Mick Mcarthy's Commentary Gems

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Mick Mcarthy's Commentary Gems

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I have been impressed with Mick's insightful comments during the world Cup - here are a few of my favourites:

My team practice elbowing in the face all the time, it's part of game - nothing wrong with that challenge

The player is a tart - push the eye back in, he'll be none the worse - nothing wrong with that challenge

It were only a half Nelson, I can understand the ref booking him for a full Nelson. Must get the video of that for the lads - nothing wrong with that challenge

The lad is making the most of it, the foot is still attached to the leg - nothing wrong with that challenge

OK, it's a decapitation, but it's an unintentional decapitation - nothing wrong with that challenge

And from another source:

"I see no problem in the players carrying knives. If you win the ball because the other player doesn't have a knife and you can stab him a bit then that's OK - Nothing wrong with that challenge"
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Hes an idiot that McCarthy, I think he looks like this guy




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i dont know whats worse listening to that moron or them feckin horns blowin non stop :banghead:
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I'll add in the gem from earlier when he started slagging off the Serbs for not being more adventrous when 1-0 up against the Germans with less than a quarter of the game to go.....
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decent defender, decent manager, shit co-commentator. I reckon the bbc have him on a delay incase he swears. :lol:
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McCarthy or Lawrenson I can't decide! Probs to for McCarthy out of the two.
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northbankbren wrote:dirty defender, dickhead manager, thick co-commentator.
There is no delay - that is the merely the snail-like pace of an agrigultural intellect in full flow. :twisted:
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"He does get whacked, and I tell you what, he asks for it when he starts dancing over the ball at 4-0".

From today's Portugal vs North Korea game.
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QuartzGooner wrote:"He does get whacked, and I tell you what, he asks for it when he starts dancing over the ball at 4-0".

From today's Portugal vs North Korea game.
:coffeespit: :coffeespit:
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He likes to make out he is some sort of hard man... He is a mug..
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Looking forward to a good kicking against Wolves next season then as they've just signed Stephen *unt from fellow cloggers Hull. He should fit in nicely with MadMick's cultured football style
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I_AM_GOONER wrote:He likes to make out he is some sort of hard man... He is a mug..
You obviously never saw him play then, mate. He was hard as fucking nails. Took no prisoners. Proper old school hardman.

Of course he is a total twat as a commentator, but I'd love to see someone say that to his face... :lol: :box:
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Post by RossieGooner »

DB10GOONER wrote:
I_AM_GOONER wrote:He likes to make out he is some sort of hard man... He is a mug..
You obviously never saw him play then, mate. He was hard as fucking nails. Took no prisoners. Proper old school hardman.

Of course he is a total twat as a commentator, but I'd love to see someone say that to his face... :lol: :box:
Defo agree, he was one hard bastard.

Dont want to start the Keane-McCarthy debate again, but i always felt that the fact that McCarthy was such a hard fecker in his day and Keane liked to portray that he was one too, was part of the issue between them. Rather than they seeing it as common ground i think they saw each other as comptetition.
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Post by augie »

I am firmly in the "mick mc carthy is a god" group after the way he stood up to cuntbag keane in saipan 8) Never seen anything good come from cork yet :wink: :lol:
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augie wrote:I am firmly in the "mick mc carthy is a god" group after the way he stood up to cuntbag keane in saipan 8) Never seen anything come from cork yet :wink: :lol:
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