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Marty - a bit of a national treasure

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Replying To ForeverBlue2: "Did someone soil your cornflakes by any chance…? You seem very annoyed about something…! Nothing I said would suggest I know it all….but maybe you do … Take a chill pill … good chap" Now Now enough of that Pro23 (Dublin) - Posts: 3 - 13/06/2023 17:39:05 2486290 Link
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "This a public forum, where people are free to give their opinions. That's the point of a forum. Should we ban all negative comments about commentators, players and coaches, and only allow comments that praise them? That's what you get in totalitarian states, where all comments and opinions that don't agree with the general consensus are suppressed, and the people who make them imprisoned or worse. I don't like Marty as a commentator, that's my opinion, OK?" Marty is obviously very popular and knows how to get a crowd going, but like Coackney_Cat, I can't take to him as a commentator. Last weekend, for instance, I lost count of the number of times he said "never in doubt" after Gillane or Kelly had pointed a free, but he never tells us that in advance! Besides, he frequently misidentifies players. Personally I find Darragh Maloney the best of the RTE commentators, but in general the TG4 commentators are better. midlands (Westmeath) - Posts: 547 - 13/06/2023 18:09:18 2486303 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "Marty is an ok commentator and an awful lot better than who done the Leinster hurling final on Sunday… was it Ger Canning…? He didn't even know which team was which….! I would say Marty took what Joe Brolly said with a pinch of salt and it didn't upset him one bit…. I'd say he'd be a good character to have a few pints with if he drinks at all that is…." Ger Canning should be retired,Marty way better mooncat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 534 - 13/06/2023 19:02:04 2486308 Link
Honestly love Marty Morrissey. I'm days gone by I thought canning was great but he seems to be gone a bit disinterested or something. You can tell by martyrs voice he just gets completely absorbed in a game which is great. The thought crossed my mind after watching both provincial finals, I think leinster would have seemed just as exciting if he was doing both I also love his efforts at pronouncing the name of my club which isn't said right anywhere north of the bullring in wexford Town Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2738 - 13/06/2023 19:31:09 2486319 Link
I think you have to hand it to him. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8603 - 13/06/2023 20:25:14 2486324 Link
How could anyone want to bring this man who hurts no one and is colourful in his own way. He is a treasure to many people. He won't be with us forever so to those who enjoy him, do. To those who don't, let him alone and find some other hobby horse to ride on. To me he is both competent and easy to have in your sitting room. Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2673 - 13/06/2023 21:37:44 2486328 Link
How could anyone want to bring this man down who hurts no one and is colourful in his own way. He is a treasure to many people. He won't be with us forever so to those who enjoy him, do. To those who don't, let him alone and find some other hobby horse to ride on. To me he is both competent and easy to have in your sitting room. Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2673 - 13/06/2023 21:39:02 2486329 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "He is certainly by a far a nicer person and a more positive contributor to the GAA and all that goes with it than the chap who made a nasty personal attack on him. Something that appeared to have genuinely hurt him by all accounts." You'll find the chap apologised and deeply regrets it and is also regularly swamped for pics and autographs and obliges all in good humour. 2 legends and it's highly unlikely you're entitled to high horse about his character and contribution to the GAA. Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12133 - 13/06/2023 22:24:27 2486332 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "Marty has grown on me in recent times and he's not the worst commentator either, he seems a really nice guy and great craic as well." Have you been to a Marty Party? Its big stuff in Donegal tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1140 - 14/06/2023 05:21:11 2486345 Link
He actually gave me one of my favourite moments. We were down and out for a few years and hadn't been in a leinster final since 08. Right before the ball was thrown in for the 2017 leinster final he quoted JFK speech in wexford. It took 157 years, 6,000 miles and 3 generations but we're finally home. This is cultural, this is spiritual, this is hurling, this is what if feels like for wexford. Welcome back to Croke Park. It was exactly what it felt like for us and was genuinely moving. He also gives a good go at pronouncing my club correctly which even people in wexford struggle with Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2738 - 14/06/2023 08:55:07 2486350 Link
Replying To Breffni40: "You'll find the chap apologised and deeply regrets it and is also regularly swamped for pics and autographs and obliges all in good humour. 2 legends and it's highly unlikely you're entitled to high horse about his character and contribution to the GAA." Too true and it was just as insulting to Cavan football at the time and all taken in good humour…. ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 1972 - 14/06/2023 10:18:05 2486365 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "He actually gave me one of my favourite moments. We were down and out for a few years and hadn't been in a leinster final since 08. Right before the ball was thrown in for the 2017 leinster final he quoted JFK speech in wexford. It took 157 years, 6,000 miles and 3 generations but we're finally home. This is cultural, this is spiritual, this is hurling, this is what if feels like for wexford. Welcome back to Croke Park. It was exactly what it felt like for us and was genuinely moving. He also gives a good go at pronouncing my club correctly which even people in wexford struggle with" Harriers? Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12196 - 14/06/2023 10:24:20 2486370 Link
Replying To Breffni40: "You'll find the chap apologised and deeply regrets it and is also regularly swamped for pics and autographs and obliges all in good humour. 2 legends and it's highly unlikely you're entitled to high horse about his character and contribution to the GAA." I'm as entitled to be on the same "high horse" as you seem to keep out the back. As for your friend, if he can use his high profile to attack people then he can have little excuse if someone criticises him. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 2640 - 14/06/2023 11:20:45 2486388 Link
Now in his defence here, since I moved to Wexford I have heard them called "Faith" Harriers and "Foi-ght" Harriers and even a few people involved in the club say "Were just the Harriers, nothing else"! ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1141 - 14/06/2023 11:22:24 2486390 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Harriers?" You know it viking Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2738 - 14/06/2023 12:02:31 2486405 Link
Replying To ExiledInWex: "Now in his defence here, since I moved to Wexford I have heard them called "Faith" Harriers and "Foi-ght" Harriers and even a few people involved in the club say "Were just the Harriers, nothing else"!" Haha at least he's giving it a good go Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 2738 - 14/06/2023 12:03:02 2486406 Link
Marty is a legend. Full of enthusiasm, very funny and a regular nice guy. Wish there were more like him. avonali (Dublin) - Posts: 1974 - 14/06/2023 12:05:52 2486408 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "I'm as entitled to be on the same "high horse" as you seem to keep out the back. As for your friend, if he can use his high profile to attack people then he can have little excuse if someone criticises him." I don't know the man. Your criticism of him was a cheap shot under the guise of praising Marty. Faint praise. There's nothing high-horsey about pointing that out. Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12133 - 14/06/2023 12:15:15 2486411 Link
Replying To tirawleybaron: "Have you been to a Marty Party? Its big stuff in Donegal" There must not be a lot else going on in Donegal. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2482 - 14/06/2023 12:18:02 2486412 Link
Replying To tirawleybaron: "Have you been to a Marty Party? Its big stuff in Donegal" I met a groovy guy at a Marty Party He was arty farty He said, "I know a little Latin: anicus anicae" I Said, "I don't know what it means," he said, "Neither do I" Al_Maguire (Donegal) - Posts: 248 - 14/06/2023 12:35:40 2486416 Link