Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Mon Apr 07, 2014 11:43 am  

Both of the above are right, Durham is a brilliant broadcaster, but he is the radio version of a troll. Many of the positions he takes on stuff he wont agree with at all, but he does it very well and they will have thousands of numpties on hold for half an hour at national phone rates wanting to lay into him.

H&J is alright , struggle to listen to much else on there

It is proper tabloid radio most of the time, if you accept it for what it is, it's fine.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:48 am  

Cibaman wrote:

Its the sloppiness of many pundits that irks me. They make comments about teams and players which demonstrate that they haven't done any basic research on how those teams and players are playing. "Why isn't X playing?" when X is hopelessly out of form or has been having more impact as a sub.

David Ginola opined before the PSG V Chelsea game that "Matic absolutely has to play for Chelsea to have a chance"

It gets worse when you stray outside of the Premier League for most (which the Ginola example is probably a reflection of regarding Ligue 1). Reading the predictions/analysis for newly promoted sides is always a giveaway. Robbie Savage predicted Hull to finish bottom, which was highly likely/sensible at the time. What showed his ignorance was his reason why; because their defence was too leaky. This was a team who had been promoted with one of the best defences in their division but the worst attack in the top half of the table, with a campaign built largely upon clean sheets and 1-0 wins. Their problem was always going to be scoring goals, not their defence, which is borne out by the current table.

Of the main pundits, Lawrenson has about the most complete knowledge of the football league.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Tue Apr 08, 2014 11:03 am  

Robbie Savage is only a pundit on the BBC because he was on Strictly

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:27 pm  

Alan shearer makes me laugh.

I remember once he was condeming some foul play, with a holier than thou attitude which irritated me after that infamous neil lennon incident. Alan shearer has such bog standard, boring things to say.

Some pundits when they talk, you listen intently. When alan shearer begins to talk, you go to sleep.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:23 am  

FlexWheeler wrote:

Alan shearer makes me laugh.

I remember once he was condeming some foul play, with a holier than thou attitude which irritated me after that infamous neil lennon incident. Alan shearer has such bog standard, boring things to say.

Some pundits when they talk, you listen intently. When alan shearer begins to talk, you go to sleep.

Graham Kelly's autobiography is worth reading for that incident, and Shearer's demands to the FA alone

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed Apr 09, 2014 3:52 pm  

flipper wrote:

Graham Kelly's autobiography is worth reading for that incident, and Shearer's demands to the FA alone

Want to give us the highlights?

From my distant memory from the media in general Shearer demanded to be let off or he threatened to refuse to play for England again.

For kicking a player in the head I'd have probably given Shearer a six game ban (reduced to 4 because it was Lennon). For threatening to walk from England to try and influence the disciplinary I'd have banned him for six months.

Absolutely shameful that the FA caved in to him and let him off for that. The FA, UEFA, FIFA, the RFL, the government, they are all absolutely terrible.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed Apr 09, 2014 4:53 pm  

Hose Mourinho, Hose Mourinho!

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed Apr 09, 2014 5:35 pm  

Chelsea v Real Madrid would make for an interesting semi final

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Wed Apr 09, 2014 7:22 pm  

Cibaman wrote:

Chelsea v Real Madrid would make for an interesting semi final

Make a more interesting final.

TBH I don't think there is any uninteresting finals or semis available. Any option is intriguing.

[TimperleySaint]

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:03 am  

All Madrid final would be the best outcome I think.