I appreciate that this is not his fault, it’s the Beeb but it still gets my goat. Thing is, people watch MOTD to see the action, not to see him, I don’t see the value in his massive salary.
IDK, without him and the rest of the pundits how is the pub bore supposed to sound informed when spouting off about how Basildon wanderers latest signing from the 3rd tier German leagues has transformed their midfield?
I’ve no problems with his salary, or most others, they need/want ex footballers to present the show so you need:
1) a Footballer that everyone knows
2) that can talk/present well
3) that has enough tactical insight to know what’s going on
4) hasn’t gone into management as a result of the first 3.
It’s a very small pool to raw presenters from, and I bet Sky/BT/ITV would pay him the same or more if they could poach him.
Otherwise you end up with the painful to watch Claire Balding at the velodrome asking Hoy why the sprinters don’t do the pursuit if they’re faster.