Respected commentator might be a touch strong - those toe-curlingly bad puns he makes any time he's on comms make me wince. That said given how Shaun Murphy is on commentary, Phil has become somewhat bearable. Something I never thought I'd be able to say.
@@SnookerBreakNo chance would I do that - he wouldn't be doing this for so long otherwise so he does deserve respect in that sense. As long as he reins himself in, he can be fine.
I've detested every word that he has ever uttered whilst commentating on snooker. A thoroughly objectionable man who must know how much he is loathed, yet keeps on annoying everyone with his comments. I now mute the TV whenever he's on, truly awful.