BBC - World Cup

[Uncle Buck]

Leonardo and Desailly join BBC team
Thursday April 27 2006

The BBC have recruited two World Cup winners for their tournament coverage in Brazilian Leonardo and Frenchman Marcel Desailly - but the best news is that there's no Graeme Le Saux, Tony Adams or Peter Schmeichel.

Unfortunately, Ian Wright has survived the cull, while Lee Dixon continues his rise through the ranks at the Beeb.

The broadcaster have announce details of their World Cup coverage, which will of course be anchored by Gary Lineker, with punditry from Leonardo, Desailly, Gordon Strachan, Alan Hansen, Alan Shearer, Wright and Dixon.

Mark Lawrenson will be in the commentary box along with Mick McCarthy, Gavin Peacock and Mark Bright, while Garth Crooks is 'their man inside the England camp', on hand to ask really long complicated questions and confirm qualification to Sven-Goran Eriksson just the hour after everybody else has realised.

Mark Pougatch and Mark Saggers will be the main men on Radio 5 Live, with Paul Jewell, Martin Jol and Graham Taylor among the pundits - clearly a trio of faces made for radio.

 

[Les Biehn]

but the best news is that there's no Graeme Le Saux, Tony Adams or Peter Schmeichel.



Unfortunately, Ian Wright has survived the cull

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

i think le saux is quality....

 

[Les Biehn]

He'd be great at Catchphrase.

 

[Icy Gull]

I also rate Le Saux. I assume that Big Ron is not going to be making any guest appearances with the new French pundit?

 

[Man of Harveys]

It's one of those things you pinch yourself for saying but ITV can be provide quite good car-crash telly with their WC coverage - they invented the idea of giving the pundits plenty of pre-broadcast booze, for example, and judging by Terry Venables flushed complexion during recent tournaments, that's still the case.

And with that gobshite Wright likely to be shouting, laughing and acting the prick in between matey matey "we used to be players" bonhomie with Lineker et al, the Beeb panel sounds bloody awful.

Anyone know who ITV have got?

 

[CHAPPERS]

Lawrenson commentating?

f***ing HELL.

 

[Giant Seagull]

Mark Bright!?

 

[tedebear]

I rate Le Saux also shame he's not there...

 

[Lokki 7]

I hope Martin O'Neill gets signed up again. What is the point of Lee Dixon, can anyone tell me?

 

[Lush]

... while Garth Crooks is 'their man inside the England camp', on hand to ask really long complicated questions and confirm qualification to Sven-Goran Eriksson just the hour after everybody else has realised."

Aint that the truth. And he has no neck.

 

[METALMICKY]

But what about the BBC legend that is Tony Gubba!

Of course i am just a bit bias as my mate lives with his daughter!

 

[Les Biehn]

Garth Crooks, utter nosher. Can't f***ing stand him. Always remember him asking Peter Atherton 'So why did you lose today' to which Atherton gave him a shitty look and replied 'because the other team scored more goals than us'.

 

[Man of Harveys]

But what about the BBC legend that is Tony Gubba!

I've always had a lot of time for the Gubmeister

 

[METALMICKY]

I've always had a lot of time for the Gubmeister

Respect because in the old days of Grandstand (remember that?) he was always lumbered with Table Tennis, Netball, hockey, Pro Celeb Topless Knitting etc........

 

[bhafc99]

Personally I ignore every second of punditry. Turn the sound down, go and crack open another beer, you know it makes sense. I can't even stand the few minutes of 'analysis' on MOTD.

 

[zefarelly]

Personally I ignore every second of punditry. Turn the sound down, go and crack open another beer, you know it makes sense. I can't even stand the few minutes of 'analysis' on MOTD.

well said

:mental note: check beer supplies

 

[Beach Hut]

Shame about Le Saux but Schmeichel is a cock - deserves to go

 

[pasty]

Personally I ignore every second of punditry. Turn the sound down, go and crack open another beer, you know it makes sense. I can't even stand the few minutes of 'analysis' on MOTD.

Absolutely spot on

 

[SurreySeagulls]

Ron Atkinson is commentating for Angolan TV