Mags embarrassing themselves yet again

In all seriousness, would anyone decide not to watch MOTD if there were no pundits or presenter?

 

No,of course not,most of the people who watch are casual and absorb the concise presenter analysis.Which is fine.They want to see the significant moments,and the subsequent results.

 

I really enjoyed it when Shearer and Wrighty went on strike in support of Lineker. Could focus on the footy without them yacking on.

 

I fast forward he bits in between on MOTD just watch the highlights.

 

Me too, I don't need, or want, anyone to tell me how to watch football ... I already know.

I don't want to learn about a player's stats and I don't intend to study how Pep is adapting his central midfield.

If anyone has ever gone to a gig with a professional musician they'll appreciate how they know much more but can totally miss the point.

A performance by an artist can be seriously flawed but majestic at the same time ...

... the last thing I need is a commentary on where the lead guitar is going wrong and how the drums are slightly behind the bass.

Like when Man City pounded Sunderland to death, for 90 minutes, only for Ji to round the keeper and send the SOL into delirium ...

... that is what football means to me and I don't want to be told where I'm going wrong

 

Premier League coverage abroad is really good to watch, they have very little if anything before hand unless its one of the big teams, match commentary, half time is highlights but no one waffling on, then second half and commentary.

I quite enjoy it

 

I don't think I know anyone who doesn't do the same .

 

Honestly it was better than time they were all on strike, just the football action, no pointless waffle.

It's why I love watching "The Big Match Revisited", not just the nostalgia. All you had, not including ad breaks was Brian Moore introducing the show, then a short introduction to the first feature game, 20 minutes of action, a brief summary of the game and/or highlights/major talking points, then a short intro to the next game, then the action. Each intro or summary was no more than a couple of minutes, not the BBC ****e of pointless drivel that's often longer than the match highlights.

 

You missed out watching proper tackling without a player rolling half the pitch inferring he's injured

 

Well yeah, that goes without saying! That and the muddy cow fields where there was barely a blade of grass, referees who look like they were going to light up a *** every time there was a break in play, Ron Atkinson being considered a top manager, and a game being considered rough if 4 players got booked!

 

I won’t post the picture just in case anyone knows the bloke and that’s for me and my mates to laugh at (in which case I’d expect you to have ripped the piss out of him already) but fellas just walked out of the gym in a mags top.

25 WINNERS on the back.

It gets worse.

Sam Fender underneath.

 

Reckon I can get the futureheads on the back of mine?

 

Just get Mayenda's name and number with "hates Sam Fender" underneath

 

FFS, you can't say things like that about bisexuals man!

 

I usually watch it later and fast forward through the ‘expert analysis’. Quite amazing how much of a football program is taken up chatting rather than showing actual football.

 

The punditry is bad enough but the inevitable 'jokes' are even worse ...

"You wouldn't have caught that ball."

"And you wouldn't have passed it to me in the first place."

Ha ha, ha ha, ha ha

 

Pundits are an important cog towards inflating the importance of the footballer. They are basically cheerleaders, and everytime they cheer, the average cost and wage of a footballer goes up, and an extra few quid gets put into the pundits pocket in the process. Telling the armchair supporter something they are not particularly interested in is secondary. Most supporters would prefer not to have to watch the crap spewed by pundits between matches on Match of the Day. But they still employ them. So it's obviously not for our benefit. Its for theirs and the games

 

Warning, this clip contains extremely performative fake laughter