1. Do you live in a parallel universe? Nearly all pundits in this country (unlike europe) are ex pros so it seems like it is a requirement. You just backed up the point for which I disagree with him on which is rather strange. I would be just as likely to question why Alan Shearer is there as I...
Er, 'clearly' they do not.
He is making his argument on the basis of competance. He believes you need to have acquired experience in the game at the applicable level to pass analytical comment on it. That's where I disagree, I think just about anybody can give good insight on football if they...