He was the cliche king.
Andy Townsend’s stint as a football pundit with ITV was probably one of the most universally loathed things in football and fans got their wish today, as the former Ireland international did his last game as England beat Slovenia.
The reason for his departure is that ITV opted not to renew Townsend’s contract.
Fans often ridiculed him for his generic analysis and a lot of people marked his departure today with tweets ‘paying tribute’ to him.
Andy Townsend currently walking around the gantry with his kids, clapping the cameramen.
— Sachin Nakrani (@SachinNakrani) June 14, 2015
https://twitter.com/TheMediaTweets/status/610149436203888640
15,540,983 – Number of times Andy Townsend said "in and around" during his time as a pundit on ITV. Catchphrase.
— OptaJoke (@OptaJoke) June 14, 2015
A moment of silence please as we remember Andy Townsend's horrific commentary… #farewell pic.twitter.com/AWmLsHhhHs
— My Racing Tips (@myracingtips) June 14, 2015
Andy Townsend's last game for ITV. What will we do without insight like this:
''I think one of these teams could win this.''
— Coral (@Coral) June 14, 2015
This quote from Andy Townsend on his last game for ITV would bring a tear to a glass-eye. pic.twitter.com/KFPkzoh8Mm
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) June 14, 2015
Fans were hard on Townsend, but will anyone secretly miss him, if only for comedic purposes?
