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rufuseric82 · 11-10-2018 10:08pm

Icemancometh wrote: »

Yeah it was a bit weird, particularly given the hour it was on.

Compare that to Ken reading it in a Scottish accent!

gluppers · 12-10-2018 12:34am

Fed up with these 'banter' filled shows sponsored by x drinks brand

Dylbag · 12-10-2018 11:47pm

Anyone know what the story is with Kevin Kilbane...haven’t heard him on in a while...

Dylbag · 12-10-2018 11:49pm

double post

dastardly00 · 13-10-2018 12:37am

Dylbag wrote: »

Anyone know what the story is with Kevin Kilbane...haven’t heard him on in a while...

It could be that he doesn't have the free time as he's doing a lot of TV work these days. He was on Virgin Media this evening covering the Croatia-England Nations Cup match.

diusmr8a504cvk · 14-10-2018 1:47pm

Jamie Moore is very full on.

Scott Tenorman · 14-10-2018 3:57pm

Dylbag wrote: »

Anyone know what the story is with Kevin Kilbane...haven’t heard him on in a while...

He was on earlier talking about the Irish match

Bellerstring · 16-10-2018 8:38pm

Stephen Hunt is dreadful analysing the Ireland/Wales game.
He thinks were doing grand.....!

dr.kenneth noisewater · 16-10-2018 9:23pm

Bellerstring wrote:

Stephen Hunt is dreadful analysing the Ireland/Wales game. He thinks were doing grand.....!

He's still to close to the current squad to criticize them, his Sindo articles on them are the same

sightband · 16-10-2018 9:27pm

Bellerstring wrote: »

Stephen Hunt is dreadful analysing the Ireland/Wales game.
He thinks were doing grand.....!

That’s spot on in Irish terms so

“How’s it going?”

“Grand” - roughly translating as - not good/shįte/hungover/f*ck off annoying me

enfant terrible · 17-10-2018 12:12am

dastardly00 wrote: »

It could be that he doesn't have the free time as he's doing a lot of TV work these days. He was on Virgin Media this evening covering the Croatia-England Nations Cup match.

I see him on Bein Sports also.

Loafing Oaf · 17-10-2018 12:22am

dr.kenneth noisewater wrote: »

He's still to close to the current squad to criticize them, his Sindo articles on them are the same

Joe doing his lily-livered take on Paxman trying to break through this wall of discretion: "So I must ask again, do the players support Martin O'Neil's tactics?"

anthonyjmaher · 21-10-2018 9:29am

They had a special "Warning to gamblers" introduction to the section where the gambling shill comes in to studio yesterday. Something like "If you have a problem with gambling then you might be better off tuning in after 5pm".

Can you imagine what Gilroy would be saying if this a competitor put out that message?

Tell me how · 21-10-2018 11:50am

Gary O'Toole and Paul Kimmage on papers today. My personal favorite lineup.

OldMrBrennan83 · 21-10-2018 12:05pm

Tell me how wrote: »

Gary O'Toole and Paul Kimmage on papers today. My personal favorite lineup.

The content is still a far more important factor for me than who they have on. What's sort of stuff are they talking?

Tell me how · 21-10-2018 12:06pm

Patww79 wrote:

The content is still a far more important factor for me than who they have on. What's sort of stuff are they talking?

Hasn't started yet.

humberklog · 21-10-2018 2:02pm

Gary O'Toole: I met Stewart Lancaster at a bar one time...

Paul Kimmage: What did he order?

GO'T: Don't know...

PK: WHY NOT!?

GO'T: (ignoring PK)

PK: Ale?

I know they're quite Marmite but I enjoy them without having to like them.

Kimmage doing his usual Gerry Conlan just released from prison impersonation.

Larbre34 · 21-10-2018 2:45pm

humberklog wrote: »

Gary O'Toole: I met Stewart Lancaster at a bar one time...

Paul Kimmage: What did he order?

GO'T: Don't know...

PK: WHY NOT!?

GO'T: (ignoring PK)

PK: Ale?

I know they're quite Marmite but I enjoy them without having to like them.

Kimmage doing his usual Gerry Conlan just released from prison impersonation.

Ended the review with a couple of 4 letter tirades, Molloy had to apologise for him.

Anyone who has to swear like a docker to make his point, particularly a columnist, is letting himself down badly. Distracts from the content.

Aidric · 21-10-2018 9:01pm

humberklog wrote: »

Kimmage doing his usual Gerry Conlan just released from prison impersonation.

Haha, bang on. Kimmage is a gifted journalist and has written some magnificent prose, continues to do so in fact. That said he is one tortured individual.

Mantis Toboggan · 22-10-2018 3:03pm

Find Gary O'Toole insufferable.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 22-10-2018 4:37pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Find Gary O'Toole insufferable.

Has a very apt surname.

Tell me how · 22-10-2018 4:55pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote:

Has a very apt surname.

Olympic athlete, surgeon. Sure what would he have to say worth listening to.

mr_edge_to_you · 22-10-2018 5:16pm

I could listen to Gary O’Toole for hours. I think he’s a very impressive man and he’s a thoroughly genuine sports fan.

Mantis Toboggan · 22-10-2018 6:16pm

Tell me how wrote: »

Olympic athlete, surgeon.

Something he never let's us forget. Was funny when both were being introduced Kimmage had to pull Joe up and remind him that he's also an Olympian.

O'Toole is a like a man on the throne with his high moral compass looking down and preaching to all the degenerates.

Tell me how · 22-10-2018 6:31pm

Mantis Toboggan wrote:

O'Toole is a like a man on the throne with his high moral compass looking down and preaching to all the degenerates.

Surprised you can type with that chip on your shoulder.

elefant · 23-10-2018 8:18am

Tell me how wrote: »

Olympic athlete, surgeon. Sure what would he have to say worth listening to.

What he did for the protection of children in swimming in Ireland too, at a very young age, makes him a hero in my eyes.

mr_edge_to_you · 23-10-2018 9:00am

elefant wrote: »

What he did for the protection of children in swimming in Ireland too, at a very young age, makes him a hero in my eyes.

Embarrassed to say I had completely forgotten about that! That was huge thing.

On Sunday he told a story about how he wrote letters to the head lad in Notre Dame. It was funny - Joe goes “did you email or actually write a letter?”, Gary then confirmed that he hand wrote the letter and Joe responded “of course you did!” (I was thinking the exact same thing myself). Gary then announced that he has a special pen that he uses for writing his important letters which moves him up a notch in my estimation.

yosser hughes · 23-10-2018 10:44am

elefant wrote: »

What he did for the protection of children in swimming in Ireland too, at a very young age, makes him a hero in my eyes.

Me too. What his occupation happens to be is irrelevant to me.

Mantis Toboggan · 23-10-2018 10:54am

elefant wrote: »

What he did for the protection of children in swimming in Ireland too, at a very young age, makes him a hero in my eyes.

Yeah and fair play to him for that, I just find him too preachy.

Tell me how · 23-10-2018 11:01am

yosser hughes wrote: »

Me too. What his occupation happens to be is irrelevant to me.

The reason I think it is relevant in this instance is that as an orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in hip, knee and sports injuries, he has a particular insight in to the physiological side of sport performance.

I think I can recall him telling a story of being at a Leinster match and a player was injured with a knee injury and he was the on call Dr at his hospital that day so he ended up leaving the game and helping treat the player at the hospital.

That's fairly relevant in my view.

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