Have to say this last while i really enjoy darragh maloney as a commentator. Id even go as far to say id prefer him to ger canning....He never misses a thing...bit like Andy Gray on sky sports.......Is it a foregone conclusion that Canning gets the all ireland final??
Canning is an absolute disaster - sure he can't even get the players names right half the time
Would agree, Maloney is much better. Doubt Canning will do the football and hurling so maybe it will be Maloney. Then Marty might be in a sulk
Cannings a disaster but morrisy's 10 times worse.....
Canning seems to be going through the motions with what seems like no interest in the process, using the same old cliches game after game. Maloney is way better he brings some excitement to the game.
Maloney is a pro. Never goes off on tangents talking nonsense.
At this stage of technology youd think RTE would copy sky and have fanzone commentary available, itd be some craic listening to the waterford kilkenny match ;D...
Waterford lad "henry would you ever f*ck off and leave the ref alone" :-\
Maloney every time.......Canning and his foraging between the 45s :D
QuoteGer Canning or Darragh Maloney??
For what?
Big Brother?
To test new impotence pill??
Mary Harney's breakfast???
Maloney of course. Canning does my head in.
Has to be Darragh Maloney, Cannings w**k fest every time a Kerry/Cork/Jackeen touches the ball is brutal.
Canning would like to father the gooch's bastard child.
Is it one of these clowns that repeatedly sais 'back once again'?
Forget about all them RTE boys - Canning, Marty, Darragh - The great Weeshie Fogarty of Radio Kerry fame is the man!
Anyone ever listened to Highland Radio? Possibly the worst commentary for a football game you are likely to ever have to listen to or see. The 2 lads sound as if they could drop dead any second and continuously get names wrong and forget what their saying all the time. Oh and stupid Donegal accents too, and they get Martin McHugh in a good bit as well... awful awful stuff!
The thing that sickens me is (and Maloney does not seem as guilty) is the use of nicknames, particularly "The Gooch" "Star" "The Rock" etc etc..........That isnt their name. Marty The Martian is particularly bad for this.
By law, every time Marty Morrissey is mentioned, I have to post this picture. Sorry. (Did you see him at the Olympics doing the Beach volleyball 'feature'? Surreal).
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Quote from: Minder on September 05, 2008, 09:47:15 AM
The thing that sickens me is (and Maloney does not seem as guilty) is the use of nicknames, particularly "The Gooch" "Star" "The Rock" etc etc..........That isnt their name. Marty The Martian is particularly bad for this.
Even more annoying is the use of their name
and their knickname at the same time.
Tomorrow listen for Canning naming 'James Cha Fitzpatrick'. It is either James Fitzpatrick or Cha Fitzpatrick, only commentators call him James Cha Fitzpartick.
Quote from: AZOffaly on September 05, 2008, 09:59:46 AM
By law, every time Marty Morrissey is mentioned, I have to post this picture. Sorry. (Did you see him at the Olympics doing the Beach volleyball 'feature'? Surreal).
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loved your story about his MC at the boxing years back.
is the beach vollyball bit on youtube or rte.
For whats its worth, Canning and Morrissey are both terrible. Canning is the more annoying of the two, as he is usually more incorrect re players scores. the way he change his tone makes me want to puke, for a good laugh listen to his reaction when Donnacha O Connor got sent off in drawn game.
Marty is well just Marty.
Moloney better by a mile. nobody in RTE seems to give a fcuk. Time for the GAA to get their own network, then they could dictate schedule of games to boost ratings.
I have to say I enjoyed tv3 commentary and analysis (david brady aside , he made me cringe everytime he spoke)
:D :D would love to see the beach volleyball bit!
Do ye think Marty is more like Cousin Podge or Rodge?
If there is one thing worse than watching Kilkenny it is listening to Canning commentating on it.
And his first sentence had 'James Cha Fitzpatrick'. He doesn't even notice Duignan calls him 'Cha Fitzpatrick'.
"Worse that watching Kilkenny?" I think they're absolutely magnificent to watch. How can you not enjoy watching the very best at their very best?
Agreed on Canning, of course.
Quote from: Hardy on September 07, 2008, 04:16:31 PM
"Worse that watching Kilkenny?" I think they're absolutely magnificent to watch. How can you not enjoy watching the very best at their very best?
Agreed on Canning, of course.
I just them.
I just them too!
Seriously, though, I think it's great sport, even though so one-sided. For me it's like watching Ali, Lester or Arkle. I'd use the word awesome, except I wouldn't use that word!
Quote from: Hardy on September 07, 2008, 04:24:17 PM
I just them too!
Seriously, though, I think it's great sport, even though so one-sided. For me it's like watching Ali, Lester or Arkle. I'd use the word awesome, except I wouldn't use that word!
I wouldn't use awesome either, hate was the missing word in the other post.
Any confirmation yet who has Sunday's big gig?
Canning should never have been given another gig after crediting Kerry's second goal in the 1986 final to Mikey Spillane.
Quote from: saffron sam2 on September 18, 2008, 10:03:49 AM
Canning should never have been given another gig after crediting Kerry's second goal in the 1986 final to Mikey Spillane.
Priceless, as they say in America, he must have a photo of someone somewhere.
does anyone else think that Micheal o Muircheartaigh has lost it. it could be that he is getting old but the amount of mistakes he is making recently is unreal. he regularly gets the score wrong and has taken to rambling on with stories while play is going on. he used to this only in breaks in play.
Maloney or Canning? Well it's hardly a poser of daddy or chips proportions, is it?
Just imagine how much less of an impact Mugsy's goal v Dublin would have had a few years back if it had been Ger 'funeral cortege' Canning or Marty 'Deise-Banner-Treaty-Breffni-Rebel county' Morrissey at the mic.
No contest.
Used have no time for Canning, but I like him now. Himself and Kevin McStay are very good. Same with Duignan in the hurling. You need a good analyiser beside you who can be quick to come in, instead of others who wait to be introduced.
Morrisey is alright, but you see him everywhere, ranging from Pitchside, to RTE News, to pre match.... He is lost in the whole scheme of things.
Maloney I like, sure he will find a home someday.
If anyone needs a finger pointed at, its Lyster and Spillane. Bring Down Jerome Quinn I say.
Quote from: guy crouchback on September 18, 2008, 02:19:23 PM
does anyone else think that Micheal o Muircheartaigh has lost it. it could be that he is getting old but the amount of mistakes he is making recently is unreal. he regularly gets the score wrong and has taken to rambling on with stories while play is going on. he used to this only in breaks in play.
I always found MOM very inaccurate for identifying players.
Obviously he gets away with it on radio.
As seen in the documentary about him, he usually has a son or daughter with him as a spotter to point out the scorer's name on the programme to help him out.
Quote from: cavanmaniac on September 18, 2008, 05:12:58 PM
Maloney or Canning? Well it's hardly a poser of daddy or chips proportions, is it?
Just imagine how much less of an impact Mugsy's goal v Dublin would have had a few years back if it had been Ger 'funeral cortege' Canning or Marty 'Deise-Banner-Treaty-Breffni-Rebel county' Morrissey at the mic.
No contest.
Magic, MAGIC MULLIGAN!!!!!!!
QuoteCanning seems to be going through the motions with what seems like no interest in the process, using the same old cliches game after game. Maloney is way better he brings some excitement to the game.
Every one seems to be agreeing along the lines of the comment above. That would be all fair comment if it was based on Canning up to a few years ago imho but in the last few years i honestly think he has really got his act together. People are highlighting certain things he says as painful or whatever, such as "James cha Fitzpatrick" but sure equally there are things about Maloney that make you wish he would shut up. I'm not suggesting he is better than Maloney, mostly down to the way he gets players names wrong every so often but 2 things - over the past few seasons he appears to have a real level of enthusiam during a good game and also, while he gets a few names wrong, it is nowhere near as many as God himself - O' Muircheartaigh
As for Marty the Muppet - it could be the game of the decade and he wouldn't raise the decibel level a single notch ..... dreaming about being back in Bejing at the beach volleyball....
Quote from: blast05 on September 18, 2008, 10:42:13 PM
[As for Marty the Muppet - it could be the game of the decade and he wouldn't raise the decibel level a single notch ..... dreaming about being back in Bejing at the beach volleyball....
Still think his cousins in Ballydung would be better (looking!!!!!!!!!).
Watching the game again. Canning talking about Ethan Rafferty today...said he went to St Paul's in Bessbrook...whos prinicipal is Jarlath Burns, former Down Captain!!!!!!!!
Quote from: 5 Sams on June 04, 2017, 07:24:32 PM
Watching the game again. Canning talking about Ethan Rafferty today...said he went to St Paul's in Bessbrook...whos prinicipal is Jarlath Burns, former Down Captain!!!!!!!!
He is awful.
First play of the game, Down midfielder wins the throw in, goes on a run before losing possession about 30m from goal. Canning says "cut out at source by the Armagh backs". What does that even mean? He ran 40m with the ball before he lost it.
Canning doesn't have to talk so much, a bit of silence is fine.
Why does Ger Canning keep pronouncing Oisin and Oh-sheen?
Because he's from Munster.
In Connacht it's USHeen.
Ulster rhymes with Ocean?
Regional differences? Same as kweeveen and keven, kweevah and keeva
Sea a mhaicín
Quote from: Rossfan on June 29, 2025, 10:21:48 PMBecause he's from Munster.
In Connacht it's USHeen.
Ulster rhymes with Ocean?
It's Usheen everywhere!
Canning and Marty should be retired but hey its RTE
Aisling Reilly on Gaa+ is very good.
Quote from: Dun Eile on June 30, 2025, 10:47:04 AMCanning and Marty should be retired but hey its RTE
Canning is surely 70+. Time he was put out to pasture
"That's his 8th championship goal... in his 45th championship match... "and now it's 5 points to 4". Yes, we can see that Ger. The score never leaves the top of the screen.
Commentary by numbers. Points out the obvious.
Marty for his faults , is ten times more listenable
When Louth went 2 points up against Meath with a minute to go, Ger Canning announced "only a goal can save Meath now".
You'd think someone would at least have had a word in his ear about 2 pointers in the next 20 seconds.
Was hard going for the Tyrone Dublin game with Padraig "if they get their running game going they'll be hard to stop" O'Hora and Dave "untold damage" McIntyre
Quote from: tiempo on June 30, 2025, 12:12:29 PMWas hard going for the Tyrone Dublin game with Padraig "if they get their running game going they'll be hard to stop" O'Hora and Dave "untold damage" McIntyre
McIntyre sounds like someone is holding a hot poker close to him. At vital moments, they press it against him.
Quote from: ardtole on June 30, 2025, 11:19:58 AMAisling Reilly on Gaa+ is very good.
Big difference between being the studio link with a few scripted questions and the commentator having to think on their feet.
Marty is the worst. Too much old Ireland cliches. I know that west Clare is a half a century behind...
Maloney is great but so is Canning, I was not a fan and his mistakes (getting names wrong) were irritating but when I look back on old games or clips I have to say he is a top commentator. I do recall one mistake where Beano McDonald broke his leg against Tyrone and Canning was suggesting it may be his knee while Rte were shwing replays of the leg obviously broken.
I also think a good co-commentator is important, for instance Michael Duignan in hurling really adds to it as he spots things going on the commentator is not aware of.
As for the Sunday Game panels nowadays....horrendous
Quote from: Joeythelips on July 02, 2025, 06:04:34 PMI also think a good co-commentator is important, for instance Michael Duignan in hurling really adds to it as he spots things going on the commentator is not aware of.
Duignan can never be taken seriously because of his infatuation with Kilkenny during the Cody era.
He was drooling into the microphone at the sight of black and amber.
He hates Tipp and should not be allowed near the commentary box when we're playing.
The entire phenomenon of getting players, some of who still play, into punditry is a complete disaster.
I'd love to go along to the interview day, must be a fair queue.