ayrshire_nomad Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 I think he works on English football coverage in America (ESPN?) Does he know the laws on statutory rape over there? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deej Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 What is it with ex old firm players and punditry? Barry Ferguson, Alex Rae and Kris Boyd for example. Thick as f**k. Is there any beginning to their talents? Very good at tax evasion to be fair 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Boyd has achieved what he set out to do, get everyone talking about him. That's enough for a long term punditry gig in Scotland now, sadly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Malcolm Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 33 minutes ago, ayrshire_nomad said: Does he know the laws on statutory rape over there? What's this about? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Malcolm Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 3 minutes ago, Stellaboz said: Boyd has achieved what he set out to do, get everyone talking about him. That's enough for a long term punditry gig in Scotland now, sadly. There's idiots and mediocrities in high places, up and down the land. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Dons_1988 said: It'll be similar to Scott Mcdonald that there will be a sort of gentlemans agreement with Killie that he sees his life after football in punditry therefore he's granted this time to do this media work. The unfortunate side of being a Scottish football pundit is that it pays to have a heavy leniency towards one of 'them'. Killie have obviously accepted this side of Boyd. I must admit it really wouldn't be tolerated in Aberdeen. One of the best things about Mcinnes' reign in Aberdeen is that he's eradicated any public showings of affection for the OF by the team (he says as Mcinnes is about to depart to Rangers ). I'll be honest and say that McDonald doing his stints as a pundit didn't bother me in the slightest when he was with Motherwell. He knocked his pan in, finished 2nd top scorer in the two full seasons he was back (double figures in both) and was a massive part of us staying up in the play-off season. It was kind of weird seeing fans of other clubs seemingly getting offended about it. As you say, it'll be a gentleman's agreement between the player and the club. I don't really have much of an issue with anyone looking to top up their salary with some media work as long as it's not having an impact on their performance on the pitch. Edited November 7, 2017 by capt_oats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Malcolm Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 The thing about these thick as f**k ex-Old Firm pundits is that they are catering to a very receptive thick as f**k Old Firm audience. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshire_nomad Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 What's this about? A friend of a friend once said that someone once alleged but was never proven Craig burley left Celtic hastily, it's nothing to do with American law that I personally know of but have been coerced into saying 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewh Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 41 minutes ago, mylothedog said: What is it with ex old firm players and punditry? Barry Ferguson, Alex Rae and Kris Boyd for example. Thick as f**k . Is there any beginning to their talents? "Listen." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieThomas Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 11 minutes ago, Stellaboz said: Boyd has achieved what he set out to do, get everyone talking about him. That's enough for a long term punditry gig in Scotland now, sadly. "Machiavellian? Is that like mac and cheese, pal?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 7 minutes ago, capt_oats said: I'll be honest and say that McDonald doing his stints as a pundit didn't bother me in the slightest when he was with Motherwell. He knocked his pan in, finished 2nd top scorer in the two full seasons he was back (double figures in both) and was a massive part of us staying up in the play-off season. It was kind of weird seeing fans of other clubs seemingly getting offended about it. As you say, it'll be a gentleman's agreement between the player and the club. I don't really have much of an issue with anyone looking to top up their salary with some media work as long as it's not having an impact on their performance on the pitch. I do get that and at the end of the day fans will always judge players by what they see on the pitch. I suppose we haven't had many ex OF players that have gone on to become prominent Scottish football pundits. However, we went through a period (Calderwood/Mcghee) where players thought it was ok to express OF support in their private lives as it was deemed acceptable to just assume inferiority to them. Examples being Zander Diamond's Bebo pictures of him in Celtic birthday hat with celtic birthday cake (he was club captain at the time), Michael Paton posting FTQ messages on Facebook etc etc. I think most Aberdeen fans will forgive someone growing up an OF fan and even supporting them subsequent to their time with us or even during. I don't think it's too much to ask for them to keep it under wraps while they play for the Dons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williemillersmoustache Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 1 hour ago, JamieThomas said: Imagine how fat Boyd will get when he does stop playing. Uncanny 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: I do get that and at the end of the day fans will always judge players by what they see on the pitch. I suppose we haven't had many ex OF players that have gone on to become prominent Scottish football pundits. However, we went through a period (Calderwood/Mcghee) where players thought it was ok to express OF support in their private lives as it was deemed acceptable to just assume inferiority to them. Examples being Zander Diamond's Bebo pictures of him in Celtic birthday hat with celtic birthday cake (he was club captain at the time), Michael Paton posting FTQ messages on Facebook etc etc. I think most Aberdeen fans will forgive someone growing up an OF fan and even supporting them subsequent to their time with us or even during. I don't think it's too much to ask for them to keep it under wraps while they play for the Dons. Aye, don't get me wrong, I think there's a way you can go about it and sitting playing Simply The Best on a piano on national telly probably isn't it IMO but similarly it's really up to the club to do something about it if they/their fans aren't happy with it. McDonald did his work on Sportscene, Sportsound and did his punditing on the radio for Celtic's European games but I genuinely never felt he was bringing Motherwell into disrepute by doing it or that it was worth getting worked up about. It's fans of other clubs getting outraged about a player who doesn't play for their team doing media work on his own time that perplexes me. Boyd is an absolute roaster, there's no two ways about that but if he wants to earn a bit more cash by slavering on the radio with Killie's blessing then I'm not going to criticise him for it. I will however criticise him for his utterly mental chat. His tangent the other week about Dundee United being where they are as a consequence of their 'stance' on Rangers was absolutely wild. Edited November 7, 2017 by capt_oats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 (edited) I recall Boyd on the radio (the season before he went back to Ibrox) and he was quite mild-mannered. Since he returned to Kilmarnock and been allowed to do media work again, he's obviously observed Sutton getting a few decent gigs and tried to copy his style. Not sure he's brave enough to tackle too much when it comes to upsetting the weegie duo's support, so he's decided to target the bigger east coast clubs in Hearts and Aberdeen for his initial vitriol. To claim it's utterly ludicrous that the captain and most consistent player for the club that have been runners-up for three seasons, second in everything last season, and have managed to play a few European games more than the norm, is worthy of a squad place in the national team, is a strange one. Essentially he's either trying too hard to be controversial, or genuinely feels the domestic league in Scotland, where he earns a living, is utter garbage - thus is it even worthwhile having him on the radio to give an opinion about it. Edited November 7, 2017 by tarapoa 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 I recall Boyd on the radio (the season before he went back to Ibrox) and he was quite mild-mannered. Since he returned to Kilmarnock and been allowed to do media work again, he's obviously observed Sutton getting a few decent gigs and tried to copy his style. Not sure he's brave enough to tackle too much when it comes to upsetting the weegie duo's support, so he's decided to target the bigger east coast clubs in Hearts and Aberdeen for his initial vitriol. To claim it's utterly ludicrous that the captain and most consistent player for the club that have been runners-up for three seasons, second in everything last season, and have managed to play a few European games more than the norm is a strange one. Essentially he's either trying too hard to be controversial, or genuinely feels the domestic league in Scotland, where he earns a living, is utter garbage - thus is it even worthwhile having him on the radio to give an opinion about it. Great post [emoji106] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatshaft Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 49 minutes ago, tarapoa said: I recall Boyd on the radio (the season before he went back to Ibrox) and he was quite mild-mannered. Since he returned to Kilmarnock and been allowed to do media work again, he's obviously observed Sutton getting a few decent gigs and tried to copy his style. Not sure he's brave enough to tackle too much when it comes to upsetting the weegie duo's support, so he's decided to target the bigger east coast clubs in Hearts and Aberdeen for his initial vitriol. To claim it's utterly ludicrous that the captain and most consistent player for the club that have been runners-up for three seasons, second in everything last season, and have managed to play a few European games more than the norm is a strange one. Essentially he's either trying too hard to be controversial, or genuinely feels the domestic league in Scotland, where he earns a living, is utter garbage - thus is it even worthwhile having him on the radio to give an opinion about it. His ranting seemed far too strong and forceful to be any sort of grandstanding, he clearly meant it, and more, he clearly has a huuuuuge grudge against Aberdeen for some reason. The next Dons v **** match is going to be incredibly interesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Cringey as f**k bootlicking from Daryl Broadfoot tonight as he tried to utter discredit that survey that said everyone thinks the SFA and SPFL are untrustworthy. It was a horrible slimy performance from him, full of snidey underhanded comments and delivered in the manner of a snobbish p***k. What an absolute c**t 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Cringey as f**k bootlicking from Daryl Broadfoot tonight as he tried to utter discredit that survey that said everyone thinks the SFA and SPFL are untrustworthy. It was a horrible slimy performance from him, full of snidey underhanded comments and delivered in the manner of a snobbish p***k. What an absolute c**t 100%. Broadfoot comes across as a c**t of the highest order. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Aye, I agree. He came across as bitter as f**k. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Malcolm Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 28 minutes ago, capt_oats said: 100%. Broadfoot comes across as a c**t of the highest order. He was an utter c**t as a journalist – I hated his columns in The Herald. I've been mystified by his continued rise since. He comes across as a thick twat on his social media accounts too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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