And here's an email from Tom in Wigan saying, 'great win today, let's hope we win again next week'.

To be fair, it's probably more insightful than Leroy Rosenior...

And there's almost as many pompous morons moaning about these phone-ins, as there are taking part in them!

If you want things to change, phone or write in with your own profound topics.
Or you could always just switch off?

I often think the same about comments on blogs - everything's abusive against the article, with exclamation marks (case in point, GCostanza).

It's why I stopped listening to football phone in's years ago.
It's why I almost never read comments on any blog.

I chose to do so today to pick up on something Mr. Bradley said in the article (can I call you Rob?)...
One of the people we need to hear from "...the fan who never used to miss a game but can't afford to watch his or her club any more"
That's me.
But I'm lucky enough to follow one of those top four teams, so isn't this me, too?
"the follower of one the big four who supports them from his leather settee..."

I know I used a media trick and missed out the rest of the article there, but I do find myself almost feeling guilty.
It's especially hard when meeting new people - I want them to instantly know I'm in the former group, not the latter.

And to finish back on the actual subject, I'm sure more of 's' would join in but it's hard when the chair of the discussion is Spooney, or Tim Lovejoy, or some other over opinionated (for both position and level of knowledge) type.
They need to make the change first. In the meantime, I'll put some music on when they're talking...


PS - even half time on Sky is less than insightful. We need more of Andy Gray's "Last Word". Best thing on TV by a mile.

I can't see the problem with football phone ins myself. I download the one featuring Spoony and the highly intelligent and articulate Marcotti. It is nice to hear what fans think, you know those people who aren't all blessed with outstanding intelligence but are just still valuable to our game. You get the odd myopic idiot, but you get some useful insights from a perspective you wouldn?t normally get from the written media who are similarly biased at times. A good example is the support given to Rafa in the phone ins from people who go to Liverpool games. This is in contrast to the current media lynch mob standing outside his door after anything other than 3 points gained. In a contrasting way it is interesting to hear Spurs fans saying Redknapp has taken them as far as they can compared to 'Happy Harry' and 'Harry Potter' as he is portrayed in some papers.
If you have a listen to 606, you will also hear the more aforementioned myopic idiot admonished by Marcotti rather than simply agreed with.
If you are seeking to make football opinions on the air the sole reserve of those blessed with intelligence then one questions whether you should really be taking an interest in a sport where most of the people involved, players and fans, don't fall into your desired category

I quite like 'World football phone in' on 5 live.

but with the majority of the media it's the obssesion with the "big 4" and the plastic supporters that makes it so dull.