MOTD

[PaulWinch again]

Thought it was decent punditry to highlight it was a back 4 who had never played together.

[edgysatsuma89]

Thought it was decent punditry to highlight it was a back 4 who had never played together.

Yeah, good to see it finally pointed out. I actually had a message read on the guardian football podcast last week because no-one talks about our injury issues (I pointed out it's why our high line might not be working as well) and apart from Max agreeing the other pundits didn't speak about it all 😆. Robyn Cowen just went on about Emery and that was it. I tried!

[tomd2103]

Danny Murphy stating it is "out of their hands now" of Citeh, who still have a game in hand that can put them above Arsenal and still having to play Plop at Anfield to get above them. It is the definition of "still in their hands now".

He’s a really useless pundit.

I’m not sure he is. I don’t always agree with him, and clearly the highlighted point is an error, but he does make some good points at times.

I think his misery arse-ness puts people off. He's lower mid-table for me, not quite as bad as people say but not great either.

It's his bias to Liverpool that puts me off to be honest.  Did a whole Talksport special.on his love for his city of Liverpool, when he's actually from and lives in Chester. 

I might accept that he's actually a decent enough pundit when he's not talking about Liverpool.  Got all arsey on Talksport the other day though when he was going on about 'Carra' and how much of a 'winner' he was, and  someone asked him how someone who never won the league in his career could be classed as that.

[baddowvillans]

Somebody has dared Shay Given to needlessly say "Gary" as many times as possible.

Nothing wrong with that.

Especially if its preceded by the words Fuck off

[Goldenballs]

I always wonder how much of their 'punditry' they actually come up with themselves, and how much they're spoonfed by stat nerds in the background. There's no way Murphy knew that back 4 hadn't started a game together.

[Ian.]

I agree, I always get the impression most of them, especially Murphy, have only watched the same edit they show on MOTD. They never watch the whole game and definitely do rely on the stats and nerds in the background.

[The Edge]

Danny Murphy stating it is "out of their hands now" of Citeh, who still have a game in hand that can put them above Arsenal and still having to play Plop at Anfield to get above them. It is the definition of "still in their hands now".

He’s a really useless pundit.

I’m not sure he is. I don’t always agree with him, and clearly the highlighted point is an error, but he does make some good points at times.

I think his misery arse-ness puts people off. He's lower mid-table for me, not quite as bad as people say but not great either.

He once said on talkshite that he didn't like playing at Villa Park because he found it dull and boring. So for me he will always be a clueless twat.

[RamboandBruno]

Danny Murphy stating it is "out of their hands now" of Citeh, who still have a game in hand that can put them above Arsenal and still having to play Plop at Anfield to get above them. It is the definition of "still in their hands now".

He’s a really useless pundit.

I’m not sure he is. I don’t always agree with him, and clearly the highlighted point is an error, but he does make some good points at times.

I think his misery arse-ness puts people off. He's lower mid-table for me, not quite as bad as people say but not great either.

He once said on talkshite that he didn't like playing at Villa Park because he found it dull and boring. So for me he will always be a clueless twat.

He said it in a very dull and boring monotone way as well, the irony of it all.

[VillaTim]

Somebody has dared Shay Given to needlessly say "Gary" as many times as possible.

Nothing wrong with that.

Especially if its preceded by the words Fuck off

Or succeeded by those words works

[Simon Page]

I agree, I always get the impression most of them, especially Murphy, have only watched the same edit they show on MOTD. They never watch the whole game and definitely do rely on the stats and nerds in the background.

They'd do well to get six 3pm kick-offs watched in full and analysed by 10:30. "Gary, all I can say, Gary, is 'that's some workrate Gary'."

[olaftab]

Somebody has dared Shay Given to needlessly say "Gary" as many times as possible.

Nothing wrong with that.

Quite right Gary.

[olaftab]

Pundits on MOTD get money for nothing. The chap providing analysis on Sky fir out match is good. Not sure what his name is but I will call him Gary for now.

[Brazilian Villain]

Somebody has dared Shay Given to needlessly say "Gary" as many times as possible.

Nothing wrong with that.

Quite right Gary.

I prefer that prefix to the other suggested.

[PaulWinch again]

Pundits on MOTD get money for nothing. The chap providing analysis on Sky fir out match is good. Not sure what his name is but I will call him Gary for now.

Some do, some don’t. I think some of the analysis is good, but it’s a mixed bag.

[dekko]

I agree, I always get the impression most of them, especially Murphy, have only watched the same edit they show on MOTD. They never watch the whole game and definitely do rely on the stats and nerds in the background.

They'd do well to get six 3pm kick-offs watched in full and analysed by 10:30. "Gary, all I can say, Gary, is 'that's some workrate Gary'."

I could be imagining this, but I seem to remember seeing a behind the scenes/making of type thing - in that they all watch the early kickoff in full, then watch the 15:00 kickoffs all at the same time in a big room with loads of screens, each person paying attention to particular games, then watch the late kickoff and/or an important or notable game in its entirety before broadcast.