Remarkably biased Northern Ireland commentary annoys the masses

Gerry Armstrong really outdid himself while on commentary duty for Sky on Sunday evening.

The former professional footballer was tasked with the commentary gig for the second leg of Northern Ireland's World Cup play-off against Switzerland. Belfast-born Armstrong played 63 times for the Green and White Army as a player and had two stints with them as assistant manager. Having such close ties with the team you are covering can be a great thing. Passion inevitably shines through in the commentary game when it's genuine. However, objectivity, fairness and just being truthful in general should probably take precedence. In Armstrong's case though, all balance went out the window for this crunch encounter. https://twitter.com/mancitysmith/status/929773200732540939 Everyone on social media was in agreement, Armstrong sounded more like a fan than a commentator. He did things such as refer to the Northern Ireland players by their first names, applaud every refereeing that went their way and just seemed to view the game through green and white-tinted glasses. https://twitter.com/SachinNakrani/status/929782898730905601 https://twitter.com/TrevorOakley1/status/929773022940221440 https://twitter.com/Rogers_Richardd/status/928720465237037056 https://twitter.com/Evanlawlor10/status/929778605491675137 Plus there were several other head-scratching moments where Armstrong seemed to display a lack of research as well a lack of knowledge about football and geography. https://twitter.com/NotoriousJOS/status/929781593983643648 https://twitter.com/Coral/status/928737167169458177 https://twitter.com/craighegarty8/status/928715612028915712 https://twitter.com/liampsmith91/status/928730249235492865 Well, it certainly got people talking anyway.