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

curioser

Dunphy's attitude to Kenny C is OTT, really think his time has run its course - smacks of "you're not Johnny Giles so how can you engage in debate with me?", a bit like Brady's approach with Ritchie Sadlier. The three (elderly) musketeers don't like young bucks encroaching on their territory. Maybe Bill shouldn't be the only team member to retire.

mewso

As a side note. After this world cup I think I can say I will never buy a Hyundai.

Dempsey

curioser wrote: »

Dunphy's attitude to Kenny C is OTT, really think his time has run its course - smacks of "you're not Johnny Giles so how can you engage in debate with me?", a bit like Brady's approach with Ritchie Sadlier. The three (elderly) musketeers don't like young bucks encroaching on their territory. Maybe Bill shouldn't be the only team member to retire.

They are getting defensive because they know its coming to the end of the road for them

Cantstandsya

Cunningham is out of his depth. Even when he's right (as I think he is re Terry) he sounds wrong.

Boom__Boom

batistuta9 wrote: »

What happened between that and the ad break, i missed it

Eamo said Cole and Terry should have gone. Kenny completely disagreed. Bit of debate/sparring with a real sense of menace underneath - Eamo won on points imo.

Didi should have started his analysis with "Like the Swiss I'm neutral....."

DeanAustin

curioser wrote: »

Dunphy's attitude to Kenny C is OTT, really think his time has run its course - smacks of "you're not Johnny Giles so how can you engage in debate with me?", a bit like Brady's approach with Ritchie Sadlier. The three (elderly) musketeers don't like young bucks encroaching on their territory. Maybe Bill shouldn't be the only team member to retire.

Ah stop. Dunphy had an opinion, Cunningham challenged it and Dunphy knocked him on his arse. Unlike the night with Noel King and dozens of others, Dunphy did nothing wrong there.

McDermotX

Kenny has a face like a smacked arse now.

TimeToShine

Kenny had a very sour look on his face.

I like him and he's usually right but he just isn't enough of a dick to win an argument against Eamon.

_Kaiser_

Dempsey wrote: »

They are getting defensive because they know its coming to the end of the road for them

Maybe but when they do retire I can see the whole reason everyone watches RTE coverage going with them.

Like them or not, agree with them or not, everyone flicks over to see what they'll come out with next! Look at Dunphy's little slip-up the other night and the coverage it got.

The Showstopper

John Terry would kill his granny, Dunphy should have made this point

gazzamc

McDermotX wrote: »

Kenny has a face like a smacked arse now.

That face lol

Lucas Castroman

McDermotX wrote: »

Kenny has a face like a smacked arse now.

Looks like he needs to wash the sand out of his vagina!

GreNoLi

Kenny is a ticking clock.

Pdoghue

Kenny's back into his old habit of talking about the football, the football club, the football pitch, etc.

McDermotX

Jesus Didi......stop talking sense, and let the other two get back to it !!

Kerrydude1981

I dont think Darragh is the man for the hot seat job,he wont have the same

"Ah now lads" as Bill says when the lads get out of hand

paulheu

I don't know what so many seem to find good about these guys. I find them boring and sometimes I get the feeling there's a bottle of Bushmills under the desk for some which start full and is gone before the end of the match.. Only one who to me comes across as sensible is Kenny.

It seems to me it's not just Spain and Italy who need younger players..

Maybe it's just me being from The Netherlands being spoiled by very entertaining and lively studio panels

McDermotX

Wow.......that 'I respect Didi's opinion' from Eamo hit Kenny really, really, realllly hard. !!



KO !!!!

Agent Coulson

Kenny is about bite his own tongue off.

Dempsey

Some sour puss on Cunningham now!

DeanAustin

Cmon Kenny. F**king erupt. You know you want to.

Pdoghue

Kenny's face is priceless when Dunphy says he respects Didi's opinion.

wp_rathead

DeanAustin wrote: »

Ah stop. Dunphy had an opinion, Cunningham challenged it and Dunphy knocked him on his arse. Unlike the night with Noel King and dozens of others, Dunphy did nothing wrong there.

Dunphy was going "England wouldn't have conceded those goals with Terry in the side" - then he had the audacity to play the "burden of proof" card on Kenny :rolleyes:

_Kaiser_

Jaysus Kenny looks like he's gonna go postal there

Definitely hasn't the personality for this job.

Mr. Guappa

Bit hypocritical of Eamo to advocate the reintroduction of Terry then minutes later agree with Hamann that Deschamps was right to omit Nasri (and maybe Ribery) for squad harmony reasons.

jojofizzio

Eamo:I do respect Didi's opinion.....look on Kenny's face changed from "turning milk sour" to "bulldog licking p*** off a nettle"

Boom__Boom

McDermotX wrote: »

Wow.......that 'I respect Didi's opinion' from Eamo hit Kenny really, really, realllly hard. !!



KO !!!!

That was a wicked blow....

murpho999

In fairness to Cunningham is right about Terry, he could have split the dressing room.

Dunphy has just latched onto Terry and Cole (poor case) and I think Kenny was right to challenge him.

Made great TV. Hamman in the middle with a "WTF" look.

Pdoghue

wprathead wrote: »

Dunphy was going "England wouldn't have conceded those goals with Terry in the side" - then he had the audacity to play the "burden of proof" card on Kenny :rolleyes:

Very good. Classic Eamo.

patmac

Cunningham is such a non pundit though talks in cliches, Dunphy hammered him there.

McDermotX

Pdoghue wrote: »

Very good. Classic Eamo.

Inexperience evident from Kenny tonight.

Dragged down...Idiot level...Beaten with experience etc etc

Boom__Boom

wprathead wrote: »

Dunphy was going "England wouldn't have conceded those goals with Terry in the side" - then he had the audacity to play the "burden of proof" card on Kenny :rolleyes:

and Kenny fell for it....

Eamo's experience won him that round.

_Kaiser_

McDermotX wrote: »

Wow.......that 'I respect Didi's opinion' from Eamo hit Kenny really, really, realllly hard. !!



KO !!!!

Just replayed it there... the way Kenny's head comes slowly up!!

Choochtown

Sadlier would've handled the situation much better.

RTE's best pundit IMO.

McDermotX

Boom__Boom wrote: »

That was a wicked blow....

Almost cruel......should have been left till after the watershed.

Cantstandsya

Choochtown wrote: »

Sadlier would've handled the situation much better.

RTE's best pundit IMO.

I like Sadlier, I wasn't sold on him at first but he's been quality so far in this World Cup, he doesn't have a patch on the Dunphy for pure entertainment value but as a straight talker he's far more erudite and knowledgeable than Cunningham who, by contrast, looks like he just watched a 5 minute Youtube guide on how to be a football pundit, and sounds like he just read "Football Cliches for Dummies" before taking his seat. He's the David Brent of football punditry.

DeanAustin

wprathead wrote: »

Dunphy was going "England wouldn't have conceded those goals with Terry in the side" - then he had the audacity to play the "burden of proof" card on Kenny :rolleyes:

I'm not saying Dunphy was right. He couldn't have been much more wrong. But he won the argument even by talking nonsense. Hell of a skill that and pure box office.

n32

Cunningham is awful , its not his first tournament doing the job so you would think he d have a handle on it by now. He might be ok as a lone pundit but he just cant engage with the other panelists . If someone disagrees with him he develops the '' psycopath in waiting '' look. Sadlier is a far easier pundit to listen to as he for the most part he is well informed and can have a discussion/argument . The night Giles, Brady and himself had the discussion about moyes sacking he stood up to the older 2 and held his own. He also writes a very good piece in the Sunday Independent . More Richie , less Kenny please!

mickmackey1

SarahBM wrote: »

Balotelli

Wow, just realised he's an anagram of Altobelli, Italy's 1982 WC winning centre-forward

el dude

Why is Kenny getting all the grief when it's Dunphy talking out of his hoop once again? Dunphy won nothing there, they both came across as idiots, but at least Cunningham doesn't contradict himself every other sentence.

wp_rathead

I'd say Kenny is grinning after backing France to win and Dunphy firmly went for the draw

Agent Coulson

Kenny will have a HUGE smile on his face at halftime now:D

curioser

Don't worry, Dunphy will be able to explain at half time how the Cheese will get three goals in the second half.

wp_rathead

curioser wrote: »

Don't worry, Dunphy will be able to explain at half time how the Cheese will get three goals in the second half.

Can see it now:

Kenny "Can't see the Swiss coming back from this now."
Eamon "Where is your proof? Burden of proof is on you to prove this!"


:pac:

Say Your Number

I haven't seen Shakira out there Ray, thought she was Columbian anyway.

gazzamc

Say Your Number wrote: »

I haven't seen Shakira out there Ray, thought she was Columbian anyway.

She's gone home with pique lol

mike65

Clarke Carlisle is so annoying.

Kerrydude1981

Dunphy is making the pissed off face now

Kenny and Eammo would want to hug it out and be "football friends" again

knucklehead6

Didi reminding Eamonthat there is football outside the EPL..... Damn ad break came at the wrong time!!

Agent Coulson

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Dunphy is making the pissed off face now

Kenny and Eammo would want to hug it out and be "football friends" again