2009 - Ridiculous Sport Commentator, Pundit and Journalist Quotes

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Just setting this up in advance of Sid Waddell commentating on the Taylor/Stompe match.

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Whichever pundit said this;‘there are some rather poor players on this Tyrone team,Brian Dooher is a very bad player’. That wasnt in 2009 but il put it in anyway.

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One from the darts last night.

Yer man in the studio for Sky Sports, Rod Harrington, whose only achievement in darts is being runner up in the World Championship in 1995, commenting on Taylor’s improvement in form:

He was hurt last year when Manley beat him in the Premier League. Just like he was hurt when Priestley beat him in the 1994 World Championship final and when I beat him on… numerous occassions.

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Rod Harrington’s a tool in fairness. It’s sneakily going back into 2008 but he was commentating with Sid Waddell on Tuesday night and someone had 58 left. Rod went, ‘He’ll probably go for single 18 then double tops’. Yer man checked out in the obvious and conventional manner and Sid roared out, ‘And that’s why Rod Harrington is the best pundit in world sports!’

5

John Gwynne there:

This is a two man contest!

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[quote=“farmerinthecity”]One from the darts last night.

Yer man in the studio for Sky Sports, Rod Harrington, whose only achievement in darts is being runner up in the World Championship in 1995, commenting on Taylor’s improvement in form:

He was hurt last year when Manley beat him in the Premier League. Just like he was hurt when Priestley beat him in the 1994 World Championship final and when I beat him on… numerous occassions.[/quote]

I just have to point out Harringtons back to back wins in the World Matchplay in 98/99.

Class one from Gwynn last night about Nicholson:

“He’s playing the crowd like he’s tickling trout.”

7

Phil Taylor is as British as Fish and Chips, oatcakes and real ale - holy shite sid

8

It’s a tungsten jungle out there, and the two biggest cats of all are on the prowl.

9

Jeff Stelling on Sky Sports after Spurs beat Burnley 4-1 in the Nothing Cup semi-final:

‘Spurs really love this competition, don’t they?!’

Yes Jeff, it’s because this tripe is the only thing they can win.

10

Sid Waddell when Taylor was going for double 6 the other night.
‘And Taylor wants to put this into the green, green grass… of Six!’
Sounded thoroughly ridiculous.
He’s always going on about the lipstick too when a lad’s going for a red coloured double. That could be standard dart guff though.

11

Gilesy analysing Aston Villa-West Brom on Premier Soccer Saturday:

‘If you take away the goals then West Brom were the better team. But they gave away awful goals and they don’t score goals themselves.’

A pity that defending and attacking are two critical aspects of football then Gilesy.

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Forgot to post this one up from the Darts last week. Tony Green was commentating on one of Martin Adams’ matches:
“Martin has 3 left, let’s see which way he goes”.

13

Sky Sports News just there reporting on a horse called Topless unseating a jockey in a race today.

‘A mare, Topless, suddenly removed her rider!’

14

Tyrone Howe Ulster v Quins

“Darren Cave hits a great gap”.

Good man Darren, if only we were all so lucky.

15

One of the lads on SSN when he announced confirmation that Keane was heading back to Tottenham:- “And we can confirm that Robbie Keane will soon be pulling on the Tottenham jersey for the second time in his career”. Really? did he only make one previous appearance in his 6 yrs at the club?

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Eddie Butler at the start of Ireland and France yesterday:

‘We are here at Croke Park - the home of the old Gaelic Games.’

Eh - Gaelic Games is still going strong you tool.

Ian Payne to Stan on Goals on Sunday:

‘So what was the difference between playing for Ireland and managing them?’

How would you go about answering such a ridiculous question?

17

Tom McGurk said twice yesterday that the game was in Landsdowne Road.

18

Good oul Tom McGurk, he doesn’t have the same air of professionalism that some other presenters have.

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These two are from a coach and a player rather than commentators or pundits.

Stuart Pearce was tempering expectations about England’s prospects of winning the World Cup ahead of their friendly tonight when he said, ‘You wouldn’t back a horse if it hadn’t won a race since 1966.’

Rob Kearney just proclaimed that ‘our chances of winning the Grand Slam will probably be gone if we lose to Italy on Sunday’ on TV3’s Sports Tonight.

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Sky Sport News bulletin at 12 headlines with David Beckham making his 108th cap for England tonight. Barely a mention that they were easily beaten by Spain in the same game