Has Matt Cooper Lost The Plot?

Freddie59

Was listening earlier today and he was interviewing Gerry Adams about the ETA conference. He asked Mr. Adams his opinion on the H-Block hunger striker who built the Priory Hall apartments and proceeded to shout and bawl dowen the line before Admas had a chance to respond.

After Cooper's rant, Adams said 'Matt - I'm agreeing with you', which he subsequently ignored and went off on one again.

I was once a big fan of Matt's, but, in the past couple of years, he has became one of the most arrogant, rude, and abusive interviewers in the modern media. And the sad thing is - he doesn't have to.

It is truly pathetic to listen to. I'm no fan of GA and the Shinners, but even THEY deserve some courtesy and manners, something MC seems to have forgotten completely.

orourkeda

Name one good irish interviewer.

mikemac

Freddie59 wrote: »

I was once a big fan of Matt's, but, in the past couple of years, he has became one of the most arrogant,

Not his fault, just comes naturally to Corkonians

Celly Smunt

his tactic is to disagree with everyone and half back his own opinion in a good light.That show puts me asleep.

4leto

orourkeda wrote: »

Name one good irish interviewer.

I am actually thinking about that and I can't, maybe the lads that do off the ball on Newstalk are actually pretty good. I like Vincent Brown but he does have his flaws.

Gift of the gad my B

Saila

who is matt cooper and why should I know his name

mike65

I heard that and thought it a very tabloid approach to take, its as if he was expecting/hoping Adams would stick up for the developer because he was an IRA member.

Radio forum topic really.

Fattes

I do like him but you can tell the people he has issues with when he has them on.

The other thing I find curios is the huge amount of Rugby coverage, spend an entire hour on a thursday night doing it and then all of the sports section the next day

Saila

mike65 wrote: »

Radio forum topic really.

thought so..

Locker10a

orourkeda wrote: »

Name one good irish interviewer.

Marian Funicuan is good if you listen to her and Mary McGill, there are mabe 1 or 2 more and thats it !

My name is URL

It's not the first time he's conducted an interview in such a manner. I used to enjoy listening to him too, but he's gone downhill big time over the last good while.

orourkeda

Locker10a wrote: »

Marian Funicuan is good if you listen to her and Mary McGill, there are mabe 1 or 2 more and thats it !

Do you think so?

orourkeda

4leto wrote: »

I am actually thinking about that and I can't, maybe the lads that do off the ball on Newstalk are actually pretty good. I like Vincent Brown but he does have his flaws.

Gift of the gad my B

They have a lot of regular interviewees though.

Its an entertaining show though all the same.

suicide_circus

orourkeda wrote: »

Name one good irish interviewer.

sean o'rourke is ok but alas works for RTE so has to remember who his pay masters are.

abouttobebanned

He's the rudest man on radio. Seems to think that he's a somebody. A voice of the people or something.

landsleaving

I listened to George Hook on the way home instead. That American guy was on it. He's fun. It's a bit like listening to an AH troll on the radio.

orourkeda

suicide_circus wrote: »

sean o'rourke is ok but alas works for RTE so has to remember who his pay masters are.

All or most RTE interviewers like the sound of their own voices too much.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

landsleaving wrote: »

I listened to George Hook on the way home instead. That American guy was on it. He's fun. It's a bit like listening to an AH troll on the radio.

Michael Graham I think is his name, he's brilliant, a real right wing asshole but having great craic being one and himself and Hook really buzz off each other. Great radio

Edit : On topic, I really like Matt, he usually seems fair to me and gets all the relevant guests though I haven't been able to listen to him much lately

pete_mcs

Got to say I am a big fan of Matt Cooper, I think he does inflict his interviews on the interviewee! Its his style, seem to remember him harsly questioning the ministers of FF long before the current depression.
I would be a supporter of SF views, if not a fan of Adams or McGuiness, think SF needs to get rid of their IRA past before they can be a serious party in the south, but thats a different thread.
As for Matt Cooper, are we not allowed to question the almighty SF leaders? (missed this interview so cant comment directly on it)

miketv

I tend to listen to him over Drive time and Hook's show, just a personal preference. overall I think he does a good job even if a little tabloidy sometimes.

I would never go out of my way to listen to him but often on long journeys he was about the only one not playing dreadful music or taking a tabloid approach to news journalism. Listened to the show for the first time in about a year last week and turned it off after 5 minutes, it's become the News of the World of radio. He seems to shout at anyone he dislikes and will make wide sweeping statements and then simply ignore them if the person agrees with him.

Rebel021

mikemac wrote: »

Not his fault, just comes naturally to Corkonians

Generalise much:rolleyes:

Samich

orourkeda wrote: »

All or most RTE interviewers like the sound of their own voices too much.

Matt Cooper is Today Fm which is Tv3!!!!

NOT RTE! For once I know something in which everyone else is wrong

woodoo

Any link to it with the time of the encounter?

orourkeda

Samich wrote: »

Matt Cooper is Today Fm which is Tv3!!!!

NOT RTE! For once I know something in which everyone else is wrong

Sean O'Rourke works for RTE. Go back and look at that post again and see what it was a response to.

You'll find that you are in fact wrong again

Icaras

orourkeda wrote: »

Name one good irish interviewer.

Joe Duffy.......




........it okay I'll get my own coat.

orourkeda

Icaras wrote: »

Joe Duffy.......




........it okay I'll get my own coat.

Bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye

Agricola

Rebel021 wrote: »

Generalise much:rolleyes:

Name a humble Corkonian who hasnt delusions of self importance

Rega

Agricola wrote: »

Name a humble Corkonian who hasnt delusions of self importance

Denis Irwin

Agricola

Rega wrote: »

Denis Irwin

Ah that was all a myth. I heard he never shutup about himself in the dressing room and had a different Ferrari at the training ground every morning.

Rebel021

Agricola wrote: »

Name a humble Corkonian who hasnt delusions of self importance

me:D

4leto

I think Carol Coleman is excellent and a great interviewer (ould Bush didn't) but there is just not enough of her on radio, she has a slot on Sunday morning, an excellent programme.

byte

Samich wrote: »

Matt Cooper is Today Fm which is Tv3!!!!

NOT RTE! For once I know something in which everyone else is wrong

Today FM is TV3?

Today FM is owned by Communicorp (Denis O'Brien), TV3 owned by Doughty Hanson.

Ally Dick

orourkeda wrote: »

Name one good irish interviewer.

Gabriel Mary Byrne

kyleman

orourkeda wrote: »

Name one good irish interviewer.

Vincent Browne

Pighead

Totally disagree with the majority in this here thread. Matt Cooper is the best all round broadcaster in the country. Jack of all trades, master of all.

Pighead remembers when he took over Dunphy's slot on Today FM and he got absolutely crucified by the reviewers for the first couple of months. The fcuker didn't let that face him though. Old Matty boy picked himself up, dusted himself down and within a year it was a case of Eamonn who?

starbelgrade

Cooper is OK on the radio, but no more than OK. He's just a bit meh.

However, in the world of television & in particular, sports, he stands out as being one of the worst football presenters I have ever seen. TV3's coverage of Champions League football is abysmal & Cooper fits into that category just perfectly.

Son Of A Vidic

Freddie59 wrote: »

After Cooper's rant, Adams said 'Matt - I'm agreeing with you', which he subsequently ignored and went off on one again.

And that's precisely what it was an absolutely, totally unprofessional, embarrassing, unnecessary rant. It really was a case of clam da fúck down Cooper and listen to the man ffs. Unfortunately most of these amateurs populating our airwaves, are incapable of leaving their blatant bias and prejudices outside the studio where it belongs.

isthatit

Rega wrote: »

Denis Irwin

denis irwin a humble cork man. my friend standing at the bar in the nuremore hotel. a man comes up pushs him out of the way. my friend turns round says i was here first. good ole denis turns round, do you know who i am. my friend says yes but i was still here first.

Wertz

I like Cooper, but he shows his bias a lot and I don't always agree with his views. Still better than the opposition at that time of the evening.
I managed to miss this this evening....anyone know what time the Adams interview was at so I can listen back?

isthatit

kyleman wrote: »

Vincent Browne

hes not the same without orvile

Dubh Geannain

landsleaving wrote: »

I listened to George Hook on the way home instead. That American guy was on it. He's fun. It's a bit like listening to an AH troll on the radio.

He's grand to listen to when you have a cloth handy to keep the car speakers dry from all his slobbering.

Gee Bag

Always listen to Matt Cooper on the way home, but OP is spot on, I thought he was going mental with Gerry Adams this evening. He could just as easily go nuts at every Fianna Fail TD about having gobshyte builders for friends.

How anyone can listen to George Hook blathering on for two and a half hours after a hard days work is beyond me. I presume the lovely Ingrid is deaf..........



...........and blind.

steve9859

Gee Bag wrote: »

Always listen to Matt Cooper on the way home, but OP is spot on, I thought he was going mental with Gerry Adams this evening. He could just as easily go nuts at every Fianna Fail TD about having gobshyte builders for friends.

How anyone can listen to George Hook blathering on for two and a half hours after a hard days work is beyond me. I presume the lovely Ingrid is deaf..........



...........and blind.

I used to like GH, but it seems like he has become a caricature of himself in recent months. The first half hour of his show is just a monologue.

So I'm back to MC, which does my head in too. Both shows have reached their sell by date IMO

Sky King

I like the Matt Cooper show and I think he does a good job interviewing on it. He really does know a lot about a lot and he asks the right questions. I listen for about half an hour every evening on my way home. Waaaay too much sport coverage though... WAY too much.

I also think Pat Kenny is avery good current affairs interviewer (not a good chat show interviewer though) but MC has those both covered.

Micklaus

Bring back Gaybo. It's only when there gone that you realise how damn good they were.

General General

Are we supposed to take this seriously, despite all the crappola that went on during his 'watch'? How could anyone see this Celtic Tiger version of a 'hard hitting' show as anything but a big fat useless joke?

Frankly, the only person I'd like to hear MC grill is MC, on the subject of how little f.uc.king difference his existence on the airwaves has meant in practical terms. However, I'm sure that'd turn out to be a big bottle of bullsh!t as well.

ScumLord

I like listening to Hook, he seems to enjoy criticism and while opinionated admits they're just his opinions.

OutlawPete

orourkeda wrote: »

Name one good irish interviewer.

Mike Murphy.

blackwhite

Locker10a wrote: »

Marian Funicuan is good if you listen to her and Mary McGill, there are mabe 1 or 2 more and thats it !

Marian Funicuan is one of the worst on Irish radio. No matter what the topic, she'll pretend that she knows everything about it (regardless of whether she's even ever heard of it before), and talk down to anyone who doesn't agree 100% with her.

Blazer

Cooper's nothing more than a soundbite journalist...they're all as bad as each other now..
the only ones I listen to now are the lads from On the ball and Moncrieff