‘It’s a bit like a penalty shoot-out’?!?!
So there I was, wondering what to write about in relation to The Open - with so many possible subject matters, it was becoming a bit of a muddle. And, then right at the end, after a fantastic 4 days, a comment was made that sent me into a spin… I simply went bananas!!
Right from the start I had been looking to make a comment about the BBC and specifically their decision to make Gary Linekar the front man for their golf coverage. I know he has been doing it for a few years now, but trust me; he has been irritating me for a few years too!! The problem is that I like the guy and so have always found it difficult to criticise him… Until now!
If his embarrassingly cringing interview in Spanish with Andres Romero (whilst there was some pretty damn important golf going on at the time!!) was not enough to make you want to ‘throw up’, then surely, his ‘chat’ with (the fantastic) Mark James whilst waiting for the play off to start was enough to make one want to top themselves!! During this pathetic interlude, he made the comment that ‘It’s a bit like a penalty shoot-out’!!
WHAT?!?!…… NO, GARY NO….. it is NOTHING like a penalty shoot out for f**ks sake!! A ‘penalty shoot out’ is what tends to happen when 2 teams filled with spoiled, overpaid brats have nothing better to do after 120 minutes of utter boredom. Call me a clairvoyant but I’m guessing this is what Mr Linekar was referring to considering his sporting background. Whereas, a ‘play-off’ is what tends to happen when a stalemate has been reached after 4 days and 72 holes of highly skilled competition - as in what happened during the drama that was Carnoustie!!
Honestly, the BBC does use some of our licence fee to produce some complete and utter tosh. But having Gary Linekar front The Open (and The Masters), the rights to which they have paid a fortune, is a massive travesty. With the likes of the aforementioned Mark James, Ken Brown, Sam Torrance and, of course, Peter Alliss, they have a great team. Gary Linekar is not, and never will be, a part of that. Please, no more…please!!
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