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Brian Kerr ex Ireland manager. He did the co coms for Premier sports for the spurs Watford match.. it was like listening to a pub bore. Shocking.
Yes. The illegal streams should do that too. Very disappointing service.The tv companies should offer the option of watching the game without commentary.
Or at least minimal commentary without opinion….
He did seem to be quite genned up on Spurs - that would explain it. Must admit I was thinking, "Please shut up" quite a lot.He's a tottenham fan
WATCH: Brian Kerr's euphoric reaction to Tottenham's winner sums up another incredible Champions League night
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Hes an abslolute sack. Thinks hes hilarious and spouts same old stuff hes heard of someone else. No insight no knowledgeSo it seems this season old dipper boy Beglin has been taken off Spurs games for Bein. Andy Townsend is the replacement which is shit in itself but I digress.
I suffered through Chavs vs Dippers the other day and I counted four times Beglin mentioned Spurs in a negative light. Even when that murderer Alonso was standing over the ball to take a free kick Beglin was chuckling about how he scores them against Spurs.
Genuine question: Why is he so obsessed? I can understand Sourness having sand in his clunge as Spurs rejected him, but Beglin? Who hurt him?
Definitely wasnt kerr. His voice is pure distinct dublin.He did seem to be quite genned up on Spurs - that would explain it. Must admit I was thinking, "Please shut up" quite a lot.
Also, a massive pet hate of mine is "in my day.........."He never shut the fuck up! Literally talked over the entire game, probably the worst I've ever heard. I want to be able to hear the atmosphere in the stadium interspersed with commentary, not listen to some old fart droning on for 90 minute with the muffled sound of a football game in the background.
Think you are right about it being Gary Birtles. A friend looked it up during the game because I was complaining about how awful it was having to listen to him moan and moan about things like Conte wearing a puffy jacket and players wearing gloves. Not to mention his obsession with Emerson's crossing struggles. Had as much real insight as some bloke in pub.I read it was Gary Birtles, tho I think that was purely based on him saying that he had played with John Robertson, who apparently never mis-hit a cross in his entire career.
Agree with you and Dogstar tho, He was seven shades of shit.
You know things are bad when you are pining for Michael Owen's insight.
He wasnt wrong about emerson thoughThink you are right about it being Gary Birtles. A friend looked it up during the game because I was complaining about how awful it was having to listen to him moan and moan about things like Conte wearing a puffy jacket and players wearing gloves. Not to mention his obsession with Emerson's crossing struggles. Had as much real insight as some bloke in pub.
This suggests it was him as well.
icdb.tv - Commentator listing for Garry Birtles
Yeah but I have TFC to remind me that it's the 13th time in a row he's hit the first defender. And now the 14th...He wasnt wrong about emerson though
this really really made me laugh, like aloud.Apparently I hear he does a lot of charity work in his local hospital. Saves them millions by volunteering to be an anaesthetic. He sits in the room and talks to people while they have amputations.
No it was 100% Brian KerrI read it was Gary Birtles, tho I think that was purely based on him saying that he had played with John Robertson, who apparently never mis-hit a cross in his entire career.
Agree with you and Dogstar tho, He was seven shades of shit.
You know things are bad when you are pining for Michael Owen's insight.
It was Kerr, 100%Definitely wasnt kerr. His voice is pure distinct dublin.
Whoever did the watford game called it 100%. Outraged at our penos not given.
So pro spurs he prob wont get another gig
I think they must have been two different streams - mine may have been the one that gets shown in South Africa.No it was 100% Brian Kerr
himself and Robbie Brady regularly have competitions to see who can have the most affected Dublin accent ever.
rest assured my accent is nothing like that.
There must of been 2 different streams because Gary Birtles doesn't have a Dublin accent and this guy did.Definitely wasnt kerr. His voice is pure distinct dublin.
Whoever did the watford game called it 100%. Outraged at our penos not given.
So pro spurs he prob wont get another gig
Yeah think i was the same stream. Def wasnt kerr i listened toI think they must have been two different streams - mine may have been the one that gets shown in South Africa.
Brian Kerr has no relationship with John Robertson, Birtles played with him. As Sobie says above, this bloke had no insight or analysis whatsoever, he just whinged and whinged throughout, about anything and everything and how it was all so much better in his day. Didn't have any kind of Irish accent as far as I remember, bog standard middle-English, tho it wasn't someone I recognised.
fair enough.I think they must have been two different streams - mine may have been the one that gets shown in South Africa.
Brian Kerr has no relationship with John Robertson, Birtles played with him. As Sobie says above, this bloke had no insight or analysis whatsoever, he just whinged and whinged throughout, about anything and everything and how it was all so much better in his day. Didn't have any kind of Irish accent as far as I remember, bog standard middle-English, tho it wasn't someone I recognised.
Are those midweek games on premier sports in Ireland but on Amazon in the UK? It would be different co Comms, and God knows who you might have if you've got a stream from elsewhere.fair enough.
Kerr was on the "Premier Sports 1" Stream.