I have to say I am enjoying Euro 2008 so far. The football has generally been attacking (Greece apart) and there have been some fantastic games with quite a few last minute winners. It is great coming home from work knowing that no matter how shite the normal TV schedule is, there will at least be a game on - until Sunday.
One thing I have noticed is the propensity for a growing number of pundits to use the phrase "by the way". Andy Townsend is the number one culprit. I lost count of the number of times he used this phrase during last nights 'analysis' of the Turkey v Czech Republic game. He will say things like (paraphrasing):
"Nihat still has a lot of work to do, and by the way - what a great finish"
"Petr Cech by the way is one of the best goalkeepers in the world, and would catch that 99 times out of 100"
"Karel Bruckner, who is no mug, will be absolutely fuming by the way"
What is the point of saying this? Was Nihat's finish somehow incidental to the actual football match? It's one of these things that, once you notice it, really annoys you.
By the way Andy - you are a twat.
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