How excruciatingly annoying is Brian Kerr's commentary?

Brendan Bendar · 09-06-2022 5:30pm

So that’s a ‘plus ‘ for the lad?

God help us all so.

Would someone tell Kenny Cunningham to slow the fuhherke down.

Who in RTE approves these lads , for fuheerkes sake have some criteria for these positions.

Like grammatical understanding…..would be a start.

Shows complete disrespect for the listener as if any auld shïte Kerr and his fellow travelers pipe out.

bullpost · 09-06-2022 5:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119180028#Comment_119180028

Well Man of the Match was probably thinking he was getting the "you are taking the P*ss" award 🤣

Liberty_Bear · 14-06-2022 6:32pm

Hes not Richie 'Id bore the dead' Sadlier...

Pussyhands · 10-08-2022 10:03pm

Brian sounds bad on virgin media. Sounds hoarse.. Could be covid?

Brendan Bendar · 11-08-2022 3:46pm

Sounds bad!!

Nothing new there, shaft.

Say Your Number · 11-08-2022 4:19pm

It's only a shame we can't clone the great man and have him co-commentate on every football match for the rest of time.

Pussyhands · 24-08-2022 7:56pm

Richard dunne with a face on him like someone gave him a wedgie

Brendan Bendar · 07-09-2022 7:03pm

Hopefully Kerr is not involved this gayam

Brendan Bendar · 07-09-2022 7:04pm

Ooohhhhh DAddy……. At least he’s not co-com.

07-09-2022 7:09pm

BT Sport it is.

Brendan Bendar · 07-09-2022 7:20pm

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Good call dude.

Arghus · 07-09-2022 7:21pm

Great to hear him again.

Top man Brian.

EmmetSpiceland · 07-09-2022 7:23pm

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A very insightful pundit, a joy to listen to.

Strumms · 07-09-2022 7:24pm

Kerr seems like an eminently likeable fellow… im not sure about him as a pundit or co commentator. You could win world cups or a plethora or trophies have all the trophies in the world and be an average pundit..as big a fan as I am of Roy Keane the footballer I’m not sure he adds much as a pundit. Improving a bit, but..

when Giles, Dunphy we’re in their pomp they were good to listen to, not always right but they added a certain intelligible and nuanced double act of insight….

A classmate of mine was in the Ireland Euro Championship winning under 18 squad, I forget if he was in the under 16’s that won too but he was always thoroughly and emphatically a fan of Kerr….

Brendan Bendar · 07-09-2022 7:34pm

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Couldn’t warm to the boy, kind of barrow boy attitude about him.

Certainly not as co-com……nah.

Say Your Number · 07-09-2022 7:45pm

The great man is on now.

This is brilliant.

Brendan Bendar · 08-09-2022 3:46pm

Hopefully he won’t be around the place tonight?

09-09-2022 3:11pm

Great to have the man as the main pundit on both Newstalk and Virgin Media. Great turn of phrase, obvious passion for the game, and his preparation/research for each game is obvious.

Say Your Number · 15-09-2022 7:43pm

The great man is on now.

Brendan Bendar · 21-09-2022 9:45pm

Who in Gods name is that lad on co.commentary on the Scotland game.

”Kiernan” Tierney

”Landon” Dykes

C’mon now, that’s off the wall

TheRiverman · 21-09-2022 10:03pm

I like Brian Kerr, very knowledgeable and passionate about the game.

21-09-2022 11:43pm

I have no time for Jackeens’ in general, but I will make an exception for a few of the True Blue sorts who never lost their accent, and have a wonderful use of language.

Brian Kerr

Roddy Collins

Joe Duffy

Fiyatoe · 22-09-2022 12:46am

I agree that Brian Kerr is a national treasure. His accent is one of those old Dublin types, quite heart warming and amusing.

Brendan Bendar · 22-09-2022 8:00am

My Jasus. !!!!

22-09-2022 8:05am

Just goes on and on and on. Just so horribly long winded. Also pronounces "team" as "tay-um".

YabaDabaDooley · 22-09-2022 8:08am

Brian Kerr is a Dublin treasure. I love his passion for the game. A St Patrick's Athletic and League of Ireland man first and foremost. His knowledge of the game is second to none. One of the best pundits be it tv or radio. A sound man, also, with a great sense of humour.

22-09-2022 8:26am

I get the feeling there's some kind of running joke in here where people praise him effusively.

Brendan Bendar · 22-09-2022 11:42am

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Got it in one, VZ.

Well done.

EmmetSpiceland · 22-09-2022 11:50am

Nonsense, the man is an excellent contributor. Has a delivery that auld Mr. Brennan, hisself, would be proud of.

The only people who seem to take umbrage with Mr. Kerr are the types who would appear to, regularly, get very “bound up” and lash out at those about them as a result.

Say Your Number · 22-09-2022 12:39pm

Not seeing this running joke thing either, all I see is praise for a funny and knowledgeable pundit who has a great way with words, it's not that strange is it?

Markitron · 22-09-2022 1:32pm

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It isn't a real accent, it is what someone thinks a 'real dub' is supposed to sound like, just like the VO from that stupid Brennan's Bread ad from years ago.

Brendan Bendar · 22-09-2022 1:41pm

Why do VM tolerate a co.com. constantly referring to

Lyndon Dykes and Kieran Tierney as Landon Dykes and Kiernan Tierney.

Surely VM have SOME standards which apply to people like Kerr and those who commentate on games.

Personally no issue with these lads, but professionally,all I can say is extremely annoying and unprofessional.

No more, no less.

22-09-2022 1:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117981526#Comment_117981526

I lived for long enough around there and No-One had as an annoying accent as him

tanko · 22-09-2022 2:35pm

Brian Kerr is the best pundit around by a country mile, Damien Delaney on the other hand, Jaysus, where do you start???

Strumms · 22-09-2022 2:48pm

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in terms on club football…A league of Ireland man is all he amounted to.

managed Pats for 10 years winning 2 trophies….

his main success has been managing and mentoring the Ireland underage sides winning both the Under 16 & 18 European Championships.

what can’t be forgotten during that period is the quality of player available to him… Robbie Keane, John OShea, Richard Dunne amongst others.

Arghus · 22-09-2022 3:17pm

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Nah, I just like him a lot and I think people can't get past the accent and don't recognise how knowledgable he is. Which is a shame for them.

Swaine · 22-09-2022 3:21pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117994364#Comment_117994364

Thyroid issues which affect the eyes. Have some fcuking respect.

Strumms · 22-09-2022 3:44pm

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having knowledge is all very well. He seems very likeable too…But not being of the ability to have excellent verbal communication skills… “ yer man “, “ their number 4 “ etc…

It’s media, it’s communication…. Say what you like about Dunphy, Giles etc… they could communicate successfully, succinctly and eruditely with each other, the presenter and the audience… without having to dive into cliches or “Der number 3 isn’t up to much”..type of carry on..

i don’t think people care about his accent but if you are working in the media and arnt familiar with your subject matter ie. players it’s not great..

More light hearted aspects of Brian’s work from behind the scenes, this is hilarious…good hilarious…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TgfFOe2Asjw

Arghus · 22-09-2022 4:21pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119651199#Comment_119651199

I hear what you're saying to a certain extent, but I think there's more to him than "yer man" etc, etc.

Yes, he can lay the pure Dub stuff on a bit thickly at times and maybe he wouldn't be as articulate, in some respects, as Dunphy, let's say - but I've never had an issue understanding anything he was trying to put across and I often think he's a very good communicator, who is able to vary his delivery: he can play up the pure Dub if he feels like it, but can get forensically detailed and into the nuances of things if called upon to as well.

He also absolutely smokes other pundits on tv in terms of being aware of what's currently happening in the game. As good and all as the likes of Dunphy and Giles were, they often had surprisingly little knowledge about the players or teams they were talking about. I don't know how you can accuse Kerr of relying on cliche - something I don't think is true - and not hold Giles - for whom football hadn't moved on since he stopped playing - into account in that regard!

Brendan Bendar · 22-09-2022 4:25pm

Born barrow boy, is our Brian.

The way the eyes narrow and the mouth clenches up.

Complete chancer who dug his way in from underneath.

That's the truth of it.

amacca · 22-09-2022 4:27pm

He's quite likeable, that's the main thing afaic.

Strumms · 22-09-2022 8:28pm

A humorous Kerrism .. he’s commentating live now on France vs Austria on RTE.

an Austrian player is booked, quite rightly in my opinion, crunching tackle from behind…no attempt to get the ball..just slowing down play.

Kerr : “sure that must be his first foul, referee confusing him with one of the other blondie fellas, there’s a couple of them out there”.

🤣

Say Your Number · 23-09-2022 9:53pm

Him and Delaney are laying into England tonight.

Hangdogroad · 28-03-2023 10:12am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119651384#Comment_119651384

Judging by his serial "detractors" on Boards he annoys the right people.

Patrick2010 · 28-03-2023 10:18am

He comes across as very bitter, hasn't got a good word to say about Stephen Kenny presumably because he feels Kenny has been given more time in the job. Whether he has a case or not its very unprofessional to allow personal gripes into his job as an impartial pundit.

28-03-2023 11:28am

Top class pundit and commentator.

Allinall · 28-03-2023 11:31am

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He's not there to be impartial. He's there to give his opinion.

And he certainly had praise for Kenny last night. Gave him credit for the way he set up the team.

saabsaab · 28-03-2023 12:00pm

He could make a good Late Late show host?

EmmetSpiceland · 28-03-2023 12:05pm

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Has he been Tommy Tiernan’s show? He’d be great for that.

Brendan Bendar · 28-03-2023 2:58pm

Kerr has a major problem in that he talks too much in a nasal whine on co-com.

Takes over the mic to such a degree that one wonders what the ‘ commentator’ is there for..

Of course he would give Kenny credit for setting up the team well, big fhurking deal, what else could he say.

Semi-tolerable in the studio but unlistenable on co-com in my experience.

Reminds me of Del Boy in Only fools and Horses.

Nah mate.

How excruciatingly annoying is Brian Kerr's commentary?

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