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I was thinking the same thing.

I noticed a few weeks ago he wasn't on the BBC promotional photoshoot which many pundits did feature:
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Also, further down, it mentions he's providing comments on 5 Live. So will we not get to see him?
 

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Shearer really is something else.
Ripped into Thiago all game for his "miss" v Morocco.
Today when Mabappe was sh*te all 1st half, it was "He won't mind that, as he's getting into the right positions".....
 

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I think Olivier Giroud should recommend his language tutor to Wayne Rooney; what a total embarrassment to the English language he is.....

Shearer wouldn't let the Mbappe 'penalty' go earlier today, Shearer is always right, don't all the pundits know that?
 

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BS7Bee said:
I was thinking the same thing.

I noticed a few weeks ago he wasn't on the BBC promotional photoshoot which many pundits did feature:
www.bbc.co.uk

FIFA World Cup 2026 on the BBC - meet the lineup and find out how to follow coverage across TV, radio and BBC Sport online

The BBC is delivering its most ambitious World Cup yet, bringing together world-class live coverage, a standout line-up of presenters and pundits, and in-depth storytelling across every platform
www.bbc.co.uk

Also, further down, it mentions he's providing comments on 5 Live. So will we not get to see him?
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Maybe he decided to sack the TV work off after he realised that he’d be broadcasting from Manchester and not Miami?
He can do radio from Richmond (London not Virginia).
 

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A Real Mysteron said:
I was on a bus once, (never again), and some lads were having an in-depth debate about which footballers had the best hair.
Giroud came out on top.
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He does have a great barnet to be fair but it doesn’t make up for the fact that he spends half his time as a pundit claiming “I called it”
 

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aslan said:
He tried so hard to get soundbites in the Brazil game bless him. Sounded like a sketch
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Under pressure to repeat the ‘pressure is for tyres’ classic
 

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Banana said:
OK, when do we get to see Thomas Frank?
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Maybe he didn't fancy a holiday in Manchester and is waiting for when the BBC is going to be in the States (QF onwards I think).
 

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I watch most games without sound and turn off the studio bit. Obviously you lose a bit of atmosphere but it’s great for my blood pressure and my wife enjoys me not moaning about the commentators
 

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On the whole pundits tend to ruin the game unless you can't hear them.
 

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It’s just an encyclopaedia or boring facts every game, they never tell you what is happening or give you any insight.

Danny Murphy

Great work rate
Great work ethic
Good togetherness
Good energy levels
Shorter distances (no, me neither)
Found the speed and energy, shows how good his fitness levels are

Christ, say something meaningful FFS
 

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Never listen to any of them. Most are stealing a living.
 

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Meanwhile, over in the US, the pundits panel includes Thierry Henry, Zlatan, and some Yank neither of them like (R5 tittle tattle). Apparently, ZI isn’t even hiding his contempt for this bloke anymore. As it’s only week 1, there might be ringside seats available sometime in the next month!
 

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JANORAK said:
Meanwhile, over in the US, the pundits panel includes Thierry Henry, Zlatan, and some Yank neither of them like (R5 tittle tattle). Apparently, ZI isn’t even hiding his contempt for this bloke anymore. As it’s only week 1, there might be ringside seats available sometime in the next month!
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Landon Donovan I believe.
 

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Some great memes going around after the Noughts and Crosses analysis during the Hydration break yesterday
 

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Leonardo said:
I thought it was quite inciteful analysis.
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It was certainly a level up from Matterface and his inane ramblings. I’m sure I noticed that he only named the players and described the actions on the replay clips, clearly he wasn’t paying attention to the game live.
 

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Judio1999 said:
Some great memes going around after the Noughts and Crosses analysis during the Hydration break yesterday
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Are they really that great?

Her knowledge of the game was actually very insightful. Compared to Rooney, Shearer and Murphy.

ITV need to have a word with themselves for giving her that set up to work with.

Im all for a laugh but she deserves better then that.

Shes a miserable sod, but alongside the ref expert they are positive additions and not there as a tick box exercise.
 

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Its all a long way from 'just go out and run about a bit'
Or the guy who ran our Sunday morning team telling me to 'stick it to him up his daisy, let him know you're there FFS'
 

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Edmundo said:
I thought Emma Hayes was far and away the best pundit/analyst - she was able to explain most of what was going on in an intelligent, insightful manner as opposed to the ex-players who couldn't do much more than say we weren't defending well, which was f***ing obvious!
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There was a long analysis on BBC iplayer by Hart, Rooney and Meeks. Hart and Meeks really got into details what went wrong for the goals. Its worth a watch
 

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Leonardo said:
There was a long analysis on BBC iplayer by Hart, Rooney and Meeks. Hart and Meeks really got into details what went wrong for the goals. Its worth a watch
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Joe Hart knocks spots off most other pundits. His analysis is insightful - he does his homework - and i enjoy listening to him, even if he gets a little intense at times. Other ex-GKs - Rob Green, Mark Schwartzer - make a decent fist of it too.
 

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Quite liked Emma Hayes until she said in an interview that she wasn't down for male aggression on the touchline and then she pushed that arsenal coach.

No time for her now and she's on mute whenever i see her face.
 

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Isleworth_Bee said:
Are they really that great?

Her knowledge of the game was actually very insightful. Compared to Rooney, Shearer and Murphy.

ITV need to have a word with themselves for giving her that set up to work with.

Im all for a laugh but she deserves better then that.

Shes a miserable sod, but alongside the ref expert they are positive additions and not there as a tick box exercise.
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I think Hayes has been excellent. My guess is the venue they’re broadcasting from is normally hired out for parties looking out over Manhattan and so has the kitchen/bar area for that and they couldn’t remove or disguise it so just went with it. I quite like the old school blackboard rather than video game tech usually used.

I’d be very happy if one day she became our head coach.
 

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Leonardo said:
I thought it was quite inciteful analysis.
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Not sure whether to give this a like or not, and whether you meant it as a bit of fun.

Definitely inciteful in my book. Can't stand her! Liable to cause me to hit mute.

Insightful? Not for me, Clive
 
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