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This has been e-mailed to the BBC show this morning
Sir,
It is with great sadness I watched Mr.Claridge expound on the footballing approach adopted by Gus Poyet as manager of Brighton and Hove Albion.
As not only an ardent Brighton fan but also an admirer of the beautiful game it was with great regret that I listened to the childish ramblings of a cluless, second-rate pundit admonishing the stylish manner of play that has seen Brighton top of the league for some 5 months.
It may be an emotional and rather personal sentiment that encourages Mr Claridge to take this stance - as you may know he was indeed an Albion player for a handful of games.
Having watched him play for us I can safely advise you that he was some way short of appalling. It may have been his age - at 65 and having played for 189 clubs one should not expect him to fleet of foot or sharp of brain.
He was of course neither.
It is interesting though that the BBC have decided to employ someone who is Jurassic in their mind-set, utterly limited in ability and also bereft of any command of the English Language.
May I also help dear old Steve out with one thing - when one wins League one, one does not move into the Premiership - one has to enter a league called the Championship.
Rather than concern ourselves with our well-deserved demise at the hands of Stoke City - a ground where several Premier League clubs have been battered into submission - we are more interested in our capacity to achieve in the Championship next season should we be promoted.
The signs there are promising - we picked Portsmouth apart 3-1 and won away at then top six Watford. That is more a litmus test of whether this style is effective at a higher level.
Perhpas Mr Claridge would like to engage in lively, factual debate with mr Guardiola and Mr Wenger and Mr Ferguson - all of who appear to advocates of passing football - I suspect due to his hideously underdeveloped vocabularly, inability to string a sentance - let alone a pass - together he would decline.
It also of course important to note that Mr Claridge's managerial trophy cabniet to date matches his brain - barren and empty.
The future of English football must be kept out of the hooves of the likes of Mr. Claridge. If he is to put himself forward as a pundit then he must be able to comment lucidly and relevantly about the game today - listening to his repetitive, predictable drivel it is clear that he able to do neither.
If television pundity is like football then may I refer Mr.Claridge to one of his statements in the program dated 12th January:
'Its all about results - that's what managers are here to deliver'.
In that case Mr'Claridge would you mind awfully popping off to the Natural history museum and allow Mr Poyet et al continue with their vision of devliering successful, attractive football.
Kind regards,
Sir,
It is with great sadness I watched Mr.Claridge expound on the footballing approach adopted by Gus Poyet as manager of Brighton and Hove Albion.
As not only an ardent Brighton fan but also an admirer of the beautiful game it was with great regret that I listened to the childish ramblings of a cluless, second-rate pundit admonishing the stylish manner of play that has seen Brighton top of the league for some 5 months.
It may be an emotional and rather personal sentiment that encourages Mr Claridge to take this stance - as you may know he was indeed an Albion player for a handful of games.
Having watched him play for us I can safely advise you that he was some way short of appalling. It may have been his age - at 65 and having played for 189 clubs one should not expect him to fleet of foot or sharp of brain.
He was of course neither.
It is interesting though that the BBC have decided to employ someone who is Jurassic in their mind-set, utterly limited in ability and also bereft of any command of the English Language.
May I also help dear old Steve out with one thing - when one wins League one, one does not move into the Premiership - one has to enter a league called the Championship.
Rather than concern ourselves with our well-deserved demise at the hands of Stoke City - a ground where several Premier League clubs have been battered into submission - we are more interested in our capacity to achieve in the Championship next season should we be promoted.
The signs there are promising - we picked Portsmouth apart 3-1 and won away at then top six Watford. That is more a litmus test of whether this style is effective at a higher level.
Perhpas Mr Claridge would like to engage in lively, factual debate with mr Guardiola and Mr Wenger and Mr Ferguson - all of who appear to advocates of passing football - I suspect due to his hideously underdeveloped vocabularly, inability to string a sentance - let alone a pass - together he would decline.
It also of course important to note that Mr Claridge's managerial trophy cabniet to date matches his brain - barren and empty.
The future of English football must be kept out of the hooves of the likes of Mr. Claridge. If he is to put himself forward as a pundit then he must be able to comment lucidly and relevantly about the game today - listening to his repetitive, predictable drivel it is clear that he able to do neither.
If television pundity is like football then may I refer Mr.Claridge to one of his statements in the program dated 12th January:
'Its all about results - that's what managers are here to deliver'.
In that case Mr'Claridge would you mind awfully popping off to the Natural history museum and allow Mr Poyet et al continue with their vision of devliering successful, attractive football.
Kind regards,
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