How excruciatingly annoying is Brian Kerr's commentary?

Dr. I respect your view, but listening to Kerr would give me a headache like the aftermath of a seisún with a gallon and a half of Kestrel beer consumed.

Does the lad ever open his mouth and speak correctly or just keep the teeth clenched and talk out of the back of his throat.

Had the lad on a few gayams recently and had to hold myself back from launching a full Argus longneck at the screen.

Complete chancer.

100% correct... Snobbery at its finest. If he mispronounced West like "Wesht" he'd be fine. Brian has a nice, cultured Irish accent but it's from the wrong side of the tracks in some peoples lofty opinions. What a pack of doses.

I don’t think it’s snobby, or expecting much that a pundit who is invited on live tv as an expert that he look at the team lineups, clarify in his own mind or with a colleague that he is pronouncing the names right... his accent isn’t the issue rather coming out with stuff like...

“that fella Licksarazoo (Lizarou) just played a...”

also just read...

Kerr currently works as a studio analyst and co-commentator for RTÉ Sport. On 21 August 2016, while commenting on the Burnley vs Liverpool match, he stated the following: "I must say about Klavan, they surprised me when they signed him. He plays for Estonia, he has about 120 caps. He played against the Faroes when I was in the Faroes and I remember studying him before the match and thinking he was a bit of a weak link. I never thought he was a fella who would be playing for Liverpool in the Premier League. Maybe my judgement wasn't very good but we got three goals against him with the Faroes." This was confirmed to be untrue by the Estonian FA who replied to Kerr's allegations stating many inaccuracies as Klavan was not involved in the suggested game.

Let’s back off a bit and regroup.

The issue here is the lads public performance on a public medium.

It shouldn’t be personal, I feel,in any other way.

Folk can rightly criticise the boy but not be abusive.

I can just about tolerate his studio punditry and stuff but as a co-commentator….. not a chance.

Way too intrusive, in my opinion.

And Damien Delaney, as well, ADP. A vocal “critic” of the guy. Personally, I think all the ex-united fans who’ve flocked back to the club in the last year should be worshipping Ole.

He’s turned them around after a succession of “big name” managers. We saw a mass exodus of Irish fans from supporting united. They claimed to “not follow soccer anymore” or jumped on the League of Ireland bandwagon, usually Rovers or Bohs, and say that “local live soccer is a much purer form of the game”.

Ole brought them back. My real fear is that this will be to the detriment of the LoI. These, very fickle, “fans” won’t hang around too long if the team dips again.

If there is anything more totally annoying that the punditry of Kerr, it would be Kerr and Carragher.

The team from hell.

How could you not like the guy? He’s class!

His accent isn’t the issue? A lot of the comments on here would suggest otherwise.

I think may be down to him sometimes having difficulty pronouncing foreign names rather than a lack of research on his part. He would never get a job on Sky Sports or the BBC, that's for certain, but most of the pundits on those are banal and boring with no strong opinions or original thoughts.

what’s your point?

Jaysus

Agreed…. Nothing personal but he shouldn’t be let near a mic, especially co commentary..

Nevin, I think the boy Kerr has shaped up a bit, more annoying when on co-com. than as a pundit.

If I hear that it’s ….Bang! …off with the device.

This narrowing of the eyes and tightening of the lips bit like squinting into the camera does irk me biggo.

A kind of look that for me anyway seems to precede a “Lookit, you wouldn’t really know this not being a real grass roots football man” kind of statement.

If you get me drift. An offshoot of the ‘nod & wink’ kind of look.

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