Euro 2012 RTE Panel Watch

Renn

It's actually Montolivo.

Drumpot

Neeson wrote: »

21? He's a grown man. No excuses.

Hes been in England since he was 19 . . Even 21 is young for most people to be living outside of the country they grew up in . .

Not making excuses (Im a United fan, I wont defend him!), but in football terms hes very young and is obviously very irresponsible/childish . . Many footballers dont play at the top level until closer to their mid 20s, Bolatelli makes me think of an Italian Gazza, too much too soon and he doesnt have time to mature as a person . .

dreamers75

closeline wrote: »

At least we don't have to listen to Kerr anymore

at least he knows the players if not how to say their names.

And doesnt just make up **** to finish a sentence.

Drumpot

dreamers75 wrote: »

at least he knows the players if not how to say their names.

And doesnt just make up **** to finish a sentence.

everytime I hear Kerr commentating Im convinced hes going to say things like:

"Jaesus your man is sh*te"

or

"I dont f**kin know what your man was up to there"

Mickeroo

When Eamon dunphy was referring to the Germans as adroit in the build-up, this was all I could think of:

SarahBM

Drumpot wrote: »

everytime I hear Kerr commentating Im convinced hes going to say things like:

"Jaesus your man is sh*te"

or

"I dont f**kin know what your man was up to there"

I miss him

remember he said "wud ya luk at da head on him!" - so funny

Polar101

Timer starts now for the upcoming "NO WONDER IRELAND DIDN'T QUALIFY, THE BEST TWO TEAMS IN EUROPE WERE IN THE GROUP, HA HA HA BILL".

Renn

Haha, Brady was writing Italy off pre-tournament and all tournament

yomtea98

Whats Dunphy on about?Germany have no gifted players

peterswellman

Germany aren't creating gifted players according to Dunphy.

Joekers

Italian football is dying...

peterswellman

yomtea98 wrote: »

Whats Dunphy on about?Germany have no gifted players

Reus, Ozil, Kroos, Muller all shockingly poor technical players. This is the worst ****e he has talked yet.

Renn

Joekers wrote: »

Italian football is dying...

Kerrydude1981

The lads have been on the beer tonight id say,Germany arent producing the players anymore The same players that will play our lads in the WC Qualifiers and we be listening to the three wise men telling us that the Germans have too many World Class players for us to beat them

DerekDGoldfish

Joekers wrote: »

Italian football is dying...

Nobody is going to the games dispite the fact attendances in the last two seasons are as high as they have been since 92/93

And they hardly scord a goal in 2006 when they won it, dispite the fact they scored 11 (spain scored 8 in 2010).

dreamers75

Car crash tv tbh....you know you shouldnt watch it but you do.

We dont have trolls that good on the soccer forum and we have some good ones.

Neeson

Giles: "pedelski"

"sobolski"


WTF!!

HazDanz

It wasn't cheilini lads pumping the air.

Polar101

Polar101 wrote: »

Timer starts now for the upcoming "NO WONDER IRELAND DIDN'T QUALIFY, THE BEST TWO TEAMS IN EUROPE WERE IN THE GROUP, HA HA HA BILL".

18 minutes.

Jimmy Iovine

yomtea98 wrote: »

Whats Dunphy on about?Germany have no gifted players

Classic Dunphy. People actually believe this stuff that he comes out with as well.

He said the same before the Greek match.

closeline

Renn wrote: »

It's actually Montolivo.

Sorry spelled that wrong. I know how to pronounce his name, its the least the commentators/pundits should know.

closeline

What was said last? Brady saying it was impossible for Ireland to get out of the group which is true but made sure to give a plus to his old buddy Trap.

Delighted for Balotelli. The lads hate seeing the likes of him and Ronaldo doing well. Giles would rather Dirk Kuyt in the team instead of them.

Smartly Dressed

Dunphy said Gomez's inclusion was a controversial decision, implying Klose is the superior player and a no-brainer selection, yet, when he was selected to play Greece, Dunphy dismissed Klose as a second-rate nobody that plays for ''some midtable club in the Budesliga.'' (Klose plays for Lazio)

Dunphy claims Ozil drifts in and out of games and disappears in big games. He was Germany's best player and pulled every single string in midfield during the tournament; initiating attacks, spreading the play and if not making the incisive pass, was instead making an intelligent run pulling a defender out of position. He scored a difficult penalty tonight as well.
I'll admit to being an Ozil fan boy but Dunphy must hold some kind of prejudice against him because he will not recognize him as a gifted playmaker, or even a good player.

Dunphy lambasted Hummels for his poor defending vs. Cassano for the first goal. Fair enough, but then he goes on to say that people were identifying Hummels as one of the players of the tournament in a tone which just said 'how wrong were they' but before the game, he himself was lauding Hummels as one of the best players of the tournament.

Dunphy and the rest of the panel have no interest in intelligent analysis. It's just menial pub talk, chatting nonsense about individual personalities.

Darragh Moloney and Cunningham were good. Hamann was excellent.

SarahBM

wish there was a 3rd place play off with Moloney and Kerr on commentary and the Apres Match lads in the studio

cgpg5

SarahBM wrote: »

wish there was a 3rd place play off with Moloney and Kerr on commentary and the Apres Match lads in the studio

They're offering Croatia 3rd, Ireland 4th by all accounts

Giles- great knowledge of the game but clueless as to who players are. And these are top players, Bill

Mr.Nice Guy

Always hilarious when their narrow views are exposed. I laughed out loud when they came back at half-time and Bill turns to them with his confused face: 'Lads, I have to say I'm shocked.'

Sure didn't Dunphy call Balotelli a waste of space a few days ago?

Neeson

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Always hilarious when their narrow views are exposed. I laughed out loud when they came back at half-time and Bill turns to them with his confused face: 'Lads, I have to say I'm shocked.'

Sure didn't Dunphy call Balotelli a waste of space a few days ago?

And they've all called him a headbanger too, but that probably is true to some degree.

I really would love to do up a video with them contradicting themselves but they do it so often it would be difficult.

I can see it now. Dunphy saying Klose is past it one day and then a clip saying he is shocked he isn't playing instead of Gomez a few days later! :pac:

grenache

Listening to Dunphy tonight spout rubbish about the Italian game - "it's dying" :rolleyes: Never heard such $hite in my life. Yes it is true that attendances have dropped a litte in the last few seasons. This is nearly certainly due to the economic downturn, a lot of people are now unemployed in Italy. Two of my Italian friends are not bothering with season tickets this year as they cannot afford them. But it's certainly not because of any impending death of Calcio!

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance/_/league/ita.1/italian-serie-a?cc=5739

But his point about it dying is laughable. There is some super young players coming through the ranks, the likes of Giovinco and Invicibile at Juve, El Shaarawy at Milan, Borini at Roma and Insigne at Napoli. Better than anything that is coming out of England!

Jesus, if Italian football is dying, the English and French games must have gone to their graves a long time ago!

Neeson

Some good stuff from the lads here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvxoBYs2EwY

Neeson

grenache wrote: »

But his point about it dying is laughable. There is some super young players coming through the ranks, the likes of Giovinco and Invicibile at Juve, El Shaarawy at Milan, Borini at Roma and Insigne at Napoli. Better than anything that is coming out of England!

Jesus, if Italian football is dying, the English and French games must have gone to their graves a long time ago!

Brady maintains Oxlade-Chamberlain is quite a catch though!

grenache

Neeson wrote: »

Brady maintains Oxlade-Chamberlain is quite a catch though!

What youth academy is Liam over again? Ah yes, Arsenal's!

Neeson

Dunphy is the in-house expert on LaLiga so he probably isn't up to scratch on the Italian league. Brady is the man with his eyes fixed firmly upon the Italian league so he would have a better insight to Messrs Giles and Dunphy.

Mr.Crinklewood

Pat Spillane giving his expert opinion on Spain during the Donegal - Tyrone match.

J. Marston

Neeson wrote: »

Dunphy is the in-house expert on LaLiga so he probably isn't up to scratch on the Italian league. Brady is the man with his eyes fixed firmly upon the Italian league so he would have a better insight to Messrs Giles and Dunphy.

If Dunphy is an expert on La Liga then so am I. What's the criteria? Watch a Barca or Real Madrid match most weekends?

kryogen

J. Marston wrote: »

If Dunphy is an expert on La Liga then so am I. What's the criteria? Watch a Barca or Real Madrid match most weekends?

You must watch Revista La Liga at least once a month I believe to be the "expert" on the league

Jimmy Iovine

"1-0 to Italy, but I think it'll be a draw"

Hank Scorpio

That's what fences are for Bill

dastardly00

Bill to Eamonn: 'I'm putting a gun to your head ........ BANG.'

Jayob10

half expecting Houghton to criticise the opening ceremony

murpho999

Jayob10 wrote: »

half expecting Houghton to criticise the opening ceremony

Well where was the defence for that goal?

Paul Tergat

Avoided the ****e on RTE the whole tournament but watched that youtube vid. Had to switch off before the first minute was out - total and utter **** as usual

bizmark

Jayob10 wrote: »

half expecting Houghton to criticise the opening ceremony

He kinda did "i dont think we will get goals like that here they are both very techinical defensive teams" or something to that likeing :P

Jayob10

murpho999 wrote: »

Well where was the defence for that goal?

shes clearing miming George

murpho999

Paul Tergat wrote: »

Avoided the ****e on RTE the whole tournament but watched that youtube vid. Had to switch off before the first minute was out - total and utter **** as usual

Go way out of that....you don't know what you missed.

staker

Johnny Giles- Liverpool,I mean Italy:D

Seaneh

The best part of the pre-game was Brady saying Abate was an "out and out defender, very strong but not great going forward and has questionable distribution".

He is a winger come fullback who is lightening quick and very good with the ball at feet.

If anything, he is better going forward than defensively.

Paul Tergat

murpho999 wrote: »

Go way out of that....you don't know what you missed.

Ive no doubt it was more of the same bollocks from Dunphy. All he does is make things up and lies

joe123

Love the RTE panel. If I wanted to listen to the same football cliches over and over I could listen to hansen and co.

If I want to listen to guys giving their own opinions which are sometimes right and sometimes wrong and sometimes bizarre I listen to RTE. They arent afraid of upsetting anyone. Long may it last.

murpho999

Paul Tergat wrote: »

Ive no doubt it was more of the same bollocks from Dunphy. All he does is make things up and lies

Well you didn't see it.....so you cant comment really!

Paul Tergat

murpho999 wrote: »

Well you didn't see it.....so you cant comment really!

Ive seen the same ****e for the past few years. Its tiresome and lazy but its what I expect from that panel. Standard for them