The former Manchester United right-back drew praise for his TV work and changed the way analysts move about their jobBarney Francis likes to bid a epic about how Gary Neville called the Sky Sports managing director shortly after his retirement from playing.
Having been signed up by the broadcaster,Neville asked Francis for a full size replica of the Sky Sports touchscreen installed in his house during the close season so he could practise his new craft. Thanks to a plain-speaking style and an eye for picking out the sort of details players spot but viewers miss, he soon redefined the art (such as it is) of football punditry and made many of his rivals seem cosy and idle.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com