Ger Cannings' GAA Nuances while commentating on "Soccer"

**Block G Raptor** · 13/07/2006, 8:54 AM

Anyone else notice Ger Cannings' turn of phrase when commenting on Cork v Appollon last night. heres some I noticed.
1.He called a Throw in a Sideline Ball
2.The Apollon Right Winger was constantly described as a Wing Half
3.Billy Woods with a Great Score
4. He took his SCORE very well indeed
5. A long Ball punted up towards the Apollon Full Forward Line
I mean for Christs sake if the man is going to Commentate on "Soccer" the least he can do is learn the terminology

**el punter** · 13/07/2006, 9:06 AM

There's non-stop 'saw-ker' references on the GAA commentaries also, so its a 2 way street

**Poor Student** · 13/07/2006, 9:08 AM

I had the volume down so I missed this stuff. That's hilarious Block G, good stuff. I said earlier, he called their Slovenian winger a Slovakian too.

**manic da hoop** · 13/07/2006, 9:26 AM

...and how many times did Pat Morley use the line "ya know, it's a worry" throughout the first half.

**Réiteoir** · 13/07/2006, 9:30 AM

tbh if there's no radio coverage of the game then a case for Gabriel Egan and Eoin Hand to do the commentary?

rerun · 13/07/2006, 9:30 AM

Did he go through a phase of calling all the Cork players "George"?

**Poor Student** · 13/07/2006, 9:31 AM

Originally Posted by Réiteoir

tbh if there's no radio coverage of the game then a case for Gabriel Egan and Eoin Hand to do the commentary?

When RTÉ did about one eL game a year they used to use Eoin Hand.

**Jerry The Saint** · 13/07/2006, 10:09 AM

It's even worse during the Olympics when he gives the same treatment to volleyball/handball/weightlifting (!).

The sad thing is, he's rubbish as a GAA commentator as well!

**pete** · 13/07/2006, 10:21 AM

I was at the game so didn't hear him but he always does that type of commentary.

How would George Hamilton commentate on Gaelice football?

Red&White · 13/07/2006, 10:57 AM

About 5 minutes after Cork had scored:

"Cork concievably could get a second goal...(Thinks hard for a second) ...or Appolon could equalise."

**joeSoap** · 13/07/2006, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by Réiteoir

tbh if there's no radio coverage of the game then a case for Gabriel Egan and Eoin Hand to do the commentary?

There was radio coverage on LW/MW.....With Gabriel and Eoin no doubt..

**Block G Raptor** · 13/07/2006, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by Red&White

About 5 minutes after Cork had scored:

"Cork concievably could get a second goal...(Thinks hard for a second) ...or Appolon could equalise."

wasn't that Appolon could concievably equalise

he's a complete Tool

**Roverstillidie** · 13/07/2006, 11:26 AM

didnt he say something along the lines of the manager takes training in english and the goalkeeper coach translates into iraqi. despite the fact there is no such language and they speak arabic in iraq? no wonder they lost with those sorts of communication problems

was he trying to make some form of bigoted point with the gahisms or is he just a useless commentator?

**Schumi** · 13/07/2006, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by Roverstillidie

was he trying to make some form of bigoted point with the gahisms or is he just a useless commentator?

Probably both.

**NY Hoop** · 13/07/2006, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by Red&White

About 5 minutes after Cork had scored:

"Cork concievably could get a second goal...(Thinks hard for a second) ...or Appolon could equalise."

LOL! What a ****. But what do you expect from rtengland?

KOH

**BohDiddley** · 13/07/2006, 12:01 PM

Moan, moan, moan.
It was infinitely better than any other commentary on offer.

**Macy** · 13/07/2006, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by BohDiddley

It was infinitely better than any other commentary on offer.

Better than the RTE Radio commentary? Only if they had Joe Duffy covering for Egan last night....

**BohDiddley** · 13/07/2006, 12:36 PM

Fair point. I should have said TV commentary.

**Armando** · 13/07/2006, 12:57 PM

Another gem of Gers was: 'Cork recycle the play well'. I love that one, sounds so weird when talking about football. He used it a number of occasions.

**ConorE** · 13/07/2006, 1:48 PM

Originally Posted by el punter

There's non-stop 'saw-ker' references on the GAA commentaries also, so its a 2 way street

Considering there are about 300 million people playing 'soccer' or football in the world and about 200k playing Irish Basketball, it is NOT a '2 way street'. Football is the world game, Gah is a parochial game that should in no way damage or impinge on the dialogue that is used in football.

Canning is a total wakner and should not be allowed on football matches. Saying that, George has lost his mind and his pronunciations are off the wall to put it mildly. Maloney is the best by a mile.