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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"

Hes an idiot that McCarthy, I think he looks like this guy

i dont know whats worse listening to that moron or them feckin horns blowin non stop

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.....

decent defender, decent manager, shit co-commentator. I reckon the bbc have him on a delay incase he swears.

McCarthy or Lawrenson I can't decide! Probs to for McCarthy out of the two.

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.

"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.

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.

He likes to make out he is some sort of hard man... He is a mug..

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

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...

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...

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.

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

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 Never seen anything come from cork yet