Tubridy drops hint about departure

JimiWonderDoor 92 · 04-07-2011 06:04AM #1

It appears we may be losing our highest paid (and imho - the best) broadcaster to the BBC.

The 37 year old said he was a 'lucky man with a great job' but that anything is possible.

'I have another season of TLLS to finish out for 2012, so God knows after that. We will see where the world takes us'

So AHers, what is your favourite Tubs memory and can he be replaced?

4zn76tysfajdxp · 04-07-2011 06:09AM

He's not going anywhere. He's got the cushiest job in the world with almost no chance of losing it as RTE are convinced he's a major talent and he wouldn't get anywhere near the kind of profile in any other market. Nor would he get such an inflated salary. No sir, we're gonna be stuck with him for a lonnnnnnng time.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 04-07-2011 06:12AM

JimiWonderDoor 92 wrote: »

It appears we may be losing our highest paid (and imho - the best) broadcaster to the BBC.

The 37 year old said he was a 'lucky man with a great job' but that anything is possible.

'I have another season of TLLS to finish out for 2012, so God knows after that. We will see where the world takes us'

So AHers, what is your favourite Tubs memory and can he be replaced?

Yes, and for a fraction of the cost. I'll do it meself.

JimiWonderDoor 92 · 04-07-2011 06:14AM

He has said he may consider a paycut so maybe the inflated salary is not the only factor. He might just wanna conquer Britain a la Terry Wogan or Graham Norton

OutlawPete · 04-07-2011 06:15AM

JimiWonderDoor 92 wrote: »

So AHers, what is your favourite Tubs memory and can he be replaced?

Can he be replaced? Sure he shouldn't have got the job in the first place, he is talentless.

Bosco would do a better job.

JimiWonderDoor 92 · 04-07-2011 06:21AM

OutlawPete wrote: »

Can he be replaced? Sure he shouldn't have got the job in the first place, he is talentless.

Bosco would do a better job.

As that hot lady presnter would say to Bosco

'Get back in your fcuking box'

Killer Pigeon · 04-07-2011 06:35AM

JimiWonderDoor 92 wrote: »

It appears we may be losing our highest paid (and imho - the best) broadcaster to the BBC.

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JimiWonderDoor 92 · 04-07-2011 06:38AM

Hey Tubs never goes on about getting no love from the Boards community. I'm just redressing the balance in this discussion

And you watch out mr Pigeon.

Believe me there's a large shipment of dry rice coming your way

OutlawPete · 04-07-2011 06:46AM

message wrote: »

hot lady? how hot??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40krPiEi4x8

JimiWonderDoor 92 · 04-07-2011 06:47AM

message wrote: »

hot lady? how hot??

How hot?

Well... ever wonder why Bosco was so eager to get a bit of me time in that Box?

Oafley Jones · 04-07-2011 07:38AM

Used to listen to Tubbs on the way into work - when he was on early - and found him to be excellent, so when it was announced he was taking over TLLS I thought that it was a great appointment by RTE. God was I wrong, the man has zero interviewing skills, he has a complete inability to put an interviewee at ease, his questions are for the most part moronic, like the plank before him he is incapable of engaging with any surprises that that may arise... "I've killed a man Ryan" would probably be followed up with "This isn't your first time in Ireland?" He also lacks presence and his squirming usually makes me feel me awkward and uncomfortable for him. In short he's dreadful.

If RTE had any sense they'd be trying to get rid of him as quickly as possible.

Young_gunner · 04-07-2011 07:41AM

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Used to listen to Tubbs on the way into work - when he was on early - and found him to be excellent, so when it was announced he was taking over TLLS I thought that it was a great appointment by RTE. God was I wrong, the man has zero interviewing skills, he has a complete inability to put an interviewee at ease, his questions are for the most part moronic, like the plank before him he is incapable of engaging with any surprises that that may arise... "I've killed a man Ryan" would probably be followed up with "This isn't your first time in Ireland?" He also lacks presence and his squirming usually makes me feel me awkward and uncomfortable for him. In short he's dreadful.

If RTE had any sense they'd be trying to get rid of him as quickly as possible.

+6 trillion

stupidusername · 04-07-2011 07:44AM

Let him off I say.why is it that rte have the ability to pick the most uptight humourless cringe-inducing presenters? Even pat kenny was better. Seriously let him go,who gives a ****.it can surely only get better.

Ally Dick · 04-07-2011 07:45AM

I think he is absolutely dreadful. He is a cliche machine. I reckon he thinks he can be the new Wogan of British radio. Many have tried and failed. Wogan is a one off. So is Gaybo

ArtSmart · 04-07-2011 07:46AM

don't.

please don't tease me.

please.

Agricola · 04-07-2011 07:49AM

The only way we'll get shut of Tubs is if he somehow makes a success of things in Britain. If he can land a cushy permanent radio slot, he could be raking in the dough. If not, he'll be back to Donnybrook again quicker than you can say "You have Irish blood in you, I hear!"

The man is a disaster. Didnt think the LLS could get any worse after Pat the Plank, but Tubridy has sunk to new depths.

syklops · 04-07-2011 07:55AM

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Used to listen to Tubbs on the way into work - when he was on early - and found him to be excellent, so when it was announced he was taking over TLLS I thought that it was a great appointment by RTE. God was I wrong, the man has zero interviewing skills, he has a complete inability to put an interviewee at ease, his questions are for the most part moronic, like the plank before him he is incapable of engaging with any surprises that that may arise... "I've killed a man Ryan" would probably be followed up with "This isn't your first time in Ireland?" He also lacks presence and his squirming usually makes me feel me awkward and uncomfortable for him. In short he's dreadful.

If RTE had any sense they'd be trying to get rid of him as quickly as possible.

When I first moved abroad, I used to watch the LLS, every week. It was a small reminder of home. I also knew I could discuss it on boards or with my parents if I was speaking to them on the phone. Then tubridy took over.

I liked him on the radio, he could be witty and quite funny for light stuff, and could engage with people. Unfortunately, it seems it is radio talent he has not television, because he is awful on the LLS. As the previous poster said, he seems to stick to the same questions everytime a la "This isnt your first time in Ireland, is it?", throwing in the odd curve ball here and then, like asking Brian Cowen if he drank too much. So after a few listless shows, I gave up watching the late late. I mentioned to my mother recently, that I had stopped watching it, and she said she hadn't seen it months, so it seems I am not the only one who gave up on it.

I liked Pat Kennt for serious things. Politics, and business, but he could be a bit cringe worthy with entertainment, celeb and gossip stuff, but Tubridy is so bad I stopped watching.

WalterMitty · 04-07-2011 08:07AM

He aint a natural people person or conversationalist. He has zero charisma. He is a bookish nerd best suited to scripted programming on radio. let him go. Bring back Gaybo, he's short of money after losing a lot in the crash.

Cianos · 04-07-2011 08:11AM

An interviewer should put the audience and the interviewee at ease. Tubridy can't seem to do either, especially the former.

So many of Tubridy's questions seem to be based around Irish sentimentality and our great little nation bleh bleh with each guest expected to offer up their love for the country (cringe).

That's not done in the UK, so how Tubridy would fill that massive gap I've no idea.

syklops · 04-07-2011 08:13AM

WalterMitty wrote: »

He aint a natural people person or conversationalist. He has zero charisma. He is a bookish nerd best suited to scripted programming on radio. let him go. Bring back Gaybo, he's short of money after losing a lot in the crash.

I do actually think for what they pay tubridy, they could chopper in Gaybo from Howth fifteen minutes before the show, give him a 30 minute break in the middle of the show, and then chopper him home again at the end. Or film it over 4 30 minute segements during the week and broadcast it on a Friday evening. That way as Gay gets older it wont wear him out too much.

_feedback_ · 04-07-2011 08:18AM

Even though he mighn't be great, he isn't that bad. He does the job, to an okay standard.

He is very much overpaid.

I usually watch Graham Norton, and that show is light years ahead of any "chat show" we have here. Norton is excellent.

DrumSteve · 04-07-2011 08:26AM

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Used to listen to Tubbs on the way into work - when he was on early - and found him to be excellent, so when it was announced he was taking over TLLS I thought that it was a great appointment by RTE. God was I wrong, the man has zero interviewing skills, he has a complete inability to put an interviewee at ease, his questions are for the most part moronic, like the plank before him he is incapable of engaging with any surprises that that may arise... "I've killed a man Ryan" would probably be followed up with "This isn't your first time in Ireland?" He also lacks presence and his squirming usually makes me feel me awkward and uncomfortable for him. In short he's dreadful.

If RTE had any sense they'd be trying to get rid of him as quickly as possible.

That was obviously when he interviewed Matthew Broderick.

bastados · 04-07-2011 08:28AM

One thing RTE do well is nepotism and mediocracy...growing up with such crap gives fuel to the thought that irish people have no talent , which is so far from the truth and as a nation we deserve better.

syklops · 04-07-2011 08:29AM

DrumSteve wrote: »

That was obviously when he interviewed Matthew Broderick.

Shames its not on youtube. Sounds like it was so bad it would be good.

drayme · 04-07-2011 08:29AM

Negotiation tactic.

Everyone move along.

Sanjuro · 04-07-2011 08:32AM

JimiWonderDoor 92 wrote: »

So AHers, what is your favourite Tubs memory and can he be replaced?

My favourite memory of Tubridy is that time they dragged him into the middle of a field. He was crying, pleading for his life, and soiling himself repeatedly. Finally, out of disgust rather than a sense of national interest, Marty Whelan put the gun to Tubridy's head and pulled the trigger. It was a hell of a party throughout Ireland that night.

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Wait a second...

Ledger · 04-07-2011 08:37AM

I'll pack his bags for him if he wants!

Victor Meldrew · 04-07-2011 09:01AM

drayme wrote: »

Negotiation tactic.

Everyone move along.

You mean, we cannot replace Tubbs.. He is so unique, and without him, everyone will desert RTE's airwaves...?

He must be kept at all costs...... :rolleyes:

The drivel on Irish protestants last week shows the lack of breeding, hardwired bigotry, entitlement and arrogance one would expect from the blood-line of Todd Andrews...

Chuck Stone · 04-07-2011 09:11AM

It's as if they guy was born old.

stupidusername · 04-07-2011 09:15AM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

It's as if they guy was born old.

And boring

Biggins · 04-07-2011 09:19AM

JimiWonderDoor 92 wrote: »

...So AHers, what is your favourite Tubs memory and can he be replaced?

Him waving good-bye and yes, he can be replaced (hopefully sooner the better).
He bores the crap out of me.
Can't stand his advertising show every weekend.

Tubridy drops hint about departure

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