Raoul wrote: » Used to be a Murph hater but this last few months, I think he has been very good on the show. Less interjecting and less one liner jokes plus the explanation of the one liner jokes is a good thing!
tomwaits48 wrote: » I too, use not to be a fan, but he has definitely dialled back the country schtick and one liners, to offer a more balanced output. He's an important cog in the machine. Also a lovely guy to meet in person.
corwill wrote: » I both like Murph's contributions and think he's important to SC, not least as a necessary foil to Ken in his capacity as the bollix of the group. Don't get me wrong, I like Ken, I like him because he's a bollix, and he is excellent in the role of the group bollix. Any group without an entertaining bollix is all the poorer for the absence. But every group needs someone to keep the group's bollix somewhat in check, sort of like the slave on the back of a triumphant Roman consul's chariot, whispering "ye're only an aul bollix" or words to that effect.
deisedude wrote: » Also as good as Ken is he hasnt a clue about any other sport apart from football. Whereas Murph is very good at explaining the nuances of niche sports like what happened in the cricket. I think he is very good on the GAA also
Pidae.m wrote: » Do you wanna collect pis.s for a living like him....
Cienciano wrote: » The whole point of Ken talking about GAA is that he hasn't a clue about GAA.
Arghus wrote: » Re: Murph. I mostly skip over their GAA coverage so I'll take other people's words for it, in the main. Though I've heard Uncle Jim a few times. Don't really get the love for him to be honest: an exhausting tiresome blatherer IMO. There's windbags like that in every pub in Ireland. As people have said Ken's sporting knowledge doesn't stray too far beyond football, so you need someone there to compliment Eoin when they are dealing with other sports. Though I'm no expert on rugby, tennis, athletics either and I often feel Murph doesn't really posess much more meaningful knowledge about those subjects than I do. I never feel like I learn anything when I hear Murph talk about going ons in other sports. He fills a curious and sometimes contradictory role at other times in the show. Somewhere between a good foil and Early bullsht detector and a beloved family pet; a golden retrevier that desperately wants nothing more than a pat of approval on the head from his master. He's able to tug on Ken's kite string and bring the flights of fancy back to earth when it's occasionally needed. On the other hand after every quip I can always visualise him scanning the room to see how many people laughed. I think he tries too hard.
tomwaits48 wrote: » meh, I think you tried too hard yourself with this OTT post.
Arghus wrote: » Yeah, there probably was an irony there, but, hey, it's a discussion board.
Evil_g wrote: » Roy Keane is such a nasty conceited bully. We all know the type.
Cienciano wrote: » The stuff he comes out with is hilarious, but definitely wouldn't like to work with the guy.
Evil_g wrote: » Using his position of power to goad a room full of wealthy footballers into laughing at some guy doing what he considers a menial job isn't hilarious. He's the worst type of person. Half the world laughing along with him is depressing. Surprised the lads pretty much joined in.
buyer95 wrote: » I read 'The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro" about 5 years ago and loved it. Conor O'Shea was brutal today reviewing it, and did not do the book any justice. Spent most of the podcast talking about his own experience, and seemed completely incapable of dissecting the book or coming up with any interesting takes. Disappointing
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