Brian Moore is a....

Jawgap

.......a lot of the time,

and I wouldn't wipe my @rse with the Torygraph, but I think this is brilliant writing.......

‏@brianmoore666
12/9/08 Daniel James' parents took him to die at Dignitas. I wrote this about their courage & love. RT if you like

He circulated this because today is the lad's anniversary.

Here is the article.......

It took courage for the parents of Daniel James to say goodbye

cp

Moore too often comes across as a very angry man, both on TV and Twitter..

But having said that he's probably one of the fairest and most informed writers on Rugby in the UK, not to mention a good writer and by all accounts a good guy.

When compared to some of the drivel written by the UK Rugby sports hacks he's head and shoulders above most.

TheGoldenAges

Moore > Stephen Jones is all I'll say.

ConFurioso

Most people who watch rugby > Stephen Jones.

Mahatma Geansai

ConFurioso wrote: »

Most people who watch rugby > Stephen Jones.

Fixed that.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

I like Moore. He got a bad rep for not exactly being objective when watching England play but that's fair enough, commentary ain't his thing

He's not too diplomatic, but he's very evenhanded on twitter I find

bilston

Well I like Brian Moore, with the exception of Ireland England games, then he becomes annoying. However the rest of the time I think he's good.

Jawgap

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

I like Moore. He got a bad rep for not exactly being objective when watching England play but that's fair enough, commentary ain't his thing

He's not too diplomatic, but he's very evenhanded on twitter I find

I really enjoy his twitter feed - I don't always agree with him, but he does write very well and not just on rugby, as the article shows. I think he's genuine, and not just controversial for the sake of being controversial, which a lot of pundits tend to be (no need to list any )

Podge_irl

bilston wrote: »

Well I like Brian Moore, with the exception of Ireland England games, then he becomes annoying. However the rest of the time I think he's good.

I think he's a fantastic commentator, though I accept I'm in the minority on that one. Very insightful and as far as I'm concerned very fair. I've never understood people who think he is biased towards England - he spends half his time getting angry at their stupidity.

He is an excellent columnist though, I really enjoy his articles.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Podge_irl wrote: »

I think he's a fantastic commentator, though I accept I'm in the minority on that one. Very insightful and as far as I'm concerned very fair. I've never understood people who think he is biased towards England - he spends half his time getting angry at their stupidity.

He is an excellent columnist though, I really enjoy his articles.

Ya but that in itself is hardly very objective

"I DON'T BELIEVE IT, STOP KICKING THE BALL!!!""

irishbucsfan

Podge_irl wrote: »

I think he's a fantastic commentator, though I accept I'm in the minority on that one. Very insightful and as far as I'm concerned very fair. I've never understood people who think he is biased towards England - he spends half his time getting angry at their stupidity.

He is an excellent columnist though, I really enjoy his articles.

I agree with you actually, really enjoy him.

But for the bolded part, he spends the other half of his time talking about the good stuff. And the problem at times is that he forgets there is another team on the pitch (some of whose fans pay their license fees!)

But I really enjoy him. He'd definitely win in a fight against George Hook.

Podge_irl

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

Ya but that in itself is hardly very objective

Oh I don't think he is objective in the slightest.

I guess when I hear people claiming a commentator is biased I take that to mean they believe the sun shines out of one team's collective arse. e.g. Jim Neilly.

bilston

Podge_irl wrote: »

Oh I don't think he is objective in the slightest.

I guess when I hear people claiming a commentator is biased I take that to mean they believe the sun shines out of one team's collective arse. e.g. Jim Neilly.

Ah now to be fair Gusher Neilly can be very hard on Ulster when he wants to be. He doesn't hide the fact he wants Ulster to win but for example he wasn't slow in letting it be known that Paddy Jackson's kicking was "totally unacceptable" the other night (and of course he was right). He can actually be annoying sometimes such is his occasional negativity.

CatFromHue

"if you reserve judgment for God, why usurp this by presupposing the conclusion?"

What a powerful question!

athtrasna

Brian Moore is a....qualified manicurist!! According to his tweets yesterday...random handcare tweets!

I think he's mellowed a lot in this incarnation on twitter, he disappeared for a long time after a few online spats but he's almost reasonable these days. Good for wine tips too...another thing I never thought I'd associate with that bulldog!

Yamanoto

His autobiography won the William Hill sportsbook of the year 2010, so the guy can certainly write.

Anyone who heard his emotional interview with Pat Kenny (about the sexual abuse he suffered as a child) will know he continues to struggle with a fair few demons to this day. As an aside, I'll never forget his commentary on seeing BOD put in an eye-catching performance for the Baa-Baa's v the Bok's in Cardiff way back in 2000 - "this kid's gonna be a big, big star".

BBDBB

a good columnist and a good co-commentator, he is honest, passionate and clearly loves the game, whilst I don't always agree with him I respect his views, for those qualities and what he achieved as a player

pickarooney

I think Moore is brilliant. His commentary is always worth a laugh and his writing is sterling.

Third_Echelon

Yamanoto wrote: »

His autobiography won the William Hill sportsbook of the year 2010, so the guy can certainly write.

Anyone who heard his emotional interview with Pat Kenny (about the sexual abuse he suffered as a child) will know he continues to struggle with a fair few demons to this day. As an aside, I'll never forget his commentary on seeing BOD put in an eye-catching performance for the Baa-Baa's v the Bok's in Cardiff way back in 2000 - "this kid's gonna be a big, big star".

I'm reading his book at the moment... really enjoying it. Like his writing style and honesty. He sure does have a fair few demons. His "Gollum" aspect and the way he writes about it is very interesting...

Larbre34

What Brian Moore is, is a very very intelligent man. Not too much emotional intelligence, but he knows his apples. His writing is so much more than his commentary because he is easily frustrated, but on the whole he knows what he's on about and I like him.