World Cup Punditry Gold.

The Sparrow

LOL Adebayor's phone just rang on BBC. The look on his face!!

Priceless:D

MementoMori

Didi really showed up Gilesy there with Gilesy knowing nothing about the teams whereas Didi had obviousl had his homework done.

jayteecork

MementoMori wrote: »

Didi really showed up Gilesy there with Gilesy knowing nothing about the teams whereas Didi had obviousl had his homework done.

Yeah Giles is one of the highest paid guys on RTE and he couldn't be bothered doing his job for the biggest gig in 4 years.

Catenaccio!

That's what I've been saying for years guys.

Aidric

jayteecork wrote: »

Yeah Giles is one of the highest paid guys on RTE and he couldn't be bothered doing his job for the biggest gig in 4 years.

It's a bit of a nonsense alright. His pre game analysis leaves a lot to be desired.

SarahBM

jayteecork wrote: »

Yeah Giles is one of the highest paid guys on RTE and he couldn't be bothered doing his job for the biggest gig in 4 years.

In fairness though Giles probably knows a lot more about british soccer than Didi. there are 32 teams involved like, he cant be expected to know everything about every team, and he wont lie and pretend he does .

I love John! Legend! jokes about Honda LOL

jaykay74

jayteecork wrote: »

Yeah Giles is one of the highest paid guys on RTE and he couldn't be bothered doing his job for the biggest gig in 4 years.

Giles lacks "honesty of effort"

Bodhisopha

Giles says the exact same thing when a non English club that aren't Barcelona or Real Madrid are playing in the Champions League.
It's a ****ing disgrace really.

Catenaccio!

SarahBM wrote: »

In fairness though Giles probably knows a lot more about british soccer than Didi. there are 32 teams involved like, he cant be expected to know everything about every team, and he wont lie and pretend he does .

I love John! Legend! jokes about Honda LOL

I'd take a guess that he's 'researched' max 8 teams out of those 32.

s_carnage

Already up on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgFFYnf2Hck

v3ttel

Dunphy: "Thats right Didi, put him back in his box!!"

Punditary has been more entertaining than a couple of the games!

civis_liberalis

The Sparrow wrote: »

LOL Adebayor's phone just rang on BBC. The look on his face!!

Priceless:D

Probably one of his mates telling him to shut the hell up.

A Primal Nut

Souness: "If these Paraguayans were any good, they would be playing for better teams."

O'Herlihy: "Well, we made the same mistake about USA and Australia."

Souness sat in silence for 5 seconds with a look of shock: "But Germany beat Australia 4-0."

Bill is losing it I think.

OPENROAD

A Primal Nut wrote: »

Souness: "If these Paraguayans were any good, they would be playing for better teams."

O'Herlihy: "Well, we made the same mistake about USA and Australia."

Souness sat in silence for 5 seconds with a look of shock: "Germany beat Australia 4-0."

Bill is losing it I think.

Think he is trying too hard imo, pity could start to ruin the coverage

SarahBM

w think rte is bad! the Beeb is worse

http://www.rte.ie/sport/worldcup/highlights.html?2769518,2769518,flash,255

OPENROAD

SarahBM wrote: »

w think rte is bad! the Beeb is worse

http://www.rte.ie/sport/worldcup/highlights.html?2769518,2769518,flash,255

I've switched over to BBC, no fun without Eamo Grumpy

SarahBM

OPENROAD wrote: »

I've switched over to BBC, no fun without Eamo Grumpy

Us too, but god I wish they would talk about whats actually going on on the pitch. :mad:
Mick is funny to listen to though

OPENROAD

SarahBM wrote: »

Us too, but god I wish they would talk about whats actually going on on the pitch. :mad:
Mick is funny to listen to though

I love Big Micks Barnsley accent, brilliant actually all those North of England accents, brilliant.

SarahBM

OPENROAD wrote: »

I love Big Micks Barnsley accent, brilliant actually all those North of England accents, brilliant.

Eh up!!! LOL

the Eye-talians look good!

OPENROAD

SarahBM wrote: »

Eh up!!! LOL

the Eye-talians look good!

I'm going down 't pub

SarahBM

Gary Liniker - there's slow and then there's slow

No S**t sherlock!

SarahBM

"Can Italy escape Alcaraz" good man George!!!

Mr. Guappa

George Hamilton - "Can Italy escape from Alcaraz?" :rolleyes:

Worse than any Honda reference I heard earlier!!

Roar

why only two men on the panel tonight? dunphy a no show?

A Primal Nut

Roar wrote: »

why only two men on the panel tonight? dunphy a no show?

Even the great Dunphy needs a day off once a week I suppose. Probably a bit too to ask for him to work 31 days in a row. Not sure what work legislation would have to say about that.

Bob_Harris

Mick McCarthy: Suuperman he was.

Mr.Nice Guy

Dunphy gave himself a red card remember? That's at least a one game suspension.

Exclamation Marc

He's probably down the bookies considering before every game he says something along the lines of "I wouldn't bet against them to win, in fact, I've put my money on them to win"

kronsington

is alan shearer the smuggest pundit on the planet?

has anyone that ad on bbc- where he goes "or if you want to watch my expert analysis again"- not a trace of irony

p*ick

OPENROAD

RTE really missing Dunphy, he would be in his element with regards attacking Italian football

Dunnie1982

When Kuyt scored for Netherlands today the ITV Commentator said "The ever reliable Dirk Kuyt scores for Holland". Since when has Dirk Kuyt ever been reliable?

jayteecork

Loved how George Hamilton kept harping on about how many guys in the Paraguay team weren't born in Paraguay.

In fairness that coming from an Irishman.

Xavi6

During the Holland/Denmark game, Poulsen cleared the ball off the line and the commentator was a little undecided. That was until he got a second look and it was clearly not over the line.

Commentator: "Look at that, who needs technology?".

Well you obviously to have been able to see a replay :rolleyes:

Father Damo

SarahBM wrote: »

Bill " who you going for John"
John " I'll say Uraguay Bill"
Bill "anyone but france then"
John "Im not that bigotted bill"

nice one John!!!

anyone but france indeed!

:pac:

Bill once corrected Dunphy on saying all the Scots are an angry bunch, to which he replied "its not racism, its an ethnic criticism" :pac:

Dublin_Gunner

Dunnie1982 wrote: »

When Kuyt scored for Netherlands today the ITV Commentator said "The ever reliable Dirk Kuyt scores for Holland". Since when has Dirk Kuyt ever been reliable?

Since always?? Don't watch football much, do you?

I though the whole atmosphere with Brady & Souness last night was hilarious! Poor 'ol Bill was trying to pull blood from a stone trying to get a decent conversation out of them. Aprés Match was brilliant!

Souness: "D'ya know hu harrrd e am?"

~Rebel~

Dunnie1982 wrote: »

When Kuyt scored for Netherlands today the ITV Commentator said "The ever reliable Dirk Kuyt scores for Holland". Since when has Dirk Kuyt ever been reliable?

Kuyt consistently performs well and scores in the big pressure games. Has scored in every round of the champions league, from Group stages right through to the final, as well as in European Championships and now at the World Cup.

noodler

Dunnie1982 wrote: »

When Kuyt scored for Netherlands today the ITV Commentator said "The ever reliable Dirk Kuyt scores for Holland". Since when has Dirk Kuyt ever been reliable?

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Watch more football!

Dublin_Gunner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQQZunR6Bjs

For whoever's post just disappeared....

irishejit

Second attempt at posting this!!!!

Although not technically punditry its my favourite bit from a studio so far

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQQZunR6Bjs

emc2

I loved the bit for George H last night "they've got their Ray Houghton, now do they have a Paul McGrath!"

A Primal Nut

Some typical RTE moments tonight:

Eamon: They are very disciplined and organised, there is a lot to be said for the North Korean way of life!



George: That goal was so good it was like a cross between Carlos Alberto and Van Basten.




Bill: "If Brazil didn't have the two goal lead, they wouldn't have switched off and conceded the goal."

John: "Thats right Bill" (in a patronising tone)

Bill: "I should be an analyst".



John: Sven got England out of the group stages but you would expect that.

Bill: Well, England have an easy group.

John: We're talking about Sven's World Cups, Bill.

Jayob10

what did Didi Hamann say there at half time of Chile v Honduras, he got a big laugh in the studio??

Exclamation Marc

Jayob10 wrote: »

what did Didi Hamann say there at half time of Chile v Honduras, he got a big laugh in the studio??

Something along the lines of

Darragh: "Didi, have we seen anything from this Honduras team to show they are still in it, I mean this is a huge step from their qualifying, tougher games now, are they showing anything that they can get back in it?"

Didi: "No"

Darragh: "Ok, next question"

Cue laughter.

mike65

Famed Tutonic effecieny from Didi there!

SarahBM

Mick McCarthy on the Beeb "A tissue a tissue we all fall down!"

LOL

mrDerek

lol @ dumphy on ramos
"he shudn be allowed on a football field"

lordgoat

mrDerek wrote: »

lol @ dumphy on ramos
"he shudn be allowed on a football field"

He really dislikes Ramos.

weirdest apres match thingy ever there. Some dude from the re-afforestation committee form N dublin?

James Forde

lordgoat wrote: »

He really dislikes Ramos.

weirdest apres match thingy ever there. Some dude from the re-afforestation committee form N dublin?

ripping the piss out of the city channel and their utterly crap pointless interviews with nobodies

Mr.Nice Guy

I know the interview show they were taking the piss out of but I bet only a couple of hundred people have ever seen it. :pac:

SarahBM

Mark Lawrencson "Its not form Heskey" LOL

nice onw mark!