Tommy Smyth

Filed under: Champions League, ESPN, Fox Soccer Channel

tommy-smyth

I came across this story about Tommy Smyth from our boy Spangler’s Twitter page. The story was written by Steven Wells for The Guardian and is called, “Is this the end for Tommy Smyth, possibly the most hated football commentator in history?” There are no doubts that every soccer fan in America that has listened to Tommy call a game has an opinion about him. Check out the full story to hear just how much some people don’t like him and if his days are numbered with ESPN losing the Champions League rights to FSC.

Quite possibly my favorite part of the entire article…

Crockatt is particularly appalled by Smyth’s brogue, which is as powerful now as when Smyth emigrated to the US in 1963. “In each of the years that he’s left County Louth, his accent has gotten stronger to such an extent that he’s now 94% angry leprechaun.”

Added on Thursday, April 16th, 2009 by

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