Jeff Stelling
From Frikipedia
In order for Gilette Soccer Saturday to work as a television programme and convince people to watch statistics for 90 minutes in order to see if their team wins, rather than just checking Ceefax at full time, you need a front man capable of making the endless updates of Scottish Division Three half times seem interesting.
That man is Jeff Stelling.
Need a random fact about the guy who's just scored an own goal in the Yeovil vs Doncaster game? Jeff's got one.
Need someone to somehow hold an entertaining conversation with whichever ex-footballer they've sent to cover the Millwall vs Brighton grudge match? Jeff can talk for hours to John Salako.
Want someone to emphasise the line "Stockport County 0, Bristol City 0" in order to make it sound like this truly was the result of the day? Jeff is only too happy to.
Need someone to present a 7 hour programme (including three hours of random pre-match reports about the quality of the pies at Woking) and somehow make Matthew le Tissier's views on Sunderland's sad demise sound almost enlightening? Jeff's the man.
Plain and simply, Gillette Soccer Saturday works, because Jeff Stelling works.
Note
Not to be confused with the other Geoff. Although both are great to watch for hours on a Saturday afternoon, there are some key differences.
Friki Links
- Jeff in full flow - Jeff responds to the recent Channel 4 survey which rated Middlesbrough (Jeff's home town) as the worst place to live in the UK. And how.
