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[Albion] Garry Birtles
- Thread starter Farehamseagull
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Crispy Ambulance
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Biased tosser. Ours wasn’t a pen as Pedro ‘was never getting to it’. Theirs was a clear pen (forgot to mention their player was never getting to it!). Dreadful.
Kalimantan Gull
Well-known member
I'd have been exactly the same as him (in
reverse) Daft getting fans of a club to be co commentators. However it did make the final whistle all the sweeter
reverse) Daft getting fans of a club to be co commentators. However it did make the final whistle all the sweeter
Brian Fantana
Well-known member
He was absolutely abysmal as a summariser.
GingerBeerMan
3-0
- Dec 29, 2011
- 8,028
Doesn't know his arse from his elbow. Clearly biased and even admitted to it during the match. Also, if someone is getting on the end of a cross or not doesn't affect whether it's a foul.
smillie's garden
Am I evil?
- Aug 11, 2003
- 2,604
An added bonus to that battling performance was making Birtles cry. However, ex players often commentate on their old clubs. Often have Murray and Upson doing ours.I'd have been exactly the same as him (in
reverse) Daft getting fans of a club to be co commentators. However it did make the final whistle all the sweeter
Coldeanseagull
Opinionated
Half the problem is the pundits played football in a different era. If Dixie dean was a pundit on games from Birtles time as a player, he'd say they were all pansies as well
I actually met him last time I went to Forest when we were in the Championship and lost 3-0. He was doing corporate.
He was a lovely guy and when I told him I admired him as a kid, he was clearly very flattered.
I wish I'd told him the truth now - that he was utter gash whose second touch was always a tackle and that he was probably the only Man Utd signing worse than Ralph Milne.
He was a lovely guy and when I told him I admired him as a kid, he was clearly very flattered.
I wish I'd told him the truth now - that he was utter gash whose second touch was always a tackle and that he was probably the only Man Utd signing worse than Ralph Milne.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 30,592
It was like watching Forest TV. And what difference does it make if a striker isn't likely to get to the ball if he's being bear-hugged by his opponent? I think they were both penalties.
Listening to Birtles and 27 mins with 10 men was as hard a watch as I've had all season.
Listening to Birtles and 27 mins with 10 men was as hard a watch as I've had all season.
That was the most bizarre comment of them all. Since when has a foul in the box only been given if it was near the ball?
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
I actually had a lot of time for Garry Birtles when he was co-commentating on lower division games for Sky back in the day. I thought he was a very fair summeriser and l agreed with much of what he said.
It would appear that if his beloved Forest are involved in the game, it is a very different matter though!
It would appear that if his beloved Forest are involved in the game, it is a very different matter though!
AZ Gull
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I didn't realise there were so many other Albion fans out here in the US watching the USA channel!
He was an annoying **** last time he co-commentated a game of ours as well. Think it was Everton away.
Whoever employs him should be embarrassed. As said in the match thread, it's like watching the game in a pub with some pissed up twat that's never been to a game that thinks they know everything. Bloody irritating.
Cordwainer
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- Jul 30, 2023
- 338
That drove me to distraction, compounded by him repeating it several times. He is to punditry what Farage is to politics
Seagull's Return
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Can’t stand him. Why, you ask? Well… He doesn’t know the rules of the game, he doesn’t understand the modern game, and he doesn’t have the human capacity to rise above his own biases even when he’s being paid to do exactly that.
But mostly because he’s basically just a whiny Forest *****.
*apologies to decent Forest supporters, I’ve nothing particularly against you or your club. Though you’re not being done any favours by association with that tosser, to be honest.
But mostly because he’s basically just a whiny Forest *****.
*apologies to decent Forest supporters, I’ve nothing particularly against you or your club. Though you’re not being done any favours by association with that tosser, to be honest.
WA brilliant today.