What is going on??

What is happening to football pundits??

Do they not want people to watch them??Are they bored with the game that provides their living??Do they think people are not watching them anymore??

Alan Shearer sits on the couch and is just lifeless..If he came alive on the couch half as quickly as he would come alive when the ball dropped in the oppositions penalty area Saturday evenings would be far more interesting for all of us.

Now Shearer has a lot of knowledge when it comes to football, he used to put the ball in the back of the net on a regular basis and that takes a certain intelligence. Perhaps he just doesn't possess the ability to convey his opinions to the general public in an interesting way, if that is the case someone at the Beeb needs to ask him to step aside and let someone else have a go................soon please!

Tony Adams though...................this fine ex-pro is surely never going to be asked back again. Sat opposite the ever interesting and articulate Adrian Chiles he just offered nothing as a pundit. Obviously he knows his football. England and Arsenal captain, league and cup winner, he is certainly goes down as an England great.

As a pundit however, his input is limited at best. His appearance on Sunday night's MOTD 2 is probably the first time that Lee Dixon has had to carry Tony Adams, though I'm sure Lee probably owes him a few.

Hopefully someone is going to emerge and save, or perhaps just re-invent, the art of being a pundit.

Jamie Redknapp has done his best a Sky to interest the viewer and offer insight, and Andy Gray is always good for a bit of tactical talk and hyperbole when the goals start flying in.

However we need more like them.

The thought process seems to be that an ex-pro is a neccessity because they understand the game and what is going on better than Joe public.

Is this really the case though? Because all that experience and knowledge does not result in an interesting fellow. All that know how and know idea how to articulate it is not what we need at all.