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Bit of a legend. funny as fuck, apparently is the new host of countdown. He may be a monkey hanger but anyone who has seen soccer Saturday has likely seen this...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NFZnHEmVWKc

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xbO5l7UiQ50

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0bpsMUYFpDo

Hes brilliant...will be strange if he does countdown though.

Best footie programme on the tele, brilliant

I don't like him.

Think he's still doing Soccer Saturday alongside Countdown. Which is good.

6 hours unscripted live tv.the bloke is bloody good at his job

He's good at his job. Still don't like him though.

why?

Because he knew somebody would ask why?

 ;)

Mr. Football in a suite, just irritates me. Clearly good at his job, I wouldn't debate that.

Love Mr Stelling!  Has anyone seen his rant about Middlesborough?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zdBuDSEokz0

I've been to Yarm, it's lovely.  I haven't seen that before, class.

How can anyone not love Jeff Stelling?

Absolute gold 8)

But have you been to Middlesbrough? It's a dump.

I went to the Riverside shortly after moving up here and just after it had been voted the worst place in the Country. The away fans sang a mediocre song to celebrate this achievement something like along the lines of "worse city in Britain" and this home fan stood up and screamed "IT'S A BOROUGH NOT A FUCKING CITY"

Cue laughs and a round of "You fat bastard".

Since my original post, I probably dislike Stelling a little bit more ;)

Jeff Stelling is great - hope he will be just as funny on Countdown - haven't ever watched it since Twice Nightly Whiteley died.

Jeff Stelling isn't real.

Is he actually going to be the new Countdown host then?  Thought Alexander Armstrong had got that gig?

As long as Carol-look at those hips-Voordeman stays I dont care,the ageing man's shag fantasy!

Carols off as well I think.

There was some hoo-haar about Vorderman leaving too, all ended nastily. Someone refresh my memory...

Something to do with a contract off with less money.

I think the producers said some unnecessary stuff too.

I didn't realise how ace Jeff Stelling was until this thread. I applaud his James Brown dancing.

Threat of a 90 per cent pay cut I think. I'd have buggered off pretty hastily too!

Especially now she lives in Clifton.

well,unless they replace her with Nigella Lawson I'll be switching off in my droves.

They did open auditions to replace Carol I believe

I think they were after a hot maths graduate. Good luck :) I joke, I joke.

umm its OK I the thought didnt even cross my mind!! the only thing me and Carol V share in common in the same colour hair!

On reflection-I'd probably watch if it's Claudia Winkelman

Annabel Croft?

Wouldn't say no

This is new Team Countdown

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http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1088245/Essex-girl-fresh-Oxford-Oxford-graduate--22-replaces-Carol-Vorderman-Countdown.html

It's a bit of a waste of her masters in mathematics.

Probably! Oxford Uni graduate = mega bucks job even if its they get 2:2 or a third. Way more than what I'd imagine C4 will be paying her.

I don't know Ben, what's the going pay rate or job prospects for a Maths master ?

Far more than what I'll be looking at when I finish my masters in America's history that's for sure.

I disagree.  Almost confined to a life in Academia or the secret service if you ask me, and with the current economic situation there won't be many plum jobs going in the City.

What do you expect to do with your masters degree ? (genuine question)

I'm not sure, but I'd imagine that £100,000 a year wouldn't be out the question with a Masters in Maths from Oxford (I only skimmed the article, that's what she's got isn't it?).

I remember reading something somewhere / hearing on radio 4, an interesting piece about how there's a generation of pensioners who think that the sums on the maths round in countdown were the pinnacle of mathematics. It was a bit exaggerated for amusement, but not ridiculously so.

A bright teenager could do carol's job on countdown just aswell. I dunno, there's just something about it which seems to reflect our minor celebrity tellybox obsessed culture in a strange way.



Back when I was still in academia land, I remember always seeing the lists of most worthwhile degrees. I remember Maths always being right up there at the top, I think my quite a long way. I would have thought an Oxford Maths Masters would be worth a fair bit.


EDIT: I mean worthwhile as in average salary of those who have them.

Debt. Actually, I've not got a loan for this one and paid for it through working at HMV.

I'll probably/hopefully work in research/academia. My undergrad was U.S. related and now I'm doing the continent at post grad.

Newcastle is a relatively decent uni for contacts. If all else fails I'll try to get a job using the "old boys" method work as it's a suprisingly posh uni.