Wednesday, April 9, 2008

You've jumped over the fence baby!!



It's no secret that RTE's Champions League football coverage is the best in these islands. I never watch live foorball any more but I always try to catch a look at the post-match ding-dongs on RTE's site. It really is terrific stuff. Last night's show was a case in the point. After Liverpool had beaten Arsenal in (depending on whether or not you support Liverpool) dubious circumstances, Eamon Dunphy, Graeme Souness and Liam Brady (an Arsenal employee, of course) took apart the evening's events. And Eamon and Graeme took an ever-increasingly sulky Liam apart at the same time. Brady's hissy fit after RTE showed footage of Wenger's animated touchline behaviour was priceless.

And Bill O'Herlihy's gentle chastisement of Liam when he accidently announced the result of the Chelsea game before RTE showed the highlights shows why, even when the panelists are this entertaining, you still need a strong host to hold it altogether. Bill's the man.

The clip above is just a small sample. The whole thing is available in the Video Highlights at the bottom right of this page. I'm saying it's the funniest thing RTE has produced this year.

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