Lovejoy leaving Soccer AM

[ONO]

Tim Lovejoy is quitting his job presenting Sky's Soccer AM after 10 years.

Lovejoy was also a producer on the Sky Sports 1 magazine show, which has been simulcast on Sky One since March.

His co-presenter, Helen Chamberlain, is to remain with the show, which will return for the new 2007/8 season. A new host will be announced shortly.

Sky said Lovejoy, who also presents BBC Two's Sunday show Something for the Weekend, was looking for a "change of life direction," with some reports linking him to a new celebrity entertainment show for Simon Fuller's 19 TV.

[Stone Cold]

I'd like to see either Andy Goldstein or Fenners replace him. But i'm gutted by this news, Lovejoy is great.

[Lineker]

Yeah, just read this on the BBC website, absolutly gutted. Andy Goldstein sucks arse, promote Tubes I say!

[TheArsenal]

Tubes or Sheephead or Rocket should step up. Sheephead would be genius.

[Farmer Reil]

I thought Andy Goldstein was the co-presenter :s

Or is that just for the All Sports Show?

[YI]

NOOOOOOOOO!!!! It will now officially suck. They should just cycle 'presenters' with everyone on the staff. Like have Rocket kicked off after like 5 minutes.

Edited June 5, 2007 by YI

[therockbox]

Meh, he's been crap for years, when the program started to really get popular he turned into a joke.

I think Goldstein will take over, he's good on the All Sports Show.

[ONO]

Someone said promote Tubes? He couldn't hold that show all morning. I'd go with Goldstein as well.

[IAceI]

I don't get to watch it anymore, which is a shame because I love it. But it'll just suck now

[Adam]

I havent watched it for a long while now, Lovejoy and Hells were great, but then they started with all these stupid characters, and most of them just annoyed me

[AJ]

In parts Soccer AM got a bit dull, but when they get it right it can be one of the funniest things on TV.

I always thought Lovejoy was a massive tosser, but that's what made the show work. The All Sports guy is too much of a nice guy.

[Lord Nibbler]

Get Ralf Little on there, he's got nothing better to do.

[Jam]

Paddy McGuinness I'd take for definate, but I heard Ralf Little is being considered.

If only Ian Holloway would, that would be genius but there's no way he'd even want to step away from a good job at Plymouth.

[The Kraig]

Get Ralf Little on there, he's got nothing better to do.

[Turbo Yannis]

There's no SPL because they don't have the rights for it. IIRC, before Setanta had the rights to Scottish football, they did have SPL goals on Soccer AM.

[The Kraig]

There's no SPL because they don't have the rights for it. IIRC, before Setanta had the rights to Scottish football, they did have SPL goals on Soccer AM.

[AJ]

Am I the only one that wishes Soccer AM was shorter? Start at 10am, no self-respecting person gets up a 9am on Saturday on purpose unless it's to watch cartoons...and you're 8 years old (or to go to work...lol, work). There's far too many shitty guests. And not enough Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland coverage. Not even an SPL goals bit.

Will they be getting rid of the Wembley shoot-out thing next season? I'll miss it.

That's what the Soccer AM Best Bits show is for, it cuts out all the rubbish from the 3 hour show. Well, nearly all of it. I'm normally up by half 8 cause I do all my laundry on a Saturday morning since everyone else in my house is out or still asleep.

Yeah, they should be changing the game. They used to change it nearly every season. They only kept the Wembley one for two seasons to mock the fact that the real Wembley still hadn't been finished.