Paul O'Connell greatest question of sport answer ever

[@harryford6689]

borussiamonchengladbachno

[@nicholasjoiner-straughan4823]

Harry Ford looool

[@BeasleyStreet]

So simple,so funny...

[@djseanoduill]

🤣

[@andygalloway3282]

I didn't think it was possible to have any more respect for this man.

[@andygalloway3282]

I love how cheekily respectful wee mat Dawson is too. Also a fine player

[@taintabird23]

Me too!

[@lukessummerguitar]

Fair dues to AP McCoy... he added the two Letters! :)

[@supadupairishboi]

well said

[@MikeMJPMUNCH]

Who's the most unpopular man a Borussia Mönchengladbach match? The man who shouts give us a B.

[@shadow222e]

Oh man that had me laughing quite a bit lol

[@laurencereid1462]

😂😂😂😂

[@Mpr91]

Very funny

[@niallcnoc9646]

I love the way he follows his answer saying "No" every so delicately Twice :-) You'd never take him for a killing machine :-)

[@thisguy976]

He only did that once.

[@justoneopinion1]

He did say it twice.....ever so softly though. Giant hear me roar on the pitch, and a big soft teddy bear off the pitch! A gent and a legend.

[@kopthelotklopp1523]

@@thisguy976 twice

[@roryc554]

and the way his head dips the 2nd time, so delicate! 😂. what an answer though

[@Withcare111]

@@thisguy976 don't be such a pedantic fuck

[@ivorscrotumic3556]

For once on youtube, the title was not misleading. What a spot...!!!

[@joelyons886]

rumour has it Superman wears Paul O'Connell undies...

[@rivalhugh3697]

Joe Lyons gift grub

[@shaunjenkinson5089]

Remember watching this. Just brilliant. And now, after a disastrous revamp and an entirely predictable slump in viewing numbers, BBC have had to pull a great show 😢

[@DiddlyPenguin]

It’s a shame because they ruined a great show. Where else do u get moments like that

[@DiddlyPenguin]

He

[@shaunjenkinson5089]

@@daysofmkty3029, sorry, no way

[@ohneMofa007]

Not even a German would have solved this one, cheers from Berlin Germany 🇩🇪

[@garyhutton2654]

Yes they would I got it rite away I'm not super intelligent but he like me remembered Liverpool v them I knew it 1977 boy born in England with Irish name played for Liverpool Joe Kevin Keegan 🇮🇪☘️☘️

[@robertpirsig5011]

@@garyhutton2654 lol, how do you know how he thought of it??

[@mikerambler4012]

Paulie..legend ..always a great man to read a game....🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉

[@ciaraodonoghue4681]

gotta love big paulie an irish legend..

[@davebrokenshire1086]

No one is ever going to top this.

[@TheJohnCooper]

Dave Brokenshire could’ve guessed without the letters

[@Democracy_Manifest]

@@TheJohnCooper he's dead now

[@lorenzobuggin7964]

@@Democracy_Manifest how is Paul dead?

[@ocodeskamcdbsm]

​@@lorenzobuggin7964 I think he was referring to the guy David I'm the initial comment not Paul O Connell

[@zion-designs]

Moving to the states, this program is what I miss the most ...

[@justthetruth1]

takes the Irish to show how it's done.

[@jacrispy9782]

Simon Evans Tiocfaidh ár lá

[@jacrispy9782]

Simon Evans What haha win what

[@justthetruth1]

troll life

[@justthetruth1]

some Aussie twat replied but deleted his comment, a dig at nationalism, how ironic given that Australia is a nation founded of whites who hail from jailed immigrants, the indigenous population have been butchered by his kind, gotta love irony.

[@JamesWilson-me8cs]

rather live in Australia then a country that has a civil war and is plagued by acts of self nationalist terrorism

[@cicstommy]

Get this man on University Challenge.

[@joeahern8773]

That's limerick city baby....☺

[@swaglad9728]

Joe Ahern stab city that is

[@RB-NZ2]

Joe Ahern DATS LIMERICK CITAYYY

[@TheHorseOutside]

Best thing about Limerick City is the proximity to Shannon Airport so you can get the fuck out

[@JohnReilly-r4j]

5 all Irelands in a row

[@robertpirsig5011]

That guys very smart. Unbelievable

[@Smithy07sham]

robert pirsig he got all A's in his academic records and studied computer engineering so he definitely is one smart man

[@EoinLangford]

Yes, Legend. Only word to describe him.

[@iainstirling6978]

In the good old days of Question of Sport! Sadly RIP!

[@shaunjenkinson5089]

Yes, absolute rubbish decision making from the BBC. Not broke, don't fix it

[@luksvo8468]

Greatest club in the world 😍

[@garyhutton2654]

I'm 55 now watched them in the eighties great club love from Ireland ☘️

[@propjoe1060]

Paulie is an all time legend!

[@dsm2441]

Rightfully so, stand up and clap for the king

[@kwaggacapetown3191]

That is brilliant. Wow 😮

[@honeybeebadger]

Damn that was good

[@nickmagee-brown739]

Lol. Even Matt was impressed!

[@michaelellard4664]

I saw the program. But I really enjoy seeing the repeats.

[@alcoyne3333333333333]

Legend on and off the pitch 🙌

[@ynotnilknarf39]

When you know it, you know it.

[@MarkMiller-zm2th]

When you know, you know.

[@quickmac2299]

With an answer like that I can't believe he played with "Young Munster"

[@dava73]

Incredible

[@spring983]

I must have missed the chapter on this great moment in his book

[@Fatima502]

Random moments like this made it such a great programme. There were many also in the David Coleman era. It failed when they tried to make things funny all the time. It's better when they happen naturally.

[@jollyboatman]

Took him less time to get the answer than it took to explain the game!!

[@Democracy_Manifest]

Credit to Matt, that is actually very funny

[@padraig65]

Love the "No"

[@youssefeltawab1491]

Fantastic o Connor best rugby player

[@ocodeskamcdbsm]

O connell you mean

[@kevinbowen2877]

What a legend. And he's Irish.

[@MOSSFEEN]

a Mighty Man from MUNSTER

[@lordkorner]

Can't wait to share this with my German friends.

[@jackmcgrath5801]

Incredible 😂😂

[@Chocoboo__]

Ikr

[@easterlynewt5053]

Jayzus....is that you jack

[@dalgais1]

Legend is Paul.

[@DraconiaSnape]

Best moment ever!😂

[@eamontdmas]

He's a scary man, in so many different ways.

[@raytracer2651]

beast. ha ha he should have just got up and walked out leaving them all sitting there. oconnell out.

[@martingriff101]

the only person that Chuck Norris is afraid of is Paul O'Connell

[@davidaoregan]

thats what a legend looks like

[@celticwarrior1365]

Now, let us dispense with all the jokes about the Irish being thick! Good on ya Munster man!

[@ginge2991]

Robert Roberts luck of the Irish

[@combatenthusiast6297]

Gingé Typical

[@breenwalshe7667]

Good man

[@DM-rp9ik]

Superman wears Paul O Connell pajamas.

[@Irishrover101]

Go on Paul lad

[@drunkenbruno]

Greets from the German Team!

[@vikingman8027]

Well done Paul, :), matt Dawson you Tube.

[@jasonfallon4968]

Just watched it and I still don’t know the answer

[@swingwizard]

I love this...

[@diggyd]

No flies on him.

[@kennethdrewary1094]

Back in the 80s Bernard langer guessed the mystery personality, but admitted after, that he was standing behind the camera when they were filming the person, just can't remember who it was now, lol.

[@MrAddyginsh]

Didn't see this in full, can anyone confirm if Phil's team won this episode. Cheers.

[@cannning414]

That's insane

[@jonathandavies1722]

Brilliant!

[@RoyChadwick51]

Sue Barker was never the right host for QOS . The captains were kak also . Late 80s were great . RIP Coleman ❤

[@conorconor1000]

Mad that Theresa may used to host it

[@davej1952]

Awesome

[@breenwalshe7667]

Gimme 3 points sue.........R I'll ate ya................

[@Chocoboo__]

How?

[@gordon1545]

It's actually not that hard. The second word is so long there's very few things it could have been.

[@WildlifeObsessed]

Alan McDonald - Good question ! Another gem is "Why ?"

[@-fd7xu]

The shows fixed. Did you ever see the making of question of sport.

[@TheFrazzzzzz]

Celtic had just played Monchengladbach in the champions league; Celtic are big in Ireland; he’s Irish; that’s how he got it so quick

[@declanmcdonnell6965]

Of course Gordon, you'd have gotten it in a heartbeat no doubt, you absolute tomato. Are you trying to claim that ANY word related to sport...ie. an athlete's fucking surname couldn't be a long word?

[@luketilleard5697]

This is incredible haha

[@vantheman12welshman66]

Clearly a Liverpool fan

[@Nix42069]

Actually an Everton fan

[@derekmmmm]

I've seen this before and still didn't get it!!!

[@breenwalshe7667]

derekmmmm you fucking dope

[@niallhickey603]

Goat

[@gunamerstravels]

Unbelievable Jeff

[@ryanredversmusic]

My mum says "class"

[@justinfagan8862]

Had it solved before I even started the video

[@figgybill]

Which pixel is he?

[@justinr73]

I got it before he did.

[@johnmckain539]

Awsome top man.wow!

[@TheCapt222]

The uk should send Paul o Connell to the European union to sort out brexit they wouldn't know what was about to hit them

[@Ystadcop]

And he's a FARMER!

[@patmcgarry9692]

No he isnt

[@Ystadcop]

Oh yes he is!

[@darrenwalshe65]

the Irish are very smart and unassuming! cute hoor!

[@billybolllox7592]

Obvious answer ... legend

[@AB-um2dl]

The 'rain man'

[@jonahfox1138]

FLAIR!

[@jayrichardson7830]

I said it as a joke 😂 and it was

[@dougiemcbriar1998]

Just saw and on TV showing paddy McGuiness as new host, he's as funny as piles. Peter Kay's biggest mistake.... Honestly a glove puppet would be better, bring back Gordon the Goffer

[@shaunjenkinson5089]

Not even that funny

[@dougiemcbriar1998]

@@shaunjenkinson5089 he never has been

[@Fergalking]

This is no surprise, he got a perfect score in his secondry school leaving exams(600 points)

[@paulbyrne7675]

In or around 500

[@albee_fuqtifanno8595]

Dawson spoke like he was super gay. Plus he had to get the final say and clap at the end. Thats why i cant stand the prick. Hes always this way. Tuffers is brilliant though.

[@cole003f]

Albee_ Fuqtifanno tuffers you can see does it to have an absolute blast on the show, dawson just looks to take it too seriously

[@TheLadder22]

Nothing wrong with being gay Albee

[@9dnAinMA2]

WTF

[@982stu]

It’s a scripted show so..............

[@duncanbull7335]

;

[@kopthelotklopp1523]

To be fair the fact there was 15 letters in the second word made it easier because how many words, teams or sporting words have that many letters? Monchengladbach is possibly the only one. If it was 8 letters long it would have been much more ridiculous.

[@paulbyrne7675]

Lots of names peoples names have that many letters

[@kopthelotklopp1523]

@@paulbyrne7675 Go on then.... List some. Lol There's no doubt that having a particularly long word makes it easier. If both words had 9 letters each it's much more difficult because quite simply there's far more names/places/sporting teams/events etc with a lower amount of letters.

[@paulbyrne7675]

Dimitrios Konstantopoulos

[@paulbyrne7675]

Simeon Woodsrichardson

[@kopthelotklopp1523]

@@paulbyrne7675 one of those is double barrelled and the other one isn't exactly famous enough to have been the answer 😆 but fair play

[@alexrodriguez-rl7gr]

They're given the answers on Question of Sport beforehand and have been for years. There was an article in the paper years ago when the old host David Coleman admitted it.

[@imedi]

Really ?? But why I don't see what they would gain by doing something like that

[@shaunjenkinson5089]

No way

[@kevinbury3617]

ok.....tin hat is calling

[@AldershotDave]

"Let's see if you're right". It's stupid for Sue Barker to say that coz if it wasn't right, she'd simply have said "no" or "that's wrong"!!

[@jasonantigua6825]

It was a setup,came out in the Jonathan Ross Show !!!

[@like2surf]

Nope, nice troll though.

[@CB-xr1eg]

Spastic.

[@jasonantigua6825]

Clive Bindley spunk boozer

[@CB-xr1eg]

Yes I'm sure you are, but remember, too much salt is bad for you!

[@ocodeskamcdbsm]

Did it now. Please post the video where someone says that it was a set up

[@bizzaro1988]

Even the reactions look scripted

[@lewisfirth6502]

Contrived for the muppets watching, not a quiz but a show.

[@Unborn-Stillborn]

Where's your proof ? Oh wait , you have none .. just an unhappy little man ..

[@JN-xn1zp]

Cheat. He is bonking sue

[@Ligerpride]

It's not as amazing as it seems......it's a well known team for a long name. I'd argue that a much smaller name would be a lot tougher.

[@robertpirsig5011]

Pffft, while I understand what you are saying, the guy figured it out in under 3 seconds. How many people would be that quick? Now do you realise why it's more impressive than you are saying.

[@alcoyne3333333333333]

There's always one 🙄

[@shaunjenkinson5089]

Seriously??? Bet you didn't get it

[@Ligerpride]

@@shaunjenkinson5089 I only saw this first after it was known. I'm not wrong though am I? Borussia Monchengladbach or however the spelling goes is a famously long name of a football team. It even has that "give me a B" joke.

[@shaunjenkinson5089]

@@Ligerpride the clue was “anything sport.” Team, place, venue, sportsman, anything. Not just a team name, in which case you may have had a point

[@chuckles1221]

It was set up to improve viewing ratings

[@magbarcoe1277]

Chuckles 1 He would but he couldn't find it.

[@ocodeskamcdbsm]

Chuckles you keep telling yourself that. You probably knew the answer before o connell did to

[@Unborn-Stillborn]

Show us your proof ?