Johnny Giles

[Chavez]

My uncle told me that when Giles was playing for Leeds, they had a big centreforward called Mick Jones who was a brilliant header of the ball.

Jones always said that he used to love when a cross came in from Giles because Johnny would always make sure the lace was facing away from his forehead.

[myboyblue]

How twee.

[Juhniallio]

@myboyblue

From a punditry pov, Giles was a great, back in the day it was tremendous fun listening to him and Dunphy have the back and forth. But he stayed on too long. Far too long. he stopped trying, I’m not sure he ever had to try, and when the more astute viewers began watching and knowing more about the games and players he was meant to give us an insight into, it became embarrassing and a little sad.

What had the more astute viewers been doing Up until that point?

[myboyblue]

@Juhniallio

@myboyblue

From a punditry pov, Giles was a great, back in the day it was tremendous fun listening to him and Dunphy have the back and forth. But he stayed on too long. Far too long. he stopped trying, I’m not sure he ever had to try, and when the more astute viewers began watching and knowing more about the games and players he was meant to give us an insight into, it became embarrassing and a little sad.

What had the more astute viewers been doing Up until that point?

Learning to wipe their own holes maybe?

[Horsebox]

@Matty_Hislop

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

He didnt know who the players were when Bayern would play Juve

He didn’t need to.

[Bandage]

If it’s not right to do it in the first minute then it’s not right to do it in the last minute, Darragh.

[Fran]

So we should be listening to a basketball fan and a few hipster rugby football obsessives about football now.

FFS sake

[backinatracksuit]

Jesus mate, he’s Kieran Shannon, one of the best and most well respected sports writers in the country. And we have supposed sports fans here who claim to have never heard of him Same fellas think their opinion holds a bit of weight .
I said it was an interesting conversation. You can listen to these things and make up your own mind, you’re a smart fella

[Fran]

@backinatracksuit

Jesus mate, he’s Kieran Shannon, one of the best and most well respected sports writers in the country. And we have supposed sports fans here who claim to have never heard of him Same fellas think their opinion holds a bit of weight .
I said it was an interesting conversation. You can listen to these things and make up your own mind, you’re a smart fella

Look mate, you’ve tried to rubbish the opinions of the very knowledgeable football heads on this forum (if they haven’t heard of Kieran Shannon then he’s not worth hearing about) by referencing a conversation between a basketball fan (albeit and well respected basketball fan) and few knobhead presenters on Newstalk.

[backinatracksuit]

@backinatracksuit

Yesterday’s off the ball had a nice chat about Gilesy with Kieran Shannon and others.
People who know an awful lot more about football than the TFK spoofers who’ve never played on grass after they were 14 years old have a lot of respect for him, as a player and a pundit.

@Fran, apologies to you and the other knowledgeable football heads, i see now what the issue is.
My post quoted above was meant to be two separate points, the conversation was indeed interesting, what i referred to in the second sentence was the people who were quoted and cited in the piece and from what i already knew.

But come off it with the not knowing who Shannon is.

[anon61956325]

Who the fuck is Kieran Shannon?

[backinatracksuit]

Fuck off out of it now

[Spidey]

Is he the giuy who was the sub goalie for Clare?

[anon61956325]

I’m 100% serious here?

[myboyblue]

No, I think that was John Leonard.

[backinatracksuit]

He’s a neighbour of yours

[anon61956325]

[farmerinthecity]

I used to love Giles as an analyst. I still think he was among the best to read a match when he was co-commentating. That’s the place for him.

I suppose what really pissed me off about him was his unbelievable arrogance. Never bothered watching matches or being knowledgeable about players as he thought he knew it all and that was it. The bullshit he spouted about the Ireland team prior to the Italy match showed it was time for him to go.

[Chavez]

Twee fine, how you

[the_man_himself]

Some people have their own opinions on things and don’t just agree with whatever some hack says