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In defence of monosyllabic footballers
Posted by DougieJ on 6 September 2009 - 1:43am.
Immediately following Scotland's welcome victory over Macedonia, one of the goalscorers Scott Brown was asked something along the lines of 'just how elated did that make you feel?'. The gallant Broon replied simply 'Oh, very'. There was a slight pause while we waited to see if he would expand on this, but really, what more can be said? Players and managers are often criticised for their 'lack of communication skills' but perhaps we should focus more on inane questions.
BTW - we were robbed as usual. That was never a booking for McFadden...
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I'm Surprised !
(Probably opening a large can of worms here)
I've always thought that Scottish footballers are generally far more voluble and articulate than their English counterparts.
I don't know why they bother doing interviews at all...
The vast majority of footballers obviously don't like doing them, the things they have to say redefine the word 'tedious' and I would imagine most viewers' lives would be just as full and rich without being informed that "It was a good result, the lads played well." or "It was a bad result, the lads didn't play well."
Big Business
The punters shell out & want to hear from the players even if it's a tired old cliche they've heard a gazillion times before.I'm quite sure that if you're hired by anyone to play a sport it's no longer a vocation that pays well.It's a job.
Well, at the end of the day...
we've come here and set our stall out and the lads have done brilliant.
The Gaffer is over the moon and we're looking forward to Yeovil in the next round.
Cheers.
Good evening Brian
Liquid Football
Gordon Strachan
There are many quotes from him that send up the whole post-match interview.
"Could we have a quick word, Gordon?"
"Yes, velocity."
"In what area did you disappoint today?"
"That big green area out there."
Velocity
Wasn't that Dalglish?
Julio Geordio
It's just
Harry Enfield's appreciative little shrug after the "shagged that Dani Behr, like" line that seals that one for me
Those Aviva ads
that Whitehouse is doing at the moment are rubbish though, aren't they?
More Harry Enfield
Football isn't it?
Macedonian Monosylabia
Did you hear Scott Brown's other gems post-match? Included: "That's one of the mist important goals Ive scored in my lifes." And James McFadden's: "Fucking shocking" on national radio.
Worth letting them talk just for that. Although an argument for letting the pros do the talking is highlighted by the effortless commentary by David Begg on Radio Scotland. Inspired phrases yesterday that sent shivers up the spine and captured the moment perfectly included: "it's another glory, glory, hallelujah moment from James McFadden!"
Disgrace he misses Wednesday against Holland but at least we have another excuse for yet another glorious failure...
Not forgetting Suralec's post Euro Final 99 comment
"Football - bloody hell!", delivered live on the pitchside to the eager-faced BBC reporter.
Although, to be fair, I knew exactly what he meant as far as that match was concerned.
I remember a TV news report a few years ago
about a "special" football tournament being hosted in Scotland, where the palyers were described as "disabled".
After watching a few clips of matches it didn't seem that they were physically disabled, so I guessed it was more "mental" - only to find that in the post-match interview the player sounded exactly like any other footballer in a post-match interview.
Draw your own conclusions!
champions league 2008
interview with manchester united goalkeeper edwin av der sar
commentator asks knackered but jubilant goalkeeper edwin with which edwin responds with 'f****** hell'
1998 World Cup
Getting song titles into interviews