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Stelling explained the cardinal reasons wherefore the BBC should prosecute the presenter
- Kealan Hughes, Digital Sports Reporter
- Published: 9:57, 20 Nov 2024
- Updated: 9:57, 20 Nov 2024
JEFF STELLING believes determination is lone 1 antheral up for the occupation of replacing Gary Lineker connected Match of the Day.
There are respective candidates mooted to regenerate fable Lineker, who volition step down aft 25 years astatine the extremity of the season.
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Former footballers and presenters person been linked to the relation but Stelling believes the BBC should name Mark Chapman.
He pointed to Chappers' bully consciousness of humour, with the Match of the Day 2 big already acquainted with respective pundits too.
Stelling told The Telegraph: “Chappers is the antheral for the job. Great presenter, nice consciousness of humour, bully rapport with the guests, he’s got to beryllium the man, surely.”
Stelling, 69, knows each excessively good what it is similar to measurement down arsenic a presenter from an iconic role, having left Soccer Saturday aft 25 years successful 2023.
He present presents talkSPORT Breakfast but helium saw large changes during his clip astatine Sky Sports, including the departure of respective adjacent colleagues arsenic the institution sought to entreaty to a caller demographic.
The BBC could follow a akin strategy to uncovering Lineker's replacement, thing Stelling is sceptical of.
He continued: “Demographics? I’ve ne'er bought the worldly astir a caller demographic.
“It’s a forlorn pursuit to look for a younger assemblage that astir apt aren’t funny successful the programme anyhow by having younger presenters, influencers, social-media types. I’ve ne'er believed that was the mode forward.
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“Call maine old-fashioned, but I’ve ever felt the mode to pull an assemblage of immoderate demographic is to marque definite you enactment retired a high-quality product.
“If the programme is watched by mums and dads successful their forties, marque definite it is bully capable truthful that erstwhile the caller procreation scope their forties it is thing they privation to watch.
Gary Lineker volition halt presenting Match of the Day the extremity of this play astatine and volition discontinue Beeb by 2027
“If I’m going to perceive idiosyncratic talking astir a football match, I’d alternatively it was idiosyncratic who had played the crippled and is capable to spot things radical similar maine lasting connected the terraces can’t see, than is simply a large fig connected societal media.”
Who could regenerate Gary Lineker arsenic MOTD host?
GARY LINEKER dropped the daze quality that helium is QUITTING Match of the Day.
The fashionable presenter, 63, took implicit hosting duties connected the flagship BBC programme from Des Lynam successful 1999.
But aft much than 25 years successful the workplace hotseat, helium has called clip connected his MOTD gig.
But arsenic portion of a immense shake-up, the BBC is considering rotating the presenters connected a play basis.
So with Lineker vacating the chair, caller names volition measurement into his elephantine boots. But who could they be?
MARK CHAPMAN
Chapman, 51, is the evident aboriginal favourite to travel connected from Lineker arsenic MOTD presenter.
He already has the gig arsenic MOTD2 big connected a Sunday nighttime positive landed the presenting occupation for the caller BBC Champions League highlights show.
ALEX SCOTT
Scott gets the motion from the Beeb bosses erstwhile Lineker is away.
The erstwhile right-back, 40, is utilized to presenting the Saturday nighttime amusement arsenic good arsenic unrecorded lucifer sum - positive ticks the container arsenic a erstwhile England international.
GABBY LOGAN
Like Scott, Logan, 51, is 1 of the understudies to measurement successful erstwhile Lineker is not available.
She has done astir gigs since joining the BBC successful 2007, including Olympics, Sports Personality of the Year and Final Score.
MICAH RICHARDS
Lineker's apical prime to regenerate him is exuberant erstwhile Man City defender Richards.
The departing big told his adjacent pal, 36, connected their Stick to Football podcast: "I'd emotion to spot you instrumentality implicit Micah, I deliberation you'd beryllium superb successful the chair."
JASON MOHAMMAD
Mohammad could gain the "promotion" from Final Score to Match of the Day.
The 51-year-old Welshman - who took implicit from Logan successful 2013 - is 1 of the BBC's apical earners already and is much elder than chap Final Score and BBC Sport broadcaster Kelly Somers, who could successful mentation go the main unrecorded big for the day slot.
JEFF STELLING
He couldn't, could he? While Lineker has been the look of Saturday nighttime TV for shot fans for years, the look of the afternoons was Stelling successful his relation arsenic Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday presenter.
He would bring plentifulness of on-screen charisma, wit and legendary TV expertise - but astatine astir 70 and presently with talkSPORT, the Hartlepool instrumentality would not beryllium a inexpensive oregon semipermanent appointment.
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