The Football.....

[AndyRM]

Up there as one of the greatest ever Chelsea players as far as I am concerned. EAsily as good as some of the all time Chelsea greats such as Zola, Dixon, Gullit, Osgood and Vialli.

We only had him for a season but what a season it was. I was absolutely gutted when he left.

 

[ianrauk]

I don't remember Lee playing for Chelsea?






*runs away*

that Dixon wouldn't even have got anywhere near the real in prime Dixon.

 

[laurentian]

I quite like Savage (yes he plays the buffoon, but he's actually knowledgeable about the game and is one of the more astute pundits IMO), but he needs to be reined in, which Sutton isn't capable of doing.

One of my favourite things he did on 606, years ago, was winding this guy up who was claiming he'd watched Savage park up on a double yellow, summon a child to his car and send him into a shop for a stack of shoes which the lad could barely carry. The guy was going properly off on one about it, and Savage strung him along beautifully before saying,

"That couldn't have been me, because my sponsor sends me all my shoes."

And ended the call.

Football punditry in general has become a bit ridiculous, with too many "characters" trying to say their piece for the biggest reaction. Ally McCoist is another example of this, especially when he's discussing Rangers.

I hated Pat Nevin for years because of the way he left Killie (I'd saved up for a top, got Nevin 7 on the back and came home to hear that he'd signed for Motherwell), but he's easily one of the best going who rarely (if ever) gets drawn into stupid comments. His book, In My Head, Son written with psychologist George Sik is well worth a read.

There's no defending someone like Troy Deeney though, if someone isn't a "monster" or a "powerhouse" he's not interested.

Yep - Pat Nevin is probably my favourite pundit. He also has an eclectic music collection and interest that I always enjoy him talking about.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

I'd be quite happy to do away with pundits altogether. The game is over analysed to an irritating degree as it is. Match of the day has taken it too a ridiculous level - the pundits spend twice as long talking about the game than was shown.

 

[wakemalcolm]

The most annoying thing about MotD is that they hold back some of the highlights for the analysis meaning that you have to listen to their waffle to see all the best chances.