How excruciatingly annoying is Brian Kerr's commentary?

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Professional chancers buddy.

Full clear out, the lot, long past time for pussy footing around the gaff.

Get the ‘diamond geezers’ and ‘ salt o the earth’ mob out, put us back to respectability.

1. I ain’t your buddy, pal.

2. You said “Get professionals in”. It was professionals that got us into this mess in the first place. Is there a hierarchy of professionals in your head?

3. Inchicore weasel? Why the gratuitous insults?

UsBus wrote: »

I think he's very enjoyable to listen to. He's a pure football man so can easily commentate without feeling the need to add drama.

I'd take him any day over McEntyre off newstalk & virgin, who absolutely shoots his load anytime the ball gets close to the goal. Horrible commentary to listen to.

McEntyre is awful to listen to commentating and now it seems like he has got a part time gig with Match of the Day too. His style is as soon as the ball goes into the box he screams as if something is about to happen, which it then generally doesnt. Hes a one trick pony.

Deleted User wrote: »

Kerr knows what he's talking about but what annoys me is he is too long winded. He just goes on and on even after making his point. Trying to watch the match and Brian is still going on about something that happened minutes ago when he began speaking. Just takes for f*cking ever to get done. Shut up and let me watch the match ffs.

Oh and I have no idea what a "tay-em" is.

Correct, as soon as he shows up on co com it’s shut down for me.

A co coms job is to insert quick observations - one to two sentences on salient points related to the game, not name check every player on an obscure team by reading off a sheet of paper who most viewers have never heard of.

The recent ‘Ireland team in Libya’ doc on RTE 2 was a prime example.

The group of ‘lovable rogues’ beating the ‘system’ by playing football against Libya led by Kerr who managed to “negotiate the lads release” when the inevitable brush with the law happened.

The FAI needs all traces of the old guard excised, this term ‘football People’ is toxic .

Look what happens when ‘greyhound people’ or ‘Athletics People’ or ‘Boxing People’ get bedded in and become opaque and closed in their operations.

Bad things happen.

Not suggesting for a minute Mr Kerr did anything wrong but the smell of the past ‘ nod and wink’ culture In the FAI needs to be totally removed.

Ah but he's a real salt of the earth Dub. At least he keeps to what he knows unlike the eyebrow beautician of Cold Blow Lane

Steyr 556 wrote: »

Have met Kerr in real life, a lovely man and one of the most knowledgable on football in Ireland. Also genuinely cares about Irish football. I don’t mind his commentary but can see he’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

Nothing personal against the lad, but professionally- excruciating.

Just like Carragher.

Nah, couldn’t take that for any length of time..

Bang!

Switch off or in extreme circs. mute.

I like his voice, salt of the earth Dub and I'm not from Dublin at all at all.

Brilliant commentator, we don't hear half enough of him.

prefer Gilesey myself. can't abide Stephanie Roche's accent and that one armed swimmer, Keane,is grating with her "rindabite" accent.

Great insights by Kerr last night on Virgin.

The man knows more about football than anyone on here, and most commentators put together.

Was listening to him commentate on a Premier league game once and after he made a decent attempt at a couple of long foreign names in a row, he came out with ".....jaysus, god be with the days where it was John to dave and dave to paul"

You're just showing your ignorance here. Kerr was one of the few that openly argued against the corrupt and self-serving governance structures throughout the FAI and got shafted and ostracised for years by those who benefitted from them because of it. I suggest you pick up a copy of Champagne Football.

Not liking his commentary style is a mater of personal taste and anyone is entitled to love it, hate it or be indifferent but the above post is an insult to a man who has passionately and intelligently served soccer in this country.

I like him and he seems cool. Horses for courses though, that Michael Mac AnWhateverthef*ck GAA commentator makes my skin crawl, sanctimonious prick.

Brian kerry would be better than whoever is doing Co commentary tonight, who sounds like he is narrating a banknof ireland ad

Kerr's brilliant and he annoys the turf-eaters so that's even better.

We are talking about Kerr the commentator and pundit here, my friend.

I remember the documentary shown recently of the infamous ‘International’ against Libya.

If ever anything epitomized the Irish soccer scene at that time it was that.

And there was Kerr to the fore in it all.

Unbelievable.