Well, in case people havent heard yet, Colin Murray is the new host of 
Fighting Talk.  Now he has a hard act to follow (IMO) but I reckon he could 
make a good try at it.

The man went even higher up in my opinion on New Years Eve when he was 
standing in for the fat one Holmes on the saturday morning show, and he made 
it listenable to once again.  Even better, at the end of the show he came 
out with the absolutely classic line when thanking everyone on the show by 
introducing that silly bint who is always on there as "the only member of 
the show who could be a widow in the new year!".  her husband of course 
being James Cracknell who was doing that rowing across some ocean thingy at 
the time.  In my own little deluded world this was said to her with complete 
malice and as punishment for being so obnixious when she works with Holmes.

Although i never catch Murray on Radio 1 (im guessing he is still there?) he 
also done the american football on channel 5 this season, and was very 
entertaining in that, even doing the whole show from a sleeping bag one 
night just for the sheer hell of it.

So, a very worthy successor to Christain O'connell i hope.  shall be 
listening in this saturday to see how he goes

"The Original Rob" <robbo@"no-spam"bunny68.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:droer3$uak$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Well, in case people havent heard yet, Colin Murray is the new host of
> Fighting Talk.  Now he has a hard act to follow (IMO) but I reckon he
could
> make a good try at it.
>
> The man went even higher up in my opinion on New Years Eve when he was
> standing in for the fat one Holmes on the saturday morning show, and he
made
> it listenable to once again.  Even better, at the end of the show he came
> out with the absolutely classic line when thanking everyone on the show by
> introducing that silly bint who is always on there as "the only member of
> the show who could be a widow in the new year!".  her husband of course
> being James Cracknell who was doing that rowing across some ocean thingy
at
> the time.  In my own little deluded world this was said to her with
complete
> malice and as punishment for being so obnixious when she works with
Holmes.
>
> Although i never catch Murray on Radio 1 (im guessing he is still there?)
he
> also done the american football on channel 5 this season, and was very
> entertaining in that, even doing the whole show from a sleeping bag one
> night just for the sheer hell of it.
>
> So, a very worthy successor to Christain O'connell i hope.  shall be
> listening in this saturday to see how he goes
>
>

Never heard of the bloke but when you mentioned that he came from Radio One
it all became clear..... another one of Sheenan's imports to attract even
more spotty yoofs to the once adult station we used to enjoy.

Oh, and saying that he was an improvement on Eamonn Holmes is hardly a
shining endorsement is it? A bit like saying it's better to have rabies than
Ebola because you live a couple of days longer.

>
> Never heard of the bloke but when you mentioned that he came from Radio 
> One
> it all became clear..... another one of Sheenan's imports to attract even
> more spotty yoofs to the once adult station we used to enjoy.
>
> Oh, and saying that he was an improvement on Eamonn Holmes is hardly a
> shining endorsement is it? A bit like saying it's better to have rabies 
> than
> Ebola because you live a couple of days longer.
>

Now be fair, give the man a chance.  i also stated he works for channel five 
on their overnight sports coverage, so he clearly has both a liking of, and 
an interest in, more than just man utd, which is about the limit of holmes 
knowledge.

I dont know what he does for radio 1, but i dont think he classes as the 
normal braindead kiddy fodder that usually comes from there.

and as he is taking over fighting talk, you cant claim it as futher evidence 
of dumming down, the show isnt exactly high brow or current affairs now is 
it!

The Original Rob wrote:
> >
> > Never heard of the bloke but when you mentioned that he came from Radio
> > One
> > it all became clear..... another one of Sheenan's imports to attract even
> > more spotty yoofs to the once adult station we used to enjoy.
> >
> > Oh, and saying that he was an improvement on Eamonn Holmes is hardly a
> > shining endorsement is it? A bit like saying it's better to have rabies
> > than
> > Ebola because you live a couple of days longer.
> >
>
> Now be fair, give the man a chance.  i also stated he works for channel five
> on their overnight sports coverage, so he clearly has both a liking of, and
> an interest in, more than just man utd, which is about the limit of holmes
> knowledge.
>
> I dont know what he does for radio 1, but i dont think he classes as the
> normal braindead kiddy fodder that usually comes from there.
>
> and as he is taking over fighting talk, you cant claim it as futher evidence
> of dumming down, the show isnt exactly high brow or current affairs now is
> it!

Really nice down-to-earth bloke, too, when he is out and about in
Belfast. He remembers his old pals and doesn't hang out in wanky bars.

Miffy

"Timbo"  writes:

> Never heard of the bloke but when you mentioned that he came from Radio One
> it all became clear..... another one of Sheenan's imports to attract even
> more spotty yoofs to the once adult station we used to enjoy.

Call me a bluff old traditionalist, but I'll reserve judgement as to
how good he is on Fighting Talk unti, you know, *after* he's actually
hosted a show.