RTÉ One viewers were loving the witty and funny interview with “pure gent” Roddy Collins on The Tommy Tiernan Show this evening, flocking to social media to say how they could listen to him all night.
Throughout the wide-ranging interview, the legendary former professional football player and manager chatted about his love for his wife and his life and career as he regaled Tommy with witty stories.
The conversation also turned to Roddy’s brother, professional former boxer the Celtic Warrior Steve Collins, who competed between 1986 to 1997, with Roddy telling the host about his key role in his Boxing champ brother’s entourage.
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“Well not really directly in his boxing, he did his own thing,” Roddy explained.”It would be around the gym. I’d see him around the training camp, I’d spar with him for a couple of rounds.
“Basically, I’d run all the say, people going to support him. I organised the flights, hotels, busses, and match or fight tickets, I’d make sure everyone had a good time. That was what I done.
“I was the world champion belt carrier, not boxer, I used to walk into the ring with the belt. Right?”
The former professional football player and manager then stood up to demonstrate how he would carry the belt, with his arms high above his head.
“You come down, and the entourage comes in,” he continued.
“There are 20-odd thousand people on the screen. I’ve got the belt, and I’m full of adrenaline, I’m killing everyone. And I’m going by his opponent and I’m going, ‘your fucking getting it pal’ and walk around and come round to his trainers, ‘Your getting it too!’”.
Fans adored the witty and funny interview, flocking to social media to throw heaps of praise on the “pure gent”.
A big-time Roddy fan wrote: “Loving the interview with the great Roddy Collins, he's an absolute character and a gent. His knowledge on everything to do with football is a pure and utter joy to listen to.”
One more viewer joked: “How could I ever forget the time I was in The Square cinema Tallaght walking into ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ and a man said we should have brought grapes in to eat while watching ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’.
“It was Roddy Collins always a very witty man”.
One fan added: “We should have sent Roddy Collins to the Eurovision.”
“Roddy Collins! What a man.” While another simply added: “Would listen to Roddy Collins all night.”
Another new fan penned: “Never heard of Roddy Collins but we are pissing ourselves laughing listening to him he is so funny and lovely”. While one more joked: “You'd be talking till the cows came home”.
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