Ex-players should be better than they have been at talking about football stuff. Shearer has been one of the best strikers in England, he should be able to make some clever in-the-know comments about a striker's movement or what they're doing right or wrong.

Not just "And look at him run freely there...ok he falls over, but look at him get up...alright he looks injured, but look at him walking off to the touchline...ok, so he needs a stretcher, but..."