We've all worked with controllers who we'd like to f*cking strangle but who's been the best you've worked with?Who's been the easiest to get along with?So what if a controller has a vast knowlegde of our city,so f*ck if they know the phonetic alphabet any chimpanzee can learn that.My idea of a good controller is someone who has respect for the people they deal with and who has a laugh and generally makes the day roll along more easily.I'm surprised I have'nt knocked out some of the pricks I've rode for but here's my favorite top three:
Warren @ Metro
Dave Reilly @ Metro
Alex Newland @ Metro


What's yours?

I've only worked for one company, but Graham @ Churchills is a wikkid controller. He usually does the vans, but more recently he's been doing the bikes most days and his style is 'work hard but have as much of a laugh as possible while doing it'. Always a pleasure, never a chore. Also the only controller to call us by our real names, instead of just our numbers. And can have a laugh on Facebook.

the fat controller from thomas the tank engine.

that's all well and good but surely an empty chair wins hands down

Brian n kevin @ city sprint are both bang on! well most of the time...Jim @ Pink was pretty good but that was years ago..

Best cunt'roller I have got work from on a regular basis (bear in mind I changed firm every other week..) was Paul Williams, who I believe to be 'rolling vans at LD. Stevie at Reuters needs more time before he takes the title but he's running a close second at the mo.

Funniest c'roller has got to be Cas at Clockwork for telling me I fried his brains back in the day when he was a pushie...

Worst c'roller, Bill for the fact he never gave me a chance..

in the future, at Cyclone, everyone will be a controller for fifteen minutes

Biggles at Gobees. 30 years experience man and boy.

Both the best known Lawrences- Lawrence at Cyclone and Lawrence at 'Crooks were fucking hillarous. I never worked full time at cyclone but being there even for a short while I loved it, even if it was pure anarchy what with jed and matty boy being let loose... Steve the Show Pony (also Reuter Crooks) was pretty funny as well. Oh and they were all pretty good controlers though as Steve got better the clients got less poor bastard. Rego is fucking funny as well and a great controller even if he spends most of the day on the radio. Lee at 'Sprint was a good laugh too.

Bill Butler, Martin Mullins/ creative have the clearest radio voices and Warren Metro joins them in the incrediblly laid back club. I never worked for Dec but he sounds a lot like Martin on the radio and their controlling style sounds the same so I can only assume he is as good as his brother.

Brian at City Sprint was truely amazing everytime the XDAs went down and was pretty shit hot anyway. Kev and Lee were good as well, you have to be with 50 riders.

I've gotta give Bill a mention cos his street knowledge is mind blowing, up there with Brian at city sprint. Plus no one has mentioned him yet. I swear Brian had Bada bing or Shay or someone giving him full descriptions new built buildings cos he could tell you where to go right up to the desk the package was on.

I'm not gonna give a top 3 or anything cos at least 2 people if not more who have controlled me are reading this and I don't wanna get political or personal.

Fuck sorry Twitch.It's good input son!

Martin Mullins/ creative have the clearest radio voices....agreed.

gotta go with bill - auntie claire: and I never even worked for her.
I merely had the task of replacing her - her riders hated me for at least a fortnight, some even jumped ship.
and californian jeff - even before he was controlling, he was reading the desk from out on the road and making suggestions to his controller (john the bastard) whom he eventually replaced.

I haven't worked for many companies, and wasn't going to comment on the topic ...but...I have to admit that the guys at City Sprint are as wayne put it "bang on", they are fun to work with, and are very professional. Good controlling makes the day much easier!