Micah Richards the pundit

No clear cut chances for city in first half according to him just after showing the header off the line several times.
 
Ban-jani said:
I for one am really glad he’s there.

He’s great and finally we have a pro City pundit who is centre stage.

Also loved the guy as a player.
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He just comes across as a lovely guy who is great fun to be around & doesn’t seem to take himself too seriously. I’d guess he’s a personality that even City haters would find difficult to dislike.

& his laugh.......sooooooo infectious. I love the guy & have done ever since his comical first ever TV interview:)
 
Maly Wilson said:
He just comes across as a lovely guy who is great fun to be around & doesn’t seem to take himself too seriously. I’d guess he’s a personality that even City haters would find difficult to dislike.

& his laugh.......sooooooo infectious. I love the guy & have done ever since his comical first ever TV interview:)
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I love him and he’s a laugh and likeable and it’s so nice to have an ex-City player in the front line media/

His analysis is not good though. Not that that will necessarily stop him. You can’t get worse than shearer and he keeps getting renewed, and he hasn’t even got charisma.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
I love him and he’s a laugh and likeable and it’s so nice to have an ex-City player in the front line media/

His analysis is not good though. Not that that will necessarily stop him. You can’t get worse than shearer and he keeps getting renewed, and he hasn’t even got charisma.
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He says it as he sees it, that’s good enough for me.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
I love him and he’s a laugh and likeable and it’s so nice to have an ex-City player in the front line media/

His analysis is not good though. Not that that will necessarily stop him. You can’t get worse than shearer and he keeps getting renewed, and he hasn’t even got charisma.
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I don’t think his analysis is any worse than the rest of them. Agreed he’s no Andy Gray, but who is?
 
Bert Trautmann's Parachute said:
Are you serious? What has having a brain got to do with talking about something?
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Deadly serious mate. He communicates well, which I’d suggest is 50% of his job. The other 50% is articulating his analysis, which he’s not too bad at. He’s no Andy Gray or Gary Neville with his analysis, but he’s far more engaging & entertaining than Neville, Keane, Linekar, Carragher, Shearer & most of the others.

Why does he need to have a Mensa IQ for that?

Not sure what your problem is with him?
 
Maly Wilson said:
Deadly serious mate. He communicates well, which I’d suggest is 50% of his job. The other 50% is articulating his analysis, which he’s not too bad at. He’s no Andy Gray or Gary Neville with his analysis, but he’s far more engaging & entertaining than Neville, Keane, Linekar, Carragher, Shearer & most of the others.

Why does he need to have a Mensa IQ for that?

Not sure what your problem is with him?
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Fair enough, mate. When I watch football on the TV (I rarely watch in English, usually German or Spanish) I hope to hear intelligent commentary, something insightful from the people commentating or analyzing the game, something about what's happening on the pitch I can't figure out for myself. What I don't need is someone stating the bleeding obvious, missing the intricacies of what Pep is doing or spouting partisan bullshit.
 
Bert Trautmann's Parachute said:
Fair enough, mate. When I watch football on the TV (I rarely watch in English, usually German or Spanish) I hope to hear intelligent commentary, something insightful from the people commentating or analyzing the game, something about what's happening on the pitch I can't figure out for myself. What I don't need is someone stating the bleeding obvious, missing the intricacies of what Pep is doing or spouting partisan bullshit.
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Fair enough right back at ya fella. Totally understand where you’re coming from, but I’d say Andy Gray is the only person that’s ever done that for me, the rest have always been there for entertainment, which along with being a sport, is exactly what football is.

Which presenters have ever given an analysis that you’ve not been able to figure out for yourself?
 
Bert Trautmann's Parachute said:
Fair enough, mate. When I watch football on the TV (I rarely watch in English, usually German or Spanish) I hope to hear intelligent commentary, something insightful from the people commentating or analyzing the game, something about what's happening on the pitch I can't figure out for myself. What I don't need is someone stating the bleeding obvious, missing the intricacies of what Pep is doing or spouting partisan bullshit.
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Very true. Nothing personal against Micah but the laughing does my head in and he doesn’t offer anything like what you say. Though none of them do.
I’m a huge cricket fan. The sky coverage of cricket is world class. Atherton and Hussain giving fantastic analysis every single day, and there’s something there for everyone no matter their level of understanding of the game.
Got a long way to go with that in football coverage in this country
 
Maly Wilson said:
Fair enough right back at ya fella. Totally understand where you’re coming from, but I’d say Andy Gray is the only person that’s ever done that for me, the rest have always been there for entertainment, which along with being a sport, is exactly what football is.

Which presenters have ever given an analysis that you’ve not been able to figure out for yourself?
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I've been watching football for 50 years so my understanding of what's going on during a game has developed and improved over that time (especially in the last 10 years). Over that time there have been lots of thinkers on the game who have chimed in on British TV (from Mercer and Allison to Clough and Gullit).

But the people that talk most interestingly about football (about tactics and not events) are foreign. I've learnt most from seeking out Cruyff in the bookshop and Guardiola in the press-conference (overseas, not here as British journalists don't know the difference between a tic-tac and a tactic).

So in answer to your question I don't learn anything from watching football on British TV which is why I tune-in to foreign TV to get some interesting and insightful stuff off there. I only occasionally tune-in to the shite that is churned out here and always regret it.

Oh, and I fucking despise partisan commentary and analysis whoever it favours.
 
Bert Trautmann's Parachute said:
I've been watching football for 50 years so my understanding of what's going on during a game has developed and improved over that time (especially in the last 10 years). Over that time there have been lots of thinkers on the game who have chimed in on British TV (from Mercer and Allison to Clough and Gullit).

But the people that talk most interestingly about football (about tactics and not events) are foreign. I've learnt most from seeking out Cruyff in the bookshop and Guardiola in the press-conference (overseas, not here as British journalists don't know the difference between a tic-tac and a tactic).

So in answer to your question I don't learn anything from watching football on British TV which is why I tune-in to foreign TV to get some interesting and insightful stuff off there. I only occasionally tune-in to the shite that is churned out here and always regret it.
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Jammy bastard. I speak English poorly & understand only English & Scottish language, so I don’t have the privilege of understanding what foreign commentators or analysts say. Would love to speak Dutch &/or Spanish to understand Cruyff’s philosophy better.

Still think your harsh judging Micah’s presenting skills on his IQ tho ;)
 
Bert Trautmann's Parachute said:
I've been watching football for 50 years so my understanding of what's going on during a game has developed and improved over that time (especially in the last 10 years). Over that time there have been lots of thinkers on the game who have chimed in on British TV (from Mercer and Allison to Clough and Gullit).

But the people that talk most interestingly about football (about tactics and not events) are foreign. I've learnt most from seeking out Cruyff in the bookshop and Guardiola in the press-conference (overseas, not here as British journalists don't know the difference between a tic-tac and a tactic).

So in answer to your question I don't learn anything from watching football on British TV which is why I tune-in to foreign TV to get some interesting and insightful stuff off there. I only occasionally tune-in to the shite that is churned out here and always regret it.

Oh, and I fucking despise partisan commentary and analysis whoever it favours.
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You always regret it but still do it? That doesn’t seem very bright. Thick as pig shit some cruel blue may say.

Maybe at half/full time when Micah is on you could just put on a bit of Chopin, read a bit of Chekhov(in the native tongue no doubt), do a Rubik’s cube in 10 seconds or the Times crossword in full until he shuts up.

You could also ring the emergency services and ask them to pull you out of your own arse:-)
 
Still enjoying his stuff although he goes a bit over the top with the plaudits sometimes.

Not sure Im going to learn much tactically, but I also find the stuff on the dynamics of a dressing room interesting and how players think etc. At a time like this, his positivity and exuberance is a refreshing change plus he is a blue as well. Not much not to like.
 
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