Brian O'Driscoll is not the Messiah

He's a very naughty boy!

But seriously though, I was as much of a fan of his during him during his playing days as anyone.

However, I think the media hype surrounding him is just too much, I mean if him and his missus do so much as fart these days it seems to garner an article in the Indo.

Do people care that much about his personal life that they want the media reporting on his every move?

What do you think?

DazMarz

Yes he is.

Sheldons Brain

I think your thread is incorrectly punctuated.
It should be

Brian O'Driscoll is, not the Messiah!

Frosty McSnowballs

I didn't care for his professional life so I certainly have no fcuking interest in his personal life, or his mad faced mrs.

They couldn't give a fiddlers what I get up to on a daily basis and the feeling is mutual.

Oh yeah and "BOD"...."BOD"? Fcuk right off you cnut. You aren't 17 anymore fcukface.

dresden8

The media have been trying to pump a celebrity culture for a long time now.

Katie French (if you remember her) was our Diana.......

KungPao

Well, 'Jesus O'Driscoll' has a good ring to it.

mickdw

Can't stand the man. Mostly due to the smirk of superiority permanently on his face.

Oh, and it's funny but the people who think he is the messiah are quite often the same ones who vociferously ridicule anyone who believes in the idea of a messiah (in a religious context).

Nib

Sheldons Brain wrote: »

I think your thread is incorrectly punctuated.
It should be

Brian O'Driscoll is, not the Messiah!

No, it shouldn't.

yosser hughes

It's The Irish Independent. They've resorted to using tweets as 'news' articles now. It's not BOD's fault.
The Indo is desperately trying to ape the Daily Mail formula for online success, regarding hits. It's debatable how much will translate to actual ad revenue.
It will never work. They will go out of business eventually.
I will not mourn its demise.It's a malevolent influence on Irish life.

Peregrine

mickdw wrote: »

Can't stand the man. Mostly due to the smirk of superiority permanently on his face.

I think he comes across as very humble, to be honest.


I don't agree with the media trying to make an Irish David Beckham out of him and his family but the man himself is a hero to me.

castletownman

Roy Keane released his recent book and the snippets were either funny, controversial or both. BOD released a book soon after and I recall a snippet being peddled about along the lines of "I knew after two weeks I was going to marry Amy". I mean,really? Booooring!

But yeah I think the majority of the stuff published about him belongs to the LIFE Magazine, that clap trap of shoddy journalism dedicated to glorifying those who crave a ceebrity lifestyle.

Laura Palmer

I barely know anything about rugby and I'm indifferent to him so therefore can't relate to the love for him, but I don't get the hate either - jealousy maybe? (And usually I'd be slow to trot the "J" bomb out).

Also the derogatory stuff that gets said about his wife's appearance. Yes, truly a monstrosity.

VinLieger

Brian and Amy for King and Queen!

Karl Stein

Brian O'Driscoll is a living sporting legend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JLASzADsaI

Ruu

Moved from After Hours. Charter is here.

castletownman

Karl Stein wrote: »

Brian O'Driscoll is a living sporting legend.

So are Roy Keane, Henry Shefflin, Paul McGrath, Gooch Cooper, Katie Taylor, and countless others, and there isn't half the fanfare and media fascination into their lives (Roy Keane aside. Though that's mainly due to his actions. Very private family life)

lazybones32

The indo is more like a red-top masquerading as a broadsheet (why I don't buy it) and most of the Country doesn't give a shi'ite about Dublin-based D-list 'celebrities'. Maybe they need some distraction from the dirty city they live in?

Either way, I don't know Brian so I'm not going to hate him because some paper I don't read fawns over him...his wife looks pretty on tv though.

Laura Palmer

Laura Palmer wrote: »

I barely know anything about rugby and I'm indifferent to him so therefore can't relate to the love for him, but I don't get the hate either - jealousy maybe? (And usually I'd be slow to trot the "J" bomb out).

Also the derogatory stuff that gets said about his wife's appearance. Yes, truly a monstrosity.

There's no hate, just fatigue with his omnipresence in the media even though he clearly doesn't try to court publicity. I wish the media would focus on more important/interesting things going on in the country.

mickdw

Was it a joke that he nominated price albert of monaco as one of his ice bucket challenge picks.

SaveOurLyric

mickdw wrote: »

Can't stand the man. Mostly due to the smirk of superiority permanently on his face.

He is superior. Hugely so. The smirk is appropriate.

Karl Stein

castletownman wrote: »

So are Roy Keane, Henry Shefflin, Paul McGrath, Gooch Cooper, Katie Taylor, and countless others, and there isn't half the fanfare and media fascination into their lives

You know what? I never noticed because I don't pay attention to all that bollocks. Maybe you're watching the wrong programmes if it bothers you so much?

SaveOurLyric

Karl Stein wrote: »

Brian O'Driscoll is a living sporting legend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JLASzADsaI

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Its mind blowing to think how lucky we are to be alive at the same time that such a giant bestrode the world of rugby.

salmocab

Think a lot of people are directing their annoyance in the wrong direction. If the Indo keep writing stuff about O' Driscoll then don't buy or read the rag. Its an Irish media thing they feel a need to elevate public personalities to celebrity status because its what the English do.

case885

Deleted User wrote: »

He's a very naughty boy!

But seriously though, I was as much of a fan of his during him during his playing days as anyone.

However, I think the media hype surrounding him is just too much, I mean if him and his missus do so much as fart these days it seems to garner an article in the Indo.

Do people care that much about his personal life that they want the media reporting on his every move?

What do you think?

Blasphemy

SaveOurLyric

mickdw wrote: »

Was it a joke that he nominated price albert of monaco as one of his ice bucket challenge picks.

Why ? He is pals with a lot of the world's royalty, rich and famous, statespeople, etc. They all like to bask in the glory of his awesomeness.

mickdw

SaveOurLyric wrote: »

Why ? He is pals with a lot of the world's royalty, rich and famous, statespeople, etc. They all like to bask in the glory of his awesomeness.

If it's true, it just defies belief and really shows the arrogance of the man.

RobbingBandit

Aren't we supposed to crucify these Messiah pretenders first then wait a few hundred years for an emperor to make them into an amalgamation of fictional characters and give them a good origin story, lets start by saying BOD was conceived in the back of a car.

Laura Palmer

I don't get the impression from him at all that he feels superior.

Rob Thomas

It's a media thing pushing the idea of the Irish celebrity and writing trash about effectively z list people.

I don't think he courts it as much as maybe others do. To be honest he seems a fairly down to earth guy given what he has achieved in his sport.

It's an Irish thing to criticise our own anyway. He was the best player in the professional era in the Northern Hemisphere and sometimes we can't wait to knock him.

There should be statues to him all over the country for what he has done for Irish rugby.

Peregrine

mickdw wrote: »

Was it a joke that he nominated price albert of monaco as one of his ice bucket challenge picks.

Not sure but he did it.

mickdw wrote: »

If it's true, it just defies belief and really shows the arrogance of the man.

How does that make him arrogant?

Beano

VinLieger wrote: »

Brian and Amy for King and Queen!

I'd vote for them

blindside88

He obviously isn't the messiah, he's just a pretender to the true God that is Paul O'Connell

ChopShop

He has some discernible talent at least. If anyone can enlighten me as to what his wife is 'famous' for other than being his wife, please do so.

mickdw

Nimr wrote: »

How does that make him arrogant?

People nominate their peers typically.
Bod nominated the head of a state, a state with massive wealth and prestige to add to that. It just shows that he believes he is presidential material himself or at least that he should be mixing in those circles.
Personally I think he is just a sports man.

Beano

wernstrom! wrote: »

He has some discernible talent at least. If anyone can enlighten me as to what his wife is 'famous' for other than being his wife, please do so.

well she did have a career of her own before they met. and probably has more of a career now than he does.

mickdw wrote: »

People nominate their peers typically.
Bod nominated the head of a state, a state with massive wealth and prestige to add to that. It just shows that he believes he is presidential material himself or at least that he should be mixing in those circles.
Personally I think he is just a sports man.

Perhaps they know each other? Albert actually did do the ice bucket challenge and thanked BOD in his video so i imagine there is some connection. Maybe albert is a rugby fan.

Tarzana2

dresden8 wrote: »

The media have been trying to pump a celebrity culture for a long time now.

Katie French (if you remember her) was our Diana.......

Yeah, and it's just not going to happen in Ireland, the country is too damn small. It feels too parochial. Give it up, media, give it up.

basill

He was a great player although far from the greatest. I think he also shone bright as many of his fellow players were mediocre. The history books are pretty bare for Irish rugby on the world stage. One off victories against Southern Hemisphere teams at the ends of their respective seasons mean little. It's about stringing together consistent victories at world cups. Getting to the semi finals is generally a good start! And a celebrity he ain't.

Peregrine

mickdw wrote: »

People nominate their peers typically.

Like Gatland and Umaga?

mickdw wrote: »

It just shows that he believes he is presidential material himself or at least that he should be mixing in those circles.

Jesus..

fullstop

mickdw wrote: »

People nominate their peers typically.
Bod nominated the head of a state, a state with massive wealth and prestige to add to that. It just shows that he believes he is presidential material himself or at least that he should be mixing in those circles.
Personally I think he is just a sports man.

Loads of 'normal' people were nominating GAA players and managers etc that they didn't know, does that make them arrogant? Christ, I'd suggest some salt and vinegar for that chip on your shoulder.

mickdw

fullstop wrote: »

Loads of 'normal' people were nominating GAA players and managers etc that they didn't know, does that make them arrogant? Christ, I'd suggest some salt and vinegar for that chip on your shoulder.

Yes I would suggest it does make them gob****s simply for being overly familiar with people they don't know.
Wait til the next silly nomination idea comes up. If these are the rules, we can all be gob****es. I'm nominating o driscoll.

fullstop

mickdw wrote: »

Yes I would suggest it does make them gob****s simply for being overly familiar with people they don't know.
Wait til the next silly nomination idea comes up. If these are the rules, we can all be gob****es. I'm nominating o driscoll.

Well it's hardly bloody arrogance, it's a bit of fun for them. And before you ask, no, I didn't partake it the 'challenge'. Anyway, Prince Albert responded as shown above, so he obviously has some respect for O'Driscoll. Keep begrudging.

darkdubh

If he dosen't like the media spotlight he only has himself to blame for getting involved with that vacuous Z lister Glenda Gilson.She practicly lives in the pages of The Sindo lifestyle section,or used to.

The Wild Bunch

darkdubh wrote: »

If he dosen't like the media spotlight he only has himself to blame for getting involved with that vacuous Z lister Glenda Gilson.She practicly lives in the pages of The Sindo lifestyle section,or used to.

Is she still on Xpose?

amdublin

darkdubh wrote: »

If he dosen't like the media spotlight he only has himself to blame for getting involved with that vacuous Z lister Glenda Gilson.She practicly lives in the pages of The Sindo lifestyle section,or used to.

That was about 10 years ago I reckon?????

DEFTLEFTHAND

wernstrom! wrote: »

He has some discernible talent at least. If anyone can enlighten me as to what his wife is 'famous' for other than being his wife, please do so.

She played Daisy on the Clinic. :pac:

Ralf and Florian

amdublin wrote: »

That was about 10 years ago I reckon?????

It was the start of the whole media/celebrity thing with him.

Ralf and Florian

Beano wrote: »

well she did have a career of her own before they met. and probably has more of a career now than he does.




Perhaps they know each other? Albert actually did do the ice bucket challenge and thanked BOD in his video so i imagine there is some connection. Maybe albert is a rugby fan.

By starring in a handful of Irish made movies that about ten people will pay to see?

Beano

Ralf and Florian wrote: »

By starring in a handful of Irish made movies that about ten people will pay to see?

no she definitely had a career before they met. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1074508/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Maybe not a major career but more of a career than most actresses have.

The Wild Bunch

Huberman is as wooden as my floorboards

Terrible actress

She's assuming the 'Nations Sweetheart' role last abdicated by Cheryl Cole and Princess Di

jobbridge4life

Personally I can’t stand the fawning over celebrities that our culture engages in to a really gross extent. Obviously the talentless (smart business woman) celebrities ala Parisite Hilton and Kim Karcrashian are the absolute worst but honestly at this point I believe we have crossed the line even when it comes to legitimately talented celebrities, especially sporting celebs. You are talented in what is in effect an fairly useless if entertaining skill. This does not make you a good person. Does not mean you should enjoy some sacred position in society.