The Sunday Game

[seafoid]

I've softened on Brian Carthy on the radio in fairness. His voice seems synonymous with it at this stage. I still hate the way he goes 'A sideline to Cork, and Cork have the sideline'. And he rarely gives the scores either.

Canning is just a gowl.

Carthy doesn't have the smarts that the likes of Maloney or MoM have. He asked some Oz sportsman in CP if he agreed that hurling was the greatest game in the world. Christ.

[BennyCake]

I like Martin Carney co commentating. In fairness to him he easily passes the test that he would be at the game if he wasn't working there. Very obvious he loves the game and that is enough for me.

Have to say I love it when he points out that there "was no malice in it" when some player is getting to his feet groggily after getting flattened.

Here's another commentator that 'loves the game'. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZKOsxkzvjA

3:26 cracks me up every time.

I wouldnt be a fan of Mark Sidebottom, but he certainly meets the criteria for loving the game.
This never fails to make me smile, from about 1 minute in, he really goes into overdrive

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/21410113

Class.

Spielberg, Dickens and Dostoyevsky sitting down to dinner

[Croí na hÉireann]

You can't beat the local commentators. Contrast Ger Canning with Midlands Radio 3 Gerry Russell on that goal from last year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgUW2WAfHM4

https://soundcloud.com/midlandssport/westmeath-break-the-streak Go to 2 mins

[seafoid]

You can't beat the local commentators. Contrast Ger Canning with Midlands Radio 3 Gerry Russell on that goal from last year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgUW2WAfHM4

https://soundcloud.com/midlandssport/westmeath-break-the-streak Go to 2 mins

GRMA.  Class commentary

[Jinxy]

I didn't like it.

[Croí na hÉireann]

I didn't like it.

Was it the audio or the video you didn't like Jinxy?

[Jinxy]

The whole damn thing.

[seafoid]

I didn't like it.

Was it the audio or the video you didn't like Jinxy?

the vulnerability at the back
the shame
Westmeath, FFS!

[Croí na hÉireann]

The whole damn thing.

Harsh. Give it another listen sure.

[Beffs]

You can't beat the local commentators. Contrast Ger Canning with Midlands Radio 3 Gerry Russell on that goal from last year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgUW2WAfHM4

https://soundcloud.com/midlandssport/westmeath-break-the-streak Go to 2 mins

Ah in fairness now, you can't really compare someone on a local station, with someone on the national broadcaster, who has to appear neutral all the time. I'm no fan of Canning, but the local lad has the freedom to go bat shit crazy when a goal is scored, that someone on RTE doesn't. They'll be accused of bias if they get too excited.

[easytiger95]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjy9guThsWU

There you go Jinxy, think of your happy place...

[Croí na hÉireann]

You can't beat the local commentators. Contrast Ger Canning with Midlands Radio 3 Gerry Russell on that goal from last year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgUW2WAfHM4

https://soundcloud.com/midlandssport/westmeath-break-the-streak Go to 2 mins

Ah in fairness now, you can't really compare someone on a local station, with someone on the national broadcaster, who has to appear neutral all the time. I'm no fan of Canning, but the local lad has the freedom to go bat shit crazy when a goal is scored, that someone on RTE doesn't. They'll be accused of bias if they get too excited.

Go back to the point of the impression that if they weren't being paid to be there, they'd be there watching anyway. I don't think MOM or MOH were ever accused of bias.

[Hound]

I didn't like it.

Was it the audio or the video you didn't like Jinxy?

the vulnerability at the back
the shame
Westmeath, FFS!

One of the best bits was, among the joy and hollering of WM getting the goal to go 4 points up deep into injury time, there was still the "...but it's not over yet", because of the hoors they were playing

[From the Bunker]

I didn't like it.

Was it the audio or the video you didn't like Jinxy?

the vulnerability at the back
the shame
Westmeath, FFS!

One of the best bits was, among the joy and hollering of WM getting the goal to go 4 points up deep into injury time, there was still the "...but it's not over yet", because of the hoors they were playing

Are you joking me? It's been a long time since Meath had the they are never beaten tag. They now have the we never have a game won tag! 

[AZOffaly]

From a westmeath perspective what Hound said is true. Even when Westmeath should have beaten Meath in the past they couldn't get over the line. That All Ireland QF back in 2002 or 2003 was brutal.