Is Garth Crooks the most clueless tw@ in football journalism?

They seem to be more objective on the whole...the British pundits are blinded by patriotism towards the home nations and darent criticise their mates too much

Vialli and Desailly are top notch too

 

Pundits and commentators have gone downhill, pundits just want to say something that makes them all edgy and commentators have lost any passion they add nothing to the game. My least fav at the moment is Redknapp he talks bollox and loves himself.

 

+1 for Bilic

 

I'd like to just say how thankful I am that Adrian Chiles is no longer involved in anything on TV.

 

Owen Hargreaves sucks all the joy out of the world. Clarence Seedorf is the complete opposite.

 

Michael owen.

https://sabotagetimes.com/football/...otes-to-make-liverpool-and-man-utd-fans-laugh

"It's definitely hit Defoe's hand as it's gone in, but it's not a handball for me."

 

This may be a bit controversial but ... I always enjoy listening to Glenn Hoddle as a commentator or pundit .... I accept he has some rather bat **** mental personal views .... but he invariably reads the game right when commentating and talks a lot of sense ... a very astute observer and despite a slightly annoying southernish twang, is quite erudite in his comments

 

Think this was him too ...

"There shall, in that time, be rumors of things going astray, erm, and there shall be a great confusion as to where things really are, and nobody will really know where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia work base that has an attachment. At this time, a friend shall lose his friend's hammer and the young shall not know where lieth the things possessed by their fathers that their fathers put there only just the night before, about eight o'clock. Yea, it is written in the book of Cyril that, in that time, shall the third one..."

 

Also one of the best managers England have had in recentish times.

But, as you say, his personal views are a bit off the wall. Assuming he still holds those views.

 

So much this. I remember awhile ago when Brazil were playing Scotland in a friendly that was original Ronaldo's final game and he came on at HT to wave to the crowd etc. Spent about 5 mins with the camera on him as he walked round the pitch, then it goes back to the studio where utter **** Adrian Chiles goes "So for our younger viewers can you guys (Lee Dixon and Roy Keane iirc) tell us just how good this guy was because he just looks fat and useless now?". They both looked at him for about 10 seconds like "did he really just say that?". The look Keane gave him was ****ing glorious. Imagine that fat **** having the audacity to call anyone "fat and useless" let alone one of the greatest footballers to ever play.

 

Oh and Michael Owen is the best, some of his one liners are fantastic. "If there is rain about it makes the surface wet"being possibly my favourite.

And David Pleat is a ****ing moron as well but he isn't on TV anymore thank ****

 

Last seen kerb crawling in Luton's red light district...allegedly

 

Yeah, Chiles was toe curlingly cringeworthy....

 

14. "Whichever teams scores more goals usually wins."

 

Love quotes like that. Like Neil Warnock "they don't get any bigger than FA Cup quarter finals"

 

All from Owen via Luvvy's link...

22. "When they don’t score they hardly ever win."

21. "He’s elbowed him in the head, but there's nothing in it for me."

20. "Jelavic would have scored that if he wasn't offside."

19. "It's a good run, but it's a poor run, if you know what I mean?"

18. "What a feeling it is to be a manager and bring someone on."

17. "City will come out with a fresh set of impetus."

16. "It's definitely hit Defoe's hand as it's gone in, but it's not a handball for me."

15. "That’s simple as…simple."

14. "Whichever teams scores more goals usually wins."

13. "Anichebe is just pulling off Jones, which is what I would do if I was him."

12. "You can't really grumble at the red card but it's very harsh."

11. "To stay in the game, you have to stay in the game."

10. "Blackburn have got two strikers on and they're both playing up front."

9. "I love these players with two feet."

8. "You need people who score goals. That’s how you win games."

7. "It’s hit the facial part of his head."

6. "Alderweireld played really well last year for Tottenham, let's hope he can transfer that form to Spurs this season."

5. "That would have been a goal had it gone inside the post."

4. "When the ball is that still, it's wobbling in the air."

3. "You’re on your own out there with ten mates."

2. "That shot is impossible. I saw Yaya Toure do it once."

1. "You have to believe your own eyes, don't you?"

 

David Pleat is a bellend, nice enough chap but a ****ing dinosaur of the game.

Will never forget his commentary during Arsenal v Spurs when Robbie Keane was about to take a penalty. As he spotted the ball Pleat was raving on and on about how Keane never misses and sure enough he missed. Pleat was like 'Well I'll go and get my coat then' ****ing nobshine.

 

I've been saying it for years.

Yes, he's a useless dumpling of a man.

Very loud and confident in spouting ****e mainly

Shout louder merchant.

 

Love his contradictions they're brilliant... On a thread on your board recently too I believe.

 

Some ****ing funny posts on this thread!

My opinions on former player pundits:

Average to Crap:

Garth Crooks: angry, ignorant bore of a man who loves his own voice.
Stan Collymore: Grade A twat. Full of absolute ****e and flat-out wrong about a lot of things.
Shearer: Great player, very dull pundit and often contradicts himself.
Owen: As thick as pig ****. Shouldn't be a pundit.
Murphy: Decent player. An okay pundit but again a bit dull.
Gerrard: Dull as a dishwasher.
Lampard: Seems a nice bloke but doesn't offer too much.
John Motson. Highly irritating and again states the obvious far too much.
Guy Mobray: Again states the obvious in a blindingly irritating way.
Jonathan Pearce: Dull as a dishwasher. Pony merchant.

Okay to Very Good

Dion Dublin: Not too bad actually. Doesn't make me get annoyed.
Roy Keane: I like him. Says what he genuinely thinks.
Joey Barton: I actually like him most of the time. Doesn't sit on the fence and state the obvious like most do.
Ray Parlour: Really nice guy. Genuine and offers good insight. Thumbs up.
Martin Keown: Very unpleasant to look at especially if you're trying to eat dinner but he's not too bad a pundit.
G. Neville: The love in is a bit nauseating but he is alright in fairness.
Carra: Knows his stuff but not the most pleasant to listen to.
Savage: Can be very annoying but I actually don't mind him at heart. He's alright.
Trevor Brooking - voice made for commentating and its a shame he doesn't do more.

I could go on!