Football Highlights Show Hosted by a Wannabe Comedian (Match of the Day 2)

Member Name: JJJJ

Product:	Match of the Day 2
Date:	21/11/08 (115 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good Length Highlights

Disadvantages: On too late?

As someone who enjoys keeping up to date with the football, I generally watch quite a few soccer based TV highlights shows.

Although the standard of football in this country is as good as it has ever been, I do watch a little less of the national sport than I used to. This is probably because I am completely fed up with the amount of diving and play acting which occurs in some part during every top class game. To me, there's nothing worse than a player falling down clutching his face, when he hasn't even been touched by an opposing player - it's just cheating and embarrassing. For my liking, not enough yellow or even red cards are handed out for diving.

This could be completely ironed out of the (not-so) beautiful game, if a panel was set up with the job of analysing the days play, and subsequently handing out bans for players who, upon inspection of the video footage, have been shown to dive. It's simple!

Anyway, mini-rant over...

Broadcast on Sunday nights on the BBC, 'Match of the Day 2' is the sister programme of the long running football show 'Match of the Day'.

Created in 2004, 'Motd2' features highlights of the days action in the English Premier League. It is hosted by ex-'Working Lunch' anchor Adrian Chiles who is accompanied by two pundits who vary from week to week. These regular guests often include Les Ferdinand, Gordon Strachan, Alan Shearer, Lee Dixon, Alan Hansen, and Alan Curbishley.

Chiles does a fairly good job of presenting, and adds a general humorous approach to the show. That said, he often thinks he is a little funnier than he actually is, and can get carried away with his slighty dodgy jokes.

Match of the Day 2 features a similar format to the original Match of the Day, although there are less highlights (due to there being less games played on a Sunday), meaning the action shown is generally longer in length, which is certainly a good thing.

The programme is broadcast quite late in the evening - 10.30 is the regular start time, which means that younger viewers may miss out on the weeky experience. However, this isn't a problem for me, as I'm generally up and about in the early hours of the morning anyway.

The commentary on each match is usually of the BBC's regular high standard, and if you want a full set of Sunday football highlights along with concise critical analysis of the days play, then Match of the Day 2 is the perfect show for you!

Summary: Very Good Highlights Show