gerry thornley

conno16 · 21-05-2009 02:05PM #1

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whats ye're opinion on Ireland's premium rugger journalist
started his career reporting on tennis
nuff said in my opinion
loser with a capital L

tba · 21-05-2009 02:08PM

I find him a bit annoying, albeit skirting, I think it started with his reviews of the World Cup in France. The constant metaphors in French alienated me in a way that had not been matched since Joyce's Ulysses.

21-05-2009 02:11PM

conno16 wrote: »

whats ye're opinion on Ireland's premium rugger journalist
started his career reporting on tennis
nuff said in my opinion
loser with a capital L

Probably the best rugby journalist in Europe.
Informed beyond belief,very nuetral and is honest in his articles.

Compare him to the English ****e like Jones and Butler we are very lucky to have him.

I think your just jealous of Gerry's earing,designer stubble and overall coolness.

TheBigGuy · 21-05-2009 02:14PM

and in fairness he is better than tony ward, cant stand him.

Stev_o · 21-05-2009 02:14PM

I swear him and Geordan Murphy are brothers sometimes.

conno16 · 21-05-2009 02:15PM

Myah Fluffy Fibula wrote: »

Compare him to the English ****e like Jones and Butler we are very lucky to have him.

agree with you here no doubt
the fact is tho that gerry did not know the difference between a shuttle-cock and a rugby ball up to 10 years ago
is this really the lead writer we want?
i dont think so gooseman

velocirafter · 21-05-2009 02:18PM

conno16 wrote: »

agree with you here no doubt
the fact is tho that gerry did not know the difference between a shuttle-cock and a rugby ball up to 10 years ago
is this really the lead writer we want?
i dont think so gooseman

so you think 10 years reporting on a sport full time is not sufficient?

irishbucsfan · 21-05-2009 02:20PM

conno16 wrote: »

the fact is tho that gerry did not know the difference between a shuttle-cock and a rugby ball up to 10 years ago

You obviously dont know anything about Gerry Thornley

Noopti · 21-05-2009 02:21PM

Think he is one of the best rugby journos out there.

Always enjoy reading his articles and listening to his views on the TV.

Hippo · 21-05-2009 02:21PM

Readable, unbiased, seems pretty well-informed. And as was pointed out above, miles ahead of most of the idiots to be found typing on the subject across the Irish Sea. All in all, pretty good really. Who is better?

sock puppet · 21-05-2009 02:23PM

conno16 wrote: »

agree with you here no doubt
the fact is tho that gerry did not know the difference between a shuttle-cock and a rugby ball up to 10 years ago
is this really the lead writer we want?
i dont think so gooseman

He's a journalist. He'd be mad to turn down a job writing about tennis just because he prefers rugby.

MikeHoncho · 21-05-2009 02:29PM

He is a such a sexy beast that the content of his articles is irrelevant.

21-05-2009 02:30PM

conno16 wrote: »

agree with you here no doubt
the fact is tho that gerry did not know the difference between a shuttle-cock and a rugby ball up to 10 years ago
is this really the lead writer we want?
i dont think so gooseman

What has that got to do with anything?
Hes a great journo,I think your the Loser tbh.

bamboozle · 21-05-2009 02:59PM

conno16 wrote: »

agree with you here no doubt
the fact is tho that gerry did not know the difference between a shuttle-cock and a rugby ball up to 10 years ago
is this really the lead writer we want?
i dont think so gooseman

i remember his articles back in '95 & 96,
when you compare him to that guy David Kelly in the Indo there's a huge gulf in standards. In fairness to tony Ward he knows what he's talking about, Brendan Fanning is very good also.
Donal Lenihan is dreadfully biased whenever he's involved.

chupacabra · 21-05-2009 03:22PM

I respect Thornleys opinion more than any other rugby journalist around, simple as that.

themont85 · 21-05-2009 03:26PM

Myah Fluffy Fibula wrote: »

Probably the best rugby journalist in Europe.
Informed beyond belief,very nuetral and is honest in his articles.

Compare him to the English ****e like Jones and Butler we are very lucky to have him.

I think your just jealous of Gerry's earing,designer stubble and overall coolness.

He's so cool he can make ridiculous statements about players and pissing ice cubes. Fact.

His husky voice, no doubt the product of a 20 a day Marlboro Light habit, provides the perfect compliment to his descriptions of the Irish team's breathtaking moves.

When reading Tuesday with Thornley, it is as if you can hear him speaking directly.

He was one of the few journalists not to pussy foot around EOS during his spell and to call him up on his conservative nature.

He writes for the best paper.

He is a champion, pure champion.

jam_on_toast · 21-05-2009 03:28PM

bamboozle wrote: »

i remember his articles back in '95 & 96,
when you compare him to that guy David Kelly in the Indo there's a huge gulf in standards. In fairness to tony Ward he knows what he's talking about, Brendan Fanning is very good also.
Donal Lenihan is dreadfully biased whenever he's involved.

Gerry is the best writer around by a mile at the moment.

Do not like Tony Ward at all, he gives off the impression he has a massive chip on his shoulder.

themont85 · 21-05-2009 03:29PM

bamboozle wrote: »

i remember his articles back in '95 & 96,
when you compare him to that guy David Kelly in the Indo there's a huge gulf in standards. In fairness to tony Ward he knows what he's talking about, Brendan Fanning is very good also.
Donal Lenihan is dreadfully biased whenever he's involved.

True i have Irish match programmes at home with ads for the Times in there with a slogan like 'From Ballymena to Blackrock....Thornley is there' sort of thing complete with a picture of the slick man himself.

TarfHead · 21-05-2009 03:36PM

I read Thornley cos he's the lead rugby writer in the only Irish paper I buy. From what I've heard of Tony Ward on TV, and Dave Kelly on TV & radio, I wouldn't be pushed to buy the paper they write for. Stuart Barnes is OK, once you get past his understandable pro-England & ZP bias.

Stephen Jones ? At least he's consistent

!

One thing that annoys me about Thornley is his fondness for using coach jargon and player nicknames. Maybe he's trying to suggest that he is high on the speed-dial of key players and coaches.

He's also overly fond of the phrase 'psychic energy'. In fairness, he nearly always credits the phrase's origin with Murray Mexted, but it is as if he is on commission to use it as much as possible. Gets on my wick :mad:

Webbs · 21-05-2009 04:12PM

Thornley is definitely one of the top rugby journalists in Ireland and the UK. Has that knack of not appearing to show any bias when criticising or praising teams and their opponents and invariably makes me think of things in a different light. I know that there are some on here who don't like Butler but he is another one who makes me appreciate points of the game I hadn't considered after reading his articles

jdivision · 21-05-2009 04:17PM

conno16 wrote: »

whats ye're opinion on Ireland's premium rugger journalist
started his career reporting on tennis
nuff said in my opinion
loser with a capital L

Journalists start out doing whatever they can to earn a buck, he clearly loves rugby, is totally immersed in it and is universally liked by his colleagues and the players that I know which is something that's fairly difficult to achieve. Compare that to Tom Humphries who just wants to write about GAA and just whinges when he has to do anything else.
I think Peter O'Reilly in Sunday Times is a good rugby writer as well.

Aidric · 21-05-2009 04:19PM

bamboozle wrote: »

David Kelly in the Indo

That guy should have a lol in commas after his name. His articles are so poor and cringey that they make Roy Curtis look good. He also has a Desperate Dan jawline going on.
As for Gerry Thornley, he's a class act. He is exceptionally well informed and I always enjoy his contributions across print, radio & TV.

Quint · 21-05-2009 04:19PM

Thornley is quality, it's great to get to a pub early on the day of a match, read his column with a pint before you meet your mates.
Tony Ward is terrible. Anyone hear Denis Hickie ripping into George Hook on the right hook? They should give him a job on the RTE panel instead of Conor O'Shea

NotWormBoy · 21-05-2009 04:25PM

Webbs wrote: »

Thornley is definitely one of the top rugby journalists in Ireland and the UK. Has that knack of not appearing to show any bias when criticising or praising teams and their opponents and invariably makes me think of things in a different light. I know that there are some on here who don't like Butler but he is another one who makes me appreciate points of the game I hadn't considered after reading his articles

I have a lot of time for Butler too actually. Though he's not a patch on Thornley.

thegen · 21-05-2009 04:28PM

conno16 wrote: »

whats ye're opinion on Ireland's premium rugger journalist
started his career reporting on tennis
nuff said in my opinion
loser with a capital L

I suppose with your enforced absence from the Golf forum you have to try stir it somewhere else:mad:

Quint · 21-05-2009 04:33PM

conno16 wrote: »

loser with a capital L

nuff said in my opinion

conno16 · 21-05-2009 04:59PM

some love-in here folks
i'm speechless

i suppose ye enjoy reading articles by amanda brunker and joe 'shea as well

duckysauce · 21-05-2009 05:19PM

conno16 wrote: »

some love-in here folks
i'm speechless

i suppose ye enjoy reading articles by amanda brunker and joe 'shea as well

By the way you write i think you should stick to the Star or the Sun, they have nice pictures there and you won't have to read to much.Thornley is quality.

conno16 · 21-05-2009 05:23PM

fair enough

perhaps boards.ie is the online version of the sun/star/mirror

or else gerry has a lot of usernames here

johnmolloy554 · 21-05-2009 05:25PM

Myah Fluffy Fibula wrote: »

Probably the best rugby journalist in Europe.
Informed beyond belief,very nuetral and is honest in his articles.

Compare him to the English ****e like Jones and Butler we are very lucky to have him.

I think your just jealous of Gerry's earing,designer stubble and overall coolness.

Hi Gerry!

duckysauce · 21-05-2009 05:29PM

conno16 wrote: »

fair enough

perhaps boards.ie is the online version of the sun/star/mirror

or else gerry has a lot of usernames here

perhaps it just because hes good.

gerry thornley

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