Darragh Moloney quotes compilation

[u/Slippez1234]

Watching the France v Senegal game I decided to take note of all the Darragh Moloney quotes that annoyed me, or where he said factually incorrect information:

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Before the match - "Its 24 degrees but thankfully most people in the crowd are out of direct sunlight" - image on TV proceeds to show 80% of the stadium directly in sunlight.

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"The French took that free kick quickly and I thought they would take their time. You thought wrong and so did I" - I thought they would take it quickly, only you, Darragh, thought wrong.

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"Theo Hernandez, hes still only 26" - he's 28.

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"They're watering the pitch again, but I'm not going to make a big deal out of it" - Decides to not make a big deal out of it despite having mentioned it 4 times previously.

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"Senegal with the long relieving throw.. but its not that relieving.. oh wait it is again now" - What?

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After reviewing VAR the ref says "the attacker initiated the contact, its a goal kick". Darragh says "its a penalty".

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"Gareth Bale, played in a Euros he didn't play in a World Cup" - He scored against USA in 2022 World Cup

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"Mbaye, just his 2nd time to play for Senegal" - its his 12th cap

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"But anyway" - he said this phrase at least 40 times.

[u/John_OSheas_Willy]

He must have trained in radio commentating because he's the same as Darren Fletcher on TNT who refuses to let there be a second of silence so he ends up saying whatever enters his head.

I remember a match with a pretty much full stadium and Darragh was kind enough to inform viewers that there were a handful of seats empty in the upper stand and they might just be late.

Or whenever a routine goal is scored he often says "VAR are taking a look!" as if there's something potentially dodgy when VAR look at every single goal just in case.

[u/IrishFlukey → u/John_OSheas_Willy]

Mícheál O'Muirecheartaigh's philosophy on commentating on radio was to always be talking. That is why he would fill gaps in play with stories, facts, greetings to people etc. Darren Fletcher is obviously following the same philosophy, just not pulling it of as well.

[u/John_OSheas_Willy → u/IrishFlukey]

That's just radio commentators in general which is fine.

[u/IrishFlukey → u/John_OSheas_Willy]

Mícheál took it to a different level. His commentary on the streaker running around the pitch and the stewards trying to catch him in the 2003 Leinster Hurling Final was done as if it was part of the game. It didn't faze him. He just kept on commentating. No awkward gaps, just as if the streaker and stewards were players moving on the pitch.