The ex-Soccer Saturday guru left the broadcaster last summer after nearly 30 years in the job amid a series of sweeping changes at the company which saw the likes of Chris Kamara and the lads from Soccer AM also get shown the door. Stelling, 69, has resisted the urge to take pot-shots at his former bosses in the months since his departure, but took issue with Sky’s lack of “balance” during coverage of the game at the Amex Stadium. It is like using me on a Hartlepool game!” Plenty of Stelling’s followers agreed, with one responding: “This has been every Sky game for the last 15 years when it’s Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal!
Most painful thing ever to listen to.” Another said: “Preach Jeff. If you haven’t played for a big six club you don’t get a sniff.” One user said: “As long as they’re decent pundits I don’t care.”
Another noted: “Smudge [Alan Smith] is the most impartial pundit going,” to which Stelling replied: “Smudge is great. So when you have decided to use him on commentary, pick two neutrals as pundits. Or one from each side if you wish. Not brain surgery.”
There was an Arsenal goal for every Arsenal pundit on camera this evening with the Gunners smashing three past Brighton without reply. Bukayo Saka opened the scoring from the spot in the first half before second half goals from Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard put the game to bed. Brighton, meanwhile, are in 10th place.
