Pat Murphy

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Pat Murphy

Pat Murphy

@patmurphybbc

Ex BBC sports staffer,specialising in football and cricket. Waffler at sports lunches/ dinners. Author. Last book The Official History of Sports Report.

Bromsgrove, England Katılım Ağustos 2012
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Pat Murphy
Pat Murphy@patmurphybbc·
Garry Sobers & now Kevin Keegan in the space of a few days….The Grim Reaper at its implacable worst. Never seen an elite sportsman give more time to the public than Kevin. Seemed nothing was too much trouble for him. Massive charity fundraiser. Never forgot his roots. RIP
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Quite agree. Always out of the dressing-room quickly at full-time, to deal equably with the various media demands. Respectful & informative, no Billy Big Time nonsense.
James St James@JamesSaintJames

@keith_hickling @patmurphybbc Not true. He is still highly regarded at Derby, where he held the club together, practically single-handed, during administration. He even paid for some expenses out of his own pocket. His press conferences were always interesting and insightful, and his punditry is similar.

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Pat Murphy@patmurphybbc·
With one comment Wayne Rooney’s entered the upper echelon of football pundits. Good for him. Very popular with local reporters who covered his initial attempts at management. Open & honest. Now one of those u expect to say something surprising in the studio. A star this WCup.
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Simeone….definitely his father’s son
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Pat Murphy@patmurphybbc·
Garfield Sobers was the greatest all-round cricketer I’ve ever seen. Played the game to win,but with a smile. Can’t believe there’s been anyone to rival him as an all-rounder. His deeds in the ‘66 series in England were fabulous. The nonpareil.
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Pat Murphy@patmurphybbc·
Sense of foreboding when Konsa replaced Gordon. Too long to endure heavy attacking. No outlet. Just keep hold of the ball….is that too difficult a concept? Don’t sit back ! It’s not as if Argentina all that special. Hoofing it up to Burn & Toney predictable at the end.
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Mandela Egbo
Mandela Egbo@mandela_e·
Very interested to see where this Tuchel, Bellingham thing goes. I think last night was proof that maybe there was a little something between them back when he called Jude out in the press and left him out a squad. I love what Tuchel said after the game about wanting us to be better. AND I love what Jude said about steady on mate we’ve just played our hearts out. I’d love to see them both get back to work, no love lost. A throwback to the days where a manager could dig out a player and he didn’t run crying to his agent. And a player can have a pop back and doesn’t end up training with the kids.
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Gabriel Sutton
Gabriel Sutton@GabSutton·
I believe the reaction to the whole England journalism stuff reflects a wider societal challenge we have, which is getting things in the middle. As human beings, we tend to overcorrect our mistakes. I think we're all acutely aware of the horrible treatment different players, managers and teams have got in the past, which was engineered by the press and they deserved a lot of criticism for that. But what that means is we're now hyper-sensitive to the media asking what I perceive to be valid, and fairly standard, questions. With that hyper-sensitivity, we're almost doing a disservice to the likes of Tuchel and Bellingham, and their agency as grown men who have chosen to represent our nation, to answer difficult questions as part of that agreement. Yes, you want the media to be on the side of the team, which I do think broadly they are, but it's also their job to be inquisitive, clear things up and attempt to find out what's really going on. Gabriel Clarke was within his rights to ask the tough questions. Thomas Tuchel handled them absolutely brilliantly. Jude Bellingham showed he's got an elite edge, and is not afraid to push back and challenge people in a healthy way. All three came out of it well for me: mountain out of a molehill.
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Pat Murphy@patmurphybbc·
Cloughie loved Brian - they stayed at each other’s homes. Both cricket lovers & Labour voters. Didn’t lack things to talk about!
Jackmeough1@Jackmeough7058

@patmurphybbc Also admired by and a friend of Brian Clough. For someone in the media, that is an almost impossible achievement lol.

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Pat Murphy@patmurphybbc·
Yes - Kane gave the studio director enough notice,didn’t he?!
Mike Legg@Bexram

@patmurphybbc @ITVSport @EnglandFootball @markpougatch I said the same thing a lot less politely last night. There was no need - were they unaware the pictures from the stadium were being broadcast? Kane walking towards the fans with his arms raised was a glorious image in itself but spoiled by all the background chat.

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Kevin Schofield
Kevin Schofield@KevinASchofield·
It’s quite simple, really. Manager praises players after winning WC quarter final is not news. Manager criticises players after winning WC quarter final is news. Asking one of those players for a response to manager’s criticism is good journalism.
Tom Clarke@_TomClarke

So Tuchel and Bellingham, two grown ups, big personalities and professionals who are ALWAYS opinionated have answered some fairly straightforward questions and people are managing to blame... Gabriel Clarke! You lot are jokers

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Pat Murphy@patmurphybbc·
Agreed.
m.green@mgreen100

@patmurphybbc Very popular pat. Years ago I listened to the 66 final commentary along with Maurice Edelston. When Moore left the greatest of them all took over the mic Peter Jones.

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Pat Murphy@patmurphybbc·
Very kind of you, Clive. Ancient history now!
Clive Jones@CliveJonespr

@patmurphybbc I have to be honest, always loved your reporting Pat, but I now watch the world cup with the sound off, read the reports later and discover I wasnt even watching the same sport, let alone game. And what is it with broadcasters showing us. "celebrities" ?

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Pat Murphy@patmurphybbc·
Please send me your prodigious audience research figures, I’m sure I’ll be impressed by its depth and variety. You must have spent a lot of time getting to such certainty of mind.
Graham@grahambythesea

@patmurphybbc @ITVSport @EnglandFootball @markpougatch Pougatch and the pundits are beyond awful!!!! You are in a massive minority if you think they are good. @ITVSport coverage is worse than watching paint dry, and don’t get me started on the commentary of Matterface and Dixon. They couldn’t have picked two worse people!

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Pat Murphy@patmurphybbc·
I’ve never worked for commercial radio or TV, so they’re not ex colleagues. I thought getting facts wrong was the preserve of the media?
david@oakagedred65

@patmurphybbc @ITVSport Pat, I know they may be ex colleagues, but Matterface & Dixon are the worst pairing on TV.

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