The Match of the Day Thread

[SteveN]

Tremendous article in the Times yesterday about Carragher and Neville, made me laugh out loud on the train. Pointing out Carragher's impossible to understand spoken word.

Edited for fish finger fingers typing -twice

[Damo70]

Two things I noticed tonight were that Michael Owen is awful on TV and the handball rule seems to have been scrapped. Also, on the football league show I noticed that David Dunn is going grey. And the Premier league weekend is a far, far duller place without the Villa.

[PeterWithesShin]

Good footwork from the fat lad though.

[silhillvilla]

MOTD tonight, Lineker (ok fair enough) plus Owen and savage . Wtf !! Doesn't Owen also do BT and the BBC appear to have an unhealthy obsession with Savage who is all over everything - 606 ruined MOTD ruined , granted Strictly is shit anyways but still! Come on.

[tomd2103]

Two things I noticed tonight were that Michael Owen is awful on TV and the handball rule seems to have been scrapped. Also, on the football league show I noticed that David Dunn is going grey. And the Premier league weekend is a far, far duller place without the Villa.

Our goals from midweek weren't deemed worthy enough to be shown on Football Focus today, yet those of almost all the other Premier League clubs were (including Albion). 

[eamonn]

Surprised to see Paul Robinson covering one of the midweek games on Sky Sports News the other night. Has he retired? He's got good fluidity in his speech and can articulate the requisite footballisms but Christ, it's all in monotone. Felt a bit bad cos he was always a good sport at VP when we used to give him stick.

[PeterWithesShin]

Injured I think.

[Gerrin]

Two things I noticed tonight were that Michael Owen is awful on TV and the handball rule seems to have been scrapped. Also, on the football league show I noticed that David Dunn is going grey. And the Premier league weekend is a far, far duller place without the Villa.

Our goals from midweek weren't deemed worthy enough to be shown on Football Focus today, yet those of almost all the other Premier League clubs were (including Albion). 

I noticed that as well, not sure if we were the only ones missed out, but the mid-week 'Capital One Cup Round - Up' certainly didn't feature our goals.

[Damo70]

I think Paul Robinson has been/is out with a long term stomach problem. I agree he is monotone but also talks sensibly and honestly.

[eamonn]

Seems like a decent, intelligent chap.

[olaftab]

Murphy and Hartson are good and much much better than likes of Owen and Lawrenson.

[Ron Manager]

Murphy and Hartson are good and much much better than likes of Owen and Lawrenson.

Hartson is a bit of a surprise. He is quite good. Michael Owen (as is obvious) is dreadful. Been living on his Liverpool days for far too many years. Don Goodman has always impressed me but never seems to get his big chance.

[Percy McCarthy]

Murphy and Hartson are good and much much better than likes of Owen and Lawrenson.

Hartson is a bit of a surprise. He is quite good. Michael Owen (as is obvious) is dreadful. Been living on his Liverpool days for far too many years. Don Goodman has always impressed me but never seems to get his big chance.

Agree about Goodman, one of the better ones.

[Damo70]

Murphy and Hartson are good and much much better than likes of Owen and Lawrenson.

I agree. I also think Hartson is a very good co-commentator on 5 Live.

[richard moore]

Yes, I like Hartson very much indeed. He's a bit like Danny Mills in that he always came over as a bit of thug as a player but puts his views over well and is not afraid to say what he thinks. Excellent on Radio 5 too as Damo says. I thought the panel were a big improvement last night and none of them was afraid to air their own opinion on things: Murphy on Anelka, Hartson on West Brom and Poyet on Di Canio. Made for a refreshing change