Ol' Donie wrote: » Dead right. US Murph talks about sport as if he likes it. I don't know what the story is with so many contributors to so many podcasts just sneering their way through it. It's getting very tiresome.
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kippy wrote: » Eventually I think they all just come to the conclusion that there are far more beneficial things they could be doing with their lives. I mean the consistent over analysis of something outside ones own control is tiresome - coupled with the fact that the sport itself is generally not a great spectator sport for the neutral and that they spend more time talking about the managers than the players just gets boring. US Murph is US - I am sure deep down he is just as negative/dissilussioned but he's better at reflecting everything in a positive, stereotypical, US light.
dulux99 wrote: » Right.... That's a fairly depressing way of looking at sports journalism, but if it is the case then those people should not be brought on the podcast then. There are plenty of contributors who actually enjoy the sports they follow and report on. The amount of contributors is not finite
tomwaits48 wrote: » Miguel Delaney is very bad for this. And Glendenning on the other one.
Blanco100 wrote: » Miguel Delaney having a job like he does is symptomatic of how this industry is disappearing down the toilet. I do not know one person/football fan who enjoys his work. I can only speak for myself but whenever he shows up on a show/podcast I turn it off, I cannot for the life of me listen to him. Its excruciating. At least Glendenning has a hint of humour about him.
Nokotan wrote: » Rory Smith, one of my favourites, said something about quoting Miguel Delaney a lot. I find Delaney quite smug and he is certainly one that revels in thinking people are dying to hear his opinion. He also like to throw in a, usually pointless, year of something happening. It's hard to write down really what I mean but he'll be talking about something and he'll throw in "The way Man United full backs linked up with their wingers in the 2004/5-2006/7 period was breathtaking". No one is going to check and no one really cares, it just makes him sound impressive without being so.
Arghus wrote: » Delaney is a bit tough to take at times, but like Dots said he's a genius compared to Glenndinning, who simply hasn't got a clue.
corwill wrote: » Glendenning strikes me as a guy who didn't watch so much as a tennis ball being kicked off a garage wall between ages 11 and 23, but needed to earn a crust when it became apparent he wasn't going to feed himself as a rock journalist. Sunderland fan? My swiss he was, until the day he stabbed his biro on the table while developing his back story. I'm fairly certain he despises football and everything about it.
dulux99 wrote: » Jesus. That's a very elaborate back story youve created for him. Weirdly elaborate. I like Glendenning, he doesn't take himself too seriously imo.
Pter wrote: » I mean, its good, but for a top notch made up backstory, you need to include a couple more character touch points like 'he was addicted to mint terrys chocolate orange' or 'he would count the birds that sat on a lopsided telecomms pole outside his childhood rural bungalow home'. Just some notes for the future. I still enjoyed your description, Corwill.
dulux99 wrote: » I like Glendenning, he doesn't take himself too seriously imo.
corwill wrote: » I haven't noticed him descending below the line to the comments of a Guardian article in a while, but my impression of him when he did was that he takes himself very, very seriously. Again, 'just a hunch'.
Cienciano wrote: » I think Glendenning is the best thing about FW. He's got a weird wit about him that I like. Everyone has contributors that they dislike, as soon as I see the names Kelly Cates or Barney Ronay I delete straight away. I dislike them to the point that they annoy me and they put me in a bad mood.
dulux99 wrote: » Jacob Steinberg is typical of the type I referenced earlier in the thread - sounds depressed off his head talking about football. You don't necessarily have to have the exuberance of US Murph to sound like you atleast enjoy the sport - take Sid Lowe for example. You can tell he loves football and loves his job covering it.
dominatinMC wrote: » Sid Lowe is an excellent contributor imo. No bull****, hysterics, or hyperbole, just a good old-fashioned journalist.
