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RTÉ's World Cup analysis took an unexpected turn last night

An unexpected and dark turn.

LAST NIGHT, THE RTÉ punditry panel sat down to discuss England’s loss to Uruguay.

Then they tackled the question everyone was afraid to ask.

Yes, it was “Would they kill their grannies?” Look at the face on Billo there.

The consensus – as led by John Giles – was that England wouldn’t kill their grannies to win a match, whereas Uruguay would.

There was also discussion of Brazilian back alleys, and how Roy Hodgson doesn’t know about them. Here’s how Bill O’Herlihy summed up the debate:

Some England fans on Twitter who happened to be watching were a bit… confused.

Irish pundits on @RTE says it’s all down to the fact that English players aren’t prepared to kill their grannies. Ahh!
— Peter Sands, SMS (@petersands55) June 19, 2014

Peter Sands, SMS / Twitter

Although a few agreed.

Quote from RTE (Ireland) commentators- England need players "who will kill their grannies"! Not far wrong- hopefully find it for Costa Rica
— Creany (@skib38) June 20, 2014

creany / Twitter

Then came the inevitable:

John Giles recognises great players on the basis of whether they'd "kill their grannies". Didn't know he rated Stephen Ireland so highly.
— Éamonn Murphy (@EamonnMurphy19) June 19, 2014

Éamonn Murphy / Twitter

Thanks Pete Higgins!

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