Originally Posted by PaulLFC:
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I see Owen is on SportsHub tonight with Des Kelly & Harry Redknapp to review the PL games from the weekend. I'd hope this is the start of BT slowly moving him towards a punditry role rather than co-commentary, but it's more likely to just be them using him on their channels more, given he was also commentating at the weekend.”
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I see Owen is on SportsHub tonight with Des Kelly & Harry Redknapp to review the PL games from the weekend. I'd hope this is the start of BT slowly moving him towards a punditry role rather than co-commentary, but it's more likely to just be them using him on their channels more, given he was also commentating at the weekend.”
I concur wholeheartedly. The interesting thing is that, according to comments attributed to Owen himself when he was unveiled as co-commentator, he was expecting to be a pundit too. I can only assume that someone very senior at either BT or Sunset and Vine thought that he could do co-commentary and refuses to bow to the criticism he has received. Someone at BT obviously likes him. Remember that he appeared in those adverts with Gareth Bale, Wes Brown and Shay Given when BT got those DTT slots to show Sky Sports 1 & 2.
I wrote to Simon Green, head of BT Sport, at the end of last season, detailing just how unsuitable Michael Owen is as a co-commentator. I pleaded with him not to continue usiing him, but to move him into another role. Alas, to no avail. He is truly awful and a million miles away from ever being acceptable in the role. BT should have started him off with a role such as the one they've got him in tonight on SportsHub, where he can just chat about football and offer his opinions, away from the pressure of a live game, and where his voice doesn't grate quite as much.





