Of the top 7 favourites to be the new host of Match of the Day, only one is male. Ironically he is the most qualified for the job but the fact he is white and middle aged may count against him.
Why isn't there an MOTD for the women's game? Maybe Alex Kay-Jelski can buy the rights to that and get a female presenter to host it.
AKJ seems hell-bent on appealing to younger audiences and ticking the diversity box. I think he is getting this completely wrong. Younger audiences won't be watching Match of the Day on TV on a Saturday night. They'll be getting highlights or foreign streams on social media as soon as the goals go in.
This bloke clearly knows nothing about football or the demographic that watches TV. He's more evidence of why people want to defund the BBC and refuse to pay their licence fees.
Everything now seemingly has to appeal to children before it appeals to adults. This is why the music business has gone down the pan.
Anyway, Alex Kay-Jelski OUT!
Alex Kay-Jelski and MOTD
posted on 20/11/24
posted on 20/11/24
It’s quite boring nowadays MOTD, 2 minutes of highlights followed by 6/7 minutes of pundits disecting the game with their waffle
posted on 20/11/24
comment by Glen Bulb (U1449)
posted 4 minutes ago
It’s quite boring nowadays MOTD, 2 minutes of highlights followed by 6/7 minutes of pundits disecting the game with their waffle
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It depends how many matches are on. There are often not many games on a Saturday now due to Super League 1, Super League 2 and Super League 3 on during the week, where almost half of the PL teams are involved. Then because they have played in the Super League on the Wednesday or Thursday, that affects their weekend opponents so they have to move to the Sunday as well as matches can't be contested between one team.
So Saturday MOTD can often just be a couple of 0-0s involving lower half PL teams, so they have to fill 90 minutes with Micah Richards laughing.
There are many reasons why MOTD isn't what it was, it isn't just because of a hypothetical Alex Scott.
posted on 20/11/24
I've barely watched MOTD since Utd become $hite, so that's best part of 10 years now. Sometimes I tune in if the likes of City or Liverpool take a beating, unfortunately that's been few and far between.
posted on 20/11/24
Haven’t watched MOTD for years, but using GSS as a barometer I would imagine it will die a death quite quickly if they chuck in a female host.
posted on 20/11/24
comment by He’s French, He’s Flash… (U9335)
posted 22 minutes ago
Haven’t watched MOTD for years, but using GSS as a barometer I would imagine it will die a death quite quickly if they chuck in a female host.
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How's that a barometer? Did Alex Scott take over from Jeff as predicted so that's why no one watches anymore?
posted on 20/11/24
comment by Keiran Keane (U1734)
posted 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
comment by He’s French, He’s Flash… (U9335)
posted 22 minutes ago
Haven’t watched MOTD for years, but using GSS as a barometer I would imagine it will die a death quite quickly if they chuck in a female host.
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How's that a barometer? Did Alex Scott take over from Jeff as predicted so that's why no one watches anymore?
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They replaced credible and authentic with boxes ticked.
posted on 20/11/24
What boxes does Simon Thomas tick?
posted on 20/11/24
comment by T-BAD (U11806)
posted 11 minutes ago
What boxes does Simon Thomas tick?
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Christian
posted on 20/11/24
Dead wife.