Curious to see no thread regarding last night's show at the Mayfair, especially after The Echo over-stating Le Tissier's comments about Cortese. Sometimes wish Le Tiss would leave his comments to private conversations as the press will only use any remarks to rock the boat. I quite enjoyed the evening but felt that the format of the show needed some work as some of the things such as the quiz using musical instruments a buzzers were a bit dire. Mike Osman proved to be quite good with the impressions and one-liners but the un-PC stand-up routine seems to come from the 1970's. The clips and out-takes were pretty risable and only served to show just how superior the BBC is with their football coverage than Sky's more buffoonish attempts. Don't find Chris Kamara funny , just amateur.
The evening was at it's best when the format opened up to questions from the audience and it was a shame that they didn't go with this from the off. Charlie Nicolas seemed to have the best football knowledge but I felt Phil Thompson didn't offer much insight into the game. Personally, I would felt Paul Merson was worth the money alone - a great story teller and some pretty salient comments, even if I don't agree that Harry Redknapp should be the next England manager. (With the exception of the Scot, Sir Alex, any homegrown manager can't be trusted at that level and a foriegn coach is a prerequsite. Capello's successor will have to come from Europe if the national squad is to perform above expectations on the world stage.) No surprises with Redknapp's lack of affection for Pompey either as I think the man is only motivated by £££ and not any loyalty.
The evening was at it's best when the format opened up to questions from the audience and it was a shame that they didn't go with this from the off. Charlie Nicolas seemed to have the best football knowledge but I felt Phil Thompson didn't offer much insight into the game. Personally, I would felt Paul Merson was worth the money alone - a great story teller and some pretty salient comments, even if I don't agree that Harry Redknapp should be the next England manager. (With the exception of the Scot, Sir Alex, any homegrown manager can't be trusted at that level and a foriegn coach is a prerequsite. Capello's successor will have to come from Europe if the national squad is to perform above expectations on the world stage.) No surprises with Redknapp's lack of affection for Pompey either as I think the man is only motivated by £££ and not any loyalty.
