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No problem with mick  - he’s a gent- should have had the Irish gig when MON got it 


We'd have still got the same football as under MON. 
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No problem with mick  - he’s a gent- should have had the Irish gig when MON got it 
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Originally posted by DeclanDaly DeclanDaly wrote:

I havent heard the commentary from today’s game, but i haven’t heard anything like that from McCarthy either during the Bulgaria game, in his media work, or when he was manager. In fact, I’ve only ever heard him say good stuff about Kenny.

Bit of wishful thinking sometimes when people imagine McCarthy as some kind of arsehole. Anybody who knows him will tell you he is a very decent and fair-minded man.

I didn't hear him on Thursday but heard him today and dunno what people are getting their knickers in a twist over. He was complimentary about Kenny. Said Ireland needed to get the ball into wide positions and get crosses in a few times. Wow. People are desperate to be offended these days and the social media echo chambers they spend their online time in exaggerate that tenfold. And it's far from unusual to have an ex manager commentating on his former team's game. 

Nobody is getting their knickers in a twist. However, you don't really believe that the commentary today was any way insightful, do you?

Mick is a very decent and fair man. That is why I am surprised he took the gig on sky. For me it wasn't what he was saying (which wasn't terribly interesting) it was the fact that he was there. The decent thing to do would be to take a step back for a period and avoid putting yourself in a position when you are publicly commenting on your successor. Can you imagine having big Jack doing co-commentary with George in 1996. 

No, I didn't find it insightful and I wouldn't expect that on Sky anyway, find their analysis bland on anything they cover. Plenty were getting their knickers in a twist on twitter about it though. 

Jack did co-commentary or analysis on our games in the UK after he left. McCarthy isn't doing it on RTE. 




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Originally posted by 50%lesssugar&salt 50%lesssugar&salt wrote:

Originally posted by Drumcondra 69er Drumcondra 69er wrote:

Originally posted by DeclanDaly DeclanDaly wrote:

I havent heard the commentary from today’s game, but i haven’t heard anything like that from McCarthy either during the Bulgaria game, in his media work, or when he was manager. In fact, I’ve only ever heard him say good stuff about Kenny.

Bit of wishful thinking sometimes when people imagine McCarthy as some kind of arsehole. Anybody who knows him will tell you he is a very decent and fair-minded man.


I didn't hear him on Thursday but heard him today and dunno what people are getting their knickers in a twist over. He was complimentary about Kenny. Said Ireland needed to get the ball into wide positions and get crosses in a few times. Wow. People are desperate to be offended these days and the social media echo chambers they spend their online time in exaggerate that tenfold. And it's far from unusual to have an ex manager commentating on his former team's game. 


Nobody is getting their knickers in a twist. However, you don't really believe that the commentary today was any way insightful, do you?

Mick is a very decent and fair man. That is why I am surprised he took the gig on sky. For me it wasn't what he was saying (which wasn't terribly interesting) it was the fact that he was there. The decent thing to do would be to take a step back for a period and avoid putting yourself in a position when you are publicly commenting on your successor. Can you imagine having big Jack doing co-commentary with George in 1996. 
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Originally posted by 50%lesssugar&salt 50%lesssugar&salt wrote:

Originally posted by Drumcondra 69er Drumcondra 69er wrote:

Originally posted by DeclanDaly DeclanDaly wrote:

I havent heard the commentary from today’s game, but i haven’t heard anything like that from McCarthy either during the Bulgaria game, in his media work, or when he was manager. In fact, I’ve only ever heard him say good stuff about Kenny.

Bit of wishful thinking sometimes when people imagine McCarthy as some kind of arsehole. Anybody who knows him will tell you he is a very decent and fair-minded man.

I didn't hear him on Thursday but heard him today and dunno what people are getting their knickers in a twist over. He was complimentary about Kenny. Said Ireland needed to get the ball into wide positions and get crosses in a few times. Wow. People are desperate to be offended these days and the social media echo chambers they spend their online time in exaggerate that tenfold. And it's far from unusual to have an ex manager commentating on his former team's game. 

Nobody is getting their knickers in a twist. However, you don't really believe that the commentary today was any way insightful, do you?

Mick is a very decent and fair man. That is why I am surprised he took the gig on sky. For me it wasn't what he was saying (which wasn't terribly interesting) it was the fact that he was there. The decent thing to do would be to take a step back for a period and avoid putting yourself in a position when you are publicly commenting on your successor. Can you imagine having big Jack doing co-commentary with George in 1996. 

Agree just does not seem right. 
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Originally posted by Trap junior Trap junior wrote:

Originally posted by DeclanDaly DeclanDaly wrote:

I havent heard the commentary from today’s game, but i haven’t heard anything like that from McCarthy either during the Bulgaria game, in his media work, or when he was manager. In fact, I’ve only ever heard him say good stuff about Kenny.

Bit of wishful thinking sometimes when people imagine McCarthy as some kind of arsehole. Anybody who knows him will tell you he is a very decent and fair-minded man.


Basically he has got the hump because the commentators keep mentioning moving on the style of play and he is taking offence.

I was very surprised he took up the offer to commentate on our games.  I think he has done all of our games. Its a conflict of interest really.


Yeah far too imbalanced. 

They should get somebody impartial to do the job. Somebody like Martin ONeill would be good. 


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MON: ''Hold on now.  I have won 2 European Cups.  Not 1 but 2.  I remember Fred Flintstone got criticised for being a caveman. He didn't do too bad. Did he?  Howard Wilkinson got criticsed for playing long ball. He said 'he played winning football.  Is there any other?'  No hold on, let me finish...  You are sat there making remarks about the likes of myself.  Maybe, just maybe, we weren't too bad.  Don't worry, I'm only serious.''

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Originally posted by McG McG wrote:

Originally posted by Trap junior Trap junior wrote:

Originally posted by DeclanDaly DeclanDaly wrote:

I havent heard the commentary from today’s game, but i haven’t heard anything like that from McCarthy either during the Bulgaria game, in his media work, or when he was manager. In fact, I’ve only ever heard him say good stuff about Kenny.

Bit of wishful thinking sometimes when people imagine McCarthy as some kind of arsehole. Anybody who knows him will tell you he is a very decent and fair-minded man.


Basically he has got the hump because the commentators keep mentioning moving on the style of play and he is taking offence.

I was very surprised he took up the offer to commentate on our games.  I think he has done all of our games. Its a conflict of interest really.


Yeah far too imbalanced. 

They should get somebody impartial to do the job. Somebody like Martin ONeill would be good. 


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MON: ''Hold on now.  I have won 2 European Cups.  Not 1 but 2.  I remember Fred Flintstone got criticised for being a caveman. He didn't do too bad. Did he?  Howard Wilkinson got criticsed for playing long ball. He said 'he played winning football.  Is there any other?'  No hold on, let me finish...  You are sat there making remarks about the likes of myself.  Maybe, just maybe, we weren't too bad.  Don't worry, I'm only serious.''
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Originally posted by Drumcondra 69er Drumcondra 69er wrote:

Originally posted by DeclanDaly DeclanDaly wrote:

I havent heard the commentary from today’s game, but i haven’t heard anything like that from McCarthy either during the Bulgaria game, in his media work, or when he was manager. In fact, I’ve only ever heard him say good stuff about Kenny.

Bit of wishful thinking sometimes when people imagine McCarthy as some kind of arsehole. Anybody who knows him will tell you he is a very decent and fair-minded man.

I didn't hear him on Thursday but heard him today and dunno what people are getting their knickers in a twist over. He was complimentary about Kenny. Said Ireland needed to get the ball into wide positions and get crosses in a few times. Wow. People are desperate to be offended these days and the social media echo chambers they spend their online time in exaggerate that tenfold. And it's far from unusual to have an ex manager commentating on his former team's game. 

Nobody is getting their knickers in a twist. However, you don't really believe that the commentary today was any way insightful, do you?

Mick is a very decent and fair man. That is why I am surprised he took the gig on sky. For me it wasn't what he was saying (which wasn't terribly interesting) it was the fact that he was there. The decent thing to do would be to take a step back for a period and avoid putting yourself in a position when you are publicly commenting on your successor. Can you imagine having big Jack doing co-commentary with George in 1996. 
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Listened to him on Thursday and didn’t hear anything wrong with what he was saying
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Originally posted by DeclanDaly DeclanDaly wrote:

I havent heard the commentary from today’s game, but i haven’t heard anything like that from McCarthy either during the Bulgaria game, in his media work, or when he was manager. In fact, I’ve only ever heard him say good stuff about Kenny.

Bit of wishful thinking sometimes when people imagine McCarthy as some kind of arsehole. Anybody who knows him will tell you he is a very decent and fair-minded man.

I didn't hear him on Thursday but heard him today and dunno what people are getting their knickers in a twist over. He was complimentary about Kenny. Said Ireland needed to get the ball into wide positions and get crosses in a few times. Wow. People are desperate to be offended these days and the social media echo chambers they spend their online time in exaggerate that tenfold. And it's far from unusual to have an ex manager commentating on his former team's game. 
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The commentator mentioned something about their new style of play, and Mick came in with something along the lines of ‘it’s not too different to what they’re used to’. 
And then saying Shane Long would have been in his squads if he wasn’t injured. Think he just wasn’t picked for a few. 
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Originally posted by Trap junior Trap junior wrote:

Originally posted by DeclanDaly DeclanDaly wrote:

I havent heard the commentary from today’s game, but i haven’t heard anything like that from McCarthy either during the Bulgaria game, in his media work, or when he was manager. In fact, I’ve only ever heard him say good stuff about Kenny.

Bit of wishful thinking sometimes when people imagine McCarthy as some kind of arsehole. Anybody who knows him will tell you he is a very decent and fair-minded man.


Basically he has got the hump because the commentators keep mentioning moving on the style of play and he is taking offence.

I was very surprised he took up the offer to commentate on our games.  I think he has done all of our games. Its a conflict of interest really.


Yeah far too imbalanced. 

They should get somebody impartial to do the job. Somebody like Martin ONeill would be good. 
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Originally posted by DeclanDaly DeclanDaly wrote:

I havent heard the commentary from today’s game, but i haven’t heard anything like that from McCarthy either during the Bulgaria game, in his media work, or when he was manager. In fact, I’ve only ever heard him say good stuff about Kenny.

Bit of wishful thinking sometimes when people imagine McCarthy as some kind of arsehole. Anybody who knows him will tell you he is a very decent and fair-minded man.


Basically he has got the hump because the commentators keep mentioning moving on the style of play and he is taking offence.

I was very surprised he took up the offer to commentate on our games.  I think he has done all of our games. Its a conflict of interest really.
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I havent heard the commentary from today’s game, but i haven’t heard anything like that from McCarthy either during the Bulgaria game, in his media work, or when he was manager. In fact, I’ve only ever heard him say good stuff about Kenny.

Bit of wishful thinking sometimes when people imagine McCarthy as some kind of arsehole. Anybody who knows him will tell you he is a very decent and fair-minded man.
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His commentary today was awful, very petty stuff, made a lot of comments belitling the new style of football, how we need to get balls in the box, how Ireland only score through crosses etc. In some ways, he was probably put in a bad position commentating on a team he had just left, sky shouldn't have had him there. Very glad we're rid of him if that's how he feels about football.

Wouldn't say it was awful but the commentary in general was very poor. The commentator seemed to go missing for large chunks and there were needless silences. All three missed Molumby's run. Danny and Mick having the polite chats was ok but didn't really lend anything to what was going on with the game. I don't think it is appropriate for Mick to be doing co-commentary so close to his own exit.

Phil Babb speaking again about 'Duffer' also grated. The whole sky experience reminds me how lucky we are to have George Hamilton. I am even warming to Richie Sadlier. 
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Originally posted by Shedite Shedite wrote:

His commentary today was awful, very petty stuff, made a lot of comments belitling the new style of football, how we need to get balls in the box, how Ireland only score through crosses etc. In some ways, he was probably put in a bad position commentating on a team he had just left, sky shouldn't have had him there. Very glad we're rid of him if that's how he feels about football.

Why would you expect sky not to want the former manager to do the comm?

Mick said Ireland can only score from crosses? Where did he get such a bizarre idea?


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His commentary today was awful, very petty stuff, made a lot of comments belitling the new style of football, how we need to get balls in the box, how Ireland only score through crosses etc. In some ways, he was probably put in a bad position commentating on a team he had just left, sky shouldn't have had him there. Very glad we're rid of him if that's how he feels about football.
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Commentating on the Swansea game. Swansea score late and he encourages them to go for another in his commentary. 

Da fuq. Come off it now Mick and this was said with his "manager hat on" LOL
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