Jeff Stelling is a brilliantly warm and relatable TV host but first and foremost a fine journalist, which is why he had the confidence to criticise Rochdale’s players for the 10-man pile-on that followed their equaliser against Crewe on Saturday.
‘Hardly in the spirit of social distancing,’ said Stelling on Soccer Saturday.
Stelling, 65, pretty much owns that programme. It has been built around him over the years. But right now he must wonder what on earth Sky have done to it and why.
For those without satellite television, Soccer Saturday has been the central point of Sky’s weekend football coverage for 22 years.