Garth Crooks' Team of the Season: Typically weird

[jonesie]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6653937.stm

Ben Foster
Emmanuel Eboue
Nicky Shorey
Rio Ferdinand
Nemanja Vidic
Michael Essien
Steven Gerrard
Cristiano Ronaldo
Carlos Tevez (i'd have him in the team of 1/4 of the season)
Dimitar Berbatov
Didier Drogba


Foster's a good keeper, but he made some shocking mistakes. Off the top of my head I could say that Carson, Reina, Howard and Jaaskelainen had better seasons.

Eboue? What? Decent last year, crap this year, cheats every year.

Vidic is just a lump who gets in the way of stuff. When will people realise this?

Gerrard, not a patch on last year.

Tevez, only started playing in February. Granted he was bloody brilliant, but over the whole season? Not for me.

[Gingawaria]

As time goes on, the more and more convinced I am that Garth Crooks is on crack.

I still don't get how Ferdinand and Vidic are so highly rated.

[PTP]

He is off his trolley, these teams of the week/year bollocks are always full of ****e. Without being a 'biased' fan, how any team can not have Reina in goal is beyond, i don't know the full stats but he must easily be the best keeper based on performances/clean sheets etc etc.

and as you say Jonesie, Tevez - wtf? How the hell no of these teams never include benni mcarthy is shocking too, he has had an outstanding season,

[Neil Young]

As time goes on, the more and more convinced I am that Garth Crooks is on crack.

I still don't get how Ferdinand and Vidic are so highly rated.

They did win the league without a defensive midfielder who is any good and with a goalie who started losing it as the season wore on. That must say something about them.

Virtually all the so-called experts included Gerrard, based more on his ability than his performances IMO.

It's all a load of sh*te anyway of course.

[Bob]

As time goes on, the more and more convinced I am that Garth Crooks is on crack.

He's on something. I think Vidic has been excellent at times, but Ferdinand is hapless.

I've seen Garth on TV many times and thought, '****ing hell he's off his box'.

[NICKZS]

I love Crooks.

To Arsene Wenger: "David Seaman pulled off one of the saves of his career against Pescisolido today. Is David Seaman capable of saves like that?"

[Neil Young]

I love Crooks.

To Arsene Wenger: "David Seaman pulled off one of the saves of his career against Pescisolido today. Is David Seaman capable of saves like that?"

When Trevor Sinclair scored that volley his commentary went something like:

And the technique known as the bicycle kick has never been better executed.

He's awful - ponderous, unimaginative, dull and unenlightening.

[Gray]

Football’s football: If that weren’t the case it wouldn’t be the game that it is

[NICKZS]

When Trevor Sinclair scored that volley his commentary went something like:


He's awful - ponderous, unimaginative, dull and unenlightening.

To be honest, I don't think those adjectives are exclusive to Garth either, unfortunately. I can't name a football pundit who actually brings any insight or perspective to the game at the moment. It pains me to say it, but Andy Gray is probably the best of an extremely bad bunch, based on enthusiasm alone. Dead-heads like Redknapp and Wilkins actually make me want to turn post/mid-match highlights off.

[Neil Young]

To be honest, I don't think those adjectives are exclusive to Garth either, unfortunately. I can't name a football pundit who actually brings any insight or perspective to the game at the moment. It pains me to say it, but Andy Gray is probably the best of an extremely bad bunch, based on enthusiasm alone. Dead-heads like Redknapp and Wilkins actually make me want to turn post/mid-match highlights off.

Oh I completely agree. A few ex-managers are OK as summarisers but almost all that yadder after the game is abysmal.

[Shaggy]

Garth Crooks is completely potty.

I'll never forget his oh-so-brief foray into the world of political commentary.

Crooks to some MP:

"The National Health Service - it's a political hot potato. I'm throwing it to you. Can you catch it?"

[NICKZS]

Garth Crooks is completely potty.

I'll never forget his oh-so-brief foray into the world of political commentary.

Crooks to some MP:

"The National Health Service - it's a political hot potato. I'm throwing it to you. Can you catch it?"

God, that is so Partridge it's untrue.

[Rich]

Garth Crooks is completely potty.

I'll never forget his oh-so-brief foray into the world of political commentary.

Crooks to some MP:

"The National Health Service - it's a political hot potato. I'm throwing it to you. Can you catch it?"

I remember that!

[simey85]

ferdinand shouldn't be in it he's had an average season others like carvahlo carra yet again overlooked at the expense of that knobend! it really disgusts me!

[red g]

God, that is so Partridge it's untrue.

first thing i thought