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  • #4622
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    Was that the 'best boxing fans in the world' tripe this morning with McKean? I wouldn't read too much into that, remember the football. We all know the Paddies are bandwagoners, but sure you can only laugh and join in with it really.


  • #4623
    Grolschevik
    Registered Users Posts: 3,472 ✭✭✭Grolschevik


    I cannot bear his perpetual slobbering and his insufferably overbearing and poorly grounded opinions much longer.

    My only problem is that I like Wilson and Cooper even less...


  • #4624
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,407 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Grolschevik wrote: »
    I cannot bear his perpetual slobbering and his insufferably overbearing and poorly grounded opinions much longer.

    My only problem is that I like Wilson and Cooper even less...

    He knows he's right,you just have to agree


  • #4625
    coonecb1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 523 ✭✭✭coonecb1


    Michael O'Regan sounds like a scared old fuddy duddy :pac:


  • #4626
    jimmyw
    Registered Users Posts: 3,383 ✭✭✭jimmyw


    Grolschevik wrote: »
    I cannot bear his perpetual slobbering and his insufferably overbearing and poorly grounded opinions much longer.

    My only problem is that I like Wilson and Cooper even less...

    Dont agree, I dont actually like Philip Molloy.


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  • #4627
    splendid101
    Registered Users Posts: 655 ✭✭✭splendid101


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    We all know the Paddies are bandwagoners, but sure you can only laugh and join in with it really.


    What are people supposed to do? Not support their national team or gold medal winning Olympians?

    Get a grip. We all know the Paddies are a bunch of generalising gobsh*tes.


  • #4628
    Heroditas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,438 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    Speaking of slobbering, I was listening to Hook waffle about Katie (no blubbering tears thankfully) and wasn't cringing too much until he started talking to Henry McKean.
    I had to change channels. It was vomit inducing patronising clichéd nonsense at its worst.

    Well done to Katie though. A very tidy professional performance.


  • #4629
    EchoO
    Closed Accounts Posts: 353 ✭✭EchoO


    Good to hear that Football Show is back on Monday night - it's been missed.


  • #4630
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    splendid101 wrote: »
    What are people supposed to do? Not support their national team or gold medal winning Olympians?

    Get a grip. We all know the Paddies are a bunch of generalising gobsh*tes.

    Relax would yeah, it was a lighthearted comment.


  • #4631
    Technique
    Registered Users Posts: 1,362 ✭✭✭Technique


    Who's the awful guy on Breakfast with the annoying southern accent?

    I've stuck with the show since Ivan Yates left, but I'm now seriously considering throwing in the towel.


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  • #4632
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,407 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Just caught a bit of Global Village,if you have a mole hill she'll do you a mountain.


  • #4633
    Koloman
    Registered Users Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Koloman


    kneemos wrote: »
    Just caught a bit of Global Village,if you have a mole hill she'll do you a mountain.

    The Irish press and poor Jimmy Magee were given a good kicking by Dil.


  • #4634
    GSF
    Registered Users Posts: 1,654 ✭✭✭GSF


    Koloman wrote: »
    The Irish press and poor Jimmy Magee were given a good kicking by Dil.

    I can imagine Jimmy Magee wont be getting any medals for PC commentary. Magee at least knows his boxing though which is after all what he is there for, which distinguishes him from a lot out in RTE


  • #4635
    Koloman
    Registered Users Posts: 2,628 ✭✭✭Koloman


    GSF wrote: »
    I can imagine Jimmy Magee wont be getting any medals for PC commentary. Magee at least knows his boxing though which is after all what he is there for, which distinguishes him from a lot out in RTE

    Dil objected to Jimmy saying "she boxes like a man" and describing Katie as a "girl/lady". Jimmy "infuriated her" with his commentary.

    Dil also claimed John Joe Nevin is not getting enough press attention because he's from a traveller background.


  • #4636
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Koloman wrote: »
    Dil objected to Jimmy saying "she boxes like a man" and describing Katie as a "girl/lady". Jimmy "infuriated her" with his commentary.

    Dil also claimed John Joe Nevin is not getting enough press attention because he's from a traveller background.

    Ah where would we be without people in the media blowing things way out of proportion?


  • #4637
    touts
    Registered Users Posts: 6,431 ✭✭✭touts


    Ah yes Global Village. The show that makes you realise you are a chauvinist fascist living in the most evil corrupt state on the planet. We are blessed to have Dil to remind us how bad we are.


  • #4638
    mikom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    touts wrote: »
    Ah yes Global Village. The show that makes you realise you are a chauvinist fascist living in the most evil corrupt state on the planet. We are blessed to have Dil to remind us how bad we are.

    Is it true her surname is Do?


  • #4639
    Harry Angstrom
    Registered Users Posts: 19,351 ✭✭✭✭Harry Angstrom


    Koloman wrote: »
    Dil objected to Jimmy saying "she boxes like a man" and describing Katie as a "girl/lady". Jimmy "infuriated her" with his commentary.

    Dil also claimed John Joe Nevin is not getting enough press attention because he's from a traveller background.

    Dil isn't happy unless she's complaining about something. If she wasn't, then she wouldn't have a show.


  • #4640
    elvis jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭elvis jones


    And at the end she starts on about "the proud fighting Irish"..........and she goes on about negative stereotypes ?????


  • #4641
    fred funk }{
    Registered Users Posts: 6,827 ✭✭✭fred funk }{


    Cringeworthy interview on now with Eamonn Coghlan.


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  • #4642
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Tell me about it Coghlan is a slightly prickly character but it was a bit of classic of it type - some who's know a lot (and has opinions about same) in discussion with people (esp Guider) who knows nothing about the matter at hand.


  • #4643
    wobblyknees
    Registered Users Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭wobblyknees


    In fairness, he was being asked questions by presenters who in trying to sensationalise things mangled their facts as they don't have the required sports knowledge. For example, in trying to talk about embarrasing homecomings, one of the presenters suggested the Irish football team homecoming following 1994 was a disaster. I believe he was actually trying his best to remember the Joe Duffy nonsense in the park following the 2002 world cup. Then the same presenter was trying to suggest that talent doesn't play a big part in achieving success by pointing out that GB had only won one gold medal in Beijing four years ago and that they obviously bought their success this time around. He obviously skim read the newspapers recently and, until someone reminded him in his ear, forgot to pick up on the fact that it was Atlanta where GB had only returned with a single gold medal. I honestly think he is being controversial to secure a job to me.


  • #4644
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    Does Jim Glennon think that the priority of all Irish people should be the preservation of the FF party... I think that person was right to go to the media with the story.. Otherwise the story may have been buried and we would have never know about Chris Andrews.


  • #4645
    fred funk }{
    Registered Users Posts: 6,827 ✭✭✭fred funk }{


    wobblyknees wrote: »
    In fairness, he was being asked questions by presenters who in trying to sensationalise things mangled their facts as they don't have the required sports knowledge. For example, in trying to talk about embarrasing homecomings, one of the presenters suggested the Irish football team homecoming following 1994 was a disaster. I believe he was actually trying his best to remember the Joe Duffy nonsense in the park following the 2002 world cup. Then the same presenter was trying to suggest that talent doesn't play a big part in achieving success by pointing out that GB had only won one gold medal in Beijing four years ago and that they obviously bought their success this time around. He obviously skim read the newspapers recently and, until someone reminded him in his ear, forgot to pick up on the fact that it was Atlanta where GB had only returned with a single gold medal. I honestly think he is being controversial to secure a job to me.

    In fairness, I think the question was valid as GB has pumped many millions into cycling and rowing and they're the two sports that they excelled in. He was trying to get an opinion from Coghlan about what difference the money can make to their success when the athletes are backed with money and facilities, the question seemed to go over Coghlans head.


  • #4646
    constitutionus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,988 ✭✭✭constitutionus


    Jesus I just heard some rant from a "dub-a-lin" type and it was the best description of what's wrong with the state I've heard in years.

    And it was on the tom dunne show with sile standing in on kiddies allowance !

    Colour me shocked !


  • #4647
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,407 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    constitutionus wrote: »
    Jesus I just heard some rant from a "dub-a-lin" type and it was the best description of what's wrong with the state I've heard in years.

    And it was on the tom dunne show with sile standing in on kiddies allowance !

    Colour me shocked !

    Ended up listening to the "death notices"on South East Radio rather than listen to Sile.


  • #4648
    introubleman
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭introubleman


    Sile, Tom Dunne, and Murph on off the ball..... How are they still in their jobs???

    Cringeworthy


  • #4649
    telekon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,425 ✭✭✭telekon


    introubleman wrote: »
    Sile, Tom Dunne, and Murph on off the ball..... How are they still in their jobs???

    Cringeworthy

    Whoa, you're way off the mark there with that one, Murph's hilarious.


  • #4650
    introubleman
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭introubleman


    Whoa, you're way off the mark there with that one, Murph's hilarious.[/Quote]


    Tries way to hard to be funny and doesn't pull it off, love the show, can't stand him


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  • #4651
    constitutionus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,988 ✭✭✭constitutionus


    Mary Macavoy to cover the tom dunne show with fionn davenport next week .

    Even the woman herself says to be afraid !

    :D


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