Football Focus

['bout now]

Serendipity strikes as Gary Neville announces retirement. How weird.

[Sandperson]

Ronnie was a Sporting Lisbon player, he'd spit before he played for Benfica.

[Sandperson]

I'm sure you're all gutted...Thanks for everything comrade Gary.

['bout now]

He'll stop using his feet, sadly it's his gob that needs to retire.

[mockney piers]

Steve Potts

['bout now]

He played for Dagenham 'n all.

[Keef]

Has Gary Neville still been playing? I thought he'd retired years ago.

[mockney piers]

Only in a Julian dicks for canvey island type fashion though.

[Mick Mac]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> Ronnie was a Sporting Lisbon player, he'd spit

> before he played for Benfica.

The hoops....

[Jah Lush]

Doh! Yes, of course Sporting Lisbon. I stand corrected. He's still petulant cunt though.

[Emerson Crane]

Now that handsome devil Gary Neville has retired, please spare us all from having him inflicted upon as a replacement Sky pundit for the departed Andy "Take A bow son" Gray. Please Sky, don't do it.

[Jah Lush]

I think Comrade Neville is more likely to work for the Players Union.

[Narnia]

I read that Gary Neville was due to join Sky next season but it may be brought forward. There arn't many/any pundits I like listening to ALL the time and I don't expect him to change that. It does amaze me how some ex sportsmen get jobs on the radio/TV. If you ever listen to Talksport in the morning, Brazil and Irani are just awful.

Who would you like to have?

[Jah Lush]

Bring back Saint & Greavsie.

[Atticus]

Danny Murphy, Pat Nevin

[Keef]

Macca talks well when he makes an appearance, I think,

['bout now]

+1 for that. I was very impressed with Danny Murphy's post match interview after the cup game. Pat Nevin has been impressing me on R5 for a few years now.

Actually I don't have Sky so, er, Chris Waddle, Jim Beglin, Alan green, Alan Green and Alan Green.

[Emerson Crane]

Chris Waddle is woeful, the best commentator/pundit for me is Jonathan Pearce. It used to be Barry Davies who was always articualte, intelligent, and knowledgable. For me he was miles ahead of Motty who is knowledgable but has no presence.

[Atticus]

Alan Green crowing about his fall-out with (note the deference) 'Sir' Alex, really annoys me. He does speak his mind though, although a lot of it serves only to fuel his inflated ego.

[Atticus]

Agreed on Pearce, certainly a lot better once having joined BBC

[Emerson Crane]

Having a fall out with Ferguson is nothing to "crow" about as most of the media and many within the sport have done so at some point. Can't think why.

[Keef]

Jonathan Pearce has certainly come on a bit since robot wars!

[Emerson Crane]

Keef Wrote:

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> Jonathan Pearce has certainly come on a bit since

> robot wars!

Nothing wrong with a bit of robot wars Keef.

[Narnia]

I think Pat Nevin is a good call. I quite like Souness though Gullit gives me the impression he is full of himself. Has anyone heard Mike Parry? He's a good comedy act.

[kpc]

Stanley Victor Collymore does a pretty decent job as a summariser - talks commons sense and has clearly done his background work on teams (which is more than a lot of pundits and journalists do).