Comments on: Brayshaw handballed Sunday Footy

By: Rosie

Rosie — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:03:43 +0000

Please Eddie – come back to The Footy Show.

Gary Lyon and James Brayshaw – they just don’t have it. I have watched the show since it first aired. Love the footy and what it brings to our great city – but it needs help – it’s needs professionalism and a return focus to Footy. Although many cried “Conflict of Interest” it was the fact that you were the Magpie president and have such a passion for Aussie Rules that made it all work. I know you say Gary and JB need to make it their own but for the love of God Eddie – you know you’re the ticket!!!

By: Dutchie

Dutchie — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:21:10 +0000

Big mistake. The Footy show works a lot better without McGuire. In fact, they should get rid of Sam Newman as well. He hasn’t been funny for years. The only way he keeps in the headlines now, is by being “controversial”. He knows it too.

The best Footy shows I have seen in a long time were the 4 shows that Billy Brownless sat in for Newman.

I will not be watching it again if McGuire is back as host. Actually, I wont watch anything that McGuire host…

By: damo

damo — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:24:48 +0000

god i hope this means the end of the lyon and brayshaw era. those have made the show worst than ever. bring back eddie and the show will take off again

By: Demon

Demon — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:55:54 +0000

It’s Garry Lyon – not Lyons… Thanks

By: scottstar7

scottstar7 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:56:35 +0000

I had heard that Gaz was moving to the Sunday Footy Show, James to Wide World of Sports and Eddie back to the Footy Show.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:31:05 +0000

Seems to be the logical reason – consider that Ed was pulling a huge Sal in 2008 without being on TV or being an executive.

Eddie as an exec reminds me of that episode of Cheers where Sam Malone is hired as an exec so that he can join the company softball team!

By: Verge

Verge — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:18:09 +0000

No! Tony Jones is a great host and one of the reasons I prefer the sunday edition to the thursday one. Bicks was leaving anyway, why couldn’t Brayshaw just fill in for him instead of usurping Jones?

Bloody JB is everywhere; Footy Shows, WWOS, even making stupid comments at the Twenty20. He just needs to host a game show and Nine will have a second Eddie on their hands! That being said, I do miss my thursday night “Eddie Bear”, would be nice for him to come back to the show he pretty much built.

By: andy

andy — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:26:18 +0000

if this is the case, i think it is a good idea from nine. I feel sorry for TJ though… he seemed to really enjoy hosting the sunday footy show.

By: Richard H

Richard H — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:37:12 +0000

interesting. hope they do bring eddie back as the footy show is not the same without him. I like james and gary but at times i think eddie would be better hosting.

sam is sam he’ll do what he does best. Go eddie i say.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:00:02 +0000

I’ve got to admit I don’t mind the idea of Eddie coming back to The Footy Show but could Nine afford to lose the dynamic of Garry Lyons and James Brayshaw and how well they run the show?