Farewell Bill O'Herlihy

Skid X

Hard to believe Bill O'Herlihy has only one more game in the big chair before he departs RTE.

For as long as I've been watching football he has been a constant presence. And no-one was better at stirring it up and inducing many memorable arguments between the panellists. It won't be the same without Bill. We'll leave it there, so.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/galleries/2014/0711/630176-gallery-well-leave-it-there-so/

Shane.C

Cheers Bill, "Okie Doke".

eagle eye

He has been there for my whole lifetime watching big events. Its hard to believe he is still going and still looks so well. He was a great sports presenter for years upon years and then re-invented himself as a wind-up merchant with Dunphy and Giles and co.

Great man and he will be missed, I don't think anybody could stir up things like he did in the studio.

BOHtox

Loive

10green bottles

And bluffed his way for the best part off "it must be said" . Hopefuly RTE will now also bin the boring panel that seems to have been with us since time began.
And not Darragh Maloney either PLEASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSE!!

vidor

Finally.

Diabhal Beag

Japanese referees will be happy to see the back of him

razorblunt

He's off to be the Irish ambassador in Honduras by all accounts.

Unearthly

Massive loss. It would be like soccer Saturday losing Jeff stelling. Just won't be as good

rob316

10green bottles wrote: »

And bluffed his way for the best part off "it must be said" . Hopefuly RTE will now also bin the boring panel that seems to have been with us since time began.
And not Darragh Maloney either PLEASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSE!!

Bin dunphy and them? They are brilliant far better than the choir boys and yes men itv and BBC hire.

population

A genuine loss. We'll leave it there so.

willowthewisp

I'll miss Bill, he was great.

Copper_pipe

"John, you were making the point off air"

Soups123

'Ah now, Eamon you can't be saying things like that'

blinding

He has been excellent but father time has caught up with Bill , Dumbty and even Giles.

There does not seem to be too much talent in the pipeline.

I like Kenny Cunningham and I am sure given the opportunity new talent will come forth.

Is it that difficult of a job ? ? ? ? ?

Soups123

He was a great statician.

On David Moyes
'He has seen a total of 39,432 players over a total of 5 million times!'

smilerf

blinding wrote: »

He has been excellent but father time has caught up with Bill , Dumbty and even Giles.

There does not seem to be too much talent in the pipeline.

I like Kenny Cunningham and I am sure given the opportunity new talent will come forth.

Is it that difficult of a job ? ? ? ? ?

I like Cunningham too but he's eyebrow twitching drives me up the wall

joe316

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ_i8vWZDV0

Might have gotten the tags wrong but IMO this sums Billo up perfectly

Drexel

Bill will be a massive loss. Darragh is so much more of a presenter. Doesn't look like he has much interest in football. The conversation doesn't flow as well without bill. He'll be missed

F1ngers

blinding wrote: »

Is it that difficult of a job ? ? ? ? ?

I'd say it's the quality of Bill that makes it look so easy.

JustAddWater

I'll leave it here so

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHGcSMtyQ-E

sabat

He has almost zero knowledge of football; he's a pimp for the tobacco industry; he's a promoter and beneficiary of gombeen politics. He shouldn't even have that job in the first place.

Richard Hillman

sabat wrote: »

He has almost zero knowledge of football; he's a pimp for the tobacco industry; he's a promoter and beneficiary of gombeen politics. He shouldn't even have that job in the first place.

How on earth did you come to that conclusion? He has been presenting a football show for over 30 years.

Mean Laqueefa

ahhhh man , im gonna miss the oul bollox

Kristopherus

sabat wrote: »

He has almost zero knowledge of football; he's a pimp for the tobacco industry; he's a promoter and beneficiary of gombeen politics. He shouldn't even have that job in the first place.

Who?

Frankie Lee

He was a good presenter and had a very likeable personality on air but his work in PR leaves a lot to be desired from a moralistic point of view.

Richard Hillman

Frankie Lee wrote: »

He was a good presenter and had a very likeable personality on air but his work in PR leaves a lot to be desired from a moralistic point of view.

To go all Gordon Strachan on this part. A football fan pointing the moral finger?

Kristopherus

RTE 2 have a repeat of a docu on him at 7.00pm tonight.

fryup

anyone remember his fit of the giggles live on air back in mexico 86?? :pac:

it was a late night match and he burst out laughing and the whole panel joined in

Billy86

Richard Hillman wrote: »

How on earth did you come to that conclusion? He has been presenting a football show for over 30 years.

It is true, he is has been a good presenter (though time as caught up with him in the last few years) but he is a long, long, long way from being any kind of expert on the sport.

WoollyRedHat

The end of an era, top Bill.

Stargate

sabat wrote: »

He has almost zero knowledge of football; he's a pimp for the tobacco industry; he's a promoter and beneficiary of gombeen politics. He shouldn't even have that job in the first place.

Kristopherus wrote: »

Who?

Dunphy

Lennonist

I see people think Darragh Moloney will get the gig when Bill goes. I thought Eoin McDevitt would be a shoe in for the number.

losthorizon

sabat wrote: »

He has almost zero knowledge of football; he's a pimp for the tobacco industry; he's a promoter and beneficiary of gombeen politics. He shouldn't even have that job in the first place.

Frankie Lee wrote: »

He was a good presenter and had a very likeable personality on air but his work in PR leaves a lot to be desired from a moralistic point of view.

I have to say I agree. On the other hand I work for a company which exports to Israel. Now nobody in my company seems to care but I do especially seeing the pictures on the TV screens at the moment.

Its not a great paying job but its hard to find other work but it does gnaw at my conscience a lot. However, in my defense I do think old Bill had a lot more control and influence over his career than I do over mine.

kippy

Lads,
He won't be going far.
Gaybo "retired" over a decade ago and is still ever present on the aul telly.
Bill is of the same type of person Id reckon.

Skid X

Lennonist wrote: »

I see people think Darragh Moloney will get the gig when Bill goes. I thought Eoin McDevitt would be a shoe in for the number.

If he had any chance, he would have been tried out in the World Cup. There's no way he's going to be parachuted in never having anchored a live game. It'll be Darragh Moloney's gig.

Ronan|Raven

joe316 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ_i8vWZDV0

Might have gotten the tags wrong but IMO this sums Billo up perfectly

It was almost like watching Alan Partridge at his best.

joe swanson

One thing rte have got right over the years is bill, dunphy and giles. He will be missed

Cienciano

rob316 wrote: »

Bin dunphy and them? They are brilliant far better than the choir boys and yes men itv and BBC hire.

I would have agreed, but this world cup was one tournament too far. Maybe it was the frequent games, so it was even more obvious they were just repeating themselves, but I'd be happen to see the end of them.
I've been one of their biggest fans over the years too.

bur

Four more years!!!

Doctor Strange

smilerf wrote: »

I like Cunningham too but he's eyebrow twitching drives me up the wall

I don't think anyone wants him at this particular moment in time.

Lightbulb Sun

Lennonist wrote: »

I see people think Darragh Moloney will get the gig when Bill goes. I thought Eoin McDevitt would be a shoe in for the number.

Darragh Moloney is the replacement, Bill has said so himself.

Lennonist

Skid X wrote: »

If he had any chance, he would have been tried out in the World Cup. There's no way he's going to be parachuted in never having anchored a live game. It'll be Darragh Moloney's gig.

Moloney's ****e

Sam Kade

Humpty Dunphy, Bill, Giles and the other fella can't think of his name right now look as if they all broke out of some old folks home last time I saw them on tv :eek:

Anyone remember Giles old saying "grand job 100%" ?

fryup

***even money***

on Dunphy getting teary eyed:( and emotional at Bill's departure

you mark my words

Skid X

Lightbulb Sun wrote: »

Darragh Moloney is the replacement, Bill has said so himself.

Yeah, Bill said it again talking to Marian Finucane today. Big shoes to fill.

http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=9%3A20615720%3A70%3A13%2D07%2D2014%3A

Umaro

Billo: “We’ll draw the winners out of a hat a little later in the programme.”
Gilesy (Rare moment of Frivolity): “A top hat, Bill?”
Billo (quick as you like): “Yes, a top hat, John. We got it out of your wardrobe.”

miralize

I like Maloney!

briany

I can understand Bill retiring from broadcasting, but could he not do podcast out of his home on the occasion of certain big matches? He could do it in his dressing gown, feet up, bottle of sparkling wine on ice, etc. Put on the occasional ad break and put it up for free on iTunes etc. I doubt he'd be stuck for a pundit or two to join him. Maybe he could even reunite with Giles or Dunphy, if they haven't all succumbed to senility by that time.

Think ill have a lump in my throat when Bill signs off tonight. All ive known is Bill being the main man on the RTE coverage since i started watching it as a kid. No one can draw out a panel like him. He has unbelievable presence on the screen. A huge huge loss to RTE and when you look at the like of DLB/Tubs getting the LLS gig, one would have to wonder if Bill was under utilised within RTE. Extremely knowledgeable man.

briany

What are the odds on Eamon breaking down crying?