ITV1 have accidentally stumbled upon a formula that brings the best out of their panel: no football.
As very very frightening thunderbolts and lightning stopped the on-pitch action, Adrian Chiles turned to Messrs. Strachan, Vieira and Southgate, and asked for weather-based anecdotes to fill time.
What he got was Gordon's tale of an Aberdeen blackout in the mid-eighties and Gareth taking the piss out of Roy Keane - from a sensible range of several miles.
It was terrific TV.
The fact that Patrick Vieira clearly had no clue what "Aberdeen" was, just added to the merriment. And Chiles finally relaxed - presumably free from a voice in his ear saying "we're going to ads in seven seconds" every fifteen seconds - and reminded viewers of the likeable screen presence he used to be on MOTD2:
Aside from Arjen Robben with hair, the most amazing thing about that clip is the size of the studio sofa. No wonder the BBC couldn't afford to keep Chiles - their upholstery bill must have been enormous.
THE STORY SO FAR
Match of the tournament: Holland 1-2 Germany
Player of the tournament: Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine)
Goal of the tournament: Van Persie (HOLLAND v Germany)
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