Originally Posted by loyalsince:
“Angus Scott is a possibility, as is Matt Smith (dont think either, but worth throwing into the mix)
Maybe add Gabby Logan, Dan Walker, Mark Poutgatch as very long shots”
There are certainly options out there that BT could get if they wanted to and who would all be vastly better than Jake.
Some may not be tempted to move (I have to be honest I can't see Gabby Logan or Mark Chapman leaving the BBC for example) but I'm sure others could be tempted.
John Dykes was a good idea that someone suggested - when I've been abroad and caught him presenting worldwide coverage of the PL games he's been pretty good and is unknown really in the UK so no one would really have any pre-conceived notion with him and he seems a nice bloke on Twitter (unlike Jake who is pretty much an example of how not to use Twitter).
For me, BT's main football coverage (I.E Premier League/FA Cup/'Fletch and Sav') still has a number of issues with Jake and Owen being two of the major ones. Replacing them both for the CL coverage (though I sadly don't think BT will with Owen and will choose to stick their heads in the sand) would make BT's coverage much more bearable.
Also, what is the BT obsession with that idiot Piers Morgan? He was on that Fletcher and Savage show on Saturday (and quite frankly a show involving Owen, Savage and Morgan seems my idea of TV hell) and it sounds like he'll be on Clare Balding's show too. It's as if BT are trying to make me dislike them sometimes with the decisions they make and people they put on.