Commentary Clowns

threeball

I thought it might be interesting thread to have a record of the most stupid passages of commentary from current games. Please keep it to games from the current weekend rather than historical gaffs. The worst I heard this weekend was from our old friend Marty

Context: 10 mins in to the game Marty describes how one of the Clare forwards is a fine soccer player. Less than 5 mins later the same player pulls on a loose ball near the Mayo goal hitting a Mayo player less than 3 meters away. Cue Marty

Marty Morrissey: I told you he was a fine soccer player.

SeaFields

"Give him the time and space and he'll score"



Eh so could my dead grandmother Marty

C__MC

Did ger canning ever find Latitude?

1984baby

Everything Nicky English says when on Sky. I think he's absolutely brutal

1984baby

Everything Nicky English says when on Sky. I think he's absolutely brutal

Royal Legend

we have a winner for today, Ger Canning, the most clueless commentator EVER!
The Gaffes are bad enough but the accent just multiplies it,

two galway players sent off for 2nd yellow cards, Roscommon already down to 14 and Canning states that is now even 14 vs 14 ??????

Then a few minutes later he wonders how Roscommon are in the ascendancy as you would think Galway would be pushing to get scores, not allowing for the fact that they are now down to 13 players, how does this man continue to be allowed commentate on games.

p.s. Newstalk have a new star in regards to the hurling analysis, Tommy Walsh, Passionate, Insightful a real pleasure to listen to.

OldMrBrennan83

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Motivator

Royal Legend wrote: »

p.s. Newstalk have a new star in regards to the hurling analysis, Tommy Walsh, Passionate, Insightful a real pleasure to listen to.

Are you serious? He sounds like a fella fresh off a campsite.

Motivator

Royal Legend wrote: »

p.s. Newstalk have a new star in regards to the hurling analysis, Tommy Walsh, Passionate, Insightful a real pleasure to listen to.

Are you serious? He sounds like a fella fresh off a campsite.

Donnielighto

Motivator wrote: »

Are you serious? He sounds like a fella fresh off a campsite.

What like a music festival?

greysheep

Tom Carr, worst co-commentator ever

ArnoldJRimmer

Marty talking about the wind in Cusack Park yesterday, and informing us that he wasn't getting blown in the commentary box

Gentleman Off The Pitch

Motivator wrote: »

Are you serious? He sounds like a fella fresh off a campsite.

John Mullane makes Tommy sound like David Attenborough in comparison

seligehgit

Patww79 wrote: »

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Jim McGuinness is an excellent analyst.

thesandeman

Who's the sqweeky dude helping with the commentary on the Cork-Clare match?
"Ooh Ah Padraig McGrath"
He floats like a butterfly. He stings like a bee"
LOL.

OldMrBrennan83

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EICVD

thesandeman wrote: »

Who's the sqweeky dude helping with the commentary on the Cork-Clare match?
"Ooh Ah Padraig McGrath"
He floats like a butterfly. He stings like a bee"
LOL.

John Mullane

seligehgit

EICVD wrote: »

John Mullane

Gotta love John Mullane!

redlead

Motivator wrote: »

Are you serious? He sounds like a fella fresh off a campsite.

That's a disgraceful comment.

TheRiverman

Ger Canning continually calling the goals "the target"and Conor Lehane "Lee Han". Marty Morrissey saying "the far over side"

C__MC

TheRiverman wrote: »

Ger Canning continually calling the goals "the target"and Conor Lehane "Lee Han". Marty Morrissey saying "the far over side"

Marty naming every place name in each county, west Clare south cork yada yada

callaway92

'The teams have been level now x times'

Such a stupid comment you hear in every match. Especially in a sport with the frequency of scores like Hurling it's headwrecking.

GAA commentators are a bunch of clichè spouters.

TheRiverman

Listen to local radio commentators from some real clangers.

Sultan of Bling

TheRiverman wrote:

Ger Canning continually calling the goals "the target"and Conor Lehane "Lee Han". Marty Morrissey saying "the far over side"

+1 from me. Could someone in rte tell him how to pronounce the name.

Does my f***ing head in.

martingriff

Gentleman Off The Pitch wrote: »

John Mullane makes Tommy sound like David Attenborough in comparison

Mullane make Michael Owen & Jamie Rednapp sound great

martingriff

TheRiverman wrote: »

Listen to local radio commentators from some real clangers.

I will give Local commentators some latitude as they are biased and some really get into the game and it can add tit

danjo-xx

seligehgit wrote:

Gotta love John Mullane!

Must have said Padraig at least a hundred times today.

purplepanda

Liam Spratt on South East Radio Wexford takes being a clown to another level!

https://www.balls.ie/gaa/top-ten-liam-spratt-quotes-gaa-commentator-73798

Itssoeasy

seligehgit wrote: »

Gotta love John Mullane!

No you don't.

Dyr

seligehgit wrote: »

Jim McGuinness is an excellent analyst.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdqzrkKV4wE

TheRiverman

greysheep wrote: »

Tom Carr, worst co-commentator ever

Martin Carney not far behind.

Dyr

TheRiverman wrote: »

Martin Carney not far behind.

The law is that any post that mentions Carney must also contain the phrase "It must be said"

gucci

ArnoldJRimmer wrote: »

Marty talking about the wind in Cusack Park yesterday, and informing us that he wasn't getting blown in the commentary box

Sweet Science

Who was the co commentator with Marty today ?

delaad

Finnerty on Sky, every syllable is a cliche.

delaad

Sweet Science wrote: »

Who was the co commentator with Marty today ?

Brendan Cummins

delaad

Dalo on the Sunday Game there now, in answer to who was the motm today,... "a lot of fellas stuck up their hands there today, Des"

dirkmeister

Another beaut from Ger, thought that Rob Lennon threw the hurl at Gleeson.

honeybear

thesandeman wrote: »

Who's the sqweeky dude helping with the commentary on the Cork-Clare match?
"Ooh Ah Padraig McGrath"
He floats like a butterfly. He stings like a bee"
LOL.

Think it's John Mullane you are referring to. He was co-commentating with Padraig Lodge on the radio today. At some points in the match, he was barely audible with his gasping at Clare's chances! It was hilarious. He wears his heart on his sleeve (literally, from his playing days). I shouldn't enjoy his commentary but I think it is refreshing - and I'm a Tipp fan!
Hate when he mentions the phrase "going forward" though!!!

jelutong

purplepanda wrote: »

Liam Spratt on South East Radio Wexford takes being a clown to another level!

https://www.balls.ie/gaa/top-ten-liam-spratt-quotes-gaa-commentator-73798

Murray Walker isn't a patch on him. Brilliant!
Who says "It's a 1 point game now", Canning?

HurlingRanker

John Mullane was shockingly biased on radio one for the Kilkenny Wexford game, I thought that was somewhat disrespectful to Kilkenny. Was not fair on any Kilkenny person who had to listen to a co-commentator on our national broadcast radio take such delight that they were being beaten.

Aside from that, he doesn't add any meaningful insight as a co-commentator anyway. Fabulous hurler and a great character just for the record, I hate criticising him as he really was a special player.

Dyr

delaad wrote: »

Dalo on the Sunday Game there now, in answer to who was the motm today,... "a lot of fellas stuck up their hands there today, Des"

I love Dalo on the telly, he looks like the acid has just kicked in whenever Des throws a question at him

slegs

honeybear wrote: »

thesandeman wrote: »

Who's the sqweeky dude helping with the commentary on the Cork-Clare match?
"Ooh Ah Padraig McGrath"
He floats like a butterfly. He stings like a bee"
LOL.

Think it's John Mullane you are referring to. He was co-commentating with Padraig Lodge on the radio today. At some points in the match, he was barely audible with his gasping at Clare's chances! It was hilarious. He wears his heart on his sleeve (literally, from his playing days). I shouldn't enjoy his commentary but I think it is refreshing - and I'm a Tipp fan!
Hate when he mentions the phrase "going forward" though!!!

The Mullane stuff is so false. He is playing the role of "passionate" hurling fan. No body gives that much of a sh1t about teams other than their own. Gives me a headache. I just want to listen to the match. I don't need the John Mullane Show as well.

For Forks Sake

Gentleman Off The Pitch wrote: »

John Mullane makes Tommy sound like David Attenborough in comparison

I like Mullane on co-commentator duty if for no other reason than he has a real passion for the game , although at some point he is going to have to be reminded that he's on national broadcast duty, not out watching a match with the lads after a few pints.

munsterlegend

Marty was so biased in his commentary yesterday.having a meltdown that Clare didn't stop the short cork puckouts. Surprised he didn't leave the commentary box and go down to the sideline and make the switch himself.

seachto7

Motivator wrote: »

Are you serious? He sounds like a fella fresh off a campsite.

What do you mean?

Dyr

seachto7 wrote: »

What do you mean?

I think he's implying that he's a boy scout

TCDStudent1

For Forks Sake wrote: »

I like Mullane on co-commentator duty if for no other reason than he has a real passion for the game , although at some point he is going to have to be reminded that he's on national broadcast duty, not out watching a match with the lads after a few pints.

Thats exactly why I like Mullane, that he seems to forget he is on radio! Not one of the more insightful analysts but I can't help but be interested in any game he is commentating on!

EICVD

I'm almost certain the woman reporting on Carlow v Leitrim on TSG said 'this point by so & so left the minimum between the teams at HT'. It was 8-6 at HT.......

thesandeman

Some guy on Radio 1 now taking about the Kilkenny and Waterford players eating the face off the referee at halftime.

danganabu

There was a classic on Tipp FM at the weekend during the commentary on the football, the co-commentator was talking about the sweeper system and was interupted by the main commentator who informed us that todays broadcast was being sponsored by the Clonmel Park Hotel and without even a pause the co-commentator continues on with the ill-timed line of ''I wouldn't be a fan of that thing at all, not a nice place to go''