Eamonn Dunphy: a hero
TheGame - Times Online - WBLG —
The news that Eamonn Dunphy, Roy Keane’s official biographer, has called the Sunderland manager a “bull*******” may surprise fans on this side of the Irish Sea but viewers of Ireland’s peerless equivalent of Match of the Day will be well accustomed to it. In his role as a pundit in RTE’s football coverage, Dunphy has made his reputation as fearless broadcaster who will criticise the biggest names in football with a vehemence that makes Alan Hansen sound like Mother Theresa. This is one of his most famous rants.
Roy Keane told to stop ‘bull****ing’
EPL Talk —
Former Republic of Ireland midfielder and current RTE pundit, Eamon Dunphy, launched one of his famous tirades in Roy Keane’s direction on RTE’s Pat Kenny Show on Radio 1 on Monday.
“I know Roy well and the one thing he hated when I knew him and when we were working on that book, he hated the bullsh*t that was part of manager-speak and part of player-speak. And now he holds these lengthy press conferences every week in which he anoints David O’Leary to be the next Ireland manager, anoints Terry Venables as the next Ireland manager.”
Dunphy went on to say: “He’s talked about the Cork GAA dispute, ...
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, from Eamon Dunphy
The Offside —
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, from Eamon Dunphy By: Daryl | March 17th, 2009 [image] Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone. I know it’s not traditional to give gifts on March 18th, but I got you one anyway. Last year we paid tribute to classy Irish international Paul McGrath . This year we bring you something not so classy. But possibly a lot more entertaining. The collected rantings of legendary loudmouth Eamon Dunphy. For those unfamiliar, Dunphy was a decent professional footballer in the 60s and 70s, and played 23 times for Ireland . But he’s become much more famous - or maybe much more infamous - as a ...
