Brendan Bendar wrote: » Aaah c’mon tuned in tonight and I heard the whine. Why? Surely they have better..
Brendan Bendar wrote: » I heard the whine Started another thread on Boards I turned it off. I took your advice, lads.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » I heard the whine I turned it off. I took your advice, lads.
Optimalprimerib wrote: » Brian Kerr should be the 1st pick for co-commentator for rte ahead of Houghton and Whelan. He is so random at times with the quirky information he has.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » having a less than smooth familiarisation with the English language.
extra gravy wrote: » You're hardly one to talk about whining...how many anti Kerr threads have you posted at this stage? Most people when they don't like something, ignore it and get on with their day. You should try it.
gimli2112 wrote: » I'm sure he said of a Spurs defender in the CL final that his granny could run faster. Couldn't see it online but did find one where he accused the ref of picking on Fellaini because of his hair. I can laugh at these because he also knows what he's talking about footballwise.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » But I’m not trying to insulting.
Hodors Appletart wrote: » yes, you are
Brendan Bendar wrote: » In your opinion, apologies if it came across that way to you. It puzzles me that folk seem to be able to throw serious shade at people like Ryan Tubridy, Ray D’Arcy, Pat Kenny etc and there is little defense, yet, throw a bit of criticism onto Brian Kerr and there is a pushback straight away. Interesting to analyse that response, especially when the criticism is well founded, for a lot of people. Strange...
Arghus wrote: » You get pushback because your reasons for disliking Kerr are silly - his accent, pronunciation and sometimes eccentric turn of phrase - and consistently ignore his football knowledge, perceptive analysis and genuine love for the game - he doesn't have that same level of low level bitterness about the modern game that afflicts other pundits - that make Kerr the absolute best at what he does.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » I’ll have to be honest with you, I have never heard any “perceptive analysis” from Mr Kerr. If comments about players hair and stuff is perceived as perceptive analysis, then fair enough, that’s your bag, fine. It’s not mine, my friend.
Arghus wrote: » Those little comments that he's fond of when co commentating are just a tiny part of Kerr's many charms. He tends not to indulge in those as much, if at all, when working as an analyst in studio.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » I’m afraid I’ll have to take your word for that, lost on this poster, I’m sorry to say. It’s a sudden switch off, if I hear the whine,sorry ‘bout that, sahib.
Arghus wrote: » Maybe that's the problem right there. That sudden switch off. You should try listening, just once anyway, you might be surprised that if you listen to the content - rather than the accent - that he is good. You've said it yourself that there's always pushback about what you say about Kerr whenever you resurrect the thread about him. Think about that: this is Boards, absolutely full of haters and yet anything Kerr related always has the vast majority of posters coming to his defence.
Arghus wrote: » Pro Kerr I would say. You're just in the wrong about Kerr, someday you'll see the light. I think you should listen to him on co-commentary duties just once and if you still absolutely can not stand him afterwards, then fire ahead and get the next iteration of this thread running. At least then we can say your hatred is coming from experience and has been hard earned - as opposed to now where it just comes across as kneejerk and lame.
