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    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    Same here and that was the first time I had watched it in ages. Thinking back I didn't even get to the end of the Aker bit.

    McGuire kept Sam (despite appearances to the contrary) on a very tight leash as host and after Eddie went the nasty edge that Eddie kept his finger on got really pronounced. A bit like what would happen if Gary left WOOF.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ghost Dog View Post
    Always had a streak of meanness in it that I hated. The kind of show where someone gets treated awfully and people are encouraged to stand around and laugh. If you complain about it you are 'weak'. Pathetic show, worst on TV.
    Very well put.

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    I thought 9 made a mistake by not starting afresh and calling the new show another name. Might have created a new audience.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    McGuire kept Sam (despite appearances to the contrary) on a very tight leash as host and after Eddie went the nasty edge that Eddie kept his finger on got really pronounced. A bit like what would happen if Gary left WOOF.
    Boy oh boy if that day comes have I got some zingers for you.
    "It's over. It's all over."

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    Quote Originally Posted by westdog54 View Post
    Correct. He had free rein after Eddie left and neither Garry nor JB had the will or the ability to keep him in check. He did as he pleased and the Neanderthals lapped it up.
    Yep, because they're the typical type of arseclowns who don't quite encourage poor behaviour openly, but revel in its aftermath whilst trying to present themselves as not involved.
    Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EasternWest View Post
    Boy oh boy if that day comes have I got some zingers for you.
    Zing away bigfella. Zing away...


    Gary ain't the bad cop, not by a long measure!
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    Zing away bigfella. Zing away...


    Gary ain't the bad cop, not by a long measure!
    He's the reasonable voice that talks us down when we're being a bit silly. If he were to leave....
    "It's over. It's all over."

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeemak View Post
    Yep, because they're the typical type of arseclowns who don't quite encourage poor behaviour openly, but revel in its aftermath whilst trying to present themselves as not involved.
    Well said

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    Well said. Nicely summed up. So much of the modern ‘blokey’ Football banter follows this model. I can’t stand it.
    Quote Originally Posted by Ghost Dog View Post
    Always had a streak of meanness in it that I hated. The kind of show where someone gets treated awfully and people are encouraged to stand around and laugh. If you complain about it you are 'weak'. Pathetic show, worst on TV.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EasternWest View Post
    He's the reasonable voice that talks us down when we're being a bit silly. If he were to leave....
    And that is exactly the reason I refused to counter starting up a website back when we moderated the Bigfooty buldogs board until he said he was onboard-his strengths (organization, discipline) are my weaknesses and vice versa (I'm an ideas man and I am the rudest person you will ever meet.) There are very few people I actually listen to in this life but Gary happens to be one of them. If he says no then I pull my head in.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    And that is exactly the reason I refused to counter starting up a website back when we moderated the Bigfooty buldogs board until he said he was onboard-his strengths (organization, discipline) are my weaknesses and vice versa (I'm an ideas man and I am the rudest person you will ever meet.) There are very few people I actually listen to in this life but Gary happens to be one of them. If he says no then I pull my head in.
    You come across as such a gentleman too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bulldog4life View Post
    You come across as such a gentleman too.
    I know, it must be a shock.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    And that is exactly the reason I refused to counter starting up a website back when we moderated the Bigfooty buldogs board until he said he was onboard-his strengths (organization, discipline) are my weaknesses and vice versa (I'm an ideas man and I am the rudest person you will ever meet.) There are very few people I actually listen to in this life but Gary happens to be one of them. If he says no then I pull my head in.
    I can second this. I've seen him on a good day. I'd hate to see him on a bad day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by westdog54 View Post
    I can second this. I've seen him on a good day. I'd hate to see him on a bad day.
    What was I expected to do? You were the one who turned up disguised as an umpire!
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    What was I expected to do? You were the one who turned up disguised as an umpire!
    I was thinking more about the night when Napoleon Dynamite was umpiring and we had the celebrity opponent.

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