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Yeah, Irani is a tool. And 'Bow' time #shudders at the corporate naming# isn't the same with Darren Gough instead of Ian Wright.

 

Still better then Radio 1 while i'm driving all over the nation mind. Just wish they hadn't have sacked James Whale and Jon Gaunt. They where extremely amusing.

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Yeah, Irani is a tool. And 'Bow' time #shudders at the corporate naming# isn't the same with Darren Gough instead of Ian Wright.

 

Still better then Radio 1 while i'm driving all over the nation mind. Just wish they hadn't have sacked James Whale and Jon Gaunt. They where extremely amusing.

 

Did they both get sacked ? Shame how you can't have free speech on the radio isn't it.

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Did they both get sacked ? Shame how you can't have free speech on the radio isn't it.

 

Gaunt called a counsellor who backed denial of adoption for smoking couples a Nazi. Considering he was adopted himself i'm not surprised he got so worked up.... yet he had his contract terminated over it. A real shame, even though he was a polarizing character, he was never dull to listen too.

 

As for Whale... can't remember the exact incident, but his late night show got me through my first year at uni (working late into the night without a tele.)

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Gaunt called a counsellor who backed denial of adoption for smoking couples a Nazi. Considering he was adopted himself i'm not surprised he got so worked up.... yet he had his contract terminated over it. A real shame, even though he was a polarizing character, he was never dull to listen too.

 

As for Whale... can't remember the exact incident, but his late night show got me through my first year at uni (working late into the night without a tele.)

 

Yeah - just googled it and am listening to the interview at the moment.

 

Hadn't realized this had happened - I do tend to work out of the country for long periods so news like this does sometimes slip under my radar...!

 

Good listen though:

 

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Yeah, Irani is a tool. And 'Bow' time #shudders at the corporate naming# isn't the same with Darren Gough instead of Ian Wright.

 

Still better then Radio 1 while i'm driving all over the nation mind. Just wish they hadn't have sacked James Whale and Jon Gaunt. They where extremely amusing.

 

 

I quite like Gough, he seems a pretty genuine guy.

 

Ronnie Irani is the worst radio presenter I have heard in my life.

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TalkSport is a decent radio programme at times, but completely let down by the fact that the bulk its revenues come from people calling in to the show on the premium rate phone line. As a consequnce you get wind up merchants like Jon Gaunt (previously), Adrian Durham and the like peddling ridiculous ideas that they don't actually believe in just to get a raft of callers dialling in disagree with them on air.

 

Durham is the worst, his wind ups are so obvious. Every month or so he'll have a topic along the lines of "Celtic & Rangers / Bristol City & Rovers / Sheffield Wednesday & United should merge as its the only way they'll ever be successful, and you get the great unwashed who buy into the rubbish and spend a fortune telling him something he already knows, yet prompting more mock outrage.

 

Don't get me started on Irani; the man is an oxygen thief, and bereft of any persona or sporting knowledge outside of cricket. Brazil props up the morning programme and deserves better than the inept tosser alongside him, he would be better off presenting on his own. Mike Parry is a great companion for Brazil, because while he's always on the wind up he does it in a funny way and you can always tell he doesn't believe what he's saying most of the time, and almost always ends up laughing at himself for it.

 

Hawksbee & Jacobs, however, are what the programme should be all about. They are genuinely knowledgable about football, completely reasonable, and always very, very funny. Their's should be the programme model TalkSport should aim at.

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Durham is the worst, his wind ups are so obvious. Every month or so he'll have a topic along the lines of "Celtic & Rangers / Bristol City & Rovers / Sheffield Wednesday & United should merge as its the only way they'll ever be successful, and you get the great unwashed who buy into the rubbish and spend a fortune telling him something he already knows, yet prompting more mock outrage.

 

The term 'mock' is correct.

 

It's something which I can't quite decide upon. Talk radio requires opposing opinion in order to stir viewer response yet it can seem so fake when they do it. People adopting opinions they do not believe in but need to do it to follow a format.

 

Can see the need for it but can't respect it.

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Irani isn't suited to radio at all, infact, what is he suited to?

 

Does Collymore still have his own show? The man is just an idiot and it's clear to see why he retired early.

 

I had the misfortune to listen to some of "Call Collymore" the other day.

 

You would have thought that if you presented a radio show you would be able to string a coherent, succinct sentence together ... but not Colly.

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Jon Gaunt, Adrian Durham and James Whale were IMO all pale comparisons to Tommy Boyd who could light up the switchboard in 5 minutes with some implausible idea and keep it going for 2 hours easily, winding everyone up and making you think you were the only one who knew it was a wind up. Used to listen every day.

Now the only thing I listen to are Hawksbee & Jacobs who are genuinely funny, the rest is rubbish.

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TalkSport is a decent radio programme at times, but completely let down by the fact that the bulk its revenues come from people calling in to the show on the premium rate phone line. As a consequnce you get wind up merchants like Jon Gaunt (previously), Adrian Durham and the like peddling ridiculous ideas that they don't actually believe in just to get a raft of callers dialling in disagree with them on air.

 

Durham is the worst, his wind ups are so obvious. Every month or so he'll have a topic along the lines of "Celtic & Rangers / Bristol City & Rovers / Sheffield Wednesday & United should merge as its the only way they'll ever be successful, and you get the great unwashed who buy into the rubbish and spend a fortune telling him something he already knows, yet prompting more mock outrage.

 

Don't get me started on Irani; the man is an oxygen thief, and bereft of any persona or sporting knowledge outside of cricket. Brazil props up the morning programme and deserves better than the inept tosser alongside him, he would be better off presenting on his own. Mike Parry is a great companion for Brazil, because while he's always on the wind up he does it in a funny way and you can always tell he doesn't believe what he's saying most of the time, and almost always ends up laughing at himself for it.

 

Hawksbee & Jacobs, however, are what the programme should be all about. They are genuinely knowledgable about football, completely reasonable, and always very, very funny. Their's should be the programme model TalkSport should aim at.

 

Totally agree with all of that. Can you imagine Irani and Vernon Kay in the same room together!

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Irani does my head in trying to be like Brazil. Andy Townsend is quite good even though he left us for a bigger club like Norwich?

Ian Collins is good so is Mike Parry. the H and J is only ruined by its stupid quizzes and clips of the week IMO.

 

 

I think AT was sold to Norwich rather than him actively looking to move - Nicholl I think, didn't rate him. He's a pretty good broadcaster now.

 

And Clips of the week is the best five minutes radio on any station anywhere every week. And H and J don't really do many stupid quizzes anymore, but when they did they were brilliant, especially the Escalado wind-up horse racing one.

 

I thought Durham and Wrighty gave a really entertaining show, but now it's back to being drivel with Goughy/Fat Mick Quinn/Alvin Martin etc.

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I won't have a word said against TalkSport - I won there "Stick it for a ticket" promotion.

 

By putting the sticker in the back window of my car and registering on line - I was lucky enough to be selected to win the price of a season ticket at SMS! I think from memory they gave one out to one fan at every club in The Premiership...spoke with Brazil & Parry when waiting outside a company in Hull (Bericap) before going in for an early appointment. My Manager was in the car totally gob smacked talking with Alan Brazil on my handsfree!!!!

 

Unfortunately the week after the cheque arrived the TV blew up - so the money went on that instead...sorry Rupert!

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TalkSport is a decent radio programme at times, but completely let down by the fact that the bulk its revenues come from people calling in to the show on the premium rate phone line. As a consequnce you get wind up merchants like Jon Gaunt (previously), Adrian Durham and the like peddling ridiculous ideas that they don't actually believe in just to get a raft of callers dialling in disagree with them on air.

 

Durham is the worst, his wind ups are so obvious. Every month or so he'll have a topic along the lines of "Celtic & Rangers / Bristol City & Rovers / Sheffield Wednesday & United should merge as its the only way they'll ever be successful, and you get the great unwashed who buy into the rubbish and spend a fortune telling him something he already knows, yet prompting more mock outrage.

 

Don't get me started on Irani; the man is an oxygen thief, and bereft of any persona or sporting knowledge outside of cricket. Brazil props up the morning programme and deserves better than the inept tosser alongside him, he would be better off presenting on his own. Mike Parry is a great companion for Brazil, because while he's always on the wind up he does it in a funny way and you can always tell he doesn't believe what he's saying most of the time, and almost always ends up laughing at himself for it.

 

Hawksbee & Jacobs, however, are what the programme should be all about. They are genuinely knowledgable about football, completely reasonable, and always very, very funny. Their's should be the programme model TalkSport should aim at.

 

Couldn't agree more. Well said

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TalkSport is a decent radio programme at times, but completely let down by the fact that the bulk its revenues come from people calling in to the show on the premium rate phone line. As a consequnce you get wind up merchants like Jon Gaunt (previously), Adrian Durham and the like peddling ridiculous ideas that they don't actually believe in just to get a raft of callers dialling in disagree with them on air.

 

Durham is the worst, his wind ups are so obvious. Every month or so he'll have a topic along the lines of "Celtic & Rangers / Bristol City & Rovers / Sheffield Wednesday & United should merge as its the only way they'll ever be successful, and you get the great unwashed who buy into the rubbish and spend a fortune telling him something he already knows, yet prompting more mock outrage.

 

Don't get me started on Irani; the man is an oxygen thief, and bereft of any persona or sporting knowledge outside of cricket. Brazil props up the morning programme and deserves better than the inept tosser alongside him, he would be better off presenting on his own. Mike Parry is a great companion for Brazil, because while he's always on the wind up he does it in a funny way and you can always tell he doesn't believe what he's saying most of the time, and almost always ends up laughing at himself for it.

 

Hawksbee & Jacobs, however, are what the programme should be all about. They are genuinely knowledgable about football, completely reasonable, and always very, very funny. Their's should be the programme model TalkSport should aim at.

 

Agree completely. I think the producer sits down with Durham and his partner before the show, they decide on a topic and who is going to take which side. One example was the other night when Durham was kicking off ablout not wanting the World Cup played here!!! What self respecting football fan would not want the greatest competition in the world played here!! The saddest thing is that it is so obviously designed to get people wound up and phoning in (Rod Marsh was very good at it) but lots of people don't see through it and engage in the process.

 

As you say though Mike Parry is good value for money as are Hawksbee and Jacobs in the afternoon.

 

John Gaunt was one of the worst though. Always going on about his expensive car and just a total knee jerk reactionary. I always got the feeling he was actually laughing at his listeners whilst counting his money. Nasty piece of work. Silly voice too.

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TalkSport is a decent radio programme at times, but completely let down by the fact that the bulk its revenues come from people calling in to the show on the premium rate phone line. As a consequnce you get wind up merchants like Jon Gaunt (previously), Adrian Durham and the like peddling ridiculous ideas that they don't actually believe in just to get a raft of callers dialling in disagree with them on air.

 

Durham is the worst, his wind ups are so obvious. Every month or so he'll have a topic along the lines of "Celtic & Rangers / Bristol City & Rovers / Sheffield Wednesday & United should merge as its the only way they'll ever be successful, and you get the great unwashed who buy into the rubbish and spend a fortune telling him something he already knows, yet prompting more mock outrage.

 

Don't get me started on Irani; the man is an oxygen thief, and bereft of any persona or sporting knowledge outside of cricket. Brazil props up the morning programme and deserves better than the inept tosser alongside him, he would be better off presenting on his own. Mike Parry is a great companion for Brazil, because while he's always on the wind up he does it in a funny way and you can always tell he doesn't believe what he's saying most of the time, and almost always ends up laughing at himself for it.

 

Hawksbee & Jacobs, however, are what the programme should be all about. They are genuinely knowledgable about football, completely reasonable, and always very, very funny. Their's should be the programme model TalkSport should aim at.

 

Yeah, completely agree. That's why I never phone in but do listen to laugh at the daft opinions expressed. And indeed, H&J are the best act on there but sadly on (afternoons) when most of us are at work ... although I do play them back when I'm able to listen.

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listened to a little of the interview, and one thing AP did say was that our squad was way to big, 40 odd players, and that (/B) he would have to move some players on to give others a chance.

 

It's all very well saying that, and of course he's right, 40 players is too large a squad, but in reality you just can't "move players on". They will see out their contracts unless someone comes in with a better offer.

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TalkSport is a decent radio programme at times, but completely let down by the fact that the bulk its revenues come from people calling in to the show on the premium rate phone line. As a consequnce you get wind up merchants like Jon Gaunt (previously), Adrian Durham and the like peddling ridiculous ideas that they don't actually believe in just to get a raft of callers dialling in disagree with them on air.

 

Why do the words Nineteen Canteen spring to mind?

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Radio 5 live is fine but not enough sport

 

It did my head in that the BBC have 500 channels of digital guff so you can listen to Phil Jupitus whenever you want, but they couldn't be arsed to broadcast a TMS on the Champion's Trophy games until we got to the semi-final??

 

What is all that about??

 

Now that we have Sports Extra and some of us have invested in digital radios, digital TVs or the interweb, why not bloody use it??

 

Eh??

 

Most of us taxpayers (licence fee payers) would rather have sports coverage than more queers dancing around and calling each other P**is...

 

But then, what can you do. The BBC only make one programme for your average, middle-aged, working-middle-class white male. Top Gear.

 

When my wife starts paying the licence fee, show as much fecking ballroom as you like, until then stick with football, cricket, Top Gear and Ashes to Ashes.

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he raved about Lambert - should be playing at higher level and is improving

 

said supporter have been amazing - quoting crowd figures

 

said away performances need to improve a lot

 

squad to big for this level

 

behind likes of leeds in quality in depth

 

said team still new and building confidence /team spirit

 

said a good little run of results and will start looking toward play offs although looks a long way away at mo

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When my wife starts paying the licence fee, show as much fecking ballroom as you like, until then stick with football, cricket, Top Gear and Ashes to Ashes.

 

I'm not sure your wife is the only woman in the world capable of and indeed actually paying for a TV licence...

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Jon Gaunt, Adrian Durham and James Whale were IMO all pale comparisons to Tommy Boyd who could light up the switchboard in 5 minutes with some implausible idea and keep it going for 2 hours easily, winding everyone up and making you think you were the only one who knew it was a wind up. Used to listen every day.

 

Wasn't that his 'human zoo' show? Classic. Tommy is still broadcasting similar shows, albeit on Internet based radio. It's a crying shame we've so little free speech on radio. All the best hosts end up getting the sack.

 

Jeremey beadle did a superb late night show too (LBC I think).

 

Caesar the Geezer anyone...?!

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Ha ha. If you carry on with this kind of amusing reactionary bollix you'll have Talksport offering you a contract. Genius.

 

 

 

 

It did my head in that the BBC have 500 channels of digital guff so you can listen to Phil Jupitus whenever you want, but they couldn't be arsed to broadcast a TMS on the Champion's Trophy games until we got to the semi-final??

 

What is all that about??

 

Now that we have Sports Extra and some of us have invested in digital radios, digital TVs or the interweb, why not bloody use it??

 

Eh??

 

Most of us taxpayers (licence fee payers) would rather have sports coverage than more queers dancing around and calling each other P**is...

 

But then, what can you do. The BBC only make one programme for your average, middle-aged, working-middle-class white male. Top Gear.

 

When my wife starts paying the licence fee, show as much fecking ballroom as you like, until then stick with football, cricket, Top Gear and Ashes to Ashes.

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It did my head in that the BBC have 500 channels of digital guff so you can listen to Phil Jupitus whenever you want, but they couldn't be arsed to broadcast a TMS on the Champion's Trophy games until we got to the semi-final??

 

What is all that about??

 

Now that we have Sports Extra and some of us have invested in digital radios, digital TVs or the interweb, why not bloody use it??

 

Eh??

 

Most of us taxpayers (licence fee payers) would rather have sports coverage than more queers dancing around and calling each other P**is...

 

But then, what can you do. The BBC only make one programme for your average, middle-aged, working-middle-class white male. Top Gear.

 

When my wife starts paying the licence fee, show as much fecking ballroom as you like, until then stick with football, cricket, Top Gear and Ashes to Ashes.

 

Learn something every day - I thought Top Gear was for children who want a Ferrari for Christmas, but end up having to settle for g0-faster skirts for their old Corsa.

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Gaunt called a counsellor who backed denial of adoption for smoking couples a Nazi. Considering he was adopted himself i'm not surprised he got so worked up.... yet he had his contract terminated over it. A real shame, even though he was a polarizing character, he was never dull to listen too.

 

As for Whale... can't remember the exact incident, but his late night show got me through my first year at uni (working late into the night without a tele.)

 

I agree I couldn't stand the man especially when he cut off callers who clearly didn't agree with him and had a strong argument to boot. However, when you start calling an invited guest a nazi because you don't agree with their policy then you may have built the ivory tower a little to high. Does he still have his column in the Sun?.

 

H&J are quite good although Jacobs gets a bit precious over anything to do with Chelsea and Gough is no replacement for Wright. Brazil just grates and it maybe the time for the station to have a major rethink. There are some excellent presenters on 5live with weekend or late night shows who would wipe the floor with those who have weekday primetime slots on TS.

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and 'Barry' from Portsmuff

I think you mean Barry from Fareham,he's a an old school West Ham fan.

I know him from way back,he is an East end boy and was a bit handy back in the day.

I heard Brazil cut him short the other day when he started spouting about the Millwall match and the 'good old days'.

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I had the misfortune to listen to some of "Call Collymore" the other day.

 

You would have thought that if you presented a radio show you would be able to string a coherent, succinct sentence together ... but not Colly.

 

LOL - but to be fair there are worse and Wrighty on Saturday afternoons seems to think he can get away with not knowing anything as he has a small part time job working for Channel 5 Monday to Friday that seemingly stops him from reading papers and listening to the radio. Still don't start him on his DVD collection.

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Jon Gaunt, Adrian Durham and James Whale were IMO all pale comparisons to Tommy Boyd who could light up the switchboard in 5 minutes with some implausible idea and keep it going for 2 hours easily, winding everyone up and making you think you were the only one who knew it was a wind up. Used to listen every day.

Now the only thing I listen to are Hawksbee & Jacobs who are genuinely funny, the rest is rubbish.

Remember Boyd responding to a caller bragging about his mirrored bedroom ceiling.Boyd said 'when youre next looking up and admiring yourself in bed,just remember the mirror is only held up there by a few small screws' then he hung up.

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I think you mean Barry from Fareham,he's a an old school West Ham fan.

I know him from way back,he is an East end boy and was a bit handy back in the day.

I heard Brazil cut him short the other day when he started spouting about the Millwall match and the 'good old days'.

 

Is this the same Barry from Fareham who claims to be a West Ham fan from back in the day but is secretly a Man U fan? Does he deliver the goods ;-)

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