Chigwell 2:48 Wed Jul 14
Your favourite football columnist / broadcaster
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For me it's Gregor Robertson. Had an average career as a pro footballer (for which he left school at about 15) but now he's a staff member on The Times and Times Radio. Unlike most ex-pros he doesn't use cliches and is witty, articulate and realistic. What a difference from all those ex-players wheeled out as pundits who (with some exceptions, maybe Shearer and Ian Wright) have little insight and no originality.
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Mr Kenzo
2:53 Wed Jul 14
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Ian Dale
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
2:56 Wed Jul 14
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For enthusiasm and surprising intelligence - Joe Cole
For honesty and speaking as he finds - Danny Murphy.
For speaking uncomfortable truth - Simon Jordan
The rest are all equally mediocre. And the second two in my list have their faults.
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ludo21
3:06 Wed Jul 14
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Dean Ashton (on Talksport) is very good.
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Irish Hammer
3:18 Wed Jul 14
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Does Sophia Peschisolido count ?
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Lato
3:41 Wed Jul 14
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Gary Neville surprisingly.
Ok i'll get me coat!
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Takashi Miike
3:57 Wed Jul 14
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johnny giles. even at 80, he talks more sense than all the cunts at the bbc/itv/sky tied together
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Moncurs Putting Iron
3:59 Wed Jul 14
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I have to respect Roy Keanes ability to suck all the hype and joy out of the pundit box to just leave the football.
Like a miserable grey old Dementor.
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Darlo Debs
4:02 Wed Jul 14
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I have a cousin who's a football.journo
Can't tell you.if he is any good as never read any of his stuff, he's a Gooner though.
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chim chim cha boo
7:06 Wed Jul 14
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Colin Hart.
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twoleftfeet
7:10 Wed Jul 14
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Jimmy Armfield.
Now it's just virtue signalling ex pros and lesbians who say nothing of interest.
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Sniper
10:54 Wed Jul 14
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Not bloody Jermaine Jenas that’s for sure
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New Jersey
10:58 Wed Jul 14
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twoleftfeet - Agreed Jimmy Armfield, absolute class! Miss him on 5live!
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BRANDED
11:01 Wed Jul 14
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I really like most of the 5 live lot
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White Pony
11:01 Wed Jul 14
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Roy Keane.
Bilic was also good during the World Cup.
I cannot stand Mark fucking Poohatch.
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zebthecat
11:09 Wed Jul 14
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Pat Nevin
Knowledgable, witty in a dry way and never one-eyed even when commentating on Chelsea.
It helps that he has a hinterland (music and art) that means far more to him than football ever did.
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zebthecat
11:12 Wed Jul 14
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twoleftfeet 7:10 Wed Jul 14
He was great.
Remember him assessing a young Harry Kane...
"It is difficult. Most of the time time he looks like no sort of footballer at all but, my golly, this kid can score goals."
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New Jersey
11:37 Wed Jul 14
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Armfield was also a superb right back for England and mznaged Leeds to a European Cup final where they were robbed in a 2 nil defeat to Bayern!
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gph
11:43 Wed Jul 14
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Think Gabbidon's underrated.
Seems to have been sidelined into commenting on Welsh football.
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wd40
11:52 Wed Jul 14
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Danny Kelly is light on the ears
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Helmut Shown
12:17 Thu Jul 15
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I always liked Hugh McIlvanney. He was a lot more honest than the tossers around these days. Especially the rash of ex Tottenham players who seem over sympathetic to Levy and who are always encouraging our better players to move on.
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