Has Matt Cooper Lost The Plot?

Tayla · 18-10-2011 01:19AM

pmcmahon wrote: »

his tactic is to disagree with everyone and half back his own opinion in a good light.That show puts me asleep.

Completely agree, I HATE Matt Cooper, Mother Theresa could have went on that show and he would have disagreed with everything she did. I don't listen to him if I have a choice but have had to sit in the car and listen to him on other occasions and it is painful to listen to him, he's so predictable.

RepublicanEagle · 18-10-2011 10:18AM

orourkeda wrote: »

Name one good irish interviewer.

Terry Wogan

Rookster · 18-10-2011 10:23AM

I heard that interview and found nothing wrong with it. He was just trying to expose Adams who usually speaks out of both sides of his mouth. Matt Cooper is one of the top broadcasters in the country.

the groutch · 18-10-2011 10:29AM

Paparazzo wrote: »

Ryan Tubridy. He's our Paxman

I'll get your coat

miketv · 18-10-2011 10:45AM

the groutch wrote: »

I'll get your coat

I already have the taxi ordered

jimthemental · 18-10-2011 10:57AM

flahavaj wrote: »

I think something happens previously good presenters when they've been on Today FM for a long perios of time. Ray D'Arcy and Matt Cooper for example have turned into pompous little f*ckers where once they were excellent.

As for who's good I have to say Pat Kenny is a superb current affairs broadcaster and interviewer on the radio at least.

Have to agree on all points there. Ian Dempsey seems to be the exception to the rule at Today FM though. Still very good and comes across as a genuinely nice person on the show.

foxyboxer · 18-10-2011 11:01AM

I lost all respect for the man when he gave a platform to Alison O'Riordan.

walrusgumble · 18-10-2011 11:02AM

Edz87 wrote: »

I would love to see Sean Moncrief do a "serious" talk show. He is highly intelligent and does not take himself too seriously.

I would also throw in Ken Early from Newstalk's Off The Ball. He is the best thing in Irish media right now.

Ken Early is grand for the entertainment factor, he is not even a great football expert, but is still listen in all the time. Eoin Mc Devitt is excellent.

Shane Coleman, anyone?

In absolute agreement regarding Moncrief (Still remember his strange colour jackets on his hit tv shows, "Good Grief Moncrief" and "Don't feed the Gondallas". He tends to make any mental topic an interesting 5-10 minutes of radio

summerskin · 18-10-2011 11:05AM

jimthemental wrote: »

Have to agree on all points there. Ian Dempsey seems to be the exception to the rule at Today FM though. Still very good and comes across as a genuinely nice person on the show.

Aaarghh! Dempsey drives me mental. He's the thickest person I have had displeasure to have to listen to. How he is allowed on the airwaves i have no idea, no matter how "nice" he is. The man is clueless!!

I Heart Internet · 18-10-2011 12:19PM

Sean O' Rourke is the closest we have to a John Humphrys.

I skip between Mary Wilson (bit dry), Cooper (meh) and Hook on the way home. Hook is a terrible, terrible, terrible probing interviewer (better at his friendly chats). Anyone who has a faint clue about the subject/his job can easily run rings around him and he'll end up agreeing with them.

BUT - I far prefer to listen to Hook than Wilson or Cooper. He has the craic and knows he doesn't know everything....he gives weird travel tips like "make a dinner before you leave and put it in the fridge so you can have it when you come back". He's a sweet guy.

Absurdum · 18-10-2011 12:26PM

Vincent Browne is a terrible interviewer, if he doesn't like the answer he shouts the interviewee down until they give up. Cooper's mostly good but I agree the Gerry Adams thing was bizarre.

veryangryman · 18-10-2011 12:28PM

orourkeda wrote: »

Name one good irish interviewer.

Matt Cooper.

A legend, asks the tough questions, knows his subject matter and has a low tolerance for bullsh1t

sbsquarepants · 18-10-2011 12:38PM

pmcmahon wrote: »

his tactic is to disagree with everyone and half back his own opinion in a good light.That show puts me asleep.

Couldn't agree more, he takes the devils advocate thing to ridiculous levels, i've had to stop listening to him because of it. He's driven me into the arms of george hook......and for that i will never forgive him!

Pighead wrote: »

Totally disagree with the majority in this here thread. Matt Cooper is the best all round broadcaster in the country. Jack of all trades, master of all.

Pighead remembers when he took over Dunphy's slot on Today FM and he got absolutely crucified by the reviewers for the first couple of months. The fcuker didn't let that face him though. Old Matty boy picked himself up, dusted himself down and within a year it was a case of Eamonn who?

Pighead needs to get his pighead tested! Dunphy was way better, and still is way better at the sports!

SV · 18-10-2011 12:41PM

veryangryman wrote: »

Matt Cooper.

A legend, asks the tough questions, knows his subject matter and has a low tolerance for bullsh1t

and doesn't know what to do when the person agrees with him.

aye.

walrusgumble · 18-10-2011 12:54PM

I Heart Internet wrote: »

Sean O' Rourke is the closest we have to a John Humphrys.

I skip between Mary Wilson (bit dry), Cooper (meh) and Hook on the way home. Hook is a terrible, terrible, terrible probing interviewer (better at his friendly chats). Anyone who has a faint clue about the subject/his job can easily run rings around him and he'll end up agreeing with them.

BUT - I far prefer to listen to Hook than Wilson or Cooper. He has the craic and knows he doesn't know everything....he gives weird travel tips like "make a dinner before you leave and put it in the fridge so you can have it when you come back". He's a sweet guy.

For the life of me, I don't know why I always listen to Hook. I should not, because I hate alot of what he stands for. But he ain't the worse. The people that contribute to his show are excellent, and I never feel bored. I truly despise Michael Graham, and yet get terrified when I am in agreement with some of his rants, yet even though I feel like thumping the wall after listening to him, I will still tune in. Weird

Hook does loose the run of himself alot. He is not a good prober, and really moves the goalposts, clearly highlighting that he knows he is in the wrong, and always interrupts his guess's if there is a chance to talk all about himself. But i still listen to him

Cooper is really disappointing, and it was not always like that. Gone are the great days of the "Last Word", even in Dunphy's era and then young Cooper (bus driver always had it on for the full 3 hour journey back home from college on a friday)

Triangla · 18-10-2011 01:04PM

Yeah Cooper has gone down last few years IMO.

I really noticed a change during the general election, it's like he just got jaded or something dealing with the same BS over and over again and realised this country will never change.

Years of asking the same questions about the same issues to the same people must get tiring after a while. Polictians who appear year in year out giving out about stuff and doing f*ck all about anything must be a head wrecker.

For example the Public Accounts Commitee - every year there was uproar over wastage but the next year it happened again. It would be the same conversation with the same representative acting like they were outraged and it was the first they heard of this and they'll form an inquiry blah blah blah

I turn him off now, I like Anton Savage when he stands in for him. Much fresher and facilitates more than attacks.

metalgear2k2 · 18-10-2011 01:12PM

Anton Savage, utter rubbish!

Fran1985 · 18-10-2011 01:50PM

Edz87 wrote: »

I would also throw in Ken Early from Newstalk's Off The Ball. He is the best thing in Irish media right now.

i cannot stand this guy. His attempts at commentary are poor at best. Trying desperately to get excited when a goal goes in does my head in. Dave McIntyre on the other hand is a pro and very surprised if he hasn't received a call from RTE yet.

Freddie59 · 18-10-2011 01:57PM

Rookster wrote: »

I heard that interview and found nothing wrong with it. He was just trying to expose Adams who usually speaks out of both sides of his mouth. Matt Cooper is one of the top broadcasters in the country.

Rubbish. He berated the man. Asking questions without waiting for an answer; then asking him why he wouldn't agree with him when he already had. It was pathetic to say the least.

mike65 · 18-10-2011 02:20PM

metalgear2k2 wrote: »

Anton Savage, utter rubbish!

Better get used to him, Sam Smyth has been given his marching orders from Today FM and Savage is his likely replacement. Journalist out, PR man in.

Rookster · 18-10-2011 02:47PM

mike65 wrote: »

Better get used to him, Sam Smyth has been given his marching orders from Today FM and Savage is his likely replacement. Journalist out, PR man in.

Totally agree. Savage is horrendous. Does not know how to conduct an interview and never asks a tough question. Probably because his mommy is working for half the politicians in the country.

foxyboxer · 18-10-2011 03:04PM

Radio?

du Maurier · 18-10-2011 03:06PM

DWCommuter wrote: »

Matt Cooper is typical of the current crop of Irish media peeps. Write a book. Pontificate on the radio. Get a GAA presenting Job that completely defies your media background. Blah, Blah, Blah. For some reason they are deemed talented and therefore must be seen and heard everywhere, despite their mediocre and sometimes, diabolical and shameful performances.

Its a media thing. Once you are in, you must be seen and heard absolutely everywhere. Just look at Lorraine Keane for example. No obvious talent yet she is set up as some kind of media Queen. That is until TV3 found younger birds who would work for less and perhaps sleep around a hell of a lot more in order to get up the ladder.

Cooper is in fact a nobody who got lucky. It could happen to anyone that is willing to talk ****e and listen to even more ****e on live radio. Once you are "in", you are laughing. (and of course being laughed at)

As for Hook.......

Hmm. I do think he shouldn't be really discussing anything at all about football, or any other sport for that matter, but your 'Sure, anyone can do that' talk rankles with me. It's hard to espouse such pettiness and bitterness.

Speak Now · 18-10-2011 03:42PM

Fran1985 wrote: »

i cannot stand this guy. His attempts at commentary are poor at best. Trying desperately to get excited when a goal goes in does my head in. Dave McIntyre on the other hand is a pro and very surprised if he hasn't received a call from RTE yet.

Ha ha Early trys so hard to be cool, then something happens in the game and he squeals like a girl. Nothing wrong with that of course if you're an actual girl!

Sooopie · 18-10-2011 04:17PM

I like Matt Cooper

I tell ya one lad that brings me out in a rash - that little slimy ****, Anton Savage

oh my days

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 18-10-2011 04:30PM

To those who are saying that he just disagrees with everything his guests have to say... well... that's kind of the point of the show.
You come on and say something and you are going to be challeneged on it, the idea is that this may indicate as to whether they're talking sh*te or not
A good presenter will show no bias and challenge everyone equally. Didn't hear the Gerry Adams video and I would be disappointed if he gave him a harder ride thn anyone else becuase I always thought that Matt showed no bias and challeneged everyone equally. Which is what makes him good at his job.

As for someone saying he just got lucky by getting that show, read his CV. He is very accomplished.

Wouldn't be my cup of tea as a sports presenter but he obviously loves his sport so if offered to him you can hardly blame him for taking the chance

Also agree with whoever said Sean Moncrieff needs more airtime. Always said that man should of gotten the Late Late. With some editorial control though

steve9859 · 18-10-2011 06:44PM

mike65 wrote: »

Better get used to him, Sam Smyth has been given his marching orders from Today FM and Savage is his likely replacement. Journalist out, PR man in.

I really hope Sam Smyth turns up somewhere else. It would be nice if his show could be replicated on Newstalk, but Dunphy is doing a decent job in the Sunday morning slot. So I don't know where he goes. I always try to tune in for at least some of his show, especially at 12.30 for Ed Hayes.

chiefwiggum · 18-10-2011 06:47PM

i actually like anton savage

MungBean · 18-10-2011 06:55PM

Only time I listen to the radio is when Sean Moncrief is on. Used to listen to Gerry Ryan a bit when he was around but every other clown on the radio is just random noise in between songs as far as I can make out.

3ndahalfof6 · 18-10-2011 07:02PM

orourkeda wrote: »

Name one good irish interviewer.

Ray Darcy

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