World Cup Bone on the Box: ITV chaps’ legs aren’t much of a knockout

So it’s into the knockout stages we go and the first things to have been knocked out are the ITV presenters and pundits’ long trousers, writes Steve Bone.

The boys have got the picnic table out of the shed and gone outside to a nice little spot on the prom – which I suspect is just an excuse to have a closer look at the bare flesh on display.

It’s nice to see them getting some sun although it does mean we have to endure the sight of Adrian Chiles’ white and rather chubby bare legs.

Still, I suppose it’s no worse than having to look at his face.

Martin O’Neill has been a welcome addition to their team. I like a pundit who actually has forthright views, and it’s amazing how many are out there earning a good wage despite not having forthright views.

For example, Chris Waddle injected more passion into his one stint on the BBC TV panel than Alan Shearer has managed in several years. Please use Waddle again, Beeb people, and relegate Shearer to the radio, or, even better to the Cbeebies’ bedtime hour.

One pundit who’s been dividing opinion during this World Cup has been Robbie Savage.