They should have one, but it shouldn't be in place of what should be a national highlights programme.

I wouldn't even mind if they kept the current highlights as they do on the website, just add some commentary over the top. Even if its just some intern doing it, better than that dodgy music over and over again. I see they have started uploading onto youtube though, slhighlights I think the channel is called, much better than the rubbish player they use on the website.

yes, and those are fresh clips with a bit of effort put in. As you say, a bit of commentary with the highlights they have already would be good, hell i could do a better commentary than some of the rubbish gration comes out with. Would be good to get one fan from each side to do it.

the man responsible for producing the show isnt as enthusiastic though, a mate of mine did some work there and said it wasn't very professional. Say's it all really.

you have no chance of channel 4 they have to be paid now to show the horse racing.

Channel 4 won't have any interest in any sport that wouldn't take up a regular spot on its daytime schedule. I.e. not cricket or horse racing.

They have most of the top "entertainment" shows so aren't ever going to replace anything after like 3pm.

I'd disagree with you there. You've fell in the trap of just because a player was great he'd make a great pundit (or manager).

Shearer is woeful, he just inanely describes what's just happened as if we haven't got eyes ourselves. He offers no insight into the game at all. Hansen is a little better and comes up with good stuff sometimes. I don't mind Dixon but Lawrenson is probably the worst of the lot. He's smug, arrogant and acts like he doesn't enjoy the game most of the time.

Last years World Cup showed the BBC team up for what they are, an old boys club out on a jolly up. Lawrenson, Hanson and Shearer all guilty (and happily admitting it) of not knowing much about the teams involved. They'd never even heard of the likes of Hatem Ben Afra or Hamsik despite them both being on the radar of the top European clubs for years. I'm pretty sure they didn't know too much about the young exciting German team at the time either. I'm not sure if he was on the beeb but when Roy Hodgson turned up you could tell instantly that he knew so much more about the world game than the rest of them.

I once saw Danny Baker on MOTD and he was talking fairly knowledgeably about a couple of teams. Shearer just took the p!ss out of him for knowing so much. I don't know how many medals Lawrenson has won but I'd much rather listen to the likes of Baker or James Richardson. They should even try and get Zonal Markings Michael Cox involved somewhere for some real insight. How many England caps have them three got between them.

The best pundits are generally on Sky with Souness and Guillet leading the way by a mile but Seedorf and Leonardo have both worked well on the BBC.

As for Rugby League on ITV, I always thought Rob McCathery and Clive Tyldesley worked well as a anchor/commentry duo in the early 90s but that could be age blurring my memories.

this on certain web site:

Granada TV - Rugby League Live

I agree regards to the BBC pundits. But I can't stand Souness OR Guillet on sky, both wind me up no end. Nearly as bad as ITV and Marcel Desailly who can barely speak English!

Souness is the best analyst by a mile. He's even better on RTE were he is given more freedom to say what he wants.

Sky for next season,just need to revamp the whole production package.Get fid of the morrons who,spoil the commentary.Bring in some new fresh faces,to present it.Have a decent re run programme,which has mor of in depth fell to it. So the the weekend trys on Monday at a decent time.

As if by magic, BBC have given us another reason why they are idiots and don't respect our game.

First half of the Leeds Match on BBC1 - Second half on BBC2.

What a joke.

It's like the CC the other year where all of the post match reaction was on red button, so for those of us who had gone to the game missed it all. Hence the reason i have informed our six fingered loiner friends of their pridicament.

Not sure the problem with this??....

We are now in the 21st century, and surely when Claire Balding informs us to flick over to the next channel on the dial, then even the biggest idiot will be able to manage that??

People still use videos???.... ......

Seriously, if you are brain dead enough not to check the schedules, then you deserve to balls up your recordings.