Eamonn Dunphy

Fuinseog

who is this guy- a former soccer player who became a pundit, albeit one who is very negative and does not seem to care about his job.
a man who claimed you could not get decent coke in Dublin, a statement which raised few eyebrows.
I believe he has some kind of talk show. is it any good?

he appeared on the late and talked about the recession but appeared somewhat incoherent. It was as if they had grabbed someone off the street and asked them to sit in and talk about something.

how is this guy regarded in general?

redalan

Fuinseog wrote: »

who is this guy- a former soccer player who became a pundit, albeit one who is very negative and does not seem to care about his job.
a man who claimed you could not get decent coke in Dublin, a statement which raised few eyebrows.
he appears on the late and talks about the recession but what does he know about it?
how is this guy regarded in general?

In my opinion, he is wind-up merchant of the highest order. His football punditry is nothing shy of a disgrace. I'll informed, inaccurate and intentionally controversial.

oxymoronist

I suppose its always a feature of irish life that anyone who tries to do anything is ridiculed. And so, in this case, Eamon Dunphy is "a disgrace". If you think his football punditry is "poor", you are free to approach his employers and put yourself up as his replacement, able to do better.

I bet you won't, as people who knock others generally don't do much themselves.

redalan

oxymoronist wrote: »

I suppose its always a feature of irish life that anyone who tries to do anything is ridiculed. And so, in this case, Eamon Dunphy is "a disgrace". If you think his football punditry is o poor, you are free to approach his employers and put yourself up as his replacement, able to do better.

I bet you won't, as people who knock others generally don't do much themselves.

Sorry? I do think his punditry is poor. What is this 'anything', he is trying to do? He is supposed to be a professional pundit but he is often I incorrect with his facts and then deliberately controversial.

And I think you are 'doing a Dunphy'in suggesting that I call his employer.

Fuinseog

oxymoronist wrote: »

I suppose its always a feature of irish life that anyone who tries to do anything is ridiculed. And so, in this case, Eamon Dunphy is "a disgrace". If you think his football punditry is "poor", you are free to approach his employers and put yourself up as his replacement, able to do better.

I bet you won't, as people who knock others generally don't do much themselves.

I know little or nothing about football so I cannot comment on his punditry.

I have little time for famous people expressing their opinions on things like the recession when their view is no more informed that the the man on the street, i would prefer an economist speak of the recession.

I wonder at times how this guy manages to hold down a job. You had the reference to coke and then the media reports that he was drunk arriving for his early morning radio shows. Maybe he is considered a hellraiser and is loved that?

Fuinseog

redalan wrote: »

Sorry? I do think his punditry is poor. What is this 'anything', he is trying to do? He is supposed to be a professional pundit but he is often I incorrect with his facts and then deliberately controversial.

And I think you are 'doing a Dunphy'in suggesting that I call his employer.

being controversial is nothing special and often these people are egged on by their employers to be controversial. it gets more viewers.

oxymoronist

redalan wrote: »

Sorry? I do think his punditry is poor. What is this 'anything', he is trying to do? He is supposed to be a professional pundit but he is often I incorrect with his facts and then deliberately controversial.

And I think you are 'doing a Dunphy'in suggesting that I call his employer.

He is not "supposed" to be a professional pundit. He is one.

I suggested that you would be unlikely to call his employers, as I also suggested that those armchair critics usually enjoy carping and don't do much themselves.

Fuinseog

Rte obviously value him. They pay him €225,485.

he seems to be a jack of all trades.

He did not quite make it as a talkshow host although at the time he boasted he would be a better host than PK.

I remember Conversations with Eamon Dunphy. Is it just me or does he take an eternity to get around to asking the actual question. He sounded somewhat hungover. he definitely lacked the warmth needed for that show.

Randy Anders

I like Dunphy, he's not a dry dullard like all the other television personalities

He is sensationalist is some instances but a lot of the time he is the only person to actually call a spade a spade. In recent years he's calmed down a bit and is a lot more likeable for it

My mates bumped into him in the pub one night and said he was a very nice bloke(if a little drunk!), he chatted away to them for an hour or so and bought them a few drinks

dublinman1990

spot123 wrote: »

hes a bit silly watch this video as proof.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZARZnrw8qho&feature=g-upl&context=G20689bdAUAAAAAAAAAA

What has this got to do with Eamonn Dunphy?

Fuinseog

I was watching the late late last night and I see old Hookie is not a fan of Eamo. Did Dunphy really call Ireland a dump?

Fuinseog

spot123 wrote: »

hes a bit silly watch this video as proof.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZARZnrw8qho&feature=g-upl&context=G20689bdAUAAAAAAAAAA

story? make a contribution or take a hike.

brian_t

Fuinseog wrote: »

I was watching the late late last night and I see old Hookie is not a fan of Eamo. Did Dunphy really call Ireland a dump?

Yes. I'm tempted to say "here's the proof" but I wont.

The Late Late Show - Eamon Dunphy (27/1/12)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYiLLyXvkFY

Fuinseog

brian_t wrote: »

Yes. I'm tempted to say "here's the proof" but I wont.

The Late Late Show - Eamon Dunphy (27/1/12)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYiLLyXvkFY

another teacher baiter. eamo should stand for election. i am sure he could this "kip and dump" a much better place. given his negativity in all things he would not have much of a chance.

redalan

oxymoronist wrote: »

He is not "supposed" to be a professional pundit. He is one.

I suggested that you would be unlikely to call his employers, as I also suggested that those armchair critics usually enjoy carping and don't do much themselves.

I called and they said that they would get back.
Yes, 'supposed'. Just because he gets paid, doesn't make him a professional.

kraggy

I find him entertaining when he's a soccer pundit.

But when he's on the radio, he bores me to tears. He speaks so slowly and when he's doing an interview, he takes an eternity to ask a question. He feels compelled to include every word that he seemingly read in his thesaurus that morning when I think he would be much more effective and easy on the ear if he sped things up, lifted the pitch of his voice to bring into line with when he's on the soccer and sounded a bit excited about things.

The contrast between his radio and television demeanors is quite striking.

Father Damo

Dunphy had a chat show on TV3 that failed in the ratings battle with the late late on the Friday nights.

One night I turned on Dunphy. He was interviewing John Pilger.

IAt the same time Pat Kenny was interviewing Brian McFadden.


You see where Dunphy went wrong was that he tried to have decent guests. Unfortunately for him nobody in the Friday night chat room target audience in Ireland has ever heard of the likes of John Pilger, or anyone else with anything intelligent to contribute. They would rather watch Brian Fatcnut wail on about his skanky ex missus and how he isnt really a wanker and such.

Fuinseog

Father Damo wrote: »

Dunphy had a chat show on TV3 that failed in the ratings battle with the late late on the Friday nights.

One night I turned on Dunphy. He was interviewing John Pilger.

IAt the same time Pat Kenny was interviewing Brian McFadden.


You see where Dunphy went wrong was that he tried to have decent guests. Unfortunately for him nobody in the Friday night chat room target audience in Ireland has ever heard of the likes of John Pilger, or anyone else with anything intelligent to contribute. They would rather watch Brian Fatcnut wail on about his skanky ex missus and how he isnt really a wanker and such.

interesting, but I seem to recall Eamo taking a swipe at pat the plank saying that his talkshow would be better, which appeared childish.
I cannot judge his soccer punditry but I would rather listen to Bowman or vinny Browne that eamo, maybe because they do not deliberately try to be controversial and appear good at what they do.

lovelydub

Like many former professional sports people, Eamonn has made a career as a media pundit/columnist/presenter.
His job as a pundit is to give his considered opinion, football in his case.
He also has to be entertaining, informative and controversial, otherwise nobody would read nor watch/listen to him.
I have enjoyed his rantings over the years and have been frustrated by some of his famous outlandish comments.
For example when he was commenting about a Republic of Ireland player in the early 90s - a guy called Alan Kernaghan - he said you would see better on the 15 acres in the Phoenix Park. Hilarious!!
Or the time when he was doing punditry on RTE for the Ireland v Egypt game of 1990, and he was so fed up with the poor standard of football, the he three his pen off the desk declaring the match was rubbish.
Or the time he had an on air joust with Giles.
Or the time he tried to have a cut off Graeme Souness on RTE, and Souness responded to him succinctly and chastisingly: What club have you managed?
Compare Mr Dunphy to the pundits on BBC and Sky, with the exception of Gary Neville on the latter channel, and they are all bland and reluctant to be honest and objective.
Dunphy is very well read and can hold a conversation on almost any topic.
His is politically astute.
He fell out with Newstalk radio bosses, so he left.
You must remember than when pundits or commentators like Dunphy are invited on to shows to give their opionions on a certain topic they are only opinions.
You don't have to agree with them.

joseph brand

Fuinseog wrote: »

being controversial is nothing special and often these people are egged on by their employers to be controversial. it gets more viewers.

Whoa Whoa Whoa!

If you had a clue about football and entertainment, you'd realise how much better the punditry of Dunphy, Giles, Whelan is, compared to those softies over on MOTD. Lineker, Hansen, Shearer and whoever else is on, play it safe, smile continuously in their shiny shirts.

Dunphy provides great entertainment, and Herlihy knows how to rile them up, for a laugh. Their debates can become quite heated and Giles and Dunphy are regularly in agreement and Giles is never wrong.

Fuinseog

lovelydub wrote: »

Like many former professional sports people, Eamonn has made a career as a media pundit/columnist/presenter.
His job as a pundit is to give his considered opinion, football in his case.
He also has to be entertaining, informative and controversial, otherwise nobody would read nor watch/listen to him.
I have enjoyed his rantings over the years and have been frustrated by some of his famous outlandish comments.
For example when he was commenting about a Republic of Ireland player in the early 90s - a guy called Alan Kernaghan - he said you would see better on the 15 acres in the Phoenix Park. Hilarious!!
Or the time when he was doing punditry on RTE for the Ireland v Egypt game of 1990, and he was so fed up with the poor standard of football, the he three his pen off the desk declaring the match was rubbish.
Or the time he had an on air joust with Giles.
Or the time he tried to have a cut off Graeme Souness on RTE, and Souness responded to him succinctly and chastisingly: What club have you managed?
Compare Mr Dunphy to the pundits on BBC and Sky, with the exception of Gary Neville on the latter channel, and they are all bland and reluctant to be honest and objective.
Dunphy is very well read and can hold a conversation on almost any topic.
His is politically astute.
He fell out with Newstalk radio bosses, so he left.
You must remember than when pundits or commentators like Dunphy are invited on to shows to give their opionions on a certain topic they are only opinions.
You don't have to agree with them.

how was Dunphy as a player? Is the best hurler always on the ditch.

He seems to cultivate a bad boy image. Although cocaine was socially acceptable during the boom years I found his remarks on same to be inappropriate.
It was also said that he was drunk going on to his early morning shows. the guy is paid a fortune and should take his work more seriously.
He appeared on Tubs and tried to represent the common man but given his lifestyle this came across as cynical.

Snickers Man

Fuinseog wrote: »

how was Dunphy as a player? Is the best hurler always on the ditch.

I vaguely remember him playing for Ireland in the last years of his career (I'm old) and receiving dog's abuse from the crowd. I was too young to have had a lasting impression of his ability as a player.

Though I know people who saw him a lot as a player. Including fans of Milwall where he spent his peak days. They were a good Second Division side (in the days when Div 2 was equivalent to today's Championship) and nearly got promotion to Div 1 on the last day of the season while he was there but another result went against them.

By all accounts he was, by the standards of the Second Division, a clever, skilfull and creative player. But easily kicked out of the game by tougher defenders and these were in the days when you could get away with a lot more. Curious then that he was always contemptuous of "sunshine boys" who could do the glamour stuff but didn't like to get involved in the hard graft.

Part of his embittered nature might have been spawned from an incident he once wrote about when a First Division side tried to buy him. Millwall wouldn't sell and in those days, before freedom of contract, there was nothing he could do. Millwall wouldn't even give him a raise.

Today, under freedom of contract, he could just have walked out when his contract expired; back then his contract was automatically renewed and he couldn't move without the club's say so. They finally let him go when he was crocked and only Charlton Athletic, then a lowlier club than Millwall, bought him.

But he always talked a good game.

Royal Legend

Now he has written his autobiography called Penny Apples Rocky Road, it sounds like a similar story like Bill Cullen, except without the success and wads of money at the end of it.
Dunphy is a sad, bitter excuse for a journalist who makes a living disparaging everyone else's success and putting on fake tears to get sympathy, while playing up his working class roots (we was poor I tell ya)

Lapin

Fuinseog wrote: »

I have little time for famous people expressing their opinions on things like the recession when their view is no more informed that the the man on the street, i would prefer an economist speak of the recession.

Cheers for that Fuinseog.

Probably provided me with the best laugh I'll have all day !