The BBC | Tim Davie resigns as Director General over Trump documentary edit (p 187)

[bluethrunthru]

I want to see highlights from the days games, this is perfect end to a Saturday. Just add a bit of commentary to it and no need for the wannabe politician.

Yeah 20 mins total is great - I loved our 2 min 48 second cameo

 

[Blue and true]

Here's another

Graham Linehan.

If true, then that's a shame. The IT Crowd is classic. I've not really seen anything about him being cancelled though.

Regardless of political affiliations, our national broadcaster shouldn't be muffling a sports presenters for criticising what is a pretty abhorrent government policy.

 

[Blue Mist]

I’d rather listen to dogs barking through it than some of the ‘pundits’ namely Murphy, Jenas, Keown and actually pretty much the lot.

Be nice to not have Haaland’s touch count analysed and whether he makes the team worse

But I wanted to know how much our bench cost, now I never will.

 

[Ohrodneyrodney]

It's great this, but just show more football, loads of time available now.

 

[hammocity]

Should've Alan Partridge to present it, sidekick Simon with a non working tactics board and Lynne as the token woman pundit.

Pot of tea on the side with biscuits on Alan’s big plate.

 

[urban genie]

Always have a union flag handy as an emergency cape is what I have learnt from this

 

[TinFoilHat]

It's like watching an overlong what happened next on the old Question of Sport.

 

[BlueHammer85]

I think its great.
Why you have to bring the Tories into it is very strange.

You can’t work out the link between the Tories and why MOTD has zero pundits or commentary? Very strange

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Yeah 20 mins total is great - I loved our 2 min 48 second cameo

I like the shortness of it. I normally fall asleep by time 11am due to them talking bollocks in the studio.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Match Of The Day scores digital viewing record

Episode outperforms the two million who watched Cristiano Ronaldo's return last season

www.broadcastnow.co.uk

They're the BBC's own figures (estimates) that were based on one month this season.
UK population circa 65m, potentially inflated BBC (estimated) top viewing figure circa 2m (say 3% of the population). That's around half of the weekly numbers estimated in 2010.

The BBC commissions / prepares stats to justify it's own existence and continuing the TV licence.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Why you have to bring the Tories into it is very strange.

The BBC - Sharp- Davie and Gibb and their Tory involvement - but of course you knew that but just want to be obtuse

 

[Metal Biker]

Have a voiceover introduce the programme, each game, extend the highlights and it's great.

Found myself not even missing the commentary either.

 

[bluethrunthru]

I like the shortness of it. I normally fall asleep by time 11am due to them talking bollocks in the studio.

I am guessing if you are up all night and fall asleep at 11 in the morning MotD has fuck all to do with it

 

[MikeF]

Do we get a rebate on our licence?!?

 

[bluethrunthru]

Have a voiceover introduce the programme, each game, extend the highlights and it's great.

Found myself not even missing the commentary either.

who do you get to do the voiceover?

 

[Lavinda Past]

Saying that Lineker does have a valid point

'May have' would probably be more appropriate, but that's for the political thread.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

It's like a highlights package on one of those overseas channels during halftime.

They didn't even show the team sheets did they?

 

[hammocity]

we will never know the better brave new world has no commentary no analysis and no VAR coverage - but of course the gammon prefer this version of football coverage. I mean if it was that good why is this the only example of its type in the world? Everywhere else has commentary and analysis on all sports

Said this before, how do you shoehorn a “gammon” into a choice of preferring something that’s got nothing to do with politics or social standing. I mean I’d prefer the proper MOTD format but can understand plenty of other just wanting packaged highlights for various reasons. I think using “gammon” is quite offensive and inappropriate.

 

[Don Karleone]

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Well that was shit