The Eamonn Dunphy Appreciation Thread

slipss · 16-10-2008 05:54AM #1

No, you're not seeing things, that really is the thread title.

Well I've been out of the country for about six weeks now, so I have been watching all my football on Setanta or Foxtel, and everytime I watched a match, I enjoyed it but I was always left with this strange hollow thining feeling afterwards, this unusual sensation that something just wasn't right with the world, things were out of sync with the universe somehow. Then this morning I watched the after match analysis for the Ireland game on the rte website and I realised what the problem was, it's just not the same without the Dunph. So I'm just going to say it, the man is a fukking legend. "It's outrages John, absolutely outrages, say it John, just say it, it means something if you say it, they all think I'm mad John, they think I'm mental, outrages John, say it!"

I know we all like to have a go at Eamo, but lets be honest here, the man has come out with some of the greatest lines that have ever been recorded in human history. I know you are all thinking the same but would never admit it in public, so heres your chance, lets here it for Dunphy.

On Kevin Kilbane - "Kilbane's head is better than his feet. If only he
had three heads, one on the end of each leg."

On Harry Kewell - "Kewell should have been yanked off the pitch at half
time and put in a hot bath, a boiling hot bath."

On Harry Kewell again - "He's fat and a clown, Bill, a fat clown for all
to see"

On the stubborn climate which exists in the board room at Real Madrid -
"Bill, Bill... those directors over there are on another planet. They're on mushrooms or something...THEY'RE ON ACID BIILL!!!"

On the Fergie V Strachen feud -
Eamon: "Scots they're either nice or they're horrid and these two are horrid.
Bill: "The Scots wont like that Eamon, thats bordering on racism".
Eamon: "Its not racism its ethnic criticism Bill".

Banter with Souness -
Eamon Dunphy: "Look at Graeme, he won four Champions Leagues."
Graeme Souness: " Three."
Dunphy: " He won four league titles."
Souness: "Five."
Dunphy: "It's not bloody Mastermind."

On John Hartson:
"Bill, Hartson is not a 7million pound player....its a disgrace, a shambles! This is the state of football today Bill. I have a clip here of why Hartson is NOT a £7million player....Roll it there Bill! (literally 1 second in to the clip) OKAY, HOLD IT THERE BILL!!! (draws a circle around Hartson's arse) Bill, that is NOT the arse of a £7million player"

On Mick McCarthy - "He's a boil on the arse of humanity"

Legend!

16-10-2008 06:03AM

slipss wrote: »

No, you're not seeing things, that really is the thread title.

Oh thank God,I thought I was the mad one for a second

minxie · 16-10-2008 06:03AM

im in.....:)

Xavi6 · 16-10-2008 06:06AM

A hero of the highest order. He's there to spark debate and there's no denying his success.

On Niall Quinn - "I'm not gonna address the Niall Quinn agenda, I think Niall Quinn is a creep"

And who could forget the hilarious and horribly libelous claims directed towards Rod Liddle - "That's the fella who ran off and left his wife for a young one!"

RTE has the best football punditry panel around and the lads are a credit to the nation. A lot of people will only really appreciate Eamo, Gilesy and Bill when they're gone.

16-10-2008 06:13AM

Xavi6 wrote: »

RTE has the best football punditry panel around and the lads are a credit to the nation. A lot of people will only really appreciate Eamo, Gilesy and Bill when they're gone.

Nah I think the only thing they will miss is the comedy show that is there punditry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwlZYSFUWIE

minxie · 16-10-2008 06:17AM

On about the Fergie V Strachen feud:
Eamon: "Scots they're either nice or they're horrid and these two are horrid.
Bill: "The Scots wont like that Eamon, thats bordering on racism".
Eamon: "Its not racism its ethnic criticism Bill".

On Kevin Kilbane:
"Kilbane's head is better than his feet. If only he had three heads, one on the end of each leg."
genius.... :pac:

slipss · 16-10-2008 06:34AM

random chatbox wrote: »

Nah I think the only thing they will miss is the comedy show that is there punditry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwlZYSFUWIE

You can laugh now man, but I'm telling ye, try watching BBC or ITV commentary for a few weeks and you'll realise just how good the panel are on RTE, not just for the banter and the fact that they speak their mind instead of walking on egg shells incase they upset someone, but Giles and Dunphy do have a great knowlege of the game, and they are good journalists.

brianthebard · 16-10-2008 08:00AM

You've jumped the fence baby!

He does come out with some fantastic lines, although that's the only one I can remember atm. It was just such a wtf where did that come from, like many of his lines I guess.

Creamy Goodness · 16-10-2008 08:14AM

He is a mix between jeremy clarkson for his speak your mind mentality and sid wadell for his classic one liners.

LOL at ethic critism

death1234567 · 16-10-2008 08:21AM

Yes Eamo is a lege. End of.

and2 · 16-10-2008 09:08AM

slipss wrote: »

"It's outrages John, absolutely outrages, say it John, just say it, it means something if you say it, they all think I'm mad John, they think I'm mental, outrages John, say it!"

funniest thing i have heard in a while....
I actually agree with most of what Dunphy says, maybe he could word it a bit better... poor Gibson, said he wasnt a footballer and would never make it out of Utd reserves.. maybe so but the lad will have no confidence if he hears that..
Think an Andy Reid appriciation thread should be started. Get him back in midfield.. Four months to change traps mind!!

Kiera · 16-10-2008 09:13AM

So because its an appreciation thread for him, i assume i cant say what a idiotic wánker i think he is?

;)

Insect Overlord · 16-10-2008 09:20AM

Yeah, he's pretty good to watch alright. His flip-flopping on Ronaldo over the last few years has been infuriating, yet entertaining.

FlutterinBantam · 16-10-2008 09:25AM

certainly after enduring what other station have to offer, RTE panel are way ahead, Ronnie Whelan could get up your wick at times but still the lot are way ahead of the bland crap that passes for punditry on other stations.

Jamie Redknapp, sweet jaysus...useless.No wonder he wears the black tie, thinks he's at a funeral.

meditraitor · 16-10-2008 09:42AM

Kiera wrote: »

So because its an appreciation thread for him, i assume i cant say what a idiotic wánker i think he is? ;)

On an Eamonn Dunphy thread thats perfectly valid.:pac:

but he does come out with some classics

On Fabio Cannavarro:
"If Rio Ferdinand is worth £100,000 a week, then
this guy is worth €100 million . . . . . a day"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPgxJXRly5g

Insect Overlord · 16-10-2008 09:51AM

RE: meditraitor's video,

That kind of drama couldn't be scripted!

metalgear2k2 · 16-10-2008 09:52AM

Kiera wrote: »

So because its an appreciation thread for him, i assume i cant say what a idiotic wánker i think he is? ;)

Your a girl, what the hell would u know about soccer???

:D

Kiera · 16-10-2008 09:57AM

metalgear2k2 wrote: »

Your You're a girl, what the hell would u know about soccer??? :D

It would seem i know alot more about football than you do about grammar!

BrianD3 · 16-10-2008 09:59AM

I have been a Dunphy fan for nearly 20 years. He has his flaws but I always enjoyed his radio programmes on Newstalk and Today FM. I think he is/was a lot better than his successors on these programmes.

metalgear2k2 · 16-10-2008 10:01AM

Kiera wrote: »

It would seem i know alot more about football than you do about grammar!

God damit!!! I hate when people do that, you know what I meant!!!!

Kiera · 16-10-2008 10:09AM

metalgear2k2 wrote: »

God damit!!! I hate when people do that, you know knew what I meant!!!!

Just admit Dunphy is a prick and i'll stop :P

metalgear2k2 · 16-10-2008 10:17AM

Kiera wrote: »

Just admit Dunphy is a prick and i'll stop :P

No fe*kin way lady!!!! Dunphy is a legend, someone all the young ones can look up to!

Joliegood · 16-10-2008 10:23AM

"Would you let him drive the train to Cork, Bill ?". Priceless.

Remember having a chat with a couple of English lads living in Dublin for a while. Big football fans. Said they could never go back to watching BBC, ITV, SKY coverage etc. Could not believe how good the RTE panel is.

Dunphy is a legend !!

Deliverance XXV · 16-10-2008 10:28AM

I'm a massive fan of Dunphy. I think Ronnie is the only level headed person on the panel. Himself and Giles knows what they're talking about. Dunphy is just there to rise people!

stovelid · 16-10-2008 10:29AM

As a football pundit that gets paid an extremely large amount of money to know something about football, he's a jackass and utter waste of TV license money.

As an entertainer, he's unrivaled and I

him. He's paid to act the fool basically.

Cookie_Monster · 16-10-2008 10:38AM

I'm in, he's a clown, but the best kind of clown

slipss wrote: »

On the Fergie V Strachen feud -
Eamon: "Scots they're either nice or they're horrid and these two are horrid.
Bill: "The Scots wont like that Eamon, thats bordering on racism".
Eamon: "Its not racism its ethnic criticism Bill".

Banter with Souness -
Eamon Dunphy: "Look at Graeme, he won four Champions Leagues."
Graeme Souness: " Three."
Dunphy: " He won four league titles."
Souness: "Five."
Dunphy: "It's not bloody Mastermind."

ROFL:D Brilliant

SoupyNorman · 16-10-2008 10:56AM

meditraitor wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPgxJXRly5g

"You've jumped right over the fence baby"

Liam: "I wasnt in the cutting room"
Eamonn:"Yeah, thats cos you missed the bus"

Hilarious.

Dunphy is an excellent pundit/journalist, a break from the regimented structure of analysis followed by BBC and Sky. Aside from football his opnion can command respect on any panel of Questions and Answers or The Late Late e.t.c. I also listen to his Radio1 Sunday morning slot where he interviews various prominent personalities with excellent insight and eloquence (you will find to podcasts on the RTE website I fink, worth a listen).

The soccer is his centre stage however but I dont agree that he is a clown being paid to perform, Its his thing innit! And It will be a sad sad day when Eamonn, John and Bill retire...

ROCKMAN · 16-10-2008 11:01AM

I think we are all to blame ,
We created the monster,
My first memories or should I say first time I noticed HIM is just after a certain game against Egypt , when he when off on one , throwing pens and calling the Irish team performance a disgrace . We all agreed and viewing figures rose and a lot of us even admired him for having the balls to tell it like it was.

The public reaction and viewing figures led to vast sums of money and job offers been throw in his direction . We released the beast and over the years it has just developed in the monster we see on our screens today.

And IMO long may it live.

javaboy · 16-10-2008 11:29AM

I love Dunphy and the panel in general. Eamon deliberately courts criticism and flip flops a lot but is great entertainment. Even Souness who I thought was very boring at first is fitting in nicely and though I'm not too fond of Ronnie Whelan, I think that's mostly his accent.

The alternatives are so boring it's unbelievable. BBC, Sky and ITV pundits are too close to the players to criticise them. It's absolutely pointless watching their punditry.

In saying that Brady was working on the premiership and Champions League while working for Arsenal and was quite defensive of them at times

but it didn't stop the panel criticising them.

anonymous_joe · 16-10-2008 11:53AM

A panel who can say what they want is a rarity in this neck of the woods.

Add to that they can do it with intelligence and wit and RTÉ's commentary rocks. Dunphy's always been a hero, even if he can be annoying. ^^

thelordofcheese · 16-10-2008 11:58AM

he can go die in a fire. The sooner the better.

The Eamonn Dunphy Appreciation Thread

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