The Football.....

[SpokeyDokey]

What's happened to Match of the Day? I'm watching it now for the first time in ages and there's no Lineker,Hanson,Shearer or Lawrenson! Has the programme had its budget cut?

Lineker & Shearer still hanging in there.

Shearer: still trying his best, knows his football inside out but struggles to articulate it well which is a shame really.

Lineker: brilliant footballer but more Mr Light Entertainment these days. Adds zero value to the program and basically passes 'Go' every week and picks up another large wad of cash from the Beeb for doing naff all. Another great shame really as I think he could be very insightful if he wanted too.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Highlights of our win on 1 hr 10 minutes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04vx3dl/the-football-league-show-20142015-13122014

 

[Smokin Joe]

What's happened to Match of the Day? I'm watching it now for the first time in ages and there's no Lineker,Hanson,Shearer or Lawrenson! Has the programme had its budget cut?

Hanson retired at the end of last season. MoTD used to be a must watch, now I rarely bother.

 

[AndyRM]

Hanson retired at the end of last season. MoTD used to be a must watch, now I rarely bother.

I tape it and fast forward through all the punditry shite. The only half decent commentator is Gary Neville but I can't see Sky ever letting him go.

 

[AndyRM]

Has Rodgers completely lost the plot? No strikers against a patchwork defence?! Bizarre decision.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

After the stick we (CFC) got for diving yesterday (rightly so in two instances) it's strange that Sky have not passed a single comment on the Wazza and Jones dives in the first half hour of today's match. Just saying....

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Has Rodgers completely lost the plot? No strikers against a patchwork defence?! Bizarre decision.

No LFC defence either - 2 muppets on the wing letting the cross in and then acres of space in the box for 3 MUFC players inc' Captain Fantastic who scored (decent take by him to be fair).

Brenda's days must be numbered...

 

[AndyRM]

Rooney is the King of English football and therefor infallible.

 

[MarkF]

No LFC defence either - 2 muppets on the wing letting the cross in and then acres of space in the box for 3 MUFC players inc' Captain Fantastic who scored (decent take by him to be fair).
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Diabolical defending out wide and total bone idleness by Coutinho to let fatso go. Oops, 2-0.

 

[Roadhump]

Brenda's days must be numbered...

Hope not.....Rodgers must stay!!

 

[MarkF]

There is another PL manager that I cannot stand, with Brenda it's the interminable psychobabble that winds me up, but with Garry Monk, it's just him.

 

[Roadhump]

There is another PL manager that I cannot stand, with Brenda it's the interminable psychobabble that winds me up, but with Garry Monk, it's just him.

Sometimes you just take a dislike to someone for a reason you can't put your finger on, I really didn't like Tim Sherwood when he was at Spurs, don't know why, I just didn't. I don't like Pardew either, but I think that's just his abrasive behaviour.

 

[Roadhump]

Talking of dislikeable managers, Neil Warnock comes across as okay to me when interviewed on TV, but wonder if I am missing something. In 2005 when Sheff Utd had just been promoted to the Premiership, I was talking to one of their fans while I was on holiday in Majorca and he said the fans there generally couldn't stand Warnock. I found that strange as he was supposed to be Sheff Utd through and through and had just got them promoted. When I asked him why he basically said he was just a loud mouthed g*b***te. Still seems strange to me.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Well i got it wrong about MOTD cutting back on the analysing every move! They spent a good 7 or 8 minutes after the manc scouse game with their computer images and diagrams.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Well i got it wrong about MOTD cutting back on the analysing every move! They spent a good 7 or 8 minutes after the manc scouse game with their computer images and diagrams.

Which is exactly what the Biggest Game On The Planet deserves - real in depth meaty analysis so the rest of the PL (and beyond) can understand how to play football properly. Especially when it comes to defence.

(I know the RedCafe Mob didn't let any in but that was only because the Gods were with Young when he did his amazing back pass early on and the Scousers couldn't find the net even if you paid Sterling & Ballotelli lots of money to score goals...er, hang on...)

I didn't get to see MOTD2 - did they mention the diving? I counted three. I only ask as it was all the rage last night but I do understand it may have been a transient thing.