i like steve claridge. some of his views are slightly dodgy, bt you can't fault his enthusiasm. and unlike a lot of pundits he actually knows a fair bit about the lower leagues too.
I started off thinking the same, but when you listen carefully Claridge is mostly a bullshitter.....its always amusing listening to the Friday preview show on 5Live , where Claridge gets routinely humiliated by Gabriele Marcotti, but doesn't quite realise it and just digs himself in deeper.
i'd say its marcotti who gets humiliated, as claridge usually tears his ridiculous points to shreds.
Interesting that our views are polar opposites....I suppose its all about perception...Claridge
thinks because he's an ex player he knows more than Marcotti.....Marcotti
thinks because he's an urbane Italian journo who speaks fluent English....he knows more than Claridge, who he considers thick.
