Jermaine Jenas in line to replace Gary Lineker - Ian Wright leaving MOTD

[DBT85]

Just don't give it to a bird.

No animals have been offered the position.

 

[duffer]

They should get Scott Minto in from Sky.

 

[MoXoM]

Surprised people still watch it.

I only watch MoTD when we actually Win a match - so not that often....

 

[horsechoker]

I would have gone with Roy Keane, he's got such a warm welcoming presence.

 

[fps]

Cost cutting. They need a face of football but Lineker is genuinely famous for his football and other things. Jenas isn’t and I can see this being part of the BBC Sport TV’s apparently wilful slide into insignificance. Radio continues to be fantastic though, as do a whole host of other shows and things no one else would do like Winterwatch.

 

[fps]

Completely agree with this.

Didn't like him initially, actually thought he seemed a bit dull / thick. But as he became more natural with the cameras and opened up his opinions more I've really warmed to him and like his punditry in general.

I'd gladly watch a footy show anchored by him.

I just really think they shoulda kept MOTD 2, I loved that show! Most people seemed to think it was boring though, so, yeah...

Jenas on MoTD2 would have worked. In general I think the BBC realises football is covered elsewhere and frankly isn’t going anywhere, so is the license fee best spent on something others do brilliantly for mega money, or should they continue to do things others don’t do, like their fantastic array of radio channels?

 

[Mainoldo]

Fair play. Well done if he gets it.

 

[Kostov]

It his the same Jenas that watched the game against Tranmere and decided that Lingard was MoTM? Not the brightest of chaps.

 

[Di Maria's angel]

Surprised people still watch it.

Epecially given that Sky upload all the games within an hour these days.

 

[CallyRed]

Bring back Adrian Chiles

 

[Inigo Montoya]

It his the same Jenas that watched the game against Tranmere and decided that Lingard was MoTM? Not the brightest of chaps.

Prefer him to the smug Lineker

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Bring back Adrian Chiles

If only he didn’t have that ‘accent!’

 

[esmufc07]

Jenas is fecking dull.

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Don’t understand the hate for Lineker, he’s witty, entertaining and a great host.

 

[Pexbo]

Am I the only one that rates Chappers and would like to see him get the job?

 

[CallyRed]

If only he didn’t have that ‘accent!’

Subtitles required

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Don’t understand the hate for Lineker, he’s witty, entertaining and a great host.

He’ll be delighted with that! Loves himself so much.Can imagine him knocking one off to your praise

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Am I the only one that rates Chappers and would like to see him get the job?

Utd fan as well. He’s great on radio

 

[Classical Mechanic]

Don’t understand the hate for Lineker, he’s witty, entertaining and a great host.

Think he's the highest paid presenter on the BBC across all sectors and recently said the license fee should be abolished. The BBC have to make cuts. Jenas would be a quarter or less of Lineker's fee.

 

[Samid]

Does anyone below age 60 actually watch MOTD anymore? Goal clips are available online moments after they're scored, highlights available soon after the game. 40-50 % of the games are televised, if you can't watch those live then highlights are easily available on the broadcaster's platforms.

Guess I underestimated how much this place is frequented by old people.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Think he's the highest paid presenter on the BBC across all sectors and recently said the license fee should be abolished. The BBC have to make cuts. Jenas would be a quarter or less of Lineker's fee.

Apparently it could be within 2 years so let’s not open the champagne and Walkers crisps just yet

 

[ivaldo]

If only he didn’t have that ‘accent!’

Or had a horrible personality.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Does anyone below age 60 actually watch MOTD anymore? Goal clips are available online moments after they're scored, highlights available soon after the game. 40-50 % of the games are televised, if you can't watch those live then highlights are easily available on the broadcaster's platforms.

Guess I underestimated how much this place is frequented by old people.

Not to mention the live streams where they show all the goals at half time.

It makes Sky look well slow. What that makes MOTD I don’t know!

 

[Classical Mechanic]

Jenas presents this MOTDx which is MOTD for the ballerskillz© generation. I don't know if anyone has seen it but it makes you feel old.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Or had a horrible personality.

I think he was shagging Catherine Tate at one point

 

[Toblerone92]

I’m in different about this. Never really warmed to Jenas but he’s far better than that smug bald cnut Shearer as a pundit.

Think with time Jenas could actually grow into a solid presenter if he could somehow find a bit of charisma. Maybe Souness can lend him some.

 

[Dumbstar]

I quite like Jenas as a pundit. He seems pretty natural at it but not sure he has the presence needed to head up the show.

He started off well but now seems to lack even a basic understanding of the game. I've already stopped watching MotD because of fecking Shearer and Murphy so it's no biggie for me if he joins that Titanic.

 

[Adisa]

Mark Chapman would have been best.

 

[Ibi Dreams]

Surprised how negative the reactions are here. Out of all the usual suspects Jenas is often the most articulate pundit, he expresses himself well and looks natural on TV. If they want an ex player to host it then I'd say he is the best of the bunch (not talking about quality of punditry here but in terms of looking, sounding and acting like a presenter)

 

[ivaldo]

I think he was shagging Catherine Tate at one point

That makes so much sense.

 

[golden_blunder]

Lineker being pushed out for his liberal twitter views?

BBC is the Boris platform. Piers Morgan to be pundit and JRM to present. It’ll be a hoot

 

[Posh Red]

Does anyone below age 60 actually watch MOTD anymore? Goal clips are available online moments after they're scored, highlights available soon after the game. 40-50 % of the games are televised, if you can't watch those live then highlights are easily available on the broadcaster's platforms.

Guess I underestimated how much this place is frequented by old people.

I’m 28 and I love MOTD!

 

[Inigo Montoya]

I’m 28 and I love MOTD!

Used to love it when it was the only show to show highlights. Then it was the Big Match on Sunday with the legend Brian Moore

 

[Siorac]

Why does everyone misspell Lineker's name? It's not that difficult and it's not like he's an obscure person.

Half the Caf still cannot spell Pereira correctly. Don't expect too much.

 

[Abizzz]

Does anyone below age 60 actually watch MOTD anymore? Goal clips are available online moments after they're scored, highlights available soon after the game. 40-50 % of the games are televised, if you can't watch those live then highlights are easily available on the broadcaster's platforms.

Guess I underestimated how much this place is frequented by old people.

I'm not that old and I watch it occasionally if I can't watch the match. It's kind of nice not having to click from game to game etc. just sitting back and letting it roll. It's basically the only place where I watch highlights from teams like Burnley, Bournemouth etc. if they aren't playing us.

Don't mind if Jenas gets Lineker's job but have never enjoyed the "studio" bits that much anyway.

 

[matt10000]

I just think his smugness is quite refreshing. Everyone else seems to be too self-aware. He just rolls with it. Natural.

I like the fact he is humble. He always said that he thought he would be found out before every game.

In Italia 1990, while the rest of the squad were messing about between games, he spent time with the media learning how everything worked, he didn’t just fall into it, he pro-actively carved a place for himself while still playing in a profession where many can’t even toe their own shoe laces

 

[mjstokes85]

Jenas and Murphy are probably the 2 best pundits the BBC have, not sure on Jenas presenting though, but it could be worse.

 

[Who's Kissing Cameras?]

Does anyone below age 60 actually watch MOTD anymore? Goal clips are available online moments after they're scored, highlights available soon after the game. 40-50 % of the games are televised, if you can't watch those live then highlights are easily available on the broadcaster's platforms.

Guess I underestimated how much this place is frequented by old people.

A lot of young people like myself (25) and my friends around my age are busy throughout a Saturday doing productive things so we have no time to be watching streams and paying attention to highlight apps.

So MOTD is perfect to wait for in the evenings to catch up on the days football.

 

[Adisa]

Surprised how negative the reactions are here. Out of all the usual suspects Jenas is often the most articulate pundit, he expresses himself well and looks natural on TV. If they want an ex player to host it then I'd say he is the best of the bunch (not talking about quality of punditry here but in terms of looking, sounding and acting like a presenter)

His role will be more of presenting. Might be a good pundit but a presenter is totally different.

 

[Adam-Utd]

Does anyone below age 60 actually watch MOTD anymore? Goal clips are available online moments after they're scored, highlights available soon after the game. 40-50 % of the games are televised, if you can't watch those live then highlights are easily available on the broadcaster's platforms.

Guess I underestimated how much this place is frequented by old people.

I dont watch it live. I record it then just skip through all the chat and watch the highlights.

Much easier that way, especially if United have been shite