Ray Houghton WTF!

FlutterinBantam

Sweet jesus he's at it again.


"He should have went back "

Will someone teach that man English FFS.

How can a guy who is generally articulate get it wrong ....EVERY TIME


Boils my piss.

Lapin

Good footballer in his day though.

newmug

Eh, whats wrong with saying "he should have went back"? What do you think he should have said?

FlutterinBantam

Indeed, but we are now commenting on his skills on TV and radio.


Is it so hard to get the tenses right?

He came on last night as co-commentator and first up .... from the fcuking get go, straight fcuking up,:eek: started mangling the tenses..... fcuked a can of St Etienne at the wall:eek:

baldbear

He can talk which ever way he wants sure didn't he stick the ball in the English net.

FlutterinBantam

baldbear wrote: »

He can talk which ever way he wants sure didn't he stick the ball in the English net.

No buddy, he now makes his living talking.

How about he he learns to speak English properly?

R P McMurphy

I think he makes a substantial bit of money gambling. Is the only person I saw that tipped Ireland to beat England in cricket although if he was betting like that on an ongoing basis would be smashed pretty quickly. Hope he made a lot on that though

FlutterinBantam

newmug wrote: »

Eh, whats wrong with saying "he should have went back"? What do you think he should have said?

Gone man, gone, gone ,gone.

He didn't 'done it' he focking 'did it'.


It's not proper English on a PS station.



What am I paying my license for? to hear some employee speaking like that.


Pssssssh:mad:

Aidric

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

It's not proper English on a PS station.

What am I paying my license for? to hear some employee speaking like that.

Pssssssh:mad:

If I'm not mistaken he was commentating for Sky Sports on last nights game.

Maldini2706

He's the worst pundit around, horribly negative and bitter, never has anything good to say. His commentary is just a stream of "whatty shoulda done"

FlutterinBantam

Aidric wrote: »

If I'm not mistaken he was commentating for Sky Sports on last nights game.

I'm referring to a radio interview on RTE for that one. Plus other events on RTE

Speak Now

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Sweet jesus he's at it again.


"He should have went back "

Will someone teach that man English FFS.

How can a guy who is generally articulate get it wrong ....EVERY TIME


Boils my piss.

Makes a change from " he should of went back"

TimmyTarmac

Jaysus Flutt!
They say that St. Etienne is Stella Artois in disguise. No wonder you'd be given to violent outbursts when tenses are being mangled!

FlutterinBantam

TimmyTarmac wrote: »

Jaysus Flutt!
They say that St. Etienne is Stella Artois in disguise. No wonder you'd be given to violent outbursts when tenses are being mangled!

12cans 440 €9.00 x4.8% in Aldi.............:eek:

NickDrake

He is also a victim of the 'I done it' syndrome. I done my homework. I done well in school. I done a good job on the radio today.

Great player and is somehow taller than George Hamilton

FlutterinBantam

NickDrake wrote: »

He is also a victim of the 'I done it' syndrome. I done my homework. I done well in school. I done a good job on the radio today.

Great player and is somehow taller than George Hamilton

Most certainly.

Lapin

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

No buddy, he now makes his living talking.

How about he he learns to speak English properly?

Ahem ?

Cough :rolleyes:

fred funk }{

This thread is very anal lads.

FlutterinBantam

Maybe so, but I think it's worth while to highlight the shortcomings of people who make their living speaking and commenting on the airwaves.

The listeners and viewers deserve better than that surely.

Imhof Tank

Ray Houghton is not a public orator - he is employed to commentate and analyse from the perspective of a former pro footballer.

99.99% of ex pros in the UK of Ray’s age were the product of a working class production line system. Educational attainment was not a priority. People would be suspicious if you didn’t say things like “we got done second half”. Graham Le Saux bucked the trend - read the Guardian, had no discernable accent and never mixed up his tenses– look at the grief he got from David Batty/ Robbie Fowler – and how little sympathy he got from the media and football establishment. The way Ray and the rest of the ex players mangle grammar in commentary is a sort of defence mechanism they picked up as young players and can’t shake off now that they have retired to punditry

FlutterinBantam

Imhof Tank wrote: »

Ray Houghton is not a public orator - he is employed to commentate and analyse from the perspective of a former pro footballer.

99.99% of ex pros in the UK of Ray’s age were the product of a working class production line system. Educational attainment was not a priority. People would be suspicious if you didn’t say things like “we got done second half”. Graham Le Saux bucked the trend - read the Guardian, had no discernable accent and never mixed up his tenses– look at the grief he got from David Batty/ Robbie Fowler – and how little sympathy he got from the media and football establishment. The way Ray and the rest of the ex players mangle grammar in commentary is a sort of defence mechanism they picked up as young players and can’t shake off now that they have retired to punditry

You have some good points there in fairness, not original, but good.

It's a bad scene when you have to speak incorrectly to be accepted,bad scene indeed.

Imhof Tank

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

You have some good points there in fairness, not original, but good.

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And may I just say what a privilege it is to be patronised by a man of your rank and station.

Speak Now

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

You have some good points there in fairness, not original, but good.

It's a bad scene when you have to speak incorrectly to be accepted,bad scene indeed.

WTF