How excruciatingly annoying is Brian Kerr's commentary?

Markitron · 22-09-2022 12:32PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119648727#Comment_119648727

It isn't a real accent, it is what someone thinks a 'real dub' is supposed to sound like, just like the VO from that stupid Brennan's Bread ad from years ago.

Brendan Bendar · 22-09-2022 12:41PM

Why do VM tolerate a co.com. constantly referring to

Lyndon Dykes and Kieran Tierney as Landon Dykes and Kiernan Tierney.

Surely VM have SOME standards which apply to people like Kerr and those who commentate on games.

Personally no issue with these lads, but professionally,all I can say is extremely annoying and unprofessional.

No more, no less.

22-09-2022 12:43PM

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I lived for long enough around there and No-One had as an annoying accent as him

tanko · 22-09-2022 01:35PM

Brian Kerr is the best pundit around by a country mile, Damien Delaney on the other hand, Jaysus, where do you start???

Strumms · 22-09-2022 01:48PM

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in terms on club football…A league of Ireland man is all he amounted to.

managed Pats for 10 years winning 2 trophies….

his main success has been managing and mentoring the Ireland underage sides winning both the Under 16 & 18 European Championships.

what can’t be forgotten during that period is the quality of player available to him… Robbie Keane, John OShea, Richard Dunne amongst others.

Arghus · 22-09-2022 02:17PM

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Nah, I just like him a lot and I think people can't get past the accent and don't recognise how knowledgable he is. Which is a shame for them.

Swaine · 22-09-2022 02:21PM

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Thyroid issues which affect the eyes. Have some fcuking respect.

Strumms · 22-09-2022 02:44PM

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having knowledge is all very well. He seems very likeable too…But not being of the ability to have excellent verbal communication skills… “ yer man “, “ their number 4 “ etc…

It’s media, it’s communication…. Say what you like about Dunphy, Giles etc… they could communicate successfully, succinctly and eruditely with each other, the presenter and the audience… without having to dive into cliches or “Der number 3 isn’t up to much”..type of carry on..

i don’t think people care about his accent but if you are working in the media and arnt familiar with your subject matter ie. players it’s not great..

More light hearted aspects of Brian’s work from behind the scenes, this is hilarious…good hilarious…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TgfFOe2Asjw

Arghus · 22-09-2022 03:21PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119651199#Comment_119651199

I hear what you're saying to a certain extent, but I think there's more to him than "yer man" etc, etc.

Yes, he can lay the pure Dub stuff on a bit thickly at times and maybe he wouldn't be as articulate, in some respects, as Dunphy, let's say - but I've never had an issue understanding anything he was trying to put across and I often think he's a very good communicator, who is able to vary his delivery: he can play up the pure Dub if he feels like it, but can get forensically detailed and into the nuances of things if called upon to as well.

He also absolutely smokes other pundits on tv in terms of being aware of what's currently happening in the game. As good and all as the likes of Dunphy and Giles were, they often had surprisingly little knowledge about the players or teams they were talking about. I don't know how you can accuse Kerr of relying on cliche - something I don't think is true - and not hold Giles - for whom football hadn't moved on since he stopped playing - into account in that regard!

Brendan Bendar · 22-09-2022 03:25PM

Born barrow boy, is our Brian.

The way the eyes narrow and the mouth clenches up.

Complete chancer who dug his way in from underneath.

That's the truth of it.

amacca · 22-09-2022 03:27PM

He's quite likeable, that's the main thing afaic.

Strumms · 22-09-2022 07:28PM

A humorous Kerrism .. he’s commentating live now on France vs Austria on RTE.

an Austrian player is booked, quite rightly in my opinion, crunching tackle from behind…no attempt to get the ball..just slowing down play.

Kerr : “sure that must be his first foul, referee confusing him with one of the other blondie fellas, there’s a couple of them out there”.

🤣

Say Your Number · 23-09-2022 08:53PM

Him and Delaney are laying into England tonight.

Hangdogroad · 28-03-2023 09:12AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119651384#Comment_119651384

Judging by his serial "detractors" on Boards he annoys the right people.

Patrick2010 · 28-03-2023 09:18AM

He comes across as very bitter, hasn't got a good word to say about Stephen Kenny presumably because he feels Kenny has been given more time in the job. Whether he has a case or not its very unprofessional to allow personal gripes into his job as an impartial pundit.