The Match of the Day Thread

[Jarpie]

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

Liked both Hartson and Mills on MOTD2, I hope they keep calling them back. Also the current host of MOTD2 is vast improvement on Murray, I couldn't stand him.

[rob_bridge]

As stated before I think they are doing a good job of freshening it up. Hartson and Mills are good on 5live as co-commentators.

Murphy is also good from what I have seen, I don't even mind Savage if truth be told (hated the wretched thug a player mind). Poyet is insightful and Shearer is much much improved.

Hansen is retiring at the end of the season and he has being going off the boil for a long time. Lawro is lazy and boring and has been demoted.

Then again they seem to give Owen and Ian Wright employment for go only knows what reason.

[eamonn]

Is that Kenny Dalglish's daughter Kelly who does 606 with Ian Wright? I listened recently and was very impressed with her - she clearly knows her football, is considerate with callers and steers "Wrighty" towards the logical side of an argument when he gets a bit lairy. I should feel bad for saying this but I was a bit surprised at how good she is cos a lot of the Sky Sports News girls don't exactly do much to dissuade you from the idea that they were hired for their looks.

[TheSandman]

Yes, it's KKK's daughter.

[QBVILLA]

Shearer is guff.  lazy lazy punditry from a witless and charisma lacking thug.

Still, he is better than Carragher.  At half time on MNF it was like he had a loose wire and kept shutting down

I'll be amazed if Carragher lasts the season. Everytime he got excited he was on the verge of bursting into a barrage of fuc................
Never thought i'd say this but i'm impressed with Gary Neville. I'm off for a shower now.

[olaftab]

Liked both Hartson and Mills on MOTD2, I hope they keep calling them back. Also the current host of MOTD2 is vast improvement on Murray, I couldn't stand him.

Murray is now much better suited to his talksport slot where he can talk gibberish for two hours without being disturbed by any need for substance, reason or sense.

[Louzie0]

Liked both Hartson and Mills on MOTD2, I hope they keep calling them back. Also the current host of MOTD2 is vast improvement on Murray, I couldn't stand him.

Murray is now much better suited to his talksport slot where he can talk gibberish for two hours without being disturbed by any need for substance, reason or sense.

He's never stuck for something to say, is he?
At least he's excited about football rather than miserable like Rodney Marsh used to be when he was on Sky, years ago. Now there was a pundit who used to irritate me to the point of switching off and going shopping instead.

[Boz]

Liked both Hartson and Mills on MOTD2, I hope they keep calling them back. Also the current host of MOTD2 is vast improvement on Murray, I couldn't stand him.

Murray is now much better suited to his talksport slot where he can talk gibberish for two hours without being disturbed by any need for substance, reason or sense.

He's never stuck for something to say, is he?
At least he's excited about football rather than miserable like Rodney Marsh used to be when he was on Sky, years ago. Now there was a pundit who used to irritate me to the point of switching off and going shopping instead.

Michael Owen might cause a similar exodus 

[olaftab]

Owen is just as effective a pundit as he has been a footballer in the 7/8 years. Simply getting paid for nothing!

[Legion]

Alan Hansen is to retire.

[Damo70]

There are only two things wrong with Owen as a pundit. He doesn't say anything worth listening to and he takes too long to say it.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The BBC could learn a lot from the Italian equivalent of MOTD concerning presenters..

http://imgur.com/gallery/MpNHEtt

[Somniloquism]

Whilst I appreciate the pictures, I don't think she has anything to do with Italian MotD, South American maybe, but not Italian.

[Mister E]

The BBC could learn a lot from the Italian equivalent of MOTD concerning presenters..

http://imgur.com/gallery/MpNHEtt

Certainly a couple of points in her favour ....

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Whilst I appreciate the pictures, I don't think she has anything to do with Italian MotD, South American maybe, but not Italian.

You're right, a little bit of research says she's from, to absolutely no surprise to anybody that's ever visited the country, Argentina.