Has the BBC become a Tory tool?

[RayCTID]

Even with Pundits in place they couldn't polish a drab 0-0

 

[bluethrunthru]

But it is still a tired format even with the Female pundits in place.

yeah - doesn't work for Rugby, boxing, tennis, hockey etc etc etc - the idea of commentary replays and post match analysis doesn't work in the coverage of any of those sports - and the Olympics - just let them run no need for explanation needed

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Social media is the enabler but it’s malign people with twisted agendas, including too many in positions of power, that are the cause.

We've always had them though. Social media is the 'new' thing. Everything is so polarised, there is so much hate from each extreme end of most arguments that there is no room for discussion in the middle. This is some thing that has changed in western society since around 2010-ish imho.

 

[WNRH]

What you are overlooking is one of the reasons we have commentators and pundits is to make up for when there are poor games.

What happens when half of the games are bore draws and there's no other means of generating entertainment value?

Steve Wilson can’t make a 0-0 draw between Bournemouth and Southampton any more exciting than what a 0-0 draw between Bournemouth and Southampton actually is.

 

[Metal Biker]

And all on the non-political, ‘ignoring the Lineker stuff’ thread.

They just can’t help themselves.

Now they're making things up what others have said to try and sully the discussion of what people have said they thought of the show tonight.

 

[bluethrunthru]

At what point did I say "it was the best"?

I've said with a few tweaks this format could be better than the current one and I didn't miss the punditry.
You need to stop making shit up.

as ever you look but you never read then interpret it in a way you want to - Jesus

 

[RayCTID]

yeah - doesn't work for Rugby, boxing, tennis, hockey etc etc etc - the idea of commentary replays and post match analysis doesn't work in the coverage of any of those sports - and the Olympics - just let them run no need for explanation needed

It does need work but it is a more refreshing approach and allows the viewer to form their opininon rather than listening to an overpaid pundit (or group of them) who had his/her or their day in the sun whilst playing.

 

[TinFoilHat]

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.

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He had his career pretty much destroyed. Wrote a stage version of father ted which had to be scrapped he claimed because trans right pressure groups lobbied the people investing in it.

 

[domalino]

But it is still a tired format even with the Female pundits in place.

It might be a format you’re tired of, but the polling and viewership suggests it’s not a tired format.

Good highlights packages, interviews with players and coaches, some OK analysis/deep dives into a MOTM performance, a few stats and some harmless banter.

It’s light entertainment, not primarily aimed at the kind of person who spends all day discussing football on forums.

 

[Hoghead]

MOTD has had yearly increases in viewership every year for 13 years.

It doesn’t need another revamp (it went through one when they got rid of Hansen and Lawrensen). It’s incredibly popular.


It might not cater to you, or the kind of person who spends their days discussing football on a football forum, but we’re not the majority.

It's shite. I watch match highlights on catch-up and skip the punditry if you can call it that.
Loved Amazon when you can watch without commentary about last night's dinner.
No commentary when at the match or punditry only the annoying fucker behind you :)