RTE Panel and the Champions League

**bennocelt** · 22/02/2007, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by pete

I don't understand why RTE panel held up in such high esteem. Their analysis is of the level of 3 lads in the pub. For example BBC would devote 5 minutes to a topic but RTE will stretch out to 30 minutes.

The RTE lads are amateurs with the marker too & need to upgrade their software & training.

thats not true, their world cup analysis was far and away the best
unless you get excited by watching ian wright, and martin o neill doing his dumb paddie impressions
or itv!

**bennocelt** · 22/02/2007, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by Ceirtlis

I used to think that Ronaldo was a show pony, and he still does **** about every now and again, but after watching alot of Man U this year he has been their driving force in a season where they have been doing extremely well. He has come good at vital times like when they came from behind against Benfica and away to Reading. The panel on RTE annoy the head off me. They bang on about how bad the premiership but there are 7 english clubs still going strong in Europe. They had a bad bad world cup with their predictions eg Germany are crap, France are crap, Argentina are looking good but they then try and dress it up and say that they always fancied italy. 3 out of 4 on the panel went for Ecuador to beat England. Now i know england were rubbish but for them all to copy each other and say ecuador were going to beat them was a joke.

to be fair Brady did mention Italy at the start of the Wcup

**DmanDmythDledge** · 22/02/2007, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Beckham has been Rubbish for Madrid. Easily their worst midfielder. A couple of crosses and a flukey free don't change that. its only SKy who are praising the Messiah's return.

He was easily their best midfielder last season. I haven't seen much this season so can't judge that.

**wws** · 22/02/2007, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

He was easily their best midfielder last season. I haven't seen much this season so can't judge that.

yeah that vintage team - the dream midfield with Beckham as the libero......that achieved what precisely?

Beckham has always been over inflated - he's crap - not just crap but past it too

**gustavo** · 22/02/2007, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by wws

yeah that vintage team - the dream midfield with Beckham as the libero......that achieved what precisely?

Beckham has always been over inflated - he's crap - not just crap but past it too

2nd place in the best league in the world , so yea he must be crap to stand out in that team.

**wws** · 22/02/2007, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by gustavo

2nd place in the best league in the world , so yea he must be crap to stand out in that team.

when did he "stand out"

the man is rubbish

and only women and gays think he's a good footballer

**DmanDmythDledge** · 22/02/2007, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by wws

when did he "stand out"

the man is rubbish

and only women and gays think he's a good footballer

Only people who know anything about football think he is a good footballer.

This nonsense of knocking Beckham which has gone on for years is complete bullsh�t. No matter what he has done in his career there are still plenty who are ready to criticise him at any opportunity that they get. Many people say that he is only considered to be good because of the amount of media attention he gets for non-football issues, when this is the reason they are saying he is a bad player.

**WeAreRovers** · 22/02/2007, 12:20 PM

Whatever about the CL coverage, top culchie and bogball expert Eamon Horan said on on the RT� News on Two last night that Chelsea had earned a point against Porto.

KOH

**Dodge** · 22/02/2007, 12:22 PM

I watch a lot of Spanish football and Beckham was certainly not Madrid's best midfielderlast year. He puts in the effort but he's no where near good enough to be called world class (liek the rest of his English compatriots)

He's a solid international player (and better than most in the English squad) but is, and never was, world class

**OwlsFan** · 22/02/2007, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by bennocelt

thats not true, their world cup analysis was far and away the best
unless you get excited by watching ian wright, and martin o neill doing his dumb paddie impressions
or itv!

What hope have we got when we get comments like this. At the start of the campaign they laughed at France and Italy and spent the whole campaign jeering (not analysising) England. They got one game wrong after the other. It was unbelievable but because they were scoffing at England, it was pandering to a certain class of viewer and were "controversial" so it was great..

Ian Wright is an idiot. WOuldn't disagree there. Not sure what you mean about Martin O'Neill doing "his dumb paddy impressions".

**wws** · 22/02/2007, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

What hope have we got when we get comments like this. At the start of the campaign they laughed at France and Italy and spent the whole campaign jeering (not analysising) England. They got one game wrong after the other. It was unbelievable but because they were scoffing at England, it was pandering to a certain class of viewer and were "controversial" so it was great..

Ian Wright is an idiot. WOuldn't disagree there. Not sure what you mean about Martin O'Neill doing "his dumb paddy impressions".

good god man - england were a farce at the world cup
walcottgate?
sven?
becks being a big fat gayer who wasn't even fit?

a pundits job isnt to predict - ffs read a horoscope - its to call it as they see it - they called it correctly - england jammed there way into the portugal game and went no further unable to break down a team of equally less penetration - Portugal - who also included that shammer Ronaldo - a darling of the non rte - uk media.I find the current United fans song about Ronaldo ironic in the extreme - on EVERY level!

**eirebhoy** · 22/02/2007, 2:13 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izpAVt_qIUI

**gustavo** · 22/02/2007, 2:25 PM

Originally Posted by wws

good god man - england were a farce at the world cup
walcottgate?
sven?
becks being a big fat gayer who wasn't even fit?

a pundits job isnt to predict - ffs read a horoscope - its to call it as they see it - they called it correctly - england jammed there way into the portugal game and went no further unable to break down a team of equally less penetration - Portugal - who also included that shammer Ronaldo - a darling of the non rte - uk media.I find the current United fans song about Ronaldo ironic in the extreme - on EVERY level!

two references to homosexuality already on this thread , are you trying to tell us something?

And i agree with Owls fan , their coverage of England was as predictable as it was bland , God help those of us who wanted a bit of balance , They managed to bring the English football team into many unrelated conversations no matter how tenuous the link , their obsession was disgusting.

**wws** · 22/02/2007, 2:31 PM

"balance"

u big fat gaylord!

and there's his hat trick!

**NeilMcD** · 22/02/2007, 3:14 PM

Fair play Eirebhoy I have been looking for that for years. Apres Match before they existed.

**geysir** · 22/02/2007, 3:25 PM

I found this one under Eirebhoys link, it got me going.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJogU...elated&search=

**OwlsFan** · 22/02/2007, 4:08 PM

Originally Posted by wws

good god man - england were a farce at the world cup
walcottgate?
sven?
becks being a big fat gayer who wasn't even fit?

I rest my point. I see whom the RTE panel appeals to.

**wws** · 22/02/2007, 4:15 PM

if you dont like switch on ITV/SKy

**pete** · 22/02/2007, 5:29 PM

Originally Posted by wws

if you dont like switch on ITV/SKy

Nah, switch them all off.

**DaveyCakes** · 23/02/2007, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Honest: biased does not = honesty unless you mean honest in their bias.

I in my innocence would have thought that the latter point strengthens the case of the Premiership while the former point may be true, it ignores the fact that the English teams up to now this season have also been dominating the UEFA Cup so that while they might not be any great shakes, they are as good if not better than the also rans across Europe.

The RTE Panel loves to jeer and mock and that's why people like it: panders to the lowest denomination.

How have English clubs been dominating the UEFA Cup? There's 2 English teams in the last 16, 4 Spanish, 2 German, 2 French, 2 Portuguese...