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worst football pundit

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,825 ✭✭✭Mikeyt086


    CallMeJimmy you beat me to it! HOW HAS NOBODY SAID KENNY CUNNINGHAM???

    His eyebrow movements... They give children nightmares. His Dublin/Birmingham accent is disturbing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,718 ✭✭✭✭Mental Mickey


    It's Ray Houghton for me.

    He always says "he should've done that earlier" at least 20 f**king times during a game.

    Irritating little muppet.

    Actually, I'd put Andy Gray ahead of Houghton...................just.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭Beanmachine


    Houghton, Cunningham, Lawrenson, Gray.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,056 ✭✭✭applehunter


    Ronnie Whelan

    Guy makes me want to change the channel.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭hamnegg


    I actually like Dunphy. don't get me wrong he is a muppet but for pure comedy and entertainment he's brilliant. Some of the things he comes out with is priceless.

    "When you weed out the nutters, it's around 80-20 behind Roy."

    On Harry Kewell - "Kewell should have been yanked off the pitch at half time and put in a hot bath, a boiling hot bath."

    On Harry Kewell again - "He's fat and a clown, Bill, a fat clown for all to see"

    On Luis Garcia - "They (Liverpool) should put Garcia where he belongs - in the dustbin."

    On Ireland in the 2002 World Cup - "I will be supporting Germany and Saudi Arabia in the contests ahead."

    On Garth Crooks and Sven Goran Eriksson - "ha, ha, ha, that's the first time you'll see sex between 2 men live on the bbc"

    On Djibril Cisse - "here we have Cisse, right wing, attempts to put in a cross, BANG...hits the full back, again BANG hits the full back, BANG...off the full back again, and once more, BANG...smacks the full back again....
    Millions of euro and he can't clear the first man, I mean...whats he trying to do to the full back here, kill him??"

    On Liverpool v Barca - "I was hoping in the last fifteen minutes that Barcelona would beat them. I've made my mine up on Benitez tonight. He's a nice man but he's got a huge negative streak running through him. Liverpool were terrible in the second half. They didn't play football. If that was a concert, you'd boo. Gerrard: found out. A nothing player. They were terrible. Terrible"



    Come on, the man is funny, mad, but funny.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 662 ✭✭✭JæKæ


    Ronnie Whelan

    Guy makes me want to change the channel.

    +1. Whats goin on with his half Dub, half scouse high pitched voice. It seems anyone with any link to Liverpool of the 80s walks into TV punditry. (Hansen, Lawrenson, Whelan, Houghton, Beglin, Thompson)

    And any of the other TV3 ones, in particular the oul Dub, former league of Ireland manager lad (whose name I don't know).


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    JæKæ wrote: »
    And any of the other TV3 ones, in particular the oul Dub, former league of Ireland manager lad (whose name I don't know).
    Brian Kerr? :confused:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 662 ✭✭✭JæKæ


    I'm losing faith in Giles over the last few years too. He's gettin a bit senile. Has no real knowledge of anything current, or any prem team outside the top 4 and Ireland.
    Just regurgitates the same stuff each night.
    He's still very likeable though

    Leonardo was shiite during the last world cup too. His english ain't the best.
    Schmeichel states the obvious a lot. There should be more analysts that get there on merit, and not just because they were a great player back in the day


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 662 ✭✭✭JæKæ


    DesF wrote: »
    Brian Kerr? :confused:

    Ah no, not Kerr. I don't even know if he was a league of Ireland manager, I just assumed he was, cause I don't recognise him. Mid 50s, grey hair, dub accent. Usually on the highlights programme at night.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭Dermo


    cunningham annoys me everytime he talks.

    on the premiership i actually put it on mute when he does his step by step analysis for the blind


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,404 ✭✭✭CantGetNoSleep


    JæKæ wrote: »
    I'm losing faith in Giles over the last few years too. He's gettin a bit senile. Has no real knowledge of anything current, or any prem team outside the top 4 and Ireland.
    Just regurgitates the same stuff each night.
    He's still very likeable though

    Leonardo was shiite during the last world cup too. His english ain't the best.
    Schmeichel states the obvious a lot. There should be more analysts that get there on merit, and not just because they were a great player back in the day
    I thought Leondardo was good, I like Souness (as a pundit) too


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 686 ✭✭✭corcaighcailin9


    Yeah Cunningham for sure. Have to say love Dunphy espec. when he gets on a rant about Roy or Stan. That comment about the train driver from Dublin to Cork was hillarious.
    Can't STAND any clown sorry commentator on TV3 or anyone who migrates away from them. Trevor Welch gets on my wick too.
    This thread to go on and on... :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    JæKæ wrote: »
    Ah no, not Kerr. I don't even know if he was a league of Ireland manager, I just assumed he was, cause I don't recognise him. Mid 50s, grey hair, dub accent. Usually on the highlights programme at night.

    Sounds a bit like Rico.

    Damien Richardson.

    http://dynimg.rte.ie/00005e7b10dr.jpg

    But he's moved to RTE now, for the eL highlights.

    He's not the worst tbh, a bit long winded at times, but his knowledge is sound.

    Or it could be current Ireland Women's manager Noel King, he used to be on TV3, but I can't find a picture of him.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭Exit


    You guys are lucky. Not a pundit, but I have to put up with this guy commentating - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS6Np-g_h5w

    Ok, this one is funny though - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgk04dtId7Y&feature=related


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    Lawro for me, talks utter crap most of the time imo, and also he looks like he is sitting on the toilet taking a poo imo. when he is on MOTD.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭shane86


    Anyone on MOTD tbh. Its all too nice and agreeable compared to the warzone that is RTE CL analysis.

    Aint got sky sports (or, in fact, any decent channels seeing as Im renting in a gaff with the poxy old 16 channel NTL) so cant really comment. Never watch CL on ITV obviously, so cant comment either.

    Dunphy talks out of his arse, but jesus the world would be a duller place without him. Hope he is still there well into his 90s waffling away.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,056 ✭✭✭applehunter


    JæKæ wrote: »
    +1. Whats goin on with his half Dub, half scouse high pitched voice. It seems anyone with any link to Liverpool of the 80s walks into TV punditry. (Hansen, Lawrenson, Whelan, Houghton, Beglin, Thompson)

    And any of the other TV3 ones, in particular the oul Dub, former league of Ireland manager lad (whose name I don't know).

    Paddy Mulligan maybe.

    Did he manage in the League of Ireland?

    He played for Rovers before career in England with chelsea etc.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    shane86 wrote: »
    Anyone on MOTD tbh. Its all too nice and agreeable compared to the warzone that is RTE CL analysis.

    Have to agree re motd, I think what gets me is that they are all too friendly cracing jokes that only they get.


    That said I love MOTD2 on a Sunday, and like it when Keown, Dixon and Peacock are on.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 500 ✭✭✭zuchum


    Jamie Redknapp...so bland,says nothing at all usually,but if he does,it tends ot be nonsense


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Ian Wright


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    ian wright and jamie redknapp tied for first

    stan collymore is one of the best, amazingly


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    Archimedes wrote: »
    Ian Wright

    I love the guy. Probably not the most professional TV pundit, but he wears his heart on his sleave. I remember one England game, I think it was the Beckham v Greece game, he was jumping all over the studio a one point.

    He gave Bradley a public dressing down for getting arrested as well, which I thought was to his credit.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    I love the guy. Probably not the most professional TV pundit, but he wears his heart on his sleave. I remember one England game, I think it was the Beckham v Greece game, he was jumping all over the studio a one point.

    He gave Bradley a public dressing down for getting arrested as well, which I thought was to his credit.


    Absolute legend imo.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,677 ✭✭✭staker


    ray houghton, talk about stating the obvious


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,449 ✭✭✭Call Me Jimmy


    Archimedes wrote: »
    Ian Wright

    But your forgetting kenny cunningham ye see... if we are honest, there is no debate, kenny takes the cake. Ian Wright may talk ****e or be a douchebag or whatever, but at least he has more than one tone to his voice. Cunningham is just like... a drumbeat, he says a word on each beat and then does an eyebrow spasm to show that his body is not 100% wood from a tree.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,643 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Can't stand Jamie Redknapp although I've more respect for him now for standing up to Andy Gray's BS at the weekend. Don't like Ronnie Whelan much. Jason McAteer is awful. Same goes for Pat Dolan.

    Alan Shearer irritates the hell out of me. Same goes for Ian Wright.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,240 ✭✭✭✭Fanny Cradock


    hamnegg wrote: »
    On Garth Crooks and Sven Goran Eriksson - "ha, ha, ha, that's the first time you'll see sex between 2 men live on the bbc"

    I remember that one! How that wasn't considered liable I don't know.

    Practically anyone from ITV, Setanta or TV3. Dreadful stuff.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,077 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    ibh wrote: »
    Also hate Craig Foster on Australian TV. Think he's on SBS. He talks absolute rubbish and in a way it sorta explains how clueless a lot of Aussies were about football.

    Ha ha yes he is woeful all right.

    That tool Keith Costigan on Fox Sports US is another joker. Dublin lad who hasn't a breeze. Spent the prematch, half time and aftermatch insisting City were playing 4-4-2 even though Martin Tyler said about 5 times during commentary that it was 4-5-1.
    JæKæ wrote: »
    Ah no, not Kerr. I don't even know if he was a league of Ireland manager, I just assumed he was, cause I don't recognise him. Mid 50s, grey hair, dub accent. Usually on the highlights programme at night.

    Noel King?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,122 ✭✭✭✭Nalz


    Archimedes wrote: »
    Ian Wright

    said one of the funniest things on tv though. United fans singing abuse at Shearer & Hansen after beating Villa in the cup last year i think. Shearer, Hansen and Wright in studio at game.

    Presenter: What you think of the game? (or something to that effect)
    Wright: Ah mate I'm just hear for the songs


    Cheer up Alan Shearer, Oh what can it be


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,172 ✭✭✭Mweelrea


    Jamie Redknapp for stating the obvious all the time

    Johnny Giles is steadily getting worse too

    At least Jimmy Magee isn't a pundit


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