Phil Gould

[OVP]

Just admit it you gits ... you only hated Gould because he worked for the Roosters.

And you listened to Wilson and Rothfield for ALL those years, even though deep down you knew he was one of the very few who truly cared about our game.

Go on, admit it

 

[kruzin]

No no no no no.

Oh dear oh dear oh dear.

I'm a Queenslander, Gus is a legend, the end.

 

[Western_Eel]

he complains to much during the games i hate it, but on the footy show hes alright because he knows what hes talking about, (should be NSW coach)

 

[fourplay]

He is easily my favourite commentator and analysist.

He is the only one who really has a genuinely interesting perspective that isn't obvious.

 

[Eelementary]

I May get shot for this, BUT, i really think that Gould is a quality commentator, not onyl for his knowledge of the game, but his passion. You never hear the same passion for this great game from any other commentators. His addition to the footy show has lifted it to a new level, and im happy to sit there and watch it now.

Well Done Gould Keep It Up...

p.s.
RIP Professor Chris O'Brien. You Will Be Sadly Missed

Mate, I agree. I don't always agree with what he says, but his knowledge of the game and his passion for it are evident and I, for one, truly appreciate it.

 

[Didgi]

Some of the stuff he says is really stupid and obvious, but there is definitely no questioning his commitment, and I'm glad he is not Blues coach.

RIP O'Brien.

 

[Bluebags1908]

Gus and Sterlo are esily the best analysers of the game. When they talk you can tell that they just know the game like the back of their hand, and it is easy to see why Sterlo was such a great player and why Gus was captain of Penrith at age 20 and went on to being a great coach.

I don't agree with everything he says and he does complain about the refs a bit too much, but he's not a dribbler like most other commentators.

 

[Parra]

When Phil Gould dissected Origin last night on the Footy Show it was compelling viewing.

I'm one in the camp who reckons there's too much dummy half-running and one-off hit-ups in RL, and in Origin #1 it was around 65% of all plays, but if you can see it in the context of the big plays that the teams are setting up for, you can be a little more forgiving.

In many ways, what happens on the field in Origin and NRL today, when it comes to running these attacking plays, its almost too fast and too complex for the average fan to take in on first viewing. The NFL gets away with that complexity as each play is replayed between "downs". RL can't and doesn't have that.

But this whole area opens up new RL discussions about strategy, tactics and decision-making, provided fans can understand it and start to follow it.

I think NRL Tactics is the right idea of a show, but the way Gould explained it on the Footy Show last night seemed clearer and more interesting - but that may simply have been because it was Origin.

Still, I was impressed by it.

Are you sure you're not a rugby union fan?

 

[nqcowboy87]

i love gus