Weststander
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One of the best posts I've read on here in a long time, and I agree with every point.
In particular the idea of having a journalist on the MOTD panel. A professional writer who went to one of the games that they are discussing that evening. A Paul Hayward, or Martin Samuel, or Henry Winter in the studio would provide some fantastic un-partisan, articulate, interesting analysis on the games of the day. FAR more engaging, surely, than another dreary monologue from Shearer or Murphy.
We have some truly brilliant writers in our media, full of insight and opinion. I'd really enjoy their input on MOTD.
I always like the contributions of football writers (from the Times/Telegraph/Guardian/Independent) on 5Live and TS.
They may not meet Robbie Savage’s “Yeah, but did you play the game?” criteria, but you often learn more from their balanced view and inside knowledge of clubs.