Give us some credit Garry

[Billy 2,521]

Oh my god, could he be anymore negative about the team he is a legend of

Im totally over him, grumpy Garry has lost me and l started a post to make him coach!!!

[Gorgoroth 12,920]

I thought he praised us tonight, yes he is measured but I think he is more like that as he is a champ of the club.

[Bitter but optimistic 22,218]

You have to respect him as an icon of the club but he is overtly and unnecessarily  negative in his commentary - bloody hard to listen to in fact.

[DubDee 25,530]

I honestly don’t know what some of you want from Garry. He is a club legend and former captain. 
he is in the media. I hear his comments as a frustrated supporter, basically like one of us commentating. You are always harder on those you love. Like if your son plays in the team you coach. 
if he started praising us and going on about it, it would be weird and he’d loose credibility as a media guy

[gs77 4,052]

He was lightning quick to leap to AVB's defence of his collision with Mihochek. I'll give him a point for that. On balance though I'd be more than happy to not hear him commentate our games. He may feel conscious of perceived bias and thus overcompensates the other way. 

[old55 23,356]

9 minutes ago, DubDee said:

I honestly don’t know what some of you want from Garry. He is a club legend and former captain. 
he is in the media. I hear his comments as a frustrated supporter, basically like one of us commentating. You are always harder on those you love. Like if your son plays in the team you coach. 
if he started praising us and going on about it, it would be weird and he’d loose credibility as a media guy

No he should back us instead of doubting us.  He's a total pain.

[Guest]

He was playing his role as a commentator.   The role he is paid for.   Eddie and a few others could take a leaf. 

[Nelo 813]

I’ve mentioned it on this forum several times but you wouldn’t know he once played for Melbourne. Has to be one of the most critical and negative person towards the dees. 

[Pates 9,659]

I think he tries too hard not to seem biased and goes a little the other way, which can be a little frustrating to listen to. 

[Dees2014 2,377]

33 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

You have to respect him as an icon of the club but he is overtly and unnecessarily  negative in his commentary - bloody hard to listen to in fact.

I don’t entirely agree. He is doing an expert commentary job, so has a responsibility to be objective. He also has insights which he wouldn’t have without that Demon background. He was clearly delighted during our run in 2018. I remember him and Paul Roos commentaries - two very happy people. When we are playing well his analysis is nuanced and insightful. It will be interesting to see what he says on Monday night “On the Couch”.

[Devil In Disguise 2,278]

Spends too much time analysing free kicks. Shut up Gary and enjoy the win.

 

[SPC 3,532]

I thought he was over the top biased towards us tonight.. could hardly control his excitement 

[Billy 2,521]

He’s the first to point out how woeful we were against Port, yet finds it so hard to praise us after three 10 goal wins

It’s embarrassing that he doesn’t give us credit when it’s due

[Billy 2,521]

11 minutes ago, SPC said:

I thought he was over the top biased towards us tonight.. could hardly control his excitement 

You serious?

[layzie 33,740]

I'm ok with Garry, does he really need to become a bathwater drinker?

[Queanbeyan Demon 6,813]

I'm surprised anyone takes notice of him. Pretty limited insight into the modern game IMHO.

[Kick_It_To_Pickett 3,291]

I think he just overcompensates when calling our games, to the point where Melbourne fans view him as ultra negative. I think he tries to avoid bias so hard that he actually comes across as if he is barracking for the opposition. It’s very frustrating and like Eddie did a few years ago, he should not call Melbourne games. 

[DeeSpencer 25,437]

I love grumpy Garry. Not afraid to call it as it is sometimes with some of our players and some of the teams faults. 

Gets nervous during games like I bet most of us do. I certainly do.

Yes he had moments of negativity but did everyone upset miss how effusive some of his praise was of the performance? He was clearly enjoying several parts of the game too.

[Fork 'em 6,983]

Lyon is the voice of the frustrated supporter.
Hates how historically flaky we are as do I.
See players doing dumb sheet with poor skills and calls it with exasperation.
I'm certainly not gonna hold it against him.

The club needs to earn the supporters trust and they've never done it.
Not since I've been alive anyway.

 

[Fork 'em 6,983]

1 minute ago, DeeSpencer said:

I love grumpy Garry. Not afraid to call it as it is sometimes with some of our players and some of the teams faults. 

Gets nervous during games like I bet most of us do. I certainly do.

Yes he had moments of negativity but did everyone upset miss how effusive some of his praise was of the performance? He was clearly enjoying several parts of the game too.

Beat me by that much ?

[darkhorse72 1,901]

His comments are based on our history and how we need to change to become consistent.  No problem with what he says as he wants us to succeed so he is harder on us than others, yes he thinks like a supporter and shows his frustration.  

[Dr. Gonzo 24,131]

2 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

You have to respect him as an icon of the club but he is overtly and unnecessarily  negative in his commentary - bloody hard to listen to in fact.

Some like Eddie are so one eyed about their club and they play into it. Others like Garry go the other way and are overly critical so as not to appear biased. I don't think that is reflective of his true feelings about the team/club but it is frustrating as it plays into the stereotype about the club (soft underbelly, pushovers etc)

Also he's probably been burnt putting his neck out for the club before so would be very cautious about how much praise he dishes out.

I hate it but I get it.

[Damo 3,343]

If he is objective he would point out occasionally where we missed a free or how we tried to set up play. he sure points out our oppositions failures to get a free kick. He is obsessed with us not converting inside 50 which stymied him tonight because we did. He brings up good points often as a commentator but could praise us now and again. He was on cloud 9 when Port [censored] on us.

[DubDee 25,530]

2 hours ago, Pollyanna said:

No he should back us instead of doubting us.  He's a total pain.

Read through the game day thread and see if the majority of us doubted us. 

[John Demonic 5,743]

The content is fine, it's the quantity of talking that [censored] me. Him and Riewoldt basically had an hour long conversation over the top of play, for the entire 2nd half. 

Edited August 15, 2020 by John Demonic