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24th Jun 2016

Fans are devastated that Slaven Bilic won’t appear on ITV’s Euro coverage again

First Brexit now this

Nooruddean Choudry

FFS. He was the best bit.

Slaven Bilic has been one of the undoubted stars of Euro 2016 – and he hasn’t even kicked a ball in anger. Not only has the 47-year-old provided eloquent and informative analysis as ITV’s foremost pundit, but he has charmed viewers with his dry humour and sweary intervals.

On top of that, his ‘animated’ style has led to some classic moments. Who can forget his mugging off of Lothar Matthaus, or the wild celebrations that followed Dimitri Payet’s goal against Albania…

https://twitter.com/MellorFootball/status/743189439372009472

But if you were looking forward to Bilic providing further gems during the knockout stages of the competition, you’re out of luck. Sadly for us, and gladly for West Ham fans everywhere, he is returning to his day job of Premier League manager to prepare for the season ahead.

Despite the fact that it’s a perfectly sensible move on the conscientious Croatian’s part, and ITV can hardly chain him to the studio desk and not let him go (although that’s a thought), the news hasn’t gone down well with his legion of new armchair admirers. We know exactly how they feel…

https://twitter.com/AndyFuchzKunz/status/746089697953333248

https://twitter.com/distantkarma/status/746365041809686528

 

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