Dunphy v McCarthy and RTE

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Catch 22 for Mccarthy. But he brought it on himself after that error and consequent yellow. He was afraid/cautious/smart (however you see it) not to throw himself about and risk anot her yellow. You could see the fear of it at times, backing away from physical contact with his hands in the air.
As I said it was O Neill who should have taken him off perhaps after the first goal when impending pressure was naturally going to happen, considering our weak mindset often when going ahead. Not too much options off the bench but Quinn would have done a better job. . That's when you need a fearless battler and Mccarthy just couldn't be that player after the early booking

That could be an excuse for tonight bit the fact is he has form for being anonymous in a green jersey.

The Germany match was the one time where I hoped he had turned a corner bit it just proved to be a one-off.

As for Dunphy, RTE spend a lot more money on other bollocks than they do on him. Everyone knows the deal with him. How he offends people at this stage is beyond me.

MC carthy disappeared as soon as he got the yellow,he wasnt great b4 it either

Dunphy in soccer


Hook in rugby


Brolly in gaa

Any one see any similarities, bad publicity is better than no publicity

JustTheOne wrote: »

When it suits him.

He's bowed out of games before with pathetic excuses.

Ah, so now he is only interested when it suits him. I guess Ireland's opening match of the euros wasn't a game he would be interested in then, not compared to any of the preceding 36 international games he played. I'll bet he could barely be bothered getting up this morning considering his lack of interest.

wonga77 wrote: »

Dunphy is a fool who plays up to the camera, he's there purely to be controversial, sure its years since he offered any meaningful insight into a game. I think everyone agrees on that. I do think he went ott in his criticism of McCarthy tonight but sure nobody takes him seriously anyway

He is a joke

Giles is shocking as well tbh

While I appreciate that Dunphy brings something to the punditry mix, I've really grown to dislike his style over the years.

This argument about his purpose being solely to entertain doesn't wash with me: you can be entertainingly opinionated - provocative,even - and still base what you have to say in facts, or at least coherence. Entertainment, accuracy and thoughtfulness aren't mutually exclusive: they can work well together.

Dunphy is an intelligent and articulate man, but I think he's grown lazy because he's had to play up to a certain persona for too long. I think I'd give him a fail on both counts as a pundit: He's neither insightful about the game, or really genuinely entertaining - So much of his "analysis" is usually based on his own prejudices or pre-formed opinions. He annoys me with his rote trolling, I think arguments in favour of this on the basis of "entertainment" are pretty weak and I won't miss him when he's gone.

It's all a bit sad in the end really, because I do honestly believe that Dunphy had it in him to be a truly great pundit - his books about football are excellent, and he's a learned individual with charisma - but he decided to take the easy option and play the clown.

GFish wrote: »

I must be out of the loop because I don't know the deal RTE has with Dunphy.

Sorry about that. Please clue me in - a link will do if you can't recall the details.

Seriously:)

The bit in bold is probably why you're misunderstanding. I never mentioned a deal with RTE. I said everyone knows the deal with him, i.e. everyone knows what his punditry is like.

You could have saved yourself a wait if you'd just taken on board what stunner dunner had said.

StringerBell wrote: »

I find it ironic that you are calling another guy an idiot when you misunderstood what he was saying

I find your post ironic too.

What have I misunderstood?