Kammy to the rescue after Rio robbery
Unbelievably, Jeff, Kammy emerged as the star of the rest day when he chased and nabbed a Rio thief, then live-tweeted the drama.
“Not lost me pace!!! I just caught this street robber. Done in now though,” he wrote, alongside a photo of himself standing over his handcuffed captive. Understandably, coming from a reporter who is not always able to tell us who just scored, the mood did sour slightly when Kammy learned of his administrative responsibilities. “My good deed has backfired. I have to go to the police station now to make a statement.”
In the middle there was a sobering note. “Police & British Consulate in Brazil have politely told me off. A lot of these guys are armed! So don’t chase again.”
Before a happy ending...”Police got Mikes necklace of the robber & so we declined to press charges. So all is well that end well.”
We’re unlikely to hear a similar story from the RTÉ contingent, since more than half the commentating team — Stephen Alkin, Brian Kerr, Adrian Eames, Jim Beglin and John Kenny — are working from Montrose. In fairness, the lads have kept up to the pretence well, particularly Kerr, who does like to admit that “the referee was a lot closer then I was”.
Just about 5,700 miles in it, says you. Alas, during the Group F deciders, Stephen Alkin did drop the mask. “Plenty of support for Nigeria in the stadium and here in Ireland too.”
Great minds thought alike on Tuesday as English sports desks finalised their morning headlines after Luis Suarez loomed near the surface once more. But which tabloid doesn’t consider anything that happened in the Dutch Eredivisie worth factoring in to pop culture references?
Metro: “Jaws 3”
Daily Express: “Jaws III”
Daily Mail: “Jaws III”
The Sun: “Jaws 2”
Robbie Savage damns with the faintest praise of all:
“Kolo Toure’s just had his best season for Liverpool.”
Praise from Jason Cundy:
“Phil Jones was the master of all trades, jack of none.”
BBC FiveLive caller promises there will be no escape for Luis Suarez:
“Luis Suarez is going to get so much abuse in the Premier League next season, especially if he goes to Madrid or Barcelona.”
Wild speculation from Shearer on Colombia:
“Falcao; imagine how good they’d be if they had him... very good.”
Trevor Steven had a clean-up job on his hands:
“Dirk Kuyt has literally sacrificed himself.”
Lee Dixon was captivated by Alexis Sanchez and his little trick:
“Look at the feet… and the nuts.”
Best Use of ‘Obviously: Luke Shaw. “There’s not just Leighton Baines — there is the likes of Kieran Gibbs and, obviously, Danny Rose.”
Best Tactic: Clarke Carlisle
“The way to beat Argentina is to defend with six and leave the other three high up.”
Best Mysterious Wikipedia Update: Roy Hodgson
“Hodgson is famed for his singing ability with many claiming his rendition of ‘Pick a Pocket or Two’ from Oliver the musical by Lionel Bart better than anybody else’s.”
Best Pronunciation of the Uruguayan Capital: Brian Kerr
“Monty-the-video”
Harshest Words: Jim Beglin
“Algeria look like world beaters. South Korea look like panel beaters.”
Starkest Mental Image: Adrian Chiles
“The match coverage was decided by Gary Lineker and me stripping to budgie smugglers and wrestling on the beach.”
Best Half-Time Assessment: Eamon Dunphy
“The Russians will be melancholy and fatalistic. And the Italian mentality (Capello) will be sheer panic. A deadly cocktail in the last 15 minutes.”
Best Hostage to Fortune: Eamon Dunphy
“Brazil are terrible. Hopeless... If Spain was the end of an era, this is the end of the world...”
Best Quote: Eamon Dunphy, abandoning the habits of a lifetime for Luis Suarez.
“I don’t want to rush to judgment.”
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