trousers Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 I'm sure this'll upset many.... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2923246/ITV-football-presenter-Adrian-Chiles-loses-job-immediate-effect-replaced-Mark-Pougatch.html?ito=social-facebook ITV football host Adrian Chiles has lost his job with immediate effect, it was revealed today.The 47-year-old, who earned more than £4.5million last year, has been replaced by Mark Pougatch. ITV would not comment on the reasons for Chiles's departure.
andysstuff Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 What's he done then? you don't go with immediate effect for nowt.
stevegrant Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 That salary figure's not right. It was £4.5m a couple of years ago but he signed a new contract last year at a much-reduced £500k. Still overpriced, mind you...
Whitey Grandad Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 When they say 'earned' £4.5m I think that's stretching the use of the term.
Bearsy Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 I like pougatch, he's not irritating which will be a first for ITV
CB Saint Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 "ITV would not comment on the reasons for Chiles's departure." I will have a lash - because he was a sh1t presenter because he irritated the living p1ss out of the viewers because his accent is annoying because roy keane looked like he was going to decapitate him and it was before the watershed
Crazy Diamond Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 Doesn't change much though, ITV are still a shockingly bad channel for football presentation.
stevegrant Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 Doesn't change much though, ITV are still a shockingly bad channel for football presentation. Fortunately, from next season they've only got England games.
Tokyo-Saint Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 As if watching England games wasn't painful enough!
Micky Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 Shame to lose Pougatch from Five Live. Relax.... "Pougatch will also continue his work with BBC Radio 5 Live and PLTV." http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/adrian-chiles-leaves-itv-football-presenter-joins-exodus-with-immediate-effect-following-andy-townsend-and-matt-smith-announcement-9997920.html
Smirking_Saint Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 Didnt I hear that Townsend was off aswell ?
stevegrant Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 Didnt I hear that Townsend was off aswell ? Yep, he and second-string presenter Matt Smith had already been told their contracts weren't being renewed when they expire in the summer.
ecuk268 Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 Apparently, he wants to become a badger..... http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/celebrity/adrian-chiles-becoming-a-badger-2015012394743
benjii Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 Now they've just got to get rid of the arch tosser Tyldesley and they might manage to broadcast a game of football without annoying me.
Crazy Diamond Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 Fortunately, from next season they've only got England games. I see little comfort in that...!
Chez Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 Didnt I hear that Townsend was off aswell ? there is a god.
sussexsaint Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 This is Chiles abuse , we live in a sick sick world
stevegrant Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 I see little comfort in that...! It's fine for me as I'm always at the games so don't have to put up with their coverage
Smirking_Saint Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 Yep, he and second-string presenter Matt Smith had already been told their contracts weren't being renewed when they expire in the summer. What a time to be alive !!
Crazy Diamond Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 It's fine for me as I'm always at the games so don't have to put up with their coverage Exactly what I was thinking. But hey there have been some dire England games over the last few years, Chiles on mute is marginally better than spending all that cash to go to such matches...
CB Fry Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 Relax.... "Pougatch will also continue his work with BBC Radio 5 Live and PLTV." http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/adrian-chiles-leaves-itv-football-presenter-joins-exodus-with-immediate-effect-following-andy-townsend-and-matt-smith-announcement-9997920.html Ah, good. He'd be wasted just doing a handful of England games.
krissyboy31 Posted 23 January, 2015 Posted 23 January, 2015 Wouldn't rub yourhands too much! reckon he's been put on ardening leave because they've found out he's been talking to BT.
saintbletch Posted 24 January, 2015 Posted 24 January, 2015 I've always liked him. He's mental and difficult to understand, but he's an antidote to the army of homogenous, anodyne TV sport anchors.
saintmatt Posted 24 January, 2015 Posted 24 January, 2015 I've always liked him. He's mental and difficult to understand, but he's an antidote to the army of homogenous, anodyne TV sport anchors. Agreed
Goatboy Posted 24 January, 2015 Posted 24 January, 2015 I've always liked him. He's mental and difficult to understand, but he's an antidote to the army of homogenous, anodyne TV sport anchors. Jeez bletch, if I wanted 'mental and difficult to understand' I'd switch the football off and talk to Mrs Goat.
Big Bad Bob Posted 24 January, 2015 Posted 24 January, 2015 Now they've just got to get rid of the arch tosser Tyldesley and they might manage to broadcast a game of football without annoying me. Does Alan Green work for ITV??
Crazy Diamond Posted 24 January, 2015 Posted 24 January, 2015 I've always liked him. He's mental and difficult to understand, but he's an antidote to the army of homogenous, anodyne TV sport anchors. He's got a lot of abuse which I don't agree with - however, he is so bad I would rather not watch. I love football, so that's saying something. Fact is there are very few decent commentators and pundits anymore. Quite what people see in Conor McNamara (who always pronounces Pochettino as Pochettini), Clarke Carlisle, Sam Matterface, Bill Leslie, Kevin Kilbane (not outrageously bad but there must be better) and Ian Wright (gobsh*te) for example, I don't know.
TopGun Posted 24 January, 2015 Posted 24 January, 2015 I like Neil Mellor and Matt Murray on Sky News as match reporters. They deserve a higher profile role at the expense of yesterday's fools like Garth Crooks.
saintbletch Posted 24 January, 2015 Posted 24 January, 2015 Jeez bletch, if I wanted 'mental, difficult to understand and looks like Adrian Chiles' I'd switch the football off and talk to Mrs Goat. Fixed that for you, Toga Boy. He's got a lot of abuse which I don't agree with - however, he is so bad I would rather not watch. I love football, so that's saying something. Fact is there are very few decent commentators and pundits anymore. Quite what people see in Conor McNamara (who always pronounces Pochettino as Pochettini), Clarke Carlisle, Sam Matterface, Bill Leslie, Kevin Kilbane (not outrageously bad but there must be better) and Ian Wright (gobsh*te) for example, I don't know. Oh, don't get me wrong, Crazy Diamond, I can completely understand how some people don't like him at all - although perhaps not to the level of preferring to not watch the 90 minutes either side of his 15 minutes involvement. I don't see his role as being there to provide some form of expertise, that should come from the ex-pros. I like the fact that he brings sidelong views from weird angles, and I like the exasperation of the ex-pros having to work alongside him. And he's not thick, so I figure that he's aiming to stir it up and stop just this side of a physical assault from Roy Keane. I also find his perpetual bafflement and fascination at the most innocuous of things quite endearing. He looks like a fan that has lucked in, but I probably make excuses for his eccentricities because I got used to him from 5 Live and Working Lunch a long, long time ago. I feel similarly about Colin Murray, who wasn't to everyone's liking when he presented MoTD2 - again probably because of his 5 Live involvement. That said I rate his replacement Mark Chapman too who seems to strike a good balance of irreverence and credibility.
shurlock Posted 24 January, 2015 Posted 24 January, 2015 In defense of Chiles: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/11366039/Adrian-Chiles-is-a-hugely-talented-broadcaster-and-ITV-have-made-a-mistake-in-removing-him-from-our-screens.html
Dr Who? Posted 24 January, 2015 Posted 24 January, 2015 Thank god for that, cringeworthy on ITV sport. Terrible..... How much money. Townsend gone as well, there maybe a god! He can go to BT as no one watches it anyway!
FloridaMarlin Posted 24 January, 2015 Posted 24 January, 2015 Chiles isn't the only one talking to BT. They are going to chuck an obscene amount of money at sport in an attempt to blow Sky out of the water in the battle for broadband customers. It's all about getting the broadband market, as none of us will be watching TVs in 10 years time (maybe less), everything will be streamed on to laptops, tablets and smartphones. BT can afford to use sport as a huge loss leader to capture the market. I'm a BT broadband customer and I get loads of lovely sport for free (at the cost of paying my broadband subscription, of course) yet I pay £70 a month for Sky. Of course, it will put more pressure on the government's Dept for Media, Culture and Sport to scrap the protected national sporting treasures list as the pressure heats up, and Murdoch calls in favours and starts to put pressure on his tame MPs. The upshot it that the long term future doesn't look good for the terrestrail broadcasters sports coverage and those elderly and poorer sections of society who can't afford or cannot engage with modern technology.
70's Mike Posted 24 January, 2015 Posted 24 January, 2015 Chiles isn't the only one talking to BT. They are going to chuck an obscene amount of money at sport in an attempt to blow Sky out of the water in the battle for broadband customers. It's all about getting the broadband market, as none of us will be watching TVs in 10 years time (maybe less), everything will be streamed on to laptops, tablets and smartphones. BT can afford to use sport as a huge loss leader to capture the market. I'm a BT broadband customer and I get loads of lovely sport for free (at the cost of paying my broadband subscription, of course) yet I pay £70 a month for Sky. Of course, it will put more pressure on the government's Dept for Media, Culture and Sport to scrap the protected national sporting treasures list as the pressure heats up, and Murdoch calls in favours and starts to put pressure on his tame MPs. The upshot it that the long term future doesn't look good for the terrestrail broadcasters sports coverage and those elderly and poorer sections of society who can't afford or cannot engage with modern technology. Problem will be when BT start to increase their prices as they gain market share. yes its cheap now but in 5 years who knows
FloridaMarlin Posted 24 January, 2015 Posted 24 January, 2015 Problem will be when BT start to increase their prices as they gain market share. yes its cheap now but in 5 years who knows Tru dat.
John Boy Saint Posted 25 January, 2015 Posted 25 January, 2015 What is worrying is that ITV are going to mount a bid for the Premier League highlights package MOTD currently has. So that will no doubt follow the previous time they had it with a running order of Chelsea, Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottingham week in week out with adverts between all those games then a shuffle of the rest of teams again peppered with adverts that only show trailers for ITV programmes.
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