MOTD Thread 2020/21

[Oxfordfox83]

What the BBC are talking about this year, and what we think about it

[Rain King]

Jenas already bigging Barnes to move to Man City or Chelsea as soon as he sorts his finishing out.

[Vacamion]

 

Jenas talking us down, saying Harvey  if he improves and goes to the next level, could play "for City" and for a european side.

 

Warwick Hunt. 

 

 

 

 

[Stadt]

"He could end up at City" already is 

[Oxfordfox83]

Brilliant match, great highlights for a game we won in 3rd gear, but Jermaine Jenas can **** right off. 
 

“Harvey Barnes can be a top 4 player, or he can stay at Leicester”

 

Or he can be both. Just to be clear Jermaine, if he ever moves to Spurs he can forget top 4...

Edited 13 September 2020 by Oxfordfox83

[Durnerz]

Micah Richards can barely string a sentence together. 

[ALC Fox]

A more clinical Barnes could be the difference between us and the likes of Everton, Southampton, Arsenal and Spurs, and propel us to another top 6 finish despite the perceived upturn for the likes of the Toffees, Saints and Gunners.

 

Luckily for him with the Europa League he's got more games to play himself into goalscoring form.

 

He's such a dangerous player, so dynamic, so forward-thinking, so energetic. He just needs composure in front of goal.

[Corky]

These pundits are desperate for the status quo, aren't they? Any player who looks half-decent should immediately move to another club. Heaven forbid other clubs show some ambition- no, it's all about the top 6 (which we were part of last season).

 

 

[Vacamion]

 

It's wrong to dislike people you don't know, but watching Jermaine Jenas fall inexorably into the upper echelons of sports broadcasting, on the basis of not very much insight and precious little verbal dexterity or original input, grates a tad.

 

 

 

 

[foxile5]

6 minutes ago, Durnerz said:

Micah Richards can barely string a sentence together. 

Oh these two are absolute dross. 

 

The quality of punditry has been poor for some time. I know that the beeb want ex-pros but sometimes playing the game isn't enough. 

 

The managers and thinkers at football clubs aren't usually top level pros (Lampard is one exception; there are others but it's not a rule) and yet we have to suffer through Micah Richards explaining fullbacks go forward and backwards purely because he played the game. 

Edited 13 September 2020 by foxile5

[Raw Dykes]

Wouldn't expect any different from Jenas. He's a Forest fan, and we all know how much they don't care about us.

 

I remember him making sure Barnes's howitzer v Sheff Utd didn't win MOTD's goal of the month, even though it was hands down the best. Wrighty said he didn't get a say, and Jenas decided by himself that a Harry Wilson free kick was better. A better Vardy goal was 3rd, I think.

[Durnerz]

Just now, foxile5 said:

Oh these two are absolute dross. 

 

The quality of punditry has been poor for some time. I know that the beeb want ex-pros but sometimes playing the game isn't enough. 

 

The managers and thinkers at football clubs aren't usually top level pros (Lampard it's one exception; there are others but it's not a rule) and yet we have to suffer through Micah Richards explaining fullbacks go forward and backwards purely because he played the game. 

I've never liked Jenas (not just because of the Forest connection) but just his state the obvious style and occasional ridiculous statements.

Someone like Peter Crouch would be a lot better I feel, speaks well, has played at all levels and love how he comes across on his podcast. Richards is just there to laugh occasionally. 

[foxile5]

Just now, Durnerz said:

I've never liked Jenas (not just because of the Forest connection) but just his state the obvious style and occasional ridiculous statements.

Someone like Peter Crouch would be a lot better I feel, speaks well, has played at all levels and love how he comes across on his podcast. Richards is just there to laugh occasionally. 

Crouch would be brilliant. It won't ever happen though. 

[ALC Fox]

I quite like Micah Richards as a pundit to be honest. They don't exactly get a lot of time for analysis on MoTD but he's seemed decent on Sky when I've seen him.

[Stadt]

Standard of punditry is wank, genuinely it's a bit of a surprise when they give you an insight to what it's like to play. There's a lot of things we as people that have never played professional don't know what it's like but instead they tell us things we can see for ourselves. For the most part they're not very clever, there's too much emphasis on how big a name they are. Danny Higginbotham is a cracking pundit but I very much doubt he'll get a big gig because genuine knowledge and insight don't tend to actually generate much discussion.

[Webbo]

2 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Standard of punditry is wank, genuinely it's a bit of a surprise when they give you an insight to what it's like to play. There's a lot of things we as people that have never played professional don't know what it's like but instead they tell us things we can see for ourselves. For the most part they're not very clever, there's too much emphasis on how big a name they are. Danny Higginbotham is a cracking pundit but I very much doubt he'll get a big gig because genuine knowledge and insight don't tend to actually generate much discussion.

Tbf Higginbotham has 13 letters, that's quite a big name. 

[Vacamion]

 

See them trying to promote "The 30 Year Wait" again.  

 

They've spaffed that dry, haven't they?

 

 

 

 

[Costock_Fox]

Just seen something that says Jenas and Barnes have the same agent which is why he was touting him for a move. C unt.

[Corky]

4 minutes ago, Vacamion said:

 

See them trying to promote "The 30 Year Wait" again.  

 

They've spaffed that dry, haven't they?

 

 

 

 

Some of us only had to wait 20 

[DennisNedry]

Quite like Chapman tbf, in fact I probably prefer him to Lineker.

[foxile5]

4 minutes ago, DennisNedry said:

Quite like Chapman tbf, in fact I probably prefer him to Lineker.

Yeah he's decent isn't he. Facilitates discussion without trying to be too neat or witty. 

[Corky]

Chapman's a very good presenter. I recall he once had to host the Monday Night Club on Five Live with Sutton, Savage and Danny Mills, audibly getting more exasperated by the minute as the levels of drivel spilling out no doubt caused him to wonder whether he'd paid for past sins being forced to suffer this torture.

[StriderHiryu]

To be fair the analysis on Leeds system under Bielsa is pretty good.

[Sublime_Coatsworth]

33 minutes ago, Durnerz said:

Micah Richards can barely string a sentence together. 

Micah Richards is like Chris Kamara without the mental agility

[splinterdream]

39 minutes ago, Corky said:

These pundits are desperate for the status quo, aren't they? Any player who looks half-decent should immediately move to another club. Heaven forbid other clubs show some ambition- no, it's all about the top 6 (which we were part of last season).

 

 

They don't think like fans, they're ex pros, their career was about progression is stages, and they see when you get to a certain skill level, progression is moving to a certain club, we just aren't seen as a top 6 side so the pros think the player will naturally want to move to one if they can, I dont think they care that this annoys the fans of the club the players currently at because they empathise with the player not the fan

Edited 13 September 2020 by splinterdream