Mark O'Neill-Cummins' Eircom Review

**The Stars** · 29/06/2006, 10:13 PM

did anybody read his rant this week.
This guy is an absolute clown.
Read Here

**Red4Eva** · 29/06/2006, 10:42 PM

they should get tom the gom to write this cos at least every1 knows he's actually been to a football match in his likfe

**LeixlipRed** · 29/06/2006, 11:58 PM

isnt that guy the same guy who writes aertel's movie reviews? he's a fool of the highest order alright but i do admit to tuning in each week to see what he says (even if its pure crap)

**Roverstillidie** · 30/06/2006, 12:11 AM

its been alledged before he is a rovers fan. noone has heard of him in our neck of the woods but his 'farrely must stay' campaign is winning us over

keep up the good work gareth

**BohDiddley** · 30/06/2006, 10:01 AM

Give the chap a break, even if he is a hoop.
I agree that he is writing pie-in-the-sky nonsense re Farrelly, especially when he claims that the gaffer doesn't have good players. But how many journos in RTE or elsewhere show any inclination to write anything about the national league? If you disagree with what he writes, or how he writes it, why don't you address that directly?
Calling him a clown and a fool is just ignorance.

**Raheny Red** · 30/06/2006, 10:36 AM

He even got a bollicking from Keely

in his article yesterday!

**gspain** · 30/06/2006, 10:41 AM

Our league is sadly lacking on coverage so his aertel column is a lot better than nothing. I read it most weeks and can't remember anything that annoyed me.

I'll save my anger for those columnists who try and do our league down.

**el punter** · 30/06/2006, 12:34 PM

Anyone who reckons they can put together a better article than Mr double-barrelled RTE man is welcome to submit their musings to Walk The Chalk and we'll publish anything that reads well. Perhaps a new 'guest writer' section is in the making.

Email your articles to info@walkthechalk.com - you will of course be credited, but certainly not paid

**Vitruvian Man** · 30/06/2006, 12:40 PM

You could say a sh!t sandwich is better than no food at all. But it's still a thoroughly unpleasent meal no matter how hungry you are.

The www.thebohs.com p!ss-take of this Hooped Loon is much better than the real thing.

**Roverstillidie** · 30/06/2006, 1:24 PM

Originally Posted by Vitruvian Man

You could say a sh!t sandwich is better than no food at all. But it's still a thoroughly unpleasent meal no matter how hungry you are.

The www.thebohs.com p!ss-take of this Hooped Loon is much better than the real thing.

dont let the fact he isnt a hoop stop you

**BohDiddley** · 30/06/2006, 1:50 PM

Originally Posted by Vitruvian Man

You could say a sh!t sandwich is better than no food at all. But it's still a thoroughly unpleasent meal no matter how hungry you are.

In which case, rather than howling in disgust, which won't feed you either, you make a better sandwich, as suggested by el p.

**Vitruvian Man** · 30/06/2006, 10:03 PM

Come off it BD.
So just because I don't like the policies of George Bush in Guantanemo Bay Prison then I should become President of America myself and see if I can do better.

I pay my TV licence and whatever miniscule amount of it that doesn't end up in Pat Kennys wage packet is being spent on the likes of Cummins to turn out his rubbish space-filler column.

If I want to call it like it is and say it's a lazy, rubbish, column there is no onus whatsoever on me to do any better. Though I assuredly could if I would be embarrassed enough to take the �0.50 that the guy must be being paid -judging by the quality of his work.

**The Stars** · 30/06/2006, 10:35 PM

here here.....

**LeixlipRed** · 30/06/2006, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by Vitruvian Man

Come off it BD.
So just because I don't like the policies of George Bush in Guantanemo Bay Prison then I should become President of America myself and see if I can do better.

I pay my TV licence and whatever miniscule amount of it that doesn't end up in Pat Kennys wage packet is being spent on the likes of Cummins to turn out his rubbish space-filler column.

If I want to call it like it is and say it's a lazy, rubbish, column there is no onus whatsoever on me to do any better. Though I assuredly could if I would be embarrassed enough to take the �0.50 that the guy must be being paid -judging by the quality of his work.

While i totally agree with your assesment of how rubbish this guy's column is I think you have to admit a little publicity for the EL is better than none at all. Just think how many people switch on aertel's football pages during the year? The number would probably be in the millions. If even half a percent of those people notice the EL column then its good for the league

**R�iteoir** · 01/07/2006, 2:54 AM

Hopefully the Foot.ie Blog (plug plug!

) will help address the lack of coverage on the League

**BohDiddley** · 01/07/2006, 9:43 AM

Originally Posted by Vitruvian Man

So just because I don't like the policies of George Bush in Guantanemo Bay Prison then I should become President of America myself and see if I can do better.

There's nothing like a sense of proportion. Why don't you end world hunger and give Palestine back to the Palestinians while you're at it?
The guy writes a column. It may not be a great column (that is a different matter), but it's a column that concerns our sport in our country. Would you prefer if his paymasters ordered him to add to the mountains of drivel penned about the EPL?

**milltown messer** · 01/07/2006, 11:28 AM

Why is always bohs fans moaning about this column? get out and get a life and support your team

**SligoBrewer** · 01/07/2006, 1:58 PM

here here

**BohsFans** · 01/07/2006, 5:20 PM

Originally Posted by milltown messer

Why is always bohs fans moaning about this column? get out and get a life and support your team

we do, but we also think the column is ****.

Why are you defending that hooped ****? Get out and get a life.

He hasn't a clue about Farrelly.

**milltown messer** · 02/07/2006, 7:11 AM

he obviously does if he's writing a column. But that's not the point. the point is that farrelly hasn't been sacked despite being a ****e manager. If he was halfway decent they'd be closer to the top than the middle of the table