Jeff Stelling was the star of Sky's football coverage'
The great Jeff Stelling has announced his retirement from Soccer Saturday and you're wondering question, is there something in the water above Sky Sports? studios because Graeme Souness also announced the timing of his pundit role after Sunday's game.
The double exit means the world is a safer place for underperforming midfielders who don't get stuck in the game, but even worse for those who watching football on weekends.
Suei could be replaced by another professionally irate Scot, but it's impossible to think of anyone comparable to Stelling. What's more, the news about Stelling heralds big changes: as BT Sport winds down the Saturday Score show, it could be the end of an era for the format he's made his own.
But that's not all. than replacing a TV presenter with another TV presenter, this heralds a bigger shift. As BT Sport stops showing Saturday rankings, this could mean the end of an era for this format.
In October 2021, Stelling informed viewers that he was leaving at the end of the season, but he was persuaded to stay. Then and now, tributes were lavish and widespread.
One of the secondary functions of football on television is to act as a lightning rod for anger and contempt, such as in anger and anger directed at Gary Lineker, Robbie Savage, Alex Scott, Chris Sutton, Martin Tyler and even dear old Andy Townsend back in the day.
Still, Stelling has been a mainstay on Sky Sports for 30 years now, and it's nice to get on the internet every now and then and see people say good things about someone.
🚨 BREAKING: Jeff Stelling announced he will be leaving Sky Sports and Soccer Saturday at the end of this season ⚽ pic.twitter.com/lujRbE5g26
— Sky Sports Premier League (@ SkySportsPL ) April 29, 2023
"It's time to give you a break" Stelling said on Saturday, adding that May 28 would be his last performance and then received applause from his panel of experts. The sports coverage was instant and extensive.
Danny Kelly said: «Over the past 30 years, no one has made football more enjoyable than this absolute master.» Lineker tweeted that Stelling is a «consummate broadcaster» while Sky Sports News host Hayley McQueen called him «an absolute legend.»
Longtime partner in crime Chris Kamara said: «What an amazing broadcaster. Jeff Stelling is incredible and he made Football Saturday his own story.
Yes, he did, and with all due respect to Julian Warren, Stelling's capable stunt double and leading the format midweek or on Sundays, only Jeff and Jeff had the show.
The defenestration of divisive, overdue figures such as Rodney Marsh, Charlie Nicholas, Phil Thompson, and Matt Le Tissier were portrayed as a culture war in some circles, but they could in fact be replaced by cheaper figures. , less likely to stain furniture and at least as good, i.e.: mostly usable but upgraded to watchable thanks to skillful padding and Stelling's prompt.
It could be Warren or a BT Colleague Sport Jules Breech or BBC Final Score equivalents like Kelly Somers or Jason Mohammad could take on the job, but maybe it's time for Sky to follow BT's lead and end the format.
In the age of social media and smartphones, people earn points through other technologies. The Premier League cuts Saturday's blackout at 3pm and Manchester City's trip to Elland Road on 6 May is televised. And tastes have changed: as fans become more tribal and superfans have podcasts, social media accounts with huge followings and YouTube channels, the generalist who wants to know Hartlepool's results in the same way Etihad does is no longer needs such good service. .
Illegal streaming means younger generations can watch the game live instead of getting Paul Merson's confusing broadcast.
Wider uncertainty at BT Sport with its takeover by Warner Brothers Discovery and the upcoming rebrand as TNT Sports suggest that the decision was a matter of taste rather than money, because the format is relatively cheap to produce. But sometimes the show really comes down to on-screen talent, and Jeff is sure to prove to be not only incredible, but irreplaceable.
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