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Young Blood

I can hear my neighbor watching the World Cup next door and I can hear the same voices doing analysis from when I left primary school over 15 years ago. I don't have a TV to confirm it but it sounds like:

Bill O'Herlihy, aged 75, born in 1938.

John Giles, aged 73, born in 1940.

Eamonn Dunphy, aged 68, born at the end of the Second World War.

What in the name of Jaysus are these people doing on television? What is so special about this generation of old farts that they hang in there way past retirement.

RTE is full of them. If I wanted to listen to people like this, I would go to a nursing home.

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Hande hoche!

Still prefer them to the BBC's crowd.

burstbuckle

Agree with the OP,they need fresh talent like marty whelan or derek davis.

Duckworth_Luas

All those guys retired years ago.

It's the voices of Apres Match you can hear.

We'll leave it there so!

Mint Sauce

Young Blood wrote: »

I can hear my neighbor watching the World Cup next door and I can hear the same voices doing analysis from when I left primary school over 15 years ago. I don't have a TV to confirm it but it sounds like:

Bill O'Herlihy, aged 75, born in 1938.

John Giles, aged 73, born in 1940.

Eamonn Dunphy, aged 68, born at the end of the Second World War.

What in the name of Jaysus are these people doing on television? What is so special about this generation of old farts that they hang in there way past retirement.

RTE is full of them. If I wanted to listen to people like this, I would go to a nursing home.

Bill is retiring after this tournament, and watching Eamonn, John, and Liam, are nearly worth the Licence fee alone.

wretcheddomain

They need a knowledgeable footballer like Linda Martin on the panel - sure didn't he do wonders for the Irish team in the 80's.

Skid X

Stop stealing your Neighbour's sounds and get your own Television.

Joe Duffy..

Young Blood wrote: »

I can hear my neighbor watching the World Cup next door and I can hear the same voices doing analysis from when I left primary school over 15 years ago. I don't have a TV to confirm it but it sounds like:

Bill O'Herlihy, aged 75, born in 1938.

John Giles, aged 73, born in 1940.

Eamonn Dunphy, aged 68, born at the end of the Second World War.

What in the name of Jaysus are these people doing on television? What is so special about this generation of old farts that they hang in there way past retirement.

RTE is full of them. If I wanted to listen to people like this, I would go to a nursing home.

I suggest you insulate your walls.

liam7831

Young Blood wrote: »

I can hear my neighbor watching the World Cup next door and I can hear the same voices doing analysis from when I left primary school over 15 years ago. I don't have a TV to confirm it but it sounds like:

Bill O'Herlihy, aged 75, born in 1938.

John Giles, aged 73, born in 1940.

Eamonn Dunphy, aged 68, born at the end of the Second World War.

What in the name of Jaysus are these people doing on television? What is so special about this generation of old farts that they hang in there way past retirement.

RTE is full of them. If I wanted to listen to people like this, I would go to a nursing home.

If you don't have a tv to watch the coverage then your opinion is prob based on ageism and not worth much

kneemos

These are the exception to the rule.Wouldn't miss Dunphy much though.

Steppenwolfe

I saw the OP shaping up to write this post. He looked like he was F*****g dreading it.

wp_rathead

DO NOT MAKE A THREAD WITH "DINOSAUR" IN TITLE IF NOT ABOUT ACTUAL DINOS

/rant

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Young Blood wrote: »

I can hear my neighbor watching the World Cup next door and I can hear the same voices doing analysis from when I left primary school over 15 years ago. I don't have a TV to confirm it but it sounds like:

Bill O'Herlihy, aged 75, born in 1938.

John Giles, aged 73, born in 1940.

Eamonn Dunphy, aged 68, born at the end of the Second World War.

What in the name of Jaysus are these people doing on television? What is so special about this generation of old farts that they hang in there way past retirement.

RTE is full of them. If I wanted to listen to people like this, I would go to a nursing home.

Being over 70 myself I resent resemble those remarks!!

No seriously, I absolutely agree with you. They are well past their best. The same applies for many of them in the newsroom.

i_slunk_in

all of them ( not just bill ) need to be put out to grass

they are so long there , they have grown smug and complacent in their roles , giles ( who is a legend i accept ) not only doesnt know many of the teams in the tournament , he almost scoffs at the idea that he should - might

richard sadlier and kenny cunningham are always on their game , prefer darragh maloney to o herrlihy as well

mike65

They're phoning it in Bill.

Rothko

i_slunk_in wrote: »

all of them ( not just bill ) need to be put out to grass

they are so long there , they have grown smug and complacent in their roles , giles ( who is a legend i accept ) not only doesnt know many of the teams in the tournament , he almost scoffs at the idea that he should - might

richard sadlier and kenny cunningham are always on their game , prefer darragh maloney to o herrlihy as well

Kenny is terrible

i_slunk_in

Suas11 wrote: »

Kenny is terrible

i think the old team are terrible , brady is the dourest man ever to walk the earth

Riddle101

Lol, I was thinking earlier today how RTE really needs to get some fresh blood. Some younger people with personality to shape it up. Just do a complete rehaul of the whole station, and get rid of the older lot because they're boring as f*ck.

Personally I think Ireland should have new chat show and base it off American shows like Conan or Jimmy Fallon's chat shows. A talk show, with some humor involved and a bit of banter. A comedian would be the best choice to host but I'm not sure what Irish comedian could pull it off. Personally I'm not a big fan of Irish comedians. But that's just my thoughts anyway.

Lucifer MorningStar

Best panel ever, love Eamo :pac:

NomadicGray

You certainly complain like an auld wan, OP

ThisRegard

Young Blood wrote: »

RTE is full of them. If I wanted to listen to people like this, I would go to a nursing home.

Eh, you said you don't have a TV so it's hardly a problem for you.

Menas

I love the grumpies! The last thing we want is irish pundits turning in to something like the british have. Keep all three of them....and lets mourn the retirement of Bill.

The three grumpies give an honest assessment of what they see and think. The bbc and itv lads just give the same old safe sound bites.

wp_rathead

Riddle101 wrote: »

Lol, I was thinking earlier today how RTE really needs to get some fresh blood. Some younger people with personality to shape it up. Just do a complete rehaul of the whole station, and get rid of the older lot because they're boring as f*ck.

Personally I think Ireland should have new chat show and base it off American shows like Conan or Jimmy Fallon's chat shows. A talk show, with some humor involved and a bit of banter. A comedian would be the best choice to host but I'm not sure what Irish comedian could pull it off. Personally I'm not a big fan of Irish comedians. But that's just my thoughts anyway.

Tried that with Craig Doyle and Lucy Kennedy before - they had their own shows- was painful

farmerjj

Young Blood wrote: »

I can hear my neighbor watching the World Cup next door and I can hear the same voices doing analysis from when I left primary school over 15 years ago. I don't have a TV to confirm it but it sounds like:

Bill O'Herlihy, aged 75, born in 1938.

John Giles, aged 73, born in 1940.

Eamonn Dunphy, aged 68, born at the end of the Second World War.

What in the name of Jaysus are these people doing on television? What is so special about this generation of old farts that they hang in there way past retirement.

RTE is full of them. If I wanted to listen to people like this, I would go to a nursing home.

:rolleyes: your point so is there crap coz there old:rolleyes:

Lucifer MorningStar

Trigger Happy wrote: »

I love the grumpies! The last thing we want is irish pundits turning in to something like the british have. Keep all three of them....and lets mourn the retirement of Bill.

The three grumpies give an honest assessment of what they see and think. The bbc and itv lads just give the same old safe sound bites.

Spot on, even Souness loves the panel

Elsewhere, Souness works with Sky Sports as a pundit, principally on coverage of the Champions League.However, he has regularly stated that he prefers working with RTE, due to their "call it like it is" approach to football

RayM

I don't even like football, but I still enjoy watching O'Herlihy, Giles, Brady and Dunphy.

Standman

They beat the smug, terrified-of-a-bit-of-friendly-disagreement gimps on the BBC panel by a mile.

Shakespeare's Sister

Young Blood wrote: »

I can hear my neighbor watching the World Cup next door and I can hear the same voices doing analysis from when I left primary school over 15 years ago.

Same analysts as when I left primary school 23 years ago! In fairness, I think Dunphy and Giles were kinda a new thing the previous year for Italia '90.

Gotta agree in finding them preferable to the new lot, who are too bland and sanitised.

Foxhound38

Young Blood wrote: »

I can hear my neighbor watching the World Cup next door and I can hear the same voices doing analysis from when I left primary school over 15 years ago. I don't have a TV to confirm it but it sounds like:

Bill O'Herlihy, aged 75, born in 1938.

John Giles, aged 73, born in 1940.

Eamonn Dunphy, aged 68, born at the end of the Second World War.

What in the name of Jaysus are these people doing on television? What is so special about this generation of old farts that they hang in there way past retirement.

RTE is full of them. If I wanted to listen to people like this, I would go to a nursing home.

Nothing wrong with Gilesey - the man knows the game and his analysis is good. RTE does sports analysis well in general in fact, it's one of the few things they do quite well.

Duckworth_Luas

Magaggie wrote: »

Same analysts as when I left primary school 23 years ago! In fairness, I think Dunphy and Giles were kinda a new thing the previous year for Italia '90.

I think they've been there since 1978. One of them has at least.

Muise...

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