Nigel Gleghorn

[Paulmcfc2703]

I'd bring Swales back.

Or go to the odd game rather than listen to some shit radio commentator.

Brilliant that mate.

Except the post match phone in. That phone in post match. Well it is after the game when people are in the car driving home.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

How many people back in 88/89 would have believed that in 2012 we'd be champions of England AND talking about Nigel Gleghorn?

 

[Alex the Blue]

Why shouldn't Ian Cheeseman ask Mancini about zonal marking, loads of experts on here have been questioning it.

It's obvious Nigel isn't Mancini's biggest fan but he's entitled to give his opinion. Too many on here being negative about Nigel who did say more than once he hopes Mancini goes onto win us lots more silverware.

Seems to me there's not much reason for bluemoaners to slag off many of our own players today so why not turn on a commentator. If we beat Villa next week as I expect us to do I reckon the car park attendants will be in for a right slagging off.

 

[Petetheblu]

I like Gleghorn and BBC Radio Manchester's City coverage generally.

Gleghorn and Eyre are sometimes dour, but that's because they are being realistic about City on a City biased local programme listened to by City fans who want the truth, not propaganda.

They don't need to be blandly neutral like pundits on a national radio station, and as their audience is composed almost entirely of City fans they cannot be accused of running down the club to football fans generally.

don't talk sense around here mate.

Let them string him up alongside Ian cheeseman and all the other anti-city fuckpigs.

Ib believe your strings in the post Dave ;)

 

[baildon blue]

I like what he as to say but he was out of order saying Mancini destroyed Adam Johnson at Manchester City .Adam Johnson is not that good as you can see at Sunderland and when he plays for England

 

[Hung]

...and there was me thinking it was just me who thought Gleghorn was a useless shithouse. Week in, week out on the way back from the game I have to switch stations because of this prick. I have no idea what is qualifications are for the job. He was a shit player in a shit team (whether it be us or Stoke), he hasn’t as far as I’m aware ever managed any team, he’s not a qualified coach, he has no medals to show for his mediocre career and he is not particularly eloquent, yet he is constantly spouting off as if he’s some sort expert and criticising the tactics of those infinitely better qualified than him.

His basic problem is that he’s thick and this comes across week after week with the inane and irrelevant shite that he comes out with.

I’ve decided to give up with the post match on GMR and go for the more generic Radio 5. Unfortunately, Alan Fucking Green is on there and he’s about as anti City as they come, but at least he’s not supposed to be ‘One of us’.

He is a very qualified coach he has a UEFA A licence.

Stand corrected on the coaching point (I assume he’s good with the under 8’s). However, he was still a truly shit player, thick as pig shit and a really, really shit ‘pundit’.

 

[Blumers Bloomers]

How many people back in 88/89 would have believed that in 2012 we'd be champions of England AND talking about Nigel Gleghorn?

Ha ha TMQ, very good point.

 

[Bluephoria]

Got to say that I thought the stuff he said about Bobby was ridiculous.
1. Moaned about the Monaco answer. Said he should not be talking to other clubs. But
(a) Ian Cheeseman said Bobby was being dry and tongue in cheek

(b) Gleghorn said he should be comitted to the club - he has signed a 5 year contract and said in the subsequent press conference that he was and wanted to be part of the City project.

(c) Gleghorn said his job was not under threat because he had won the Charity Shield (when was that (August) and when were the discussions with Monaco (before the end of last season). We had slipped to 8 points behind and some did say it was Bobby's fault for selecting his protege, Mario.

Wonder how Gleghorn moved from club to club as a player and a coach. Was he under contract at any time prior to these moves ?

People talk to other businesses. Successful people get approached. It is hardly surprising that Bobby was approached. It would not have been unreasonable for him to see what the market would offer if there were contract discussions ahead.

2. Destroying players ? Named just one - Adam Johnson. My take, AJ had game time and did not show the improvement or work ethic to win a regular first team place. Could not really answer the caller who listed the players that Bobby had rightly let go.

Yes, Gleghorn is generally a reasonable observer of the game. But I felt the remarks on Bobby were incorrect. Gleghorn is entitled to his opinion but should express it with care as he has the power of radio behind him.

 

[mauriziogaudino]

Endured this shit for the first time in years today as Five Live and Talksport had other things on and I wanted to hear about City.

It's not changed a bit.

'Mancini destroyed Adam Johnson with his body language' was a hilariously bad quote though, give Gleghorn his due, it takes a special level of idiocy to come out with crap like that lol.

Almost Partidge-esque in its cringeworthiness.

Him and Eyre ensure that my radio remains tuned elsewhere.

Agree with this, absolute nonsense, Johnson was shit for us, bar a couple of showings (Sunderland away '11 and Newcastle at home when de Jong broke that lads leg).

 

[city1999]

Been told to say "us" and not Man City was on Radio Stoke after the away game a few seasons ago and he was slagging us off I cant stand him he so negative and talks mainly shite imho and dont normally listen to Radio Manchester when he is on, turned it on today and after feeling good post match some muppet was on slagging Mario off, switch off the radio as soon as the Stoke legend spoke

I heard this on way home today, fucking agreeing with a caller about Mario smile when we
Were 1-0 down , but looking pissed off when we scored.
Just the way pundits like gleghorn enjoy.
Some one might of told Mario a joke whilst we were losing!!

Dumb twats

 

[Eccles Blue]

One thing I did agree with him on (well it happens now and again, although not often!!) was when someone sent a text in saying that Mario had left the ground early, why wasn't he with his team mates. Gleghorn said there are 45 squad members were they all expected to squash into the dressing room after the match!! (or words to that effect). It's obvious he is not a fan of Mario but at least he defended him then.

But he is really getting on my nerves with his anti-Manicini stance. Mmmmmm aha, maybe he wanted to be our Manager!! *rofl*<br /><br />-- Sun Nov 11, 2012 10:50 pm --<br /><br />

Why shouldn't Ian Cheeseman ask Mancini about zonal marking, loads of experts on here have been questioning it.

It's obvious Nigel isn't Mancini's biggest fan but he's entitled to give his opinion. Too many on here being negative about Nigel who did say more than once he hopes Mancini goes onto win us lots more silverware.

Seems to me there's not much reason for bluemoaners to slag off many of our own players today so why not turn on a commentator. If we beat Villa next week as I expect us to do I reckon the car park attendants will be in for a right slagging off.

No Alex, it'll be thee and me for holding everyone up when we have a chat at the top of the stairs after the match!! :-)

The week after will be the car park attendants because they got mentioned a few weeks back!!

 

[bluelol]

I am so glad this topic has been raised on Bluemoon, I couldn't believe it when getting in my car and tuning in on the way home what I was hearing. We get enough negative press thrown at us from all four corners without what is considered to be our local station throwing it at us as well. We have just had a great result and all Gleghorn was discussing was Mancini this Mancini that, Mario this, or don’t feel like going on any more it was a total joke.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

How many people back in 88/89 would have believed that in 2012 we'd be champions of England AND talking about Nigel Gleghorn?

Ha ha TMQ, very good point.

I'm not sure which would have been less believable.

I've always been a bit of an optimist where City are concerned so I probably felt it more likely we'd be champions than discussing Nigel fucking Gleghorn.

 

[yayas trusty right foot]

Why shouldn't Ian Cheeseman ask Mancini about zonal marking, loads of experts on here have been questioning it.

It's obvious Nigel isn't Mancini's biggest fan but he's entitled to give his opinion. Too many on here being negative about Nigel who did say more than once he hopes Mancini goes onto win us lots more silverware.

Seems to me there's not much reason for bluemoaners to slag off many of our own players today so why not turn on a commentator. If we beat Villa next week as I expect us to do I reckon the car park attendants will be in for a right slagging off.

I probabily worded the post wrong..

What i meant was he sounded to me as though he was hinting was zonal marking the right thing to do..

 

[TheBlueMagpie]

Have met Nigel a couple of times including playing cricket with him last year (he can certainly bat!) and he is a genuinely nice fella - he just happens not to rate Bobby. I chatted / debated this with him at the Legends dinner last year where he told me that we had had our success despite him rather than because of him - a view I absolutely disagree with but he was adamant.

I have to say I am finding his negativity tiresome and tedious, and all starting to sound a bit thin - when on earth will he realise the only person who destroyed AJ was AJ's fondness for a pint and the Manchester Z list celebrity scene and Bobby gave him more game time than Purple nose gave Ashley Young last season in the premier league!

To be fair, if it's Nigel's opinion, he is entitled to it but today wasn't a time to sound petty and picky - Bobby had staked his reputation with the media by going 3 at the back and throwing Maicon on against the one guy in Europe who has ever skinned him when one down and it was nothing short of a tactical masterpiece.

Let's not crucify him for having an opinion - let's just tell him why he is wrong!

 

[Ray78]

Even though none of us will entirely agree on his views about our club he is still fair and balanced when summarising our home games.

 

[stimo]

dont see the problem with him, quite like his analysis sometimes. what happened to fred ayre by the way? he was top. but still slagged on here..

 

[Ray78]

dont see the problem with him, quite like his analysis sometimes. what happened to fred ayre by the way? he was top. but still slagged on here..

Fred Ayre does the Away games.

 

[mancunial]

seems a nice guy but shit negative pundit .

 

[Greg.W2]

He did well for us as a player and was quite popular with city fans at the time. He didnt cost much and always put a shift in and was a regular in the team that won promotion from the old 2nd division in 88/89 season.