Rafalove Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 Rio Ferdinand is the worst. Guy can’t shut up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1892 Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 (edited) I don’t think that is the worst question from Ferdinand, as presuming he meant since being a professional. Did Fabregas mention Messi in his response? Edited June 17, 2024 by Matt1892 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 One of my pet hates is modern day pundits getting work because of their reputation as a player and not their football IQ. We have so many stats to analyse these days I would much rather listen to an expert coach disscus the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 31 minutes ago, Ben said: One of my pet hates is modern day pundits getting work because of their reputation as a player and not their football IQ. We have so many stats to analyse these days I would much rather listen to an expert coach disscus the game. Micah Richards is a prime example of this. I really like the guy, but he literally never says anything insightful. I want my pundits to really dig into the tactics, stats or nuances of the game, not just point out obvious shit like any old idiot like myself can already see Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 Too many charvers and PFM's in football to bother with nerdy stuff in the mainstream. Loads of people still long for the days SSN had an all white, over 50 panel with a token black fella being shipped off to bottom half Premier League games for comedy value. There's absolutely no way mainstream football analysis is getting any nerdier than Neville & Carragher's current style any time soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 You often hear Redknapp's "insight" being copied in pubs when it comes to football analysis. Says it all really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 1 hour ago, mouldy_uk said: Micah Richards is a prime example of this. I really like the guy, but he literally never says anything insightful. I want my pundits to really dig into the tactics, stats or nuances of the game, not just point out obvious shit like any old idiot like myself can already see Gary O'neil on Monday night football last season was great Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 4 hours ago, Rafalove said: I do get the point but one is a legit open question that can lead on to a Messi anecdote. The other is just another stupid, factually incorrect statement by someone who doesn’t bother doing the research because her other characteristics keep her in a job. She’s like a parody at this point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 (edited) Aluko is another braindead ex-player who's fallen on their feet in punditry, despite not bring very good at it. We collect them. Edited June 17, 2024 by The Prophet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 There are some pundits who offer poor to no insight but lots of personality and I understand why they’d occasionally get a gig. She brings neither, though. As you say she’s certainly not the only one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 3 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Aluko is another braindead ex-pundit, who's fallen on their feet in punditry, despite not bring very good at it. We collect them. She is just genuinely not good at punditry which has nothing to do with her race or gender. Emma Hayes and Sue Smith are as good as any bloke at taking about games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ronaldo said: I do get the point but one is a legit open question that can lead on to a Messi anecdote. The other is just another stupid, factually incorrect statement by someone who doesn’t bother doing the research because her other characteristics keep her in a job. She’s like a parody at this point its yet another typical English pundit thinking England are the best thing since sliced bread and Bellingham is the best player that ever lived. Ferdinand wasn’t interested in a Messi anecdote or even what Fabregas answer was going to be he just wanted to coo about Bellingham. The commentary was absolutely ridiculous as well. They do it every tournament yet never learn Edited June 17, 2024 by gdm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 1 hour ago, The Prophet said: Aluko is another braindead ex-player, who's fallen on their feet in punditry, despite not bring very good at it. We collect them. She isn’t great but the targetted attacks by Barton and his followers is ridiculous. Wouldn’t like to have her job for any money knowing whatever she says good or bad it’ll get picked apart and ridiculed. Barton is a cunt. He knows what he’s doing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 20 minutes ago, gdm said: She isn’t great but the targetted attacks by Barton and his followers is ridiculous. Wouldn’t like to have her job for any money knowing whatever she says good or bad it’ll get picked apart and ridiculed. Barton is a cunt. He knows what he’s doing. The two things are mutually exclusive in my opinion Barton is a huge cunt She shouldn’t be doing her job either Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 (edited) She's absolutely shit but it's annoying how her shitness is automatically tied to her race and sex. I saw a clip today of two people thinking they were being completely fair by describing exactly why she's terrible, but then they followed it up with how she "isn't doing the women's game any favours" They're probably right in reality, but if you think about how odd it would sound if you said "Michael Owen isn't doing the men's game any favours" or how racist it would sound to say "Garth Crooks isn't doing black pundits any favours" it's obvious what even people like that who think they're being fair are unwittingly buying into. Edited June 17, 2024 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 1 hour ago, gdm said: She isn’t great but the targetted attacks by Barton and his followers is ridiculous. Wouldn’t like to have her job for any money knowing whatever she says good or bad it’ll get picked apart and ridiculed. Barton is a cunt. He knows what he’s doing. Agreed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 28 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: She's absolutely shit but it's annoying how her shitness is automatically tied to her race and sex. I saw a clip today of two people thinking they were being completely fair by describing exactly why she's terrible, but then they followed it up with how she "isn't doing the women's game any favours" They're probably right in reality, but if you think about how odd it would sound if you said "Michael Owen isn't doing the men's game any favours" or how racist it would sound to say "Garth Crooks isn't doing black pundits any favours" it's obvious what even people like that who think they're being fair are unwittingly buying into. Spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Maximin Posted June 17, 2024 Share Posted June 17, 2024 While I completely agree with that analysis, it’s surely in part because she’s a female pundit in men’s football that’s encouraging the argument about her not helping the women’s game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 In a result literally everyone saw coming, he has been well and truly neutered. Hopefully he shuts up now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 That’s fuckin outstanding. £75k what a fuckin twat and all those that donated to his legal fees Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 Hopefully our fanbase stops associating this guy as one of ours, he's a rotten twat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 2 minutes ago, Menace said: Hopefully our fanbase stops associating this guy as one of ours, he's a rotten twat. I hate to say this mate, but I'm pretty certain a lot of people (on here anyway) agree with his views. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrymac1966 Posted June 18, 2024 Share Posted June 18, 2024 Cant stand Jeremy Vine but for patronising media reasons only not that silly Barton shit.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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