Dunphy at it again

Except that they analyse how they think the game will go and then get it completely wrong. Then they analyse how they think the second half will go and get it wrong again.

Then they analyse the game afterwards and blame one side for being so poor and for daring to wreck their pre-match analysis.

No they don't sit of the fence - Dunphy just airs his personal prejudices on the national airwaves and Giles usually agrees with him and vice versa. And Laughing Bill.....well he just laughs.

ANyone see Lawrenson having a go at Mourinho after the Liverpool game because he never played the game and therefore didn't understand the game ? Playing the right footed Gallas at left back was one argument he cited in favour of his argument. Doh! As if it takes a pundit to be able to work that out than he has to drag the ball back onto his right foot to cross. I reckon most of there "experts" have as much clue about the game as you or I and that you don't have to have had to play at the highest level to be able to read a game or predict the outcome. Indeed most so-called pundits are failed managers. Mourinho has won a lot more as a manager than Lawrenson ever did in his short managerial career at Preston. He is resented by many of the pundits because he never played the game.

I think Dunphy is just a cartoon character at this stage and he does not annoy me any more as I know why he is there. RTE has Spillane for the GAA, George Hook for the Rugby and Dunphy for the football. Its there way of stirring it up a bit. At least it leads to more interesting debate. When I watchted the first leg of Chelsea Liverpool I could not get over the difference of post match analysis. Phil Thompson was going on about how great Liverpool where and how great Hyppia and Traore were. On RTE they were saying both players were crap and that it was a terrible match and a terrible advert for the English game. I had to agree with RTE. Of course Dunphy then went over the top and said that there was no way they could keep a clean sheet and they did etc. Dunphy's main problem is that he never qualifies his statements. If he felt that Liverpool would concede a goal he should have said that "if Liverpool continue to defendl ike this and Chelsea show a bit more variety to their play, I cant see Liverpool keeping a clean sheet". That would have been fair comment but he leaves himself open to looking stupid in the hope of stirrling up controversy. But give me RTE any day over ITV and most of Skys coverage too. In my view the Scots are the best at analysis, Strachan, Gray, Hansen (if a bit repititive) Ferguson was quite good when he was on too. Gerry Armstrong is very good too and I liked Brian Kerr when he did the world cup.

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Originally Posted by NeilMcD

I liked Brian Kerr when he did the world cup.

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Just on this point, it was Kerr's punditry that brought me around to supporting him when the senior manager position became available. I can't remember the game, but I know Liverpool were playing and Niall Mellor came on. Bill, Dunphy and Giles knew nothing about him, straight away Kerr says "we played against him a few times, very pacy, can play as an out and out striker or on the wing, right footed but can strike the ball very well with his left" (or words to that effect) and it only struck me then the sheer amount of information and preperation he would bring to the team.

What happened to Neil Mellor by the way ? Injured ?

I find Kerr's voice a bit boring like Mick McCarthy's and in the pop world, Dave Fanning, or in rugby JIm Sherwin. I tend to stop listening to them after a while even though they may be saying something interesting (well not in Sherwin's case - Ireland could score a try in a World Cup final in the last minute and he still wouldn't get excited).

He was on Soccer AM last Saturday morning, so he must be injured!

Knee surgery, on both knees I think. Should be back for pre-season, unfortunately :D

I note that Ugly Grumpy got the George Hamilton jitters last night when he claimed that England went 1-0 down to the Faroe Islands against San Marino in Spain. Liam Brady had to correct him at the end.