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Off The Ball Official Thread <Mod Note - Post #1, #533, #6651>

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  • #3152
    micar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭micar


    Did any hear the speaker for tonight competition?

    Haven't a bean!!! I put text with a guess.

    Anyone know who it is?


  • #3153
    PeterTheNinth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,869 ✭✭✭PeterTheNinth


    Cus D'Amato passed away in '77 ? really?
    are you sure you aren't getting mixed up with Elvis?


  • #3154
    padd b1975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    Who was doing co-commentary on the Chelsea match earlier?

    He was useless.

    Is there some sort of unwritten rule when it comes to soccer coverage stating that having a strong Dublin accent increases your chances of getting the gig?

    Very hard to listen to.


  • #3155
    djemba djemba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,607 ✭✭✭djemba djemba


    padd b1975 wrote: »
    Who was doing co-commentary on the Chelsea match earlier?

    He was useless.

    Is there some sort of unwritten rule when it comes to soccer coverage stating that having a strong Dublin accent increases your chances of getting the gig?

    Very hard to listen to.

    It was Andy Reid


  • #3156
    pc7
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 14,370 Mod ✭✭✭✭pc7


    Any paper review this week? Can't see a podcast


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  • #3157
    Tell me how
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,524 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    pc7 wrote:
    Any paper review this week? Can't see a podcast

    Yes. Was good as well I thought.
    Sure it'll be up later.


  • #3158
    pc7
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 14,370 Mod ✭✭✭✭pc7


    Cool will look again


  • #3159
    dastardly00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,688 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    pc7 wrote: »
    Any paper review this week? Can't see a podcast

    It's on the Podcast Addict App anyway.


  • #3160
    Tell me how
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,524 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    Anybody have any idea what is Cian Murtagh at since he left the show?
    Twitter handle still says he works for Off The Ball.


  • #3161
    dr.kenneth noisewater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,878 ✭✭✭dr.kenneth noisewater


    Tell me how wrote:
    Anybody have any idea what is Cian Murtagh at since he left the show? Twitter handle still says he works for Off The Ball.


    Moved to BBC NI


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  • #3162
    Ol' Donie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,779 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    Tell me how wrote: »
    Anybody have any idea what is Cian Murtagh at since he left the show?
    Twitter handle still says he works for Off The Ball.

    Cian Murtagh's gone? When did that happen??


  • #3163
    foxtrot101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 907 ✭✭✭foxtrot101


    Ol' Donie wrote: »
    Cian Murtagh's gone? When did that happen??

    They announced he was leaving on the Wednesday before the All Blacks match in Chicago. He did some reporting from Chicago and that was it. Not a bad way to go really.


  • #3164
    sonic85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,447 ✭✭✭sonic85


    Hunt and Andrews were great last night. Should be on the show more often


  • #3165
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,499 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    They should have transitioned Murtagh into a presenter role.


  • #3166
    Ol' Donie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,779 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    They should have transitioned Murtagh into a presenter role.

    He's only been waiting 15 years.

    He used to stand in as presenter the odd time, I think.

    He definitely presented to phone in show Oisin Langan used to do. Extra Time or At The End Of The Day or something.


  • #3167
    PeterTheNinth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,869 ✭✭✭PeterTheNinth


    This new guy Sheehan is really struggling. It seems like OTB usually have an endless supply of people who can seamlessly slip in to the general sports discussion on OTB. But yesterday with Sheehan just seemed to be very awkward, very forced. It was like a conversation around the Christmas dinner table with somebody you have nothing in common with.


  • #3168
    djemba djemba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,607 ✭✭✭djemba djemba


    I really enjoy the paper round up on Sundays. Overall I am coming back to listen to the show. Except when Ger is on. Just cannot warm to him at all.


  • #3169
    Ol' Donie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,779 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    Think I'm a few mins behind, but why is there no actual football on the football show??


  • #3170
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,470 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    I thought that was a great football show.

    I'm genuinely bored to death of hearing about Mourinho and the two topics they chatted about tonight were far more interesting.


  • #3171
    siblers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,004 ✭✭✭✭siblers


    CatFromHue wrote: »
    I thought that was a great football show.

    I'm genuinely bored to death of hearing about Mourinho and the two topics they chatted about tonight were far more interesting.

    Really enjoyed (for want of a better word) listening to Pat Nevin talking about the abuse scandal, articulated his point very well, Joe had some very interesting points too about the rainbow laces campaign.


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  • #3172
    Ursus Horribilis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,168 ✭✭✭Ursus Horribilis


    He's tearing Cathal McCarron a new one...


  • #3173
    PMU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 635 ✭✭✭PMU


    about time someone did. he comes across as a right gurrier


  • #3174
    dr.kenneth noisewater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,878 ✭✭✭dr.kenneth noisewater


    Ursus Horribilis wrote:
    He's tearing Cathal McCarron a new one...

    Who?


  • #3175
    Mike Guide 69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,546 ✭✭✭Mike Guide 69


    McCarron has some neck calling himself a victim, yeah I know he had his troubles, but to callously disregard the feelings of that young girl and not offer any sort of remorse or sympathy to the girl is disgraceful. And to top this off, he sort of withdraws some of his comments in earlier media interviews. Fair play to Gilroy and the statement that he read out at the end, the victims family deserve their say as well


  • #3176
    Ol' Donie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,779 ✭✭✭✭Ol' Donie


    dr.kenneth noisewater wrote: »
    Who?

    Yeah, who?


  • #3177
    Mike Guide 69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,546 ✭✭✭Mike Guide 69


    Ol' Donie wrote: »
    Yeah, who?

    Cathal McCarron the Tyrone footballer, has a book out talking about his addiction to gambling and drink but in the book he mentions how he was questioned by the guards after he met this girl on tinder, but she turned out to be 15, he was with his girlfriend at the time. But he wanted to glosss over that incident saying to Ger Gilroy "on advice of my solicitor, i dont wish to comment" , but Gilroy said, "well you have it in the book......". It seems Cathal McCarron wants to be selective in highlighting his problems without addressing the hurt he caused to others. He said "no comment" when asked if he felt sorry for the girl....


  • #3178
    dastardly00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 13,688 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    I hadn't heard before that the family claim that McCarron had sex with the girl. Was that publicly known before Ger read the statement?


  • #3179
    Ursus Horribilis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,168 ✭✭✭Ursus Horribilis


    dastardly00 wrote: »
    I hadn't heard before that the family claim that McCarron had sex with the girl. Was that publicly known before Ger read the statement?

    I don't know but it would explain a lot.

    He did himself no favours in this interview I thought. And I got the impression that if the situation was a bit different, Gilroy could've got a slap.


  • #3180
    Dots1982
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,957 ✭✭✭Dots1982


    dastardly00 wrote: »
    I hadn't heard before that the family claim that McCarron had sex with the girl. Was that publicly known before Ger read the statement?

    No it certainly wasn't.

    Newstalk treading a fairly fine tightrope on this subject. Disobeying the family's wishes by having him on the show but trying to make up for it by roasting him.

    We saw why sports stars get media trained to the point of being robots. A bit of media training and mccarron could talk his way of those questions.


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  • #3181
    PeterTheNinth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,869 ✭✭✭PeterTheNinth


    Is seems like Ger wants to add "armchair psychologist" to his CV. He can put it under "expert in pushing liberal agenda through sport".

    I swear it was like an episode of In Treatment tonight. I'm only surprised he didnt get decked.


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