Enjoying the breakfast show today.
When Danny stops trying to have a talking burst and sticks to being a presenter he does a good job.

Jim White, doesnt seem to get a lot of phone callers, yesterday he had Minola the agent, today its Jeff Mostyn the Bournemouth chairman

It seems we may be getting an hour interview a day

Haven't heard Jim White yet on talkPREM but know before I even hear him I won't like him because he drives me MAD on Sky Sports News. I don't doubt he'll fit in well at a station full of chancers and misfits and they'll probably be billing him next as the dream replacement for the breakfast show fandangerler himself Brazil once he hangs up his freebie bag and takes his place on a park bench somewhere with his bottle of Johnnie Walkers hidden from public view in a carrier bag reminiscing to totally uninterested passers-by how great he was and how he would have beaten Keegan's record goals tally back in the 80's had King Kev not taken and scored a hat-full of penalties.

Oh no, Paul Scholes has dared to slate the blessed Prem, Durham not happy, I am obviously turning off the radio now, but fully expect Durham to talk bollox for the next 3 hours, like every day.

To be honest you don't even need to turn the radio on to know Dungbeetle is talking bollocks.

The thing is that he will be lauded once he stops playing. He will be described as a "great servant". What...he managed to turn up for the flights and remembered his passport?

It was the same with Beckham. The way some people go on about Beckham (Keys and Gray used to be particularly guilty of this, although they were guilty of arselicking all footballers) you would think he was a stellar performer. He had a thoroughly mediocre international career that was ultimately completely unsuccessful. Arguably Rooney's career has been somewhat worse, but he will still get the plaudits, anyone criticising him will be considered negative and his goalscoring record will be trotted out as evidence that he was an international great.

We're happy with mediocrity, we celebrate mediocrity. Over the last 20 years, the only England player I can think of whose career should be praised, let alone celebrated, is Ashley Cole. He was a genuinely world-class performer, who went up against the best and never came off worse. I would maybe make honourable mentions for Michael Owen, who always scored goals against the very best when fit and at his peak, and Rio Ferdinand, who was probably England's best player when they made the quarter-finals, and looked extremely good in that World Cup.

Apart from that, everyone else has failed to deliver anything of substance. Yeah, they've done well to make it to international level. Have a pat on the back. They don't deserve any more than that, and Rooney deserves no more than that. Andy Murray is a sportsman of the highest calibre who deserves to be garlanded, not Wayne Rooney.

Does anyone care about the Paralympics, it's so boring just going on and on about it.

I have cerebral palsy, but my feelings are I can take it or leave it.

I have enjoyed the Jim White show on Talksport, he has been nothing like he is on SSNHQ very mellow and no shouting.

Both days have included an hours interview, yesterday it was Paul Pogbas agent, today it was Jeff Mostyn from Bournemouth.

Well whilst is might not be that exciting on paper compared to the Manchester Derby (which will probably end up being a dull draw like last season..) their efforts and achievements do put the endless moaning and whinging of footballers and other sports people into some perspective.

They certainly earn their money (which is peanuts I suspect) and deserve any positive headlines the media give them but naturally it won't be mainstream news which is understandable.

Well I've got to agree It's better than expected, certainly an improvement on Murray's childish and annoying show. Jim White is not as shouty and loud as he is on SSN. The guests so far have been quite entertaining, and particularly enjoyed Souness and Deano's stories about their time in Galatasaray.

Yes and it isn't boring unlike the Premier so-so League!

Fact of the day. The first Paralympics were held in Seoul in 1988. If anyone says otherwise, they're telling porkies!

Wrong attitude. This isn't SSN.

Formal show kinda worked well, he is relaxed.

Agreed. I always find the Paralympics an enjoyable watch, seeing people who've experienced hardship in their lives getting pride and enjoyment from their sporting achievements. It provides a lot of feel good moments. At a time when sporting events like the Premier League, Wimbledon and the Olympic Games are massively hyped up by the media, it's quite nice to be able to follow an international sporting event with British involvement that flies under the radar a bit when it comes to British media coverage (Channel 4, BBC Radio 5 Live and Gareth A Davies in The Daily Telegraph being honourable exceptions).

Nicky Campbell has just said on BBC Radio 5 Live they'll be covering much of the Paralympics does anyone know what the world's biggest sports radio station has planned for the event?.

Peter Shilton's on the back page of the Express saying Rooney "has lost his edge and should stand down" he also says Joe Hart is "over-rated and should no longer be considered England's No 1".

Nice change from the usual rehearsed soundbites.

The Express!!!
Thought you were more the Daily Worker Billy

I don't as a rule buy newspapers any more Ven but was in the shop this morning buying milk and saw it cost 10p so decided to buy it that's all.

PS..
Mind if I answer my own question on the Paralympics in post #940?, .......... NOTHING.

I never buy any newspapers, full of mis-information IMO, the Express in particular, they can't even get the weather right

That's why it's 10p.

Ven I caught a bit of the 2 Mikes last night I think it was the spot where Graham asks Parry questions, I really had to laugh out loud when Porky said when he was younger with his then darker beard when it came to looks he looked like the equivalent of Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees.

Barry Gibb.
>>http://bit.ly/2c9wPaz<<


Mike Parry.
>>http://bit.ly/2c3diaX<<

ha ha ha ha ...

Porky looks like he been constipated for at least a week. Although the once divine Barry Gibb is older and fatter he still looks a gazillion times better than Our Mike ..

Otherwise is it next week that Quinn will start his two days a week stint on the Breakfast Show with Big Al? I don't mind a mixture of Ray Parlour, Alvin Martin and/or a "relevant guest who happens to be in town" for the remaining three days. Am certainly not going anywhere near the show the days when Quinn are on, thank heaven for Nick Ferrari and/or Vanessa Feltz.
[Yes (and before everyone cracks up) Vanessa Feltz, highly intelligent, listens to callers and makes me laugh, a perfect broadcaster IMO].

In the lead-up to the Glasgow derby, it's nice that Jim White's show is free of any accusations of bias. Souness of Rangers was on yesterday while, to maintain balance, Warburton of Sevco pops up today.

First listen to J White show today and isn"t bad. Vast improvement on"me, me, me Murray".

Surprised that they don't pay people to take the Express.

I was gonna say that Mallory but thought it sailed a bit too close to the "malicious falsehood" wind.