F*ckin’ class.
In honour of Jonathan Glynn’s moment of madness in the aftermath of Galway’s win over Cork yesterday, we’ve compiled the ten best instances of athletes, coaches and pundits briefly forgetting to be role models for the innocent children at home.
10) Didier Drogba
We seem to recall that during RTE’s coverage of this game, Eamon Dunphy immediately retorted, “you’re the disgrace, Drogba.”
In Didier’s defence, Chelsea had been done right out of a place in the Champions’ League final by an historically bad refereeing performance. Hauled away from the offending ref, Drogba decided to plead his case with the good folks at home.
We hear ya, Didier. We hear ya.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMyAh-8XtR8
9) Steven Gerrard
Being from Ireland, it’s easy enough to forget that ‘bollocking’ is actually even a swear word at all.
Stevie G, as a grown man who plays football for a living, was also probably guilty of such a lapse.
8) Michah Richards
Micah Richards was clearly overjoyed to have drawn his team level in the last minute against Aston Villa, and went on to express his elation in the only way that teen boys know how.
By dropping the f-bomb.
Garth Crooks is far more understanding and pleasant about it than most TV personalities, but we do think this clip would have been improved in Richards had ignored Crooks’ pleas for decency and continued swearing at an increasing volume for the full one minute and forty-two seconds.
7) Eddie Jordan
Presenter Jake Humphrey is the real star of this swearing vid.
Again, the offending word is ‘bollocking’ but this time it provokes a much sterner reaction from the TV personality. Humphrey goes from casual-lean to straight-backed disapproval of Eddie Jordan at a speed that would make Schumacher proud, before apologising to the audience as if Jordan isn’t even there.
6) Half of the NBA
NBA players are a lot better at swearing than footballers.
Pay particularly close attention to Shaq who gets chastised by the interviewer for swearing a first time, only to tell him that he doesn’t give a sh*t.
It surely helps that he could probably crush the reporters skull in his hand like The Mountain from Game of Thrones.
5) Joe Kinnear
We cannot do this justice.
Just read the transcript while you listen to Joe Kinnear losing his mind at some reporters in a press conference. It’s no wonder Newcastle that were relegated this season, despite the intervention of Alan Shearer and Chrish Hughton (who would then bring them back up).
4) Mario Balotelli (and Micah Richards again)
OK, so maybe Micah Richards just reacts this way to everything good that happens to him, but Mario Balotelli steals the show here, asking the interviewer if he’s allowed to say that he has been ‘sh*t’ for the whole season.
The whole season.
From his own mouth. Brendan Rodgers really should have known better.
3) Harry Redknapp
This is a video of Harry Redknapp being the last person on earth to find out that his reputation is more akin to that of Del Boy than del Bosque.
He does not take it well, and you can tell the reporter did not expect for his words to be interpreted as an insult.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5fwFba59lQ
2) Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Graeme Souness
Surely Gary Neville either lost a bet or was dared to say this: “Get him in slowly and make sure that he’s comfortable in the situation. You don’t want to have a situation where you’re pulling a kid off because he can’t handle it.”
Neville somehow maintains his professional veneer throughout, but by the time host Jeff Stelling has asked Jamie Carragher the next question, the scouser is still unashamedly wiping tears of joy from his eyes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygYnnsWuqvc
1) Paul O’Connell and Eddie O’Sullivan
This entry is a little different to the others.
First, it happened in the ‘privacy’ of the changing room, where no player or coach is under any obligation to watch what they say.
Second, it comes in two separate instalments, both featuring prominent members of the Irish rugby set-up circa 2007.
Lastly, it is some of the most inspiring swearing you’ll ever hear.
Paul O’Connell launches into a tirade that would put Peter Stringer in the mind to dump tackle Brian Habana. Then we have Eddie O’Sullivan, stepping forward to share the number one spot by giving it the ol’ Any Given Sunday and delivering a speech that features more f**ks-per-minute than Pulp Fiction.
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