Alan Green - Hate Him or Love Him?

[njmcfc1894]

Evidently there's someone else on 5 Live who can't stand him ;-)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7V9FY7DnXA[/youtube]

Graham Taylor too.

CHARLES SALE: Home truths from Graham Taylor anger Alan Green

There has been yet another fall-out between 5 Live's maverick football commentator Alan Green and one of his colleagues - this time former England manager Graham Taylor.

The bust-up occurred during the Kazakhstan World Cup qualifier when Taylor, who has become a popular and respected member of the England media corps, was working alongside Green on the match coverage.

Green made an outlandish comment about wanting 'to shoot' those taking part in a Mexican wave in the stadium to which Taylor retorted, understandably: 'Sometimes you do say stupid things.' Afterwards Green admonished Taylor: 'Never, never call me stupid on air again.

This provoked Taylor to tell Green - not before time - a few home truths about the way he treats fellow 5 Live team members. But having got that off his chest, Taylor offered a hand of friendship the following day, which was not accepted - sparking another Taylor managerial hairdryer in Green's direction.

Since then Taylor and his agent have had words with the 5 Live management about the former Watford and Aston Villa boss greatly enjoying his 5 Live work but just not needing the sort of confrontation he had had with Green, who last season refused to travel on the same plane as 5 Live presenter Mark Saggers - now working for talkSPORT.

Both Taylor and Green will be part of the 5 Live team at Wembley tonight for the World Cup qualifier against Croatia - but it's guaranteed any dialogue between them on air will be minimal.

A spokesperson for 5 Live, who have consistently turned a blind eye to Green controversies because he's always been an outstanding commentator, said: 'There is no problem between Alan Green and Graham Taylor, who work regularly and happily together.'

thats why mr anti city mark saggers is at talksport, he fell out with green.

 

[goat boy]

Sacked from his 606 opinion perch, apparently.

Ding dong.

 

[squirtyflower]

Sacked from his 606 opinion perch, apparently.

Ding dong.

I hope this is true

Have we a link?

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Sacked from his 606 opinion perch, apparently.

Ding dong.

I hope this is true

Have we a link?

He said at the weekend it was his last one. No idea why though.

 

[Mike N]

Glad to see the back of him. Never understood why he always put himself into the subject as if a reporter's comments are relevant to the game, team or fans.

Hope they get rid of him in the commentary as well, bore of the highest order.

 

[Swales lives]

He's a bit of a bell-end, but I'm too busy hating Ronnie Irani to waste any more bile on another presenter.

It's Green's voice that grates on me rather than what he actually says, a bit like Steve Lamacq over over 6Music... both whiney nauses. Can do without them.

 

[kp789]

His commentary is bias, uninteresting and uninformative.

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

He's a BELLEND

can I class that as a dislike mate??!!

you need to cast votes on posts too mate..... +1

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Funny thing about him is this: How can any one who constantly praises the rags and Slur Alex, and all things raggy and Old Scaffold - how can he be a Liverpool season ticket holder?? But he is. Strange man.

Strange is the best thing yer could say for him! Never come across anyone in football so self-opinionated, and who hides behind the freedom of expression banner as an excuse for some of the crap he comes out with. If he ever spouted about anything other than footy, he'd probably come over as another Littlejohn.

 

[big gaz]

Stuff it AGIAC.