BOD: ill-mannered yob or corporate whore?

Hairy Homer

For a time now I've been disconcerted by Brian O'Driscoll's persistent swigging from a water bottle in between questions during his post-match interview. It's not quite like picking his nose while waiting for the next penetrating query but it's not far off it.

Then I noticed that it's the same blue-bottled water (I actually can't remember the name of it—so much for the power of advertising—nor do I want anyone to remind me—that's the power of the consumer) that he appears in advertisements for.

I wonder is it in his contract that he has to be seen refreshing himself only with the product that he's paid to punt. Now, as I've intimated before, I work in the media and therefore depend on advertising for my own income but that just means that I am aware of the strict 'church and state' rules about the difference between advertising and the main 'content' of the programme/or newspaper or magazine or whatever and where the boundary between each should lie. Of course advertisers and sponsors incessantly try to stretch these boundaries to the limit but it's up to the editors, in this case the programme producers, to insist on proper conduct.

Maybe I'm doing him a disservice. Maybe the poor lad's just very thirsty after a game but if that's the case, then maybe his mammy, or his girlfriend, can teach him a modicum of manners or failing that maybe somebody in the RTE camera crew could slip him a paper cup with ordinary decent tap water, or some isotonic fluid in it so that he can rehydrate himself.

BTW I thought he played very well yesterday and I'm glad to see D'Arcy show that he can excel at this level. Let's get both him and Murphy on the team for Twickers: one playing at full back and the other on the wing.

Jilm

Originally posted by Hairy Homer
For a time now I've been disconcerted by Brian O'Driscoll's persistent swigging from a water bottle in between questions during his post-match interview.
Then I noticed that it's the same blue-bottled water (I actually can't remember the name of it—so much for the power of advertising—nor do I want anyone to remind me—that's the power of the consumer) that he appears in advertisements for.

Every postmatch TV interview hes had in the last year he seems to be pimping that evil looking blue pish. It wasn't too bad when it was for the occasional MOTM, now that he's first choice captain, I find it unacceptable. Hopefully someone will set him straight or RTE/BBC will stop interviewing him altogether until the pimpage stops.

hallelujajordan

Yeh . . . I noticed this for the first time yesterday . . .it was really obvious . .

Trojan

Yeah, he's been doing this very obviously for months now. Must admit, my original thoughts were "Fair play to him, whatever he can get out of it he deserves". Not sure I'm still in the same mindset - it's quite bit over the top in every interview - maybe he should tone it down. He's getting a lot of flak lately, and hasn't helped his own case any with his PR/media work in general (except for the 2 tries obviously - that helped his popularity).

GreenHell

Do ya really care that much? Its not really effecting what he does on the field and you can always change the channel.

Sleipnir

yeah it's pretty obvious he's advertising the product.
I never saw Keith Wood swigging from a bottle every three seconds when he was giving post-match interviews.

besty

on a slightly related matter about BOD's manners, i can vouch that he is a bit of a dismissive twat.met him out on sunday night...to be expected i suppose, irish beckham and all that

Amz

Ah now, in fairness he has a little more personality than David Beckham!

Trojan

She's right -"a little". Least he can speak fairly intellectually. His all-too-obvious corporate whoring is annoying now though (even though I'm not sure I wouldn't do the same were I him).

jonno

It's part of most sports now and I've gotten used to it at this stage. If I was in his position I'd probably be doing the same thing. Money talks

Emboss

apparently it's something to do with a nervous twitch he has...

and by drinking the water hides said twitch.....

could be something scary like when he gets nervous he screams

"LOOK AT THE F*CKING SIZE OF MY HEAD"

odd...but true...

Aurther Hugh

That blue drink he confidently swigs is, I'm told from an insider, orally administered bleach to keep his hair at that particullarly nausiating shade of turkish hooker blond.

Emboss

Originally posted by Aurther Hugh
That blue drink he confidently swigs is, I'm told from an insider, orally administered bleach to keep his hair at that particullarly nausiating shade of turkish hooker blond.

he's a rugby player he doesn't have to dye his hair to be nausiating

Amz

And the crowd goes "Ooooh"

R33F

Originally posted by Aurther Hugh
That blue drink he confidently swigs is, I'm told from an insider, orally administered bleach to keep his hair at that particullarly nausiating shade of turkish hooker blond.

Could heat be a problem here ???

Woods = bald. Gregan (Aust) = bald.

Maybe if BOD lost the mop he would be cooler and not have to swig every 30 seconds post match ??

Maybe increase speed as well ???

evilhomer

Did anyone esle notice that the level of the blue stuff never seems to actually go down???

He just seems to be faking drinking the stuff!!!

He does seem to be whoring the stuff! but as with all sports stars they only have so long to make extra money from advertising before they retire and/or are not popular anymore.

It's not like they get paid as much as the soccer players!
they don't make £40,000 a week! now thats whoring!!

He's not the only one, look at lucozade they sponsor all the water bottles for matches (soccer anyway) and also they sponsor the athletics. you often see them swigging away!

boomdogman

I like the Turkish hooker Brassy blond shade on him, its the length I don't dig. Also he sounds slightly thick and I like that in a man.
I don't care what he does once he keeps playing as well as he is playing and he is a good captain.
Not all rugby players are nauseating,just about 99%

DS

Also, blue Powerade is one of the nicest drinks you can get. Works wonders on a hangover. BOD might be doing us all a favour.

spanner

think the whole of the lenister team is sponsored by them because any break in play they come out with the powerade holder with powerade and water in them, as you can guess all the guys prefer water

CJhaughey

Hook, Pope and McGurk took the piss something royal in the USA game, all swigging water as the camera came back to the studio.

Not only is he a whore he has become something of a ponce,
His finest displays in an Ireland Jersey have been when he was uknown, i know that by becoming well known he has incurred teh wrath of better marking but i really think that the fame has got to him somethin rotten!

The long flowing locks which just cannot be comfortabel, the little smig and the amount of arrogance he plays with and lives with is incredible, I think some of the lads should strap him down one night, 2 all over the mop, and someone can get rid of the smig, maybe a few snaps of the trophy girlfriend with some minger in a pub could knock him off his perch.

Maybe then he could get back to playing rugby and stop being a poncy whore!

puntosporting

Lads i could not care if if did his interviews in the nip once he does the buisness on the field...

Hippo

well said Punto, I've been watching Ireland play for too long ( er, since 1969) and O'Driscoll is not only the best Irish player in all that time, he's far and away the best Irish player in all that time. what he looks like or does off the pitch couldn't interest me less.

evilhomer

did anyone see Brian O'Driscoll get interviewed by ryan turbidy on saturday night? he got the p1ss taken out of him about his hair and his powerade drinking at interviews!
He actually admited that he done it for the sponsor. and he now says he does it for the laugh he gets out of it. at the leinster game he said "i seen the camera man coming over after i had been taken off, so i grabbed the bottle real quick and started to drink, he [the cameraman] broke down laughing"

still, as long as he keeps playing the way he does. i don't care.

Chick

Lol yep! I saw that interview a while ago, no better man to rip the piss outta him than Ryan Tubridy.

brian also said that hed be doing the Goal Mile on christmas morning, at least hes giving something back, or is it just a stupid PR stunt? I usually do the goal mile every christmas, but this yr if its all gonna just be hype over him... well think I mightn't bother

uberwolf

Chick wrote:

brian also said that hed be doing the Goal Mile on christmas morning, at least hes giving something back, or is it just a stupid PR stunt? I usually do the goal mile every christmas, but this yr if its all gonna just be hype over him... well think I mightn't bother

to my knowledge he's been very good to a few charity outfits in college (UCD) he's aware his profile will benefit the event so why not.

RuggieBear

Chick wrote:

brian also said that hed be doing the Goal Mile on christmas morning, at least hes giving something back, or is it just a stupid PR stunt? I usually do the goal mile every christmas, but this yr if its all gonna just be hype over him... well think I mightn't bother

Well there are usually a good few celebs at it.....so i don't see why BOD would become a pied piper or anything....

BolBill

Look lads, BOD is World Class and hes ours, we should be grateful. He should play in the Super 12s, thats the standard in which he belongs.

RuggieBear

BolBill wrote:

Look lads, BOD is World Class and hes ours, we should be grateful. He should play in the Super 12s, thats the standard in which he belongs.

most super 12's is a lower standard than the knockout stages of the HC....just thought i'd point that out....i watched enough of the waratah games when i was in Sydney to realise this!

Chick

uberwolf wrote:

to my knowledge he's been very good to a few charity outfits in college (UCD) he's aware his profile will benefit the event so why not.

yeah i suppose youre right.... just a dubious thats all lol what with all that stupid powerade n all :rolleyes:

daveirl

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Chick

ouch...

BolBill

They are on a par then, Christian Cullen said so.

daveirl

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BolBill

Im surprised he knows, the way Munster play the backs are hardly involved