World Cup 2014 - as seen on TV (commentary, pundits, adverts, the whole shebang)

NIMAN · 20-06-2014 9:01am

At least RTE don't rip the p1ss out of it and keep the vast majority of people at home.

Unlike the BBC and ITV who fly rubbish analysts across the world, put them up in top hotels for a month and then pay them as well, to talk nonsense. The BBC and ITV operations in Brazil must be costing a fortune. Jobs for the boys.

I always watch RTE before I'd watch a game on the other 2 channels, mainly for the analysts, although I can't stand KC, his voice goes through my brain and he is just cliche after cliche.

ITV is always a last resort, only if the game isn't on any other channel. It is awful

efb · 20-06-2014 9:21am

RTE pundits have become a pastiche of themselves, I can't bear listening to them. A bit of research wouldn't go amiss from time to time

Lovely Bloke · 20-06-2014 9:31am

efb wrote: »

RTE pundits have become a pastiche of themselves, I can't bear listening to them.

Don't then. I assume you own a remote control.

batistuta9 · 20-06-2014 9:33am

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Don't then. I assume you own a remote control.

leave him alone, he blew all his money on a thesaurus

Chucky the tree · 20-06-2014 10:19am

murpho999 wrote: »

Poor comparison as punditry is not like a real job.

That's because in punditry you can get away with only knowing 10% of your job.

OwaynOTT · 20-06-2014 10:28am

Chucky the tree wrote: »

That's because in punditry you can get away with only knowing 10% of your job.

Sounds like working in retail sales.

Alonso77 · 20-06-2014 10:38am

Anyone get the impression that Gilesy was harsh on Englands performance against Italy? There were poor enough against Uruguay but just get the impression hes reluctant to give them any bit of praise at all.

bedrock#1 · 20-06-2014 11:06am

Looper007 wrote: »

Kerr is great, he actually is very detailed even with his Dublin slang which I love as a Dubliner :pac:.

Can't remember which game it was but he said about one tackle "yer man's milled him ouvit!"

MisterAnarchy · 20-06-2014 12:47pm

Saw a funny line on ESPN by Michael Ballack when being asked if he thought England should have done everything they could to have gotten John Terry on the plane to Brazil

"John Terry ,oh John Terry; he still owes me a Champions league title ,no don't talk about John now"

http://www.espnfc.com/fifa-world-cup/4/video/1896089/twellman-england-arent-a-complete-team

Adamocovic · 20-06-2014 1:29pm

Overall the standard of commentating and punditry hasn't been the best in my opinion, RTE is entertaining for the wrong reasons most times, BBC can be good one moment and then shocking the next, and ITV...I can't last more than 5 minutes listening to Adrian Chiles

SarahBM · 20-06-2014 2:19pm

So far it seems Kerr is winning this world cup

NIMAN · 20-06-2014 2:21pm

I would have loved to see Keano on there, ripping the England performances to bits.

RayCon · 20-06-2014 4:21pm

The Guardian podcast had an interesting fact today ....

The amount of times England have won a World Cup match since 1982 when it has been exclusively live on ITV .....

.......... once - 2006 against Trinidad and Tobago. :eek:

GreNoLi · 20-06-2014 4:29pm

Manuela picked up a bit of a twang.

Dont be at yourself · 20-06-2014 4:32pm

RayCon wrote: »

The Guardian podcast had an interesting fact today ....

The amount of times England have won a World Cup match since 1982 when it has been exclusively live on ITV .....

.......... once - 2006 against Trinidad and Tobago. :eek:

Interesting fact? Totally meaningless, superficial analysis that Football Weekly specialises in...

Skid X · 20-06-2014 4:33pm

RayCon wrote: »

The Guardian podcast had an interesting fact today ....

The amount of times England have won a World Cup match since 1982 when it has been exclusively live on ITV .....

.......... once - 2006 against Trinidad and Tobago. :eek:

That's old news

Skid X wrote: »

Steve Williams ‏@SkillageSteve 48m
Since beating Kuwait in 1982, England have won one World Cup match exclusively live on ITV, vs Trinidad in 2006

fryup · 20-06-2014 5:49pm

minusthebear wrote: »

Dunphy really needs to get over John Terry

agree,

Terry retired months ago, its not Hodgson's fault

anyway wasn't Terry in the england side 4 years back that got thumped 4-1 by germany :cool:

batistuta9 · 20-06-2014 5:49pm

No mentions of linikers italy polo

SarahBM · 20-06-2014 7:00pm

Kennys eyebrows deserve their own show , my God, and he cant even pronounce Balotelli right

namloc1980 · 20-06-2014 7:01pm

SarahBM wrote: »

Kennys eyebrows deserve their own show , my God, and he cant even pronounce Balotelli right

Ballyotelly

Kerrydude1981 · 20-06-2014 7:04pm

SarahBM wrote: »

Kennys eyebrows deserve their own show , my God, and he cant even pronounce Balotelli right

They should throw on the Riverdance tune and get his eyebrows to dance along to it

Kerrydude1981 · 20-06-2014 7:08pm

Why does Kenny look pissed off all the time?

gazzamc · 20-06-2014 7:09pm

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Why does Kenny look pissed off all the time?

Lol I saw that.. He was staring at something making a face..

batistuta9 · 20-06-2014 7:11pm

gazzamc wrote: »

Lol I saw that.. He was staring at something making a face..

He's always at that, when someone else is talking :pac:

Peanut Butter Jelly · 20-06-2014 7:12pm

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Why does Kenny look pissed off all the time?

Because Dunphy doesn't have to wear a dress now.

Muahahaha · 20-06-2014 7:22pm

SarahBM wrote: »

So far it seems Kerr is winning this world cup

I'm in the Brian Kerr fan club too. I was rolling around laughing the other night anytime he mentioned the Nigggggggggerians. Apart from his accent and his musings he has a superb footballing brain and is a real old school football man.