Cyril Farrell-ism's

Fentdog84

I thought he came out with two classics yesterday

First one after Galway's impressive demolition of Offaly. ''Michael, i know they say one swallow dosent make a summer but if you see one swallow at least you know the summer's coming''

Second one after the entertainment on offer at Thurles yesterday. ''Jeez like, we've been watching so much soccer lately you'd be drinking coffee and still fall asleep watching it''

This man should have his own show, like karl pilkington.

Jake Rugby Walrus666

I'd like to see how long the Sunday Game could continue if they banned the
expressions "stepping up to the plate" and "stepping up to the mark"

hardybuck

As much as I love Cyril, I wonder how tourists or anyone from abroad would be expected to be able to understand either him or Michael Duignan.

Palytoxin

"Hip and whip hurling" was another phrase he used that I thought was good, used to describe Limerick against Tipp I think

Rasheed

hardybuck wrote: »

As much as I love Cyril, I wonder how tourists or anyone from abroad would be expected to be able to understand either him or Michael Duignan.

Don't think many tourists or foreigners make up their target audience!

Have to agree with Cyril on the soccer one though, can't suffer that sport.

MJ23

Jake Rugby Walrus666 wrote: »

I'd like to see how long the Sunday Game could continue if they banned the
expressions "stepping up to the plate" and "stepping up to the mark"

What about "put to the pin of their collar" ?

hardybuck

Rasheed wrote: »

Don't think many tourists or foreigners make up their target audience!

Have to agree with Cyril on the soccer one though, can't suffer that sport.

Yeah but isn't this an area where the GAA come in for criticism? Their poor marketing and international presence. Obviously Cyril works for RTE but still...

Rasheed

hardybuck wrote: »

Yeah but isn't this an area where the GAA come in for criticism? Their poor marketing and international presence. Obviously Cyril works for RTE but still...

Ya it'd be mighty if they went more international but do you think people would have an interest in it? I doubt it somehow.

hardybuck

Rasheed wrote: »

Ya it'd be mighty if they went more international but do you think people would have an interest in it? I doubt it somehow.

I think you've got to look at the recent success made by sports such as American Football and ask why not? Our games have physicality, speed and lots of scoring which international audiences would surely enjoy.

Anyway this debate may be for another thread, but I still think even for some Irish people who might be first time viewers, the likes of Cyril and Duignan would totally confuse them.

robbiezero

Rasheed wrote: »

Don't think many tourists or foreigners make up their target audience!

Have to agree with Cyril on the soccer one though, can't suffer that sport.

It says it all really for a sport when fans have to entertain themselves during it by turning their back like last night or with Mexican waves and "Stand up for whoever" ****e.

calvin_zola

robbiezero wrote: »

It says it all really for a sport when fans have to entertain themselves during it by turning their back like last night or with Mexican waves and "Stand up for whoever" ****e.

ah its all a bit of craic, lighten up

CrabRevolution

We can't get them to take to hurling in Cavan or Longford, how is it ever meant to take off in a big way in any other countries?

What counts as 'promoting the game abroad' anyway? Are we meant to buy advertising slots in the US/France/Germany saying Dublin Vs. Wexford is on and people will actually do something based on that?

American Football isn't a great example, as almost everone in the world knows what it is to begin with, which is a start. The vast majority of people in the world have never ever heard of Gaelic Football or Hurling, you need to introduce them to this completely alien, previously unheard of sport, then convince them to play.

From what I can see, there are efforts being made abroad. Often I see reports of underage competitions being run in Vietnam, Dubai and in Europe. These may grow in a few years, but the GAA will never be a massive global force to rival FIFA or the IRB like some people believe it can be.....

hardybuck

CrabRevolution wrote: »

We can't get them to take to hurling in Cavan or Longford, how is it ever meant to take off in a big way in any other countries?

What counts as 'promoting the game abroad' anyway? Are we meant to buy advertising slots in the US/France/Germany saying Dublin Vs. Wexford is on and people will actually do something based on that?

American Football isn't a great example, as almost everone in the world knows what it is to begin with, which is a start. The vast majority of people in the world have never ever heard of Gaelic Football or Hurling, you need to introduce them to this completely alien, previously unheard of sport, then convince them to play.

From what I can see, there are efforts being made abroad. Often I see reports of underage competitions being run in Vietnam, Dubai and in Europe. These may grow in a few years, but the GAA will never be a massive global force to rival FIFA or the IRB like some people believe it can be.....

American Football and GAA are quite similar in the sense that they are mainly played in one country, with small pockets abroad. While our country is obviously a lot smaller, the marketing principles are similar.

You've also picked up the wrong end of the stick here, I'm not looking for them to play the game necessarily, just to develop the brand. Rather than buying advertising slots, you'd be looking to build links with international sports networks - the likes of Sky, ESPN, Canal+ etc.

We also have a huge influx of tourists over the summer when our games are in full flight. We should trying to fill some of the space in our half empty stadia with tourists. You've also got to factor in that tens of thousands of students come here to live with Irish families every summer to learn English, which also presents an opportunity.

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4

Rasheed wrote: »

Have to agree with Cyril on the soccer one though, can't suffer that sport.

I feel the same way about Gaelic Football.

robbiezero wrote: »

It says it all really for a sport when fans have to entertain themselves during it by turning their back like last night or with Mexican waves and "Stand up for whoever" ****e.

I think it says a lot more for the sport when the spectators cant get onto the pitch to assault the players and ref after a game! what is the ""Stand up for whoever" ****e"?

as mentioned earlier, GAA will never be an international sport.

adrian522

George Young Engineer wrote: »

as mentioned earlier, GAA will never be an international sport.

That would be because GAA isn't a sport.

Agree with you on Gaelic Football, though I doubt Farrell and Duignan care much for that either.

Sergeant

It may seem utterly unbelievable, but Cyril Farrell taught English to Leaving Certificate students.

I kid you not.

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4

hardybuck wrote: »

You've also picked up the wrong end of the stick here, I'm not looking for them to play the game necessarily, just to develop the brand. Rather than buying advertising slots, you'd be looking to build links with international sports networks - the likes of Sky, ESPN, Canal+ etc.

there is not enough international interest in the sport for international broadcasters in be interested. If they dont have an audience, then they would have to reduce their price for advertising during the boradcast. Even if they did, they would only show highlights very late at night or mid week during the day, as they would not be able to show a live match as they dont have the rights

hardybuck wrote: »

We also have a huge influx of tourists over the summer when our games are in full flight. We should trying to fill some of the space in our half empty stadia with tourists. You've also got to factor in that tens of thousands of students come here to live with Irish families every summer to learn English, which also presents an opportunity.

not being smart, but the price of a championship ticket is insane. for a family with 3 kids to go to mayo v leitrim this sunday, it will cost 65 euro, or 55 for the terrace. (no point in bringing kids to the terrace though). that might put the tourists off! Ive seen a few toursits at GAA matches, they seem to enjoy it, but then again, they might have been enjoying watching a few paddies beating each other with hurls!

hardybuck

George Young Engineer wrote: »

there is not enough international interest in the sport for international broadcasters in be interested. If they dont have an audience, then they would have to reduce their price for advertising during the boradcast. Even if they did, they would only show highlights very late at night or mid week during the day, as they would not be able to show a live match as they dont have the rights




not being smart, but the price of a championship ticket is insane. for a family with 3 kids to go to mayo v leitrim this sunday, it will cost 65 euro, or 55 for the terrace. (no point in bringing kids to the terrace though). that might put the tourists off! Ive seen a few toursits at GAA matches, they seem to enjoy it, but then again, they might have been enjoying watching a few paddies beating each other with hurls!

I think in relation to broadcasting, you've got to start somewhere. Aussie Rules is on at odd times here, and if you want to watch American Football here you'll be up till all hours of the night. Even if we got a 1% increase of the global sports pie we'd increase our revenue greatly.

Ticket prices - completely agree. I am a firm believer in reducing the cost of tickets across the board. I am a Waterford fan who didn't travel to Thurles on Sunday partly due to the cost.

adrian522

hardybuck wrote: »

I think in relation to broadcasting, you've got to start somewhere. Aussie Rules is on at odd times here, and if you want to watch American Football here you'll be up till all hours of the night. Even if we got a 1% increase of the global sports pie we'd increase our revenue greatly.

Ticket prices - completely agree. I am a firm believer in reducing the cost of tickets across the board. I am a Waterford fan who didn't travel to Thurles on Sunday partly due to the cost.

The bit in bold isn't necessarily true.

Sky have a live game on at 6pm on Sunday evening and another at 9pm.

Those are fairly reasonable times. And with DVR's etc. it's a pretty easy sport to stay in touch with.

hardybuck

adrian522 wrote: »

The bit in bold isn't necessarily true.

Sky have a live game on at 6pm on Sunday evening and another at 9pm.

Those are fairly reasonable times. And with DVR's etc. it's a pretty easy sport to stay in touch with.

OK, so you're saying that a late night slot mightn't hurt the GAA so.

adrian522

hardybuck wrote: »

OK, so you're saying that a late night slot mightn't hurt the GAA so.

I'm saying if you want to watch American football you don't have to stay up till all hours of the night.

pugw

Cyril is the ted walsh of hurling, He comes out with some gems, always fair though and easy to listen to when compared to brolly and spillane

Mountainlad

I always think he speaks way too fast for himself. Just says the first thing that comes to him, and he says a thousand things without making cohesive points. Bit all over the place. Has Loughnane been on RTE yet?

bruschi

hardybuck wrote: »

I think in relation to broadcasting, you've got to start somewhere. Aussie Rules is on at odd times here, and if you want to watch American Football here you'll be up till all hours of the night. Even if we got a 1% increase of the global sports pie we'd increase our revenue greatly.

Ticket prices - completely agree. I am a firm believer in reducing the cost of tickets across the board. I am a Waterford fan who didn't travel to Thurles on Sunday partly due to the cost.

this comparison to these other sports is pretty silly. American football has 16 games on a normal weekend with crowds of up to 80,000 at each venue. Teams have budgets of over $100m to spend on wages. The marketing and money involved is massive, and the coverage and money spent by networks is huge. they can afford to market it abroad and sell it. GAA cant do that at all in the slightest.

And even AFL, is not marketed that hard abroad, but still it does have huge money involved in the game and with networks there competing for a slice of the marketshare in broadcasting the games. Its shown live which doesnt suit most people in other hempispheres, but highlights are easy to catch up on, and repeats of games. They also have it available online to watch, similar to American Football. The GAA can not market their games in the same manner as these professional sports, much in the same way it can not become professional like these sports because of the lack of money available to it.

robbiezero

George Young Engineer wrote: »

what is the ""Stand up for whoever" ****e"?

as mentioned earlier, GAA will never be an international sport.

The Stand up for the boys in green crap, that fans have to do to amuse themselves when the game they are watching bores the ****e out of em.

Yes, the GAA will never be an international sport. So what.

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4

robbiezero wrote: »

The Stand up for the boys in green crap, that fans have to do to amuse themselves when the game they are watching bores the ****e out of em.

Yes, the GAA will never be an international sport. So what.

the amount of ignorance you displayed in that last post made me laugh! you shouldn't talk about "The Foreign game", as you obviously know nothing about it.

TheBa

robbiezero wrote: »

The Stand up for the boys in green crap, that fans have to do to amuse themselves when the game they are watching bores the ****e out of em.

Yes, the GAA will never be an international sport. So what.

You've obviously never been to a Dubs game at Croker then, no?

"Come on you boys in blue!"

Or any other GAA graound?

"*clap clap clap*, GALWAY, *clap clap clap* GALWAY"

To claim that crowds sing because they're bored seems quite stupid.

Anyway, a boring sport like soccer will never catch on worldwide. People will be much more entertained by GA.... oh wait....

Edit: Oh yeah, I really like watching both hurling and football (especially Cyril Farrell and co.). I just don't get why GAA people can't just enjoy their games without trying to drag down others.

Fentdog84

Just to get back on topic, does anyone remember the one Cyril said about ''Cinderella under the Christmas tree''? What was that one about again?

TheBa

Or Eugene Cloonan stepping up to take a free-in....

"The helmet's off Ger, he's going for it!!!"

robbiezero

TheBa wrote: »

You've obviously never been to a Dubs game at Croker then, no?

"Come on you boys in blue!"

Or any other GAA graound?

"*clap clap clap*, GALWAY, *clap clap clap* GALWAY"

To claim that crowds sing because they're bored seems quite stupid.

Anyway, a boring sport like soccer will never catch on worldwide. People will be much more entertained by GA.... oh wait....

Edit: Oh yeah, I really like watching both hurling and football (especially Cyril Farrell and co.). I just don't get why GAA people can't just enjoy their games without trying to drag down others.

Nothing wrong with singing. The standing up and sitting down crap annoyed the ****e outa me at any soccer match in Lansdowne that i was at and it was usually during a lull in play (lasting approx 90 minutes) when fans got bored.

Soccer is a fine sport, and when played well between two good teams is a very entertaining spectacle.

bruschi

Was it Cyril who said 'They call him Santi down in Waterford IT Ger' about Setanta O hAilpin?

I_smell_fear

"Santi's come early Ger!"

calvin_zola

I remeber Paul Flynn scoring penalty or 21 yard free. Rifled it into the net in typical skinner flynner fashion.

Ball hit the net, Ger Canning "its a goal"

Flynn celebrates

Cyril states the obvious "he went for it Ger"

Always found that funny

calvin_zola

bruschi wrote: »

Was it Cyril who said 'They call him Santi down in Waterford IT Ger' about Setanta O hAilpin?

Was Setanta in the WIT?

Sergeant

"You can't win a game unless you come out for the second half".

bruschi

calvin_zola wrote: »

Was Setanta in the WIT?

yup. same time as Shefflin, JJ Delaney and a few others.

Dammo

Ah, Cyril "as such" Farrell.

"He's on fire".

KevIRL

Classic Cyril playing down a bit of afters between Kilkenny and Clare in the hurling.

"Ahhh sure you'd see more pushing and shoving after second mass on a Sunday".

And of course "tis like throwin nuts to a monkey out there Michael"

The cinderall under the Christmas tree reference came from the 2010 Munster hurling final replay, played on a rainy Saturday night in Thurles and went to extra time, the lights came on, the rain glistened and Cyrill was loving it

Browney7

Barry Foley was talking a line ball against Cork in 2001 to put us ahead and Cyril pipes up along the lines of "he could well put this over Ger"

Barry steps up puts it over the black spot and Cyril "ah yeah hes good at them Ger"

Nuts to a monkey is a great one and the usual "game on now Ger"

calvin_zola

vaaary good

c_man

"Bang, over the bar"

claw14

Lets not forget....
"It's in the melting pot now Ger"

Starie1975

Browney7 wrote: »

Nuts to a monkey is a great one and the usual "game on now Ger"

That's the one "Game on now Ger!!"

MJ23

Would you say Cyril eats 'foddin food' ?. Like lasagna, pizza, curry, Chinese etc.
Id say his daily diet is, porridge and a boiled egg for breakfast, hang sambos and tay for lunch, maybe a bag of tayto, boiled schpuds, cabbage or carrots and a big lump of meat for the dinner. Followed by more tay and a few digestive bishcuits.

realdanbreen

hardybuck wrote: »

As much as I love Cyril, I wonder how tourists or anyone from abroad would be expected to be able to understand either him or Michael Duignan.

I don't think Cyril would be bothered..as such, and Davy Fitzgerald said he doesn't care who understands him..so he doesn't.(anyway he has 2 fukkin allIreland medals..so he does)

howyanow

great idea for a thread OP,the man's a legend,i loved watching himself and ger loughnane on panels together,some craic.

Figment

Brilliant thanks lads. I added Cyril to the greatest gaa quotes page.

Fentdog84

So if Cork won today they'd be fighting in pubs around Tipp? Man Cyril

TopOfTheRight

He had a great one today about saving the hay, or even saving the sillage cause its been so wet, that was if it hadnt been washed away

1984baby

"Bang, back of the net". He always used to say "it's like giving nuts to monkeys", but I haven't heard him saying it recently.

Diabhal Beag

Cyril has the best laugh in the world.