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'football how it should be played', said in a condescending tone, i.e., not the inferior stuff that awful Ulster team is playing essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 19/03/2017 12:14:25 1968443 Link
Replying To Stmunnsriver: "big championship games, its a common statement "they won because the wanted it more" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! stupid beyond words" Like the players/managers/pundits who say, 'we'll win it for Michael' who is out because of an injury or suspension. (Implies that they wouldn't bother otherwise) neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 19/03/2017 17:02:29 1968567 Link
Also, don't like when pundits say 'the Henry shefflins, the JJ Delaneys'. Why say this? There's only one of each on the team. Used a lot by pundits in England as well, but Tomas Mulcahy loves saying it. He must get into trouble at home when he refers to 'the wives' pj_mcmanus (Limerick) - Posts: 431 - 20/03/2017 18:50:46 1969248 Link
" It's anyone's game " Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 20/03/2017 19:02:41 1969252 Link
Replying To Wexican: "My brother always thought it'd be fun to imagine Brian Carthy commentating on other sports - "The right-handed shot from Federer, and the point from Federer!" A couple of my favourites from various commentators national and local are: "Game about to get underway, Wexford playing from left to right". Very informative comment...on the radio. "Waterford need to get more out of the Tony Brownes, the Ken McGraths, the Paul Flynns". Think they only had one of each (thankfully!). Plus, I don't think I've ever heard the words 'facile' and 'accruing' to describe anything other than 'an easy win' and something to do with advantage being played. And then there's the weirdly common use of 'profligacy' to describe a team that hit a load of wides (maybe that more of a journalistic one though). These are more foibles than genuinely annoying phrases, really. Considering the pace of the action I think the national commentators on radio and TV are, in general, very good and add to the excitement more often than not." That's one thing I need to hear on the radio 'right to left' not what the umpires dog had for breakfast. It puts the setting in your head, gives you a picture especially if you know the ground... Dr.who (Cavan) - Posts: 24 - 21/03/2017 00:00:49 1969350 Link
Replying To essmac: "'football how it should be played', said in a condescending tone, i.e., not the inferior stuff that awful Ulster team is playing" Agree considering the many years the so called counties who believe they are the purists have been playing football - these commentators are either deluded or have a bee in their bonnets about Ulster counties - either way they should not be on tv professing to be unbiased! IrishGael3 (USA) - Posts: 1092 - 21/03/2017 09:28:44 1969380 Link
"Could this be Mayo's year" .....usually after they have beaten Leitrim or London The_DOC (Galway) - Posts: 705 - 21/03/2017 11:33:08 1969431 Link
Micheal lyster calling conor mcmanus ciaran. The guy has 2 all stars and is one of the best forwards in the game and he still gets it wrong. Ciaran mcmanus was a good player too tho so could be called worse Tim_NicebutDim (Monaghan) - Posts: 347 - 21/03/2017 11:56:17 1969441 Link
Replying To Tim_NicebutDim: "Micheal lyster calling conor mcmanus ciaran. The guy has 2 all stars and is one of the best forwards in the game and he still gets it wrong. Ciaran mcmanus was a good player too tho so could be called worse" And the way he says MonagHAN Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12115 - 21/03/2017 12:24:04 1969447 Link
'the shackles are off now' Well who put them on in the first place and why????? MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13704 - 21/03/2017 12:29:03 1969449 Link
Replying To Dr.who: "That's one thing I need to hear on the radio 'right to left' not what the umpires dog had for breakfast. It puts the setting in your head, gives you a picture especially if you know the ground..." I'm all for painting a picture but unfortunately I don't know the location of the press box in every ground in the country, so "left to right" doesn't do much for me! I prefer when they say that so and so is "defending the Killinan End" or "playing into the town goal", which is a bit more meaningful. I've no interest in the umpire's dog either, unless it's a really bad game! Another Canning standard for someone trying to lose their marker or dodge a tackle: "going this way and that". Then, if the player manages to succeed, he might have a chance to score his "22nd ever point in championship hurling!" Wexican (Wexford) - Posts: 36 - 21/03/2017 14:49:57 1969529 Link
"We would have done a lot of work on that part of our game". It's just plain and simply bad English that has become common practise as you either done it or you didn't and when they said we would have in the interview I would love the reporter to ask what stopped you from doing it then. Tg4 commentators almost bursting themselves every time a left foot score "leis ar a citeog" every single time does me head in. also the way pundits add the plural to players names when name checking "like you have your cluxtons,Fentons". hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 30/03/2017 17:10:48 1973243 Link
Replying To hill16no1man: ""We would have done a lot of work on that part of our game". It's just plain and simply bad English that has become common practise as you either done it or you didn't and when they said we would have in the interview I would love the reporter to ask what stopped you from doing it then. Tg4 commentators almost bursting themselves every time a left foot score "leis ar a citeog" every single time does me head in. also the way pundits add the plural to players names when name checking "like you have your cluxtons,Fentons"." It s ironic mentioning bad English and then saying "you done it" !!! Malonemagic (Laois) - Posts: 765 - 30/03/2017 17:24:52 1973253 Link
Replying To Malonemagic: "It s ironic mentioning bad English and then saying "you done it" !!!" That's called a pun my friend hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 30/03/2017 18:36:47 1973279 Link
Nice one !!! But common practice is spelled -ce not -se , as it's a noun. Malonemagic (Laois) - Posts: 765 - 30/03/2017 19:02:48 1973292 Link
the score is 1/22 to 24 points and Ger Canning says its a 1 point game, mooncat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 533 - 30/03/2017 19:27:28 1973302 Link
Replying To janesboro: "My brother always thought it'd be fun to imagine Brian Carthy commentating on other sports - "The right-handed shot from Federer, and the point from Federer!" while he is a great commentator -but this is hilarious - i can only imagine him doing golf, ....and the drive from mcilroy!!!!" Just cannot stand any commentary by Carthy - he commentates as if you are watching the game with him and might do better on TV. Classic lines would be "is that a foul there? - well you tell me Brian. His other classic and he has any amount of meaningless phrases would be 'there's a shot going in there' without managing to tell you who took it or where it came from. But where we would be without Martin Carney - he distinguished himself a couple of years ago by inventing a new species in the animal kingdom when he described Donnachda Walsh as a ' donkeyhorse'. Heads are still being scratched in zoology departments at that one. I suppose I just haven't got over O'Muircheartaigh retiring! TheFean (Cavan) - Posts: 28 - 30/03/2017 19:41:15 1973308 Link
In the 80s, 90s and 00s when Laois were doing well in a match. Commentators, co-commentators and analysts used often say something like this 'we always knew there were footballers in Laois, sometimes they're discipline let them down and it has proved difficult to get them all pulling in the one direction'. But Kieran Brennan, Richie Connor, Colm Browne, Tom Cribben Micko Dwyer or whoever now seems to have rectified that problem and they 'are playing much more as a team rather than individuals'. Alas no commentator says that anymore!!! Actually it's the type of description that was probably given to a few counties in hurling and football. Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 30/03/2017 22:34:48 1973364 Link
New season, i hope to God Martin Carney has retired his phrase "it must be said" or else Rte have replaced Martin Carney.... Belclare1 (Galway) - Posts: 1626 - 31/03/2017 07:37:40 1973420 Link
"Both teams will be looking for a strong start here" "Having a go from a huge distance out!!!!... wide" "The next score is important/crucial or first score of the second half etc" Surely that's a foul.. play on says the ref (especially listening on radio) Or in general if the radio guy can't keep up and the stuff he is saying seems physically impossible. blackspot91 (Limerick) - Posts: 1055 - 31/03/2017 11:31:54 1973483 Link