Ned Zelic’s individual style of commentary on Fox Sports provoked a huge and passionately divided reaction on Twitter on Saturday night. Some fans rushed for the mute button, while others could not got enough of his high-octane enthusiasm and frequent use of the word BOOM!. Here are some of the tweets in response to Zelic’s starring role.
Ned Zelic <3 #IndividualBrillance #HatersGonnaHate
— Billy N. (@billyn123) November 22, 2014
#MCYvSYD if I press the red button can I turn off @NedZelic ?
— Shaun Brewer (@brewha81) November 22, 2014
whats happened to @nedzelic its like he's been locked up for the last week and someone has let him out of the kennel #MCYvSYD #ExcitedPuppy
— Fuss (@FN343) November 22, 2014
@NedZelic goalkeeper near post, BOOOOOOM! #qual
— Brayden Warburton (@Bwarbs15) November 22, 2014
Ned Zelic - making A League unwatchable since 2014.
— Anthony Leach (@ahleach) November 22, 2014
How annoying is Ned Zelic? Ease up tiger. Its just a game mate. #MCYvSYD @FOXSportsAUS
— Nick Ng (@nicko_316) November 22, 2014
How can you not love Ned Zelic?! #DestructionInTheBox #BOOM #losttheplot
— Simon Volaris (@Volaris13) November 22, 2014
Vineyards. Rainbows. Morning mist. Wow. @NedZelic
— FootballFocusAU (@FootballFocusAU) November 22, 2014
#vineyards #rainbows #ponds #MCYvSYD
— Stephen (@Playarecord) November 22, 2014
@NedZelic DOUBLE RAINBOW!!!! #foxfootball #MCYvSYD
— Ale's Football Talk (@AleFootballTalk) November 22, 2014
The 'Give yourself an uppercut award' goes to Ned Zelic. You sir are hurting my ears! Please stop!!
— Danny Vukovic (@vuka20) November 22, 2014
Um, why is @NedZelic talking about rainbows & unicorns during commentary of a football match? #MCYvSYD
— Jeff Miles (@Jeffmister) November 22, 2014
#MCYvSYD I don't know if I can handle more #rainbows and #emotions from @NedZelic in the second half! @FOXFOOTBALL
— Paulo Mpliokas (@pmpliokas) November 22, 2014
Ned Zelic. The first commentator in history to use 'vignette' during a call. He's killing me with the smash up of @BrentonSpeed!#MCYvSYD
— Cameron Bell (@CameronBell) November 22, 2014
#MCYvSYD great half of Football @NedZelic are you ok?
— 40 ΣεΝτ (@Frank3e) November 22, 2014
Is what Ned Zelic does actually commentating?
— Josh (@joshrobbo44) November 22, 2014
@FOXSportsAUS the worst commentary I have ever heard by Ned Zelic - please never again @SydneyFC
— Kev Buckley (@pommieeagle) November 22, 2014
I wish Ned Zelic was my best friend. He's heaps of fun! #MCYvSYD
— Hayley (@vivala_hayley) November 22, 2014
'Cute as a mountain lion cub' @Ned Zelic commentating on the game with class #unicorns #rainbows #MCYvSYD
— Annie Jones (@annalie_jones) November 22, 2014
Ned Zelic, never change #MCYvSYD
— Angelo Risso (@angelorisso92) November 22, 2014
I want a @NedZelic voiced car navigator #MCYvSFC
— Mike M (@michaeldarren79) November 22, 2014
Many problems with football in Australia, but none more pressing than getting Ned Zelic away from a microphone #MCYvSYD
— David Stockman (@davidstockman) November 22, 2014
"Hows this for a stat, its 1-0!" - Ned Zelic strikes again
— Patrick Hogan (@patrickhogan4) November 22, 2014
Funny that we have an #ALeague game on & @NedZelic steals the show on Twitter. @FOXFOOTBALL best thing you have ever done. #laughaminute
— Elia Santoro (@Elia_Santoro) November 22, 2014
Unorthodox and not the norm.. But enjoying the enthusiasm in the commentary from @NedZelic and the stir its causing! #MCYvSYD
— Ryan (@SirFitzinator) November 22, 2014
Fox sports need to keep ned zelic off the red bull cans before matches #MCYvSYD #coolyourjets #somuchyelling
— Andrew Davis (@davoski22) November 22, 2014
I think we can all agree @NedZelic was the winner tonight. #MCYvSYD
— Cameron Atfield (@CameronAtfield) November 22, 2014
