davieG Posted 6 August 2014 Posted 6 August 2014 Ruud Gullit, Philip Neville and Rio Ferdinand are joining Match of the Day as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. Former Netherlands international Gullit, 51, and ex-England duo Neville and Ferdinand will be part of a team which will also include Alan Shearer, Robbie Savage and Danny Murphy. Alan Hansen retired from his role as a pundit on the programme after 22 years following the World Cup finals. The BBC will screen more than 12 hours of weekend football TV coverage. Among the additions will be a Sunday morning repeat of the Football League show on BBC Two. And the FA Cup is returning to BBC Television after a six-year absence, with 16 live matches on the road to Wembley and highlights of every round. "Following on from an amazing World Cup that saw a huge audience appetite for football, BBC Sport is excited about delivering more content than ever before," said Barbara Slater, Director of BBC Sport. "MOTD turning 50 is such a broadcasting milestone and we're hugely proud of the programme. Rio Ferdinand Rio Ferdinand will combine playing duties at QPR with a place on the MOTD bench "This season we are looking forward to continuing to evolve this national institution and having the FA Cup back live on TV enables us to make even more impact with our coverage. Across TV, radio, online and digital platforms the audience won't miss a thing." As well as Match of the Day, the BBC will continue to show MOTD2, MOTD2 Extra, MOTD Kickabout, Football Focus and Final Score. Comprehensive online coverage will come via the BBC Sport website, while for the first time this season fans can sign up for goal alerts, team line-ups and scores as they happen through the BBC Sport app for mobiles and tablets. More women's football, including internationals, the Super League and Women's FA Cup, will be broadcast than ever before. And BBC Radio 5 live will again have the most extensive commentary portfolio available with a line-up including former England international Neville, an expanded role for ex-Wigan, Blackburn Rovers and Reading striker Jason Roberts and new Football Correspondent John Murray leading commentary alongside Alan Green. A special BBC One documentary - MOTD at 50 - will be shown on Friday, 22 August at 22:35 BST.
Kent Posted 6 August 2014 Posted 6 August 2014 Let's hope P Neville and Rio improve (a lot) since the WC. Neville has surely got the most monotonous voice on TV.
Jimothy Posted 6 August 2014 Posted 6 August 2014 Robbie ****ing savage Robbie Savage, who's been a regular pundit on MOTD for a few seasons now? Why the outcry? What did you expect?
Jimothy Posted 6 August 2014 Posted 6 August 2014 I dont watch motd so wouldnt know, and hes a twat Well why you bothered then if you don't watch it?
Soar Fox Posted 6 August 2014 Posted 6 August 2014 Nice to see Rio concentrating on just playing football.
Jimothy Posted 6 August 2014 Posted 6 August 2014 Nice to see Rio concentrating on just playing football. Isn't MOTD made in Manchester now? So he's going to be doing a lot of travelling from London for the shows he's on.
Soar Fox Posted 6 August 2014 Posted 6 August 2014 Isn't MOTD made in Manchester now? So he's going to be doing a lot of travelling from London for the shows he's on. I think it is yes. When signing for QPR he said the overriding factor was him and his family moving back down to london. Now he'll be spending most of his weekends back in Manchester
separator Posted 6 August 2014 Posted 6 August 2014 Robbie ****ing savage Hopefully Savage will still be doing the 606 phone-in. Can be quite funny on that.
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 6 August 2014 Posted 6 August 2014 I'm gonna be brewing up when these are yapping, ****ing hell that's grim.
AKCJ Posted 6 August 2014 Posted 6 August 2014 Shame that our Gary doesn't do Sky instead of that monotonous Ed Chamberlain. My broadcasting 'dream team' would be; Lineker - Host G. Neville - Panel Carragher - Panel Seedorf - Panel Shreeves - Interviewer Tyler - Commentary Lawrenson - Co-commentator (gets a lot of stick but I really quite enjoy his sense of humour).
Kitchandro Posted 6 August 2014 Posted 6 August 2014 Shame that our Gary doesn't do Sky instead of that monotonous Ed Chamberlain. My broadcasting 'dream team' would be; Lineker - Host G. Neville - Panel Carragher - Panel Seedorf - Panel Shreeves - Interviewer Tyler - Commentary Lawrenson - Co-commentator (gets a lot of stick but I really quite enjoy his sense of humour). Mostly agree but Shreeves is a horrible scrotum. Match of the Day are just getting desperate. All of their pundits are either dead boring or idiots like Savage. We are sadly lacking characters with some insightful opinions on TV.
AKCJ Posted 6 August 2014 Posted 6 August 2014 Mostly agree but Shreeves is a horrible scrotum. Match of the Day are just getting desperate. All of their pundits are either dead boring or idiots like Savage. We are sadly lacking characters with some insightful opinions on TV. I know he's a twat, but he's good and seems to get the juicy bits out of his interviews. Either him or the old Robot Wars bloke whose name escapes me.
Jimothy Posted 6 August 2014 Posted 6 August 2014 I know he's a twat, but he's good and seems to get the juicy bits out of his interviews. Either him or the old Robot Wars bloke whose name escapes me. Jonathan "They're showing the goal line technology reply twice Martin, which do we believe. One minute no goal, next a goal, they've changed they're minds!" Pearce.
Stadt Posted 6 August 2014 Posted 6 August 2014 I mention it in every thread with pundits in but Gianluca Vialli is great.
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