That was over 30 years ago too, he is 70 now. Not keen on him as a pundit but take my hat off to him for the charity swim and I hope it all goes well .
Graeme Sourness | Retires from “punditry”
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He's more handsome than even most 70 year old movie stars are.
Glad to see him away from the punditry though.
Odd character who is as disliked by United and Liverpool fans which takes some doing.
Glad to see him away from the punditry though.
Odd character who is as disliked by United and Liverpool fans which takes some doing.
Just tell Pogba to stay away from wherever he's swimming. We don't want him to boil the water.
I thought the first part of the quote in the tweet was about Pogba
I think he seems very genuine
But lets say you are correct. Who cares? If it means it will help a cause or help change somones opinion. Thats a goood thing isnt it?
Who's been doing that?
Some in this thread are viewing it very cynically and suggesting he is only doing it to improve his own brand
They did? Where? I saw one sarcastic post, that then talked about brushing his teeth being PR, that poster was clearly being tongue in cheek. Did I miss others?
So one post? Vidyoyo was clearly being sarcastic.
That wasn't about him swimming the Channel though, was it?
Does the charity still get paid if he gets eaten by a shark?
No, it was about speaking openly about homophobia in football and how his own viewpoint had developed.
Sounees is alright in my book. Top bloke and phenomenal pundit (Pogba criticism aside)
He's a fecking shite pundit.
Swimming the channel at 70? Wow. He might not make it.
Fair play to him, the git. He comes across as a genuinely nice person, the fecking twat that he is.
Sarcasm aside, good luck to the guy. It's admirable for anybody to do that for charity.
I also think he's not serious with much of his punditry and plays up to the bad wolf image. I think that of most of Talksport's regulars though.
I also think he's not serious with much of his punditry and plays up to the bad wolf image. I think that of most of Talksport's regulars though.
Some of his opinions were obviously very wrong but he seems like a sensitive guy who cares about people and I think that’s more important than any of his football opinions.
It is also commendable coming from the era he did. I think It’s a fantastic trait to be able to be introspective and experience real self-growth. A lot of people never do.
Swimming the channel at 70 having had a triple bypass is phenomenal. Hats off to him.
It is also commendable coming from the era he did. I think It’s a fantastic trait to be able to be introspective and experience real self-growth. A lot of people never do.
Swimming the channel at 70 having had a triple bypass is phenomenal. Hats off to him.
And again, I was putting aside my cynicism if one read the post correctly.
I don’t think anyone is giving him a hard time over doing something for charity. It just also cannot be denied it happens to be a positive bit of publicity for him after a nightmare few weeks.
That poor girl, such an awful disease
Good on him for his contribution to charity. That's a lovely thing to do
My thoughts exactly.
What are you suggesting with this then?
Blimey. I’m not suggesting anything, I’m being pretty explicit. After being tarred with a brush the last couple of weeks, this wonderful act has improved his standing with people, including on here. What are you not getting?
Again, this isn't what's happening. No idea what the point of this faux outrage is.
I hope his legs go rusty.
Nor do I.
This man’s opinions are irrelevant.
Who gives a shit if you like his punditry or not? He seems a genuinely decent bloke. His reaction to the Zouma cat gate, his honest outlook on pride, charity work etc. He's far more relatable person than many realise. Yeah he hates United but he's an ex Liverpool player. I'm a fan of him.
I mean... it's pretty natural to care about whether or not he's good at the profession he's paid for?
I think it's more that you're suggesting he purposely decided to swim the channel for charity, in an effort to get some positive PR. Personally, I don't think that that's the case, its more that he now has time on his hands to dedicate to training and fundraising. At 70, I'd like to think that most people are past caring what others think.
Legend and an actual hardman. He was spot on about the fraud that Pogba was.
He wasn't.
Yeah agreed. Think dissing his punditry is fine. Just think many people (moreso in real life) tend to just hate him as a person for some reason, which I dont understand.
I think that's your inference rather than my suggestion. As another poster mentioned, Souness has been with this charity for some time, so the swim was more than likely planned for quite some time, but despite Sky's insistence, he hasn't retired from punditry as his appearances elsewhere would indicate, and the negative publicity he has endured recently (from Sky's perspective) has been counteracted by this noble effort whether it has been pushed or not.