No Gary, no pundits... this was the best ever Match Of The Day!
FOR the first time on Saturday I had no need to record match of The Day so I could fast forward all the talk from Gary Lineker and his pals.
As the edition was cut to 20 minutes and showed only the football, I didn’t need to mute the sound to avoid hearing the commentators. oh joy! I could watch the matches, hear the crowd and make up my own mind about the action.
The BBC should dispense with the services of all the presenters, pundits and commentators and allow viewers to think for themselves. The money that would be saved might even lead to a reduction in the licence fee.
GRAHAM ROSS, Loughborough, Leics. I HAVE enjoyed watching televised football for 40 years, so was concerned how I would react to just the edited highlights with no commentary. The absence of the pundits was no big deal. Who needs commentators and their endless, though well-intentioned, waffle? Unintentionally, Gary has done the nation a favour.
DOUG JENNINGS, Mickleton, Glos. THOUGH I look forward to hearing the professional and knowledgeable input of former players and managers on match of The Day, the programme has been taken over by amateurish commentators full of their own importance. They drone on and on, make ludicrous comments about the action on the field, quote uninteresting statistics, try to sound knowledgeable by stating the obvious and make humorous remarks that mainly fall flat. Adopting last Saturday’s format would make it a must watch for me and save the BBC a fortune.
BRIAN MOORE, Solihull, W. Mids. THERE was only one thing I missed — the match of The Day theme tune. The highlights programme was great without so-called experts telling me what I’d already seen. Just the goals and crowd noise — wonderful!
MICHAEL BROWN, Diss, Norfolk.
WHAT a wonderful pared-down episode of the BBC’s match of The Day. everything of importance was shown in 20 minutes instead of the usual dreary 90 minutes. No chatter, no discussions every time VAR was used and no pointless analysis.
CHRISTINE DODD, Birmingham. I REALLY enjoyed watching an episode of match of The Day that was concise, to the point and without pundits preaching after the event. Plus, I could turn in earlier.
JIM DONOHOE, Hebburn, Tyne & Wear.