Originally Posted by
Bondvillain
Entertainment value.
I like him, for the above reason. Im not foolish enough to believe that every word he utters is the truth, or that every windmill he tilts at is a justifiable target, I just think his undeniable passion (for the international game, anyway), his presence, and his obvious intelligence adds something to the RTE commentary process which has stopped the national broadcaster's football programmes turning into something similar to the farce of "Nice blokes saying nice things to a nice man in a nice studio" which bizarrely passes for in-depth commentary & analysis in other quarters.