I remember the episode when there was that fuss with Lineker and as a result of the fall out, Shearer and Wright refused to go on that week. The episode had no commentary or pundits, just 20-25 minutes of the match highlights and it was absolutely fine.
It wasn’t absolutely fine, it was the best match of the day ever. No commentary, no up their own arse analysis, just football!
All the matches for the programme should be written on little cylinders and placed near the edge of a shelf. A cat should then be allowed on the shelf, and the matches shown in the order the cat knocks the cylinders to the floor. This process could be recorded and edited before the broadcast and played at the beginning of the programme.
Almost certainly going to be a woman. After all this is the BBC would help if knows nothing about football, and believes the Premier Leauge has lots of Customers.
Almost certainly going to be a woman. After all this is the BBC would help if knows nothing about football, and believes the Premier Leauge has lots of Customers.
I think Gary’s been training the immigrants he has sleeping over to host it. His just having trouble persuading them to change their name dress up as women trim their beards and quit there job of Doctor /scientist.
Should be able to understand them better than Jamie Carragher though
I think Gary’s been training the immigrants he has sleeping over to host it. His just having trouble persuading them to change there name dress up as women trim their beards and quit there job of Doctor /scientist.
Should be able to understand them better than Jamie Carragher thiugh
would rather he persuades them to use there, their, they’re correctly.
Bloody immigrants coming over here and not bothering to learn our language
I remember the episode when there was that fuss with Lineker and as a result of the fall out, Shearer and Wright refused to go on that week. The episode had no commentary or pundits, just 20-25 minutes of the match highlights and it was absolutely fine.
Was it though? Was it really 'absolutely fine'?
All about opinions of course, but my recollection was that we had a load of right wing (political) commentators and journos, most of whom has shown zero previous interest in football, pushing their anti-beeb agenda afterwards by pretending it was an amazing improvement.
The reality was it was a bit rubbish.
Given that the reality was 20-25 minutes of just the highlights only without any of the waffle before, during and after then yes i'd say it was absolutely fine.
If you watch it for the opinions of Lineker, Shearer and Wright then yes i agree you'd have found it rubbish.
I always found it baffling that the highest paid presenter for the BBC contributed to the part of the show that many would likely fast forward.
People tune in to watch the football highlights. Lineker and co were just a side attraction to that.
And I say that as someone who doesn’t have anything particular against him. Just cannot understand what really justified that amount of TV license money that could be used elsewhere.
So obvious this thread was going to bring out all the "woke nonsense" commentary and jibes, but I would say Kelly Cates is a very good shout. Knows her stuff, and has the "child of football legend" factor that probably ties in well.
Would probably prefer Mark Chapman though, if it's still the same game/summary/punditry format trotted out as has been ritual for years and years.
I’m surprised it’s still going. I get the tradition but seeing as you can watch the goals pretty straight after the game, seems a bit pointless now.
This, I go on Livescore and way before Match of the Day is on it links to a 3 minute highlight package. Can't imagine having to sit through the whole of match of the day, painfully long.
I’m surprised it’s still going. I get the tradition but seeing as you can watch the goals pretty straight after the game, seems a bit pointless now.
This, I go on Livescore and way before Match of the Day is on it links to a 3 minute highlight package. Can't imagine having to sit through the whole of match of the day, painfully long.
You don’t have to sit through it, record and fast forward the analysis and pundits I don’t watch any live TV enabling me to fast forward the adverts
I’m surprised it’s still going. I get the tradition but seeing as you can watch the goals pretty straight after the game, seems a bit pointless now.
This, I go on Livescore and way before Match of the Day is on it links to a 3 minute highlight package. Can't imagine having to sit through the whole of match of the day, painfully long.
This is the thing, there is a load of value to the BBC for MoTD, but the way it's consumed is different now. It probably does really good numbers on iPlayer, however if you want the goals at 5.15 you can get them on your phone before you've got out of the traffic around the ground.
Same with the hysterics over the removal of the football results on 5 Live, you can get them on your phone, Livescore, Fotmob, your betting app does a better job of getting you the scores then anyone reading them with perfect diction on 5 Live.
I’m surprised it’s still going. I get the tradition but seeing as you can watch the goals pretty straight after the game, seems a bit pointless now.
This, I go on Livescore and way before Match of the Day is on it links to a 3 minute highlight package. Can't imagine having to sit through the whole of match of the day, painfully long.
This is the thing, there is a load of value to the BBC for MoTD, but the way it's consumed is different now. It probably does really good numbers on iPlayer, however if you want the goals at 5.15 you can get them on your phone before you've got out of the traffic around the ground.
Same with the hysterics over the removal of the football results on 5 Live, you can get them on your phone, Livescore, Fotmob, your betting app does a better job of getting you the scores then anyone reading them with perfect diction on 5 Live.
Maybe you should consider that maybe people don’t want to watch on a phone or look up scores on a phone.
Why is it so incomprehensible to prefer to watch highlights (not just goals) on a large screen, or prefer to have someone present the scores to you, whilst relaxing on the sofa?
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A cat should then be allowed on the shelf, and the matches shown in the order the cat knocks the cylinders to the floor.
This process could be recorded and edited before the broadcast and played at the beginning of the programme.
If you watch it for the opinions of Lineker, Shearer and Wright then yes i agree you'd have found it rubbish.
Would probably prefer Mark Chapman though, if it's still the same game/summary/punditry format trotted out as has been ritual for years and years.
I don’t watch any live TV enabling me to fast forward the adverts
Same with the hysterics over the removal of the football results on 5 Live, you can get them on your phone, Livescore, Fotmob, your betting app does a better job of getting you the scores then anyone reading them with perfect diction on 5 Live.
Why is it so incomprehensible to prefer to watch highlights (not just goals) on a large screen, or prefer to have someone present the scores to you, whilst relaxing on the sofa?