Akinbiyi24 Posted 19 April 2015 Share Posted 19 April 2015 Im not being funny, but would these be pundits on the BBC if they were white? They offer nothing whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 19 April 2015 Share Posted 19 April 2015 Likely. They offer just as much as Savage or Southgate - punditry is just the complete pits atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacamion Posted 19 April 2015 Share Posted 19 April 2015 Alan Shearer, Danny Murphy, Dion Dublin, Jason Roberts. I'm not being funny but would these be pundits on the BBC if they had hair on their heads? They offer nothing whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 19 April 2015 Share Posted 19 April 2015 Just another reason why every one of them should be managing a top club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akinbiyi24 Posted 19 April 2015 Author Share Posted 19 April 2015 Alan Shearer, Danny Murphy, Dion Dublin, Jason Roberts. I'm not being funny but would these be pundits on the BBC if they had hair on their heads? They offer nothing whatsoever. Hahaha. Ent got a clue. You think they put jason roberts alongside lawrenson because of his great football Knowledge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacamion Posted 19 April 2015 Share Posted 19 April 2015 Hahaha. Ent got a clue. You think they put jason roberts alongside lawrenson because of his great football Knowledge? You appear to have missed my point . What difference should the colour of their skins make and why are you raising it? I likened bald headedness to skin tone, because it should have about as much bearing (ie none) on an assessment of their punditry skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry - LCFC Posted 19 April 2015 Share Posted 19 April 2015 Plenty of poor pundits atm. I don't think those names are much worse than some of the others out there. To offer a couple of counter examples I think Ian Wright and Ruud Gullit are decent enough. Think you ought to have a bit more to back yourself up if you're going to make claims like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akinbiyi24 Posted 19 April 2015 Author Share Posted 19 April 2015 You appear to have missed my point . What difference should the colour of their skins make and why are you raising it? I likened bald headedness to skin tone, because it should have about as much bearing (ie none) on an assessment of their punditry skills. I don't care what colour there skin is, as long as it's good analysis. Bbc go out of there way to be multi cultural and not appear to be sexist. They don't care how good or bad the content is as long as they don't have a fully white lineup too often. If you don't know this then you're living on another planet. If Top gear continues i can guarantee the new presenter will be a woman. Its the way the BBC works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaspa Posted 19 April 2015 Share Posted 19 April 2015 Jenas has annoyed me throughout the season but hes improved the last few weeks, was strange to me he was popping up on ITV one day and then BBC the next. Murphy has be dumbfounded with his predictions, I'm sure he said during the World Cup that Spain would win it after Holland smashed them. Its all down to personality really and how they come across to an average observer, the ones that stand out to me are the ones who have potential to lob chairs (Hansen/Keane), the ones who offer genuine insight into the game and what a footballer makes of it all(?) and your specialist experts(Tim Vickery). Race doesnt come into it and shouldnt, maybe more people appreciate Roberts than dont, they just dont feel the need to jump on Facebook/forums and chat about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 19 April 2015 Share Posted 19 April 2015 I don't care what colour there skin is, as long as it's good analysis. Bbc go out of there way to be multi cultural and not appear to be sexist. They don't care how good or bad the content is as long as they don't have a fully white lineup too often. If you don't know this then you're living on another planet. If Top gear continues i can guarantee the new presenter will be a woman. Its the way the BBC works. So, if they discriminate against whites like you claim, then why do Southgate and Shearer keep getting jobs? Could it be you're chatting out your 'arris? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akinbiyi24 Posted 19 April 2015 Author Share Posted 19 April 2015 So, if they discriminate against whites like you claim, then why do Southgate and Shearer keep getting jobs? Could it be you're chatting out your 'arris? Southgate is the England under 21 manager. And he had a hugely successful and famous football career. As did shearer. Jermaine jenas and jason roberts? Not only are they awful pundits, they also had average careers. Why do they deserve to be a football pundit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacamion Posted 19 April 2015 Share Posted 19 April 2015 Southgate is the England under 21 manager. And he had a hugely successful and famous football career. As did shearer. Jermaine jenas and jason roberts? Not only are they awful pundits, they also had average careers. Why do they deserve to be a football pundit? Robbie Savage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom27111 Posted 19 April 2015 Share Posted 19 April 2015 Robbie Savage? Welsh. Seriously. It's the BRITISH Broadcasting Corporation, he's also there to fill quotas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry - LCFC Posted 19 April 2015 Share Posted 19 April 2015 Slightly unrelated point but I really like it when they bring journalists on MOTD. Regularly better than a lot of the ex-pros - always have wide knowledge about many aspects of the game and are able to articulate themselves much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akinbiyi24 Posted 19 April 2015 Author Share Posted 19 April 2015 Slightly unrelated point but I really like it when they bring journalists on MOTD. Regularly better than a lot of the ex-pros - always have wide knowledge about many aspects of the game and are able to articulate themselves much better. Agreed. Patrick barclay is really interesting to listen too. He knows his onions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 20 April 2015 Share Posted 20 April 2015 Am I the only one who thinks Jason Roberts is one of the better pundits? Talks a lot of sense, very intelligent in footballer terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampson Posted 20 April 2015 Share Posted 20 April 2015 Yeah I think Jason Roberts and Danny Murphy are two are the better pundits the BBC have. Though Pat Nevin is still the best. Can't believe anyone would use Mark Lawrenson or Alan Hanson as an example of a good pundit though. They both just moan, put football in very simplistic terms and don't even care about their own ignorance of foreign players and tactics during World Cups/Euros. If Andy Townsend didn't exist they were the two worst pundits on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettsj2 Posted 20 April 2015 Share Posted 20 April 2015 I think Jermaine Jenas is pretty good as is Jason Roberts. Compare them to Andy Townsend, Barry Venison, Paul Scholes etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akinbiyi24 Posted 20 April 2015 Author Share Posted 20 April 2015 Jason Roberts is that good he said that Newcastle should never have sacked Alan pardew on MOTD last night. They didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacamion Posted 20 April 2015 Share Posted 20 April 2015 Jason Roberts is that good he said that Newcastle should never have sacked Alan pardew on MOTD last night. They didn't.So he makes a mistake and you comment on the colour of his skin?I don't remember when Phil Neville or Jonathan Pearce delivered their much talked about woeful performances with a microphone in hand that anyone raised the colour of THEIR skin. Why do you think that is? Seems like you have an agenda here, and an unpleasant one at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted 20 April 2015 Share Posted 20 April 2015 Jermaine Jenas is well spoken without offering any real insight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettsj2 Posted 20 April 2015 Share Posted 20 April 2015 Jermaine Jenas is well spoken without offering any real insight Pundits generally dont. They mostly just confirm what we already knew but with the ability to compare it to a real life experience. Jenas is one of the better ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterborofox Posted 20 April 2015 Share Posted 20 April 2015 Hate Jason Roberts think hes God awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleronnie Posted 20 April 2015 Share Posted 20 April 2015 I couldn't care less who the pundits were as soon as its half time I switch over until the 2nd half begins, then after the game I switch it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpe's Fox Posted 20 April 2015 Share Posted 20 April 2015 Real question is would Dion Dublin got the Homes Under the Hammer gig if he wasn't black? That programme felt distinctly Aryan before him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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