Gusherasms

[Joe Schmo]

Can anyone remember the quote about Stephen Ferris after he scored last season against one of the Italian teams, he described Ferris like a train either without a station or had missed his station?

Would love the exact quote if anyone can remember. It was up there, clearly one he had had in the bank for while.

It was Constable "he turned into a train with no station, absolutely unstoppable" gusher said he was a "mobile monster" not sure there are too many static monsters but there you go. It's on uafc YouTube and it was the home Scarlets match.

[shamalicious]

Not sure if this counts; it's probably more "doing a Gusher" than a Gusherasm but did anyone hear him try to find the words for contact lenses? "Those things you put in your eyes..."

That and constantly confusing our blonde-haired players with one another.

'Tom Court's down injured, it seems to be a....oh no wait its just a problem with his....eh...those things you stick in your eyes when you can't see properly"

That's it! Couldn't remember his exact words. He's getting auld!

[big mervyn]

Not sure if this counts; it's probably more "doing a Gusher" than a Gusherasm but did anyone hear him try to find the words for contact lenses? "Those things you put in your eyes..."

That and constantly confusing our blonde-haired players with one another.

'Tom Court's down injured, it seems to be a....oh no wait its just a problem with his....eh...those things you stick in your eyes when you can't see properly"

That's it! Couldn't remember his exact words. He's getting auld!

Noticed that he's been having a lot of trouble keeping up with all the subs, blood subs, sin bins etc of late.

Once he has to veer from the well tested script of what school the lads attended and whose great uncle played fly-half for Collegians in 1946, he's struggling a bit.

[jackthelad]

Gusher covering Olympic boxing was also quite funny

He's actually a fully qualified boxing judge.

[King Ding]

Schools cup commentary,

"and at fullback there is xxxx, whos great uncle represent ireland at water polo at the olympics in atlanta"

may have exagerated a bit

[breakdown]

When Best got binned against Leinster I think it was, and Herring came on Gusher struggled to figure out why that would be, it seemed an 'odd tactical substitution' until he realised it was a forced change

[pythagoras]

Any relation?

'He strokes the ball like it was part of his anatomy' -Jimmy Magee

[breakdown]

Aye thats what it was "Herring used to play back row for his old club but he was brought here as a hooker"

Have to say though that when Cunningham is on commentary he is quite easy to listen to and very rugby smart. Having him as the main commentator would be much better

[Deckard]

When Best got binned against Leinster I think it was, and Herring came on Gusher struggled to figure out why that would be, it seemed an 'odd tactical substitution' until he realised it was a forced change

It was Diack going off for him to come on that confused him. Couldn't work out why we were going to okay Herring at 6.

That's right I was pishing myself

One of his other classics is "and that's Mike McComish - and a very good footballer, in fact I remember watching him captain Campbell College to a Schools Cup victory from out-half back in 1999" (or whenever it was) if I've heard that once I've heard it a dozen times..

[ColinM]

"theres Paul O'Connell watching on with none other than one Peter Clohessy, the only man who can leave his car unlocked anywhere he likes in Limerick"

[shamalicious]

"theres Paul O'Connell watching on with none other than one Peter Clohessy, the only man who can leave his car unlocked anywhere he likes in Limerick"

That was a great one.

[breakdown]

I wonder if Gusher reads this board....

[big mervyn]

I wonder if Gusher reads this board....

Bound to. Finger on the pulse an' all ...

May not know who we're talking about though. Probably wondering if it's the same Gusher who played scrum-half in the Subsidiary Shield final of 1979 or it may have been '78?

[dublane]

Numerous mentions of methodist college.

Numerous mentions of players famous relatives, whether they played darts or herded sheep. no feat too small.

Once compared nick williams to an octopus.

Mccomish as an out half.

DH and MA as looking grim faced and unimpressed, in the stand.

Likes to draw attention to the silence before a kick.

Andrew Trimble- the Coleraine inst man.

Numerous mentions of the schools cup.

All in all- i believe gusher to be the hugo duncan of rugby commentary

[big mervyn]

A classic summation from the noble art:

"That was a very physical fight"