The former Celtic and Blackburn striker is on co-commentating duties for TV3.
Co-commentators are rarely popular in modern football. Unless you luck out with Gary Neville or Jamie Carragher on Sky Sports (and even they are more suited to the comforts of the studio), you’ll come across the likes of Michael Owen and Owen Hargreaves.
It can be testing. Owen and Hargreaves very much belong in the good-players-don’t-necessarily-make-good-commentators-or-pundits category.
Chris Sutton is usually hugely divisive. The former Chelsea striker was on co-commentating duties alongside Conor McNamara for TV3’s coverage of the Blues’ Champions League last-16 clash with Barcelona.
Sutton, notoriously blunt and outspoken, lived up to the billing, drawing ire from some Irish viewers while attracting more positive assessments from others.
Chris Sutton is fairly painful as co commentator on tv3. Not just Brian Kerr levels yet though #tv3 #ChelseaBarca
— phil murphy (@philmurphy10) February 20, 2018
Chris Sutton is commentating on TV3. Thats that ruined then pic.twitter.com/Q8pGWfza98
— LFCKoptalker (@LFC_Koptalker) February 20, 2018
I didn't think it was possible to ruin a Chelsea vs Barcelona game but my god TV3 with Chris Sutton as co commentator have only gone and fucking done it
— Oisin McQueirns (@McQueirns) February 20, 2018
One thing I always like about @TV3SportIreland’s Champions League coverage is their punditry/commentators: Neil Lennon, Harry Redknapp last week were good, Kevin Kilbane is a solid co-commentator. But fuck me… Chris Sutton?? Even ye are better than that miserable cunt #CHEBAR
— Gooner Kev (@Limerick_Gooner) February 20, 2018
TV and radio companies: please stop employing Chris Sutton. #TV3UCL
— Chris Jones (@_chrisjones_) February 20, 2018
Don't know why exactly but Chris Sutton's voice is grating the hell out of me 😬😬
Nearly putting this on mute just to avoid it#ChelseaBarça
— ⚽ Ian Hunt ⚽ (@IanHunt7) February 20, 2018
@TV3Ireland I’m sorry but you literally have the 2 worst commentators ever on here. Chris Sutton is a mug and needs to get off tv
— Rob (@robert_burke3) February 20, 2018
But he does have a few fans, too.
https://twitter.com/PaulEyezOnMe/status/966035953264586753
https://twitter.com/TheRealDC1/status/966033040999841792
Sutton is certainly an acquired taste but he’s never afraid of expressing his opinion and his tactical understanding of the game is sound. A lot of people can’t get past his slightly annoying voice, others just see him as miserable. A bit like Mark Lawrenson, but with less mustache.
Ah well, at least we can enjoy the fact that TV3 are showing the game.
