energy than this diffy dude
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i prefer ralph. i just find the aussi accent annoying. and as cheesedick and hopeless as ralph can be sometimes, i feel like he brings more...
i prefer ralph. i just find the aussi accent annoying. and as cheesedick and hopeless as ralph can be sometimes, i feel like he brings more energy than this diffy dude
I hope your being sarcastic mate 😂. deadset.
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1/5/2020 4:36am
Leigh Diffey is just the Aussie Ralph Shaheen. Change My Mind.
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1/5/2020 4:50am
I appreciate the change and I think Leigh will get better with a bit of time.
He mixed up names a few times, a few awkward pauses when he didn’t know who was who.
Not sure if he is aware the guys ride an outdoor season, Thought it was great that Brayton did all these off season races and seemed confused as to why everyone else was doing nothing since last May?
Anyways first show of the year is always a little rusty, it should improve.
I’d like to see Jason Weigandt get a 3 race opportunity. I question the reluctance with getting him in the booth for SX ?
Him with JT, Matthes and Daniel Blair alternating weekly and have rider guests now and then.. much better. Hardcore fans like myself will watch it either way so I guess it doesn’t matter.
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1/5/2020 4:55am
Turned the sound off during the second 250f heat. Please just put DC and David Bailey in the booth. Both are well spoken, engaging and extremely knowledgable. Maybe neither wants to but we can dream.
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Yes, music to my ears.... and it's only race one, will just get better. Ricky, I must say, must have done some work over the summer...
Yes, music to my ears.... and it's only race one, will just get better.

Ricky, I must say, must have done some work over the summer - MUCH, much, better.

Feels more professional right away, all around. No Ralph.... thank god.
Didn't surprise me one bit that Ricky was better. Go and compare Emig with Ralph to Emig with Malin in the GPs and the difference is big.

Ralph has been draggin them down all the time. Diffey is the best thing to happen to this series in a long time for us fans. Lets hope the people with the power does the right thing and extends Leigh Diffeys deal.
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