Listening to Eugene McGee there on Newstalk.
I think I aged 5 years in the space of 5 minutes.
He's the most dour man on planet earth plus he doesn't know the names of half the players out there.
He was going on about Jim McGuinness having to retire at the age of 30 when he meant Kevin Cassidy.
Then he goes, "Not him... d'other fella."
He was talking about Tipperarys 'PE man' (Dr Cian O'Neill) that left for Mayo as well.
God almighty we are very poorly served by the people that are paid to cover our games.
One retired newspaperman now a "pundit" gets something wrong and you're off on a rant.
I think a long walk followed by a scatter of pints might do you good ;D
There are good people in every walk of life but the standard of GAA analysis is abysmal. Most reporters covering games have no fundamental understanding of the game and cannot articulate even the simplest concepts. Most papers are blessed with an odd decent hack but as just 2 examples look at the absolute drivel the sunday world + BT serve up in every edition
What is the best GAA paper out there?
I have to say the Irish news is atrocious for hurling.
Quote from: Rossfan on February 11, 2012, 03:23:10 PM
One retired newspaperman now a "pundit" gets something wrong and you're off on a rant.
I think a long walk followed by a scatter of pints might do you good ;D
Do I have to do the long walk?
Eugene McGee has always been, is and will always be a dickhead of a pundit.
Quote from: Jinxy on February 11, 2012, 05:19:31 PM
Quote from: Rossfan on February 11, 2012, 03:23:10 PM
One retired newspaperman now a "pundit" gets something wrong and you're off on a rant.
I think a long walk followed by a scatter of pints might do you good ;D
Do I have to do the long walk?
Pints always taste better after being out in the fresh air :D
I always thought McGee was decent enough as a pundit, maybe because he used to give less fashionable counties like Cavan and longford a look in when he wrote. Brehony on the other hand does nothing but talk rubbish.
Roy Curtis is without doubt the worst journalist about. He is the crappy cliche King.
Quote from: borderfox on February 12, 2012, 09:38:35 AM
Roy Curtis is without doubt the worst journalist about. He is the crappy cliche King.
Agreed, he's shocking. But isn't he mostly into soccer
Quote from: mylestheslasher on February 12, 2012, 09:42:15 AM
Quote from: borderfox on February 12, 2012, 09:38:35 AM
Roy Curtis is without doubt the worst journalist about. He is the crappy cliche King.
Agreed, he's shocking. But isn't he mostly into soccer
Hes an all rounder. GAA in the summer months.
Nobody comes close to Heaney ; North.South,East or West.
Quote from: Dubh driocht on February 12, 2012, 10:09:27 AM
Nobody comes close to Heaney ; North.South,East or West.
In a good way or a bad way?
Quote from: borderfox on February 12, 2012, 09:38:35 AM
Roy Curtis is without doubt the worst journalist about. He is the crappy cliche King.
Easily the worst, Id say he thinks he is a poet, sometimes you would need to read his stuff 3 times to understand it. So now i just dont bother
Quote from: Lecale2 on February 12, 2012, 10:45:03 AM
Quote from: Dubh driocht on February 12, 2012, 10:09:27 AM
Nobody comes close to Heaney ; North.South,East or West.
In a good way or a bad way?
Heaney did a report on the armagh v down McKenna cup match earlier this year. Down beat armagh and he said that while armagh were missing some players they still had experienced players like ciaran McKeever, Charlie Vernon and Steven McDonnell playing.
McDonnell wasnt playing and wont be back to later in the year. It makes you wonder what these boys get paid for
Keith Duggan is superb.
Quote from: DuffleKing on February 11, 2012, 03:32:40 PM
There are good people in every walk of life but the standard of GAA analysis is abysmal. Most reporters covering games have no fundamental understanding of the game and cannot articulate even the simplest concepts. Most papers are blessed with an odd decent hack but as just 2 examples look at the absolute drivel the sunday world + BT serve up in every edition
ffs if you go to either of those papers for your GAA coverage what do you expect! Sure you wouldn't go to the Irish News for it's motorbike coverage would you? And both those papers, in particular the Sunday World, serve up drivel in absolutely every sector - not just it's GAA coverage. I think Paddy Heaney, Keith Duggan and Malachy Clerkin are all excellent. Yer man Humphries was brilliant too, before, yeah...ahem