'Jester' Ian Wright attacks BBC

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'Jester' Ian Wright attacks BBC


Wright co-presents an afternoon show on TalkSport radio



Footballer turned TV pundit Ian Wright has said he no longer wishes to work at the BBC, claiming he was made "a comedy jester" by the corporation.
The former England and Arsenal striker said fans could not relate to the BBC's coverage or its presenters.
"I don't know how long young people are going to want to sit down and watch that same old 'jacket, shirt and tie' format," he told Broadcast magazine.
"That's why I've said to them I don't want to do the England games any more."
A spokesman for the BBC said Wright was on a freelance contract and that it wished him well.
Wright was most often employed for coverage of England matches and FA Cup ties, the rights to which switch to ITV from August.
'Run-of-the-mill'
Wright, who will soon be seen hosting Gladiators on Sky One with Kirsty Gallacher, began presenting after he retired from football in 2000.
He joined the BBC in 2001, appearing on programmes including Match of the Day.
According to Broadcast, though, the 44-year-old believes he was "just there as a comedy jester to break the ice with Alan Shearer and Alan Hansen," whom he accused of doing "run-of-the-mill things".
"I can't do that anymore," he is quoted as saying. "People want something different."

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[gunner]

He has a point, Shearer is a boring bastard.

[mufc1]

Ian wright pain in the arse ,never liked the big headed tw..

[maltloaf]

i have the feeling this is to please his current and potential future employers

talk sport are very anti bbc as a corporation and he may well be eyeing up a deal with the new itv franchise next year

[doughboy]

I saw this person on the telly once, and had to turn over immediately.. He's a complete cock with no talent whatsoever.

[Thrush]

He is a twat, why bite the hands that feed you.

Maybe he will just piss off and stay on obsecure radio fm.

[BBK]

Really glad to see him go, he is the worst pundit the BBC have, and that really is quite an accolade!

[elephantsoup]

Glad to see everyone else seems to find him an annoying git.

[Nikki]

he is a bit of a (ock i must admit

[GecHo]

must admit i hated him more when he played for that cockney side, cant remember the name but its the shitty london team who wear red

oh and they havnt won anything again this season

[SiE]

I liked him, his reactions were great. Very passionate about England aswell. How Shearer has got the job i will never know, hes the most boring pundit. If the BBC sacked him it would shift his ass into managerial positions.

[B.I.G.]

must admit i hated him more when he played for that cockney side, cant remember the name but its the shitty london team who wear red

oh and they havnt won anything again this season

You've got him confused with Darren Bent m8