Dancing on Ice

I, myself, would like John Sachs back as his voice is very distinctive.

I don’t think he ever commentated in it did he?

I wonder how Barry Davies is these days?

Agree and it's a role the commentator could do. Do think Matt should have been given more of a chance - other less reputable rags saying he quit due to a scheduling clash but that seems unlikely.


He did The Jump which has been axed so it depends I guess on if he's got a role at the Winter Olympics.

Very Unlikely. Given Matt's day job involves race meetings where the fixtures were agreed and confirmed somewhere around the middle of last year - a having 'clash' that he's just noticed is stretching the limits of my imagination somewhat.

Plus, the only real clash was hosting The Sunday Forum on At The Races, and given Dancing On Ice has a higher profile and more viewers, I can't see him dropping DOI to sit in a industrial unit near Milton Keynes talking betting with John McCrirck and Jim Mcgrath for 90 mins on Sunday morning.
The lad had been harshly treated, me thinks.

Reminds me of Sid Waddell doing the lottery draw numbers on Red Alert. That was to bring a new style of presentation to it...
Deadlycoat was back by the third edition.

His style didn’t seem right at all for it sadly. But this should have been realised prior to putting it to air.

I don’t think either that they need to make a personality of the voice or have them on screen.

I think he would be really good at darts though.

I thought he was brilliant.

When was that announced?

I thought the Jump was just taking a break this year with it being the winter Olympics and it being difficult to find talent.

Sam Matterface is the replacement, at least he sounds like he can tone it down a little bit!

It got me thinking Jeff Stelling could have maybe had a crack!

Tone it down!?!?

I take it that they have dropped the titles sequence for this series? - Opened with just a sting tonight

Sam Matterface is the new commentator.