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"He'll do that for fun". I don't want him to do it for fun, I want him to do it to win, or in the case of professional sports, because he's paid to! MedwayIrish (Wexford) - Posts: 2324 - 15/03/2017 11:52:00 1967225 Link
In the closing stages of and the game level "He should blow it up now. Both teams deserve another day out". ponga (Mayo) - Posts: 649 - 15/03/2017 12:07:07 1967236 Link
'And Cork/Dublin are the x year All Ireland Champions', hate that one ;D TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 15/03/2017 12:40:41 1967247 Link
Replying To Spoddgy: "Rob Kearney is pronounced kearney where I come from not carney!" What about Mortin Corny ?!!!! GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7345 - 15/03/2017 20:27:04 1967391 Link
Replying To TheHermit: "'And Cork/Dublin are the x year All Ireland Champions', hate that one ;D" Probably safe to say you won't be hearing the Cork version of that statement any time soon Hermit! MedwayIrish (Wexford) - Posts: 2324 - 16/03/2017 09:50:21 1967471 Link
Replying To MedwayIrish: "Probably safe to say you won't be hearing the Cork version of that statement any time soon Hermit!" We live in hope :D TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 16/03/2017 09:55:30 1967473 Link
Sean Cavanagh's shimmy gets at least one mention every time he plays, usually when hes out on the left wing! Not sure if it was Marty or Ger but they kept calling Odhran MacNiallais 'Odrin' for the entire game. I half expect that from the Beeb but not from our national broadcaster ffs and how many odhran's have played Intercounty football or hurling before. There's a good pub question bumpernut (Antrim) - Posts: 1852 - 16/03/2017 15:47:28 1967613 Link
Replying To bumpernut: "Sean Cavanagh's shimmy gets at least one mention every time he plays, usually when hes out on the left wing! Not sure if it was Marty or Ger but they kept calling Odhran MacNiallais 'Odrin' for the entire game. I half expect that from the Beeb but not from our national broadcaster ffs and how many odhran's have played Intercounty football or hurling before. There's a good pub question" Odhran O'Dwyer Clare Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12120 - 16/03/2017 16:24:01 1967629 Link
Replying To bumpernut: "Sean Cavanagh's shimmy gets at least one mention every time he plays, usually when hes out on the left wing! Not sure if it was Marty or Ger but they kept calling Odhran MacNiallais 'Odrin' for the entire game. I half expect that from the Beeb but not from our national broadcaster ffs and how many odhran's have played Intercounty football or hurling before. There's a good pub question" Do you have an answer? I haven't a clue. neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 16/03/2017 16:27:07 1967631 Link
I don't never right sorry, I do know one though Odhran mcfadden Antrim and Loughgiel hurler, I think there may also be an Odhran mccloskey a derry hurler, possibly from dungiven. Can't think of any footballers bar the clare lad breff got. bumpernut (Antrim) - Posts: 1852 - 16/03/2017 19:14:07 1967662 Link
"It's important they get a result from this game". Nearly always used in soccer and usually means to get at least a draw. Why not just say "get at least a draw"? A 4-0 loss is also a result, no? Sindar (Roscommon) - Posts: 348 - 16/03/2017 20:33:35 1967679 Link
Does Odhran play the bodhran? KerryKillers (Dublin) - Posts: 711 - 16/03/2017 20:35:29 1967680 Link
"High up the pitch" A soccer term used notably by Kenny Cunningham. He also constantly refers to "at the football club". We know it's a football club. Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1016 - 17/03/2017 09:29:39 1967752 Link
Replying To leitrim4sam: "Brian Carty on every score in a match his template is this - "The right/left footed shot by (players name), high and over the bar, and the point for (teams name) (time played) on the clock in the 1st/2nd half". For example "The left footed shot by Sean Cavanagh, high and over the bar, and the point for Tyrone. 25 minutes and 33 seconds on the clock in the 1st half" Every time - Drives me mad!" 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. Wexican (Wexford) - Posts: 36 - 17/03/2017 10:29:02 1967764 Link
big championship games, its a common statement "they won because the wanted it more" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! stupid beyond words Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2842 - 17/03/2017 11:29:32 1967778 Link
Here are a few comments that made me laugh rather than annoyed. I'm trying to picture them. All Ireland winning footballer (at last after many narrow defeats) "It's great to get the donkey off our backs" GAA commentators. "Clare have their gander up" "The under 21s stepped up into the plate" "All Ireland champions are like sitting ducks heading into an ambush" "This match is one more stepping stone along the ladder." RTE Teletext. "Sailor, Analise Murphy hit the ground running." John Delaney "The buck stops at the feet of Sepp Blatter." Various commentators. "He's had the lion's share of the rub of the green." "The match is a damp squid." "He's not counting his eggs before they're hatched" "The Welsh put their shoulders to the grindstone" "He is the anchor on which our hopes are built" Racing commentators "To date, she's only raced against other fillies; racing against colts and geldings is a different ball game." "The horse weaved its way through the field like a knife through butter". tommy58 (Dublin) - Posts: 169 - 17/03/2017 13:03:59 1967815 Link
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!!!! janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 18/03/2017 23:11:26 1968330 Link
"He had no right to score from there". Kind of pointless thing to say once he has! MedwayIrish (Wexford) - Posts: 2324 - 19/03/2017 07:44:30 1968372 Link
Billy Joe Padden..... Any Dublin foul "Its probably a yellow card" Any foul against Dublin "I didnt see much wrong there" JayP (Dublin) - Posts: 1772 - 19/03/2017 10:51:32 1968421 Link
Replying To JayP: "Billy Joe Padden..... Any Dublin foul "Its probably a yellow card" Any foul against Dublin "I didnt see much wrong there"" Billy Joe is Captain Obvious The free that Dublin had to go 2 up with 10 mins to go was soft and aptly put by Padden The next 2 frees Kerry won were just as soft but the observation was different - "ah he was clever there to win the free..." keithlemon (Australia) - Posts: 920 - 19/03/2017 10:54:50 1968423 Link