Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker talk up Joe Hart with brutal putdown of Micah Richards
Micah Richards couldn't escape the wrath of Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer who explained why he wasn't on Match Of The Day this weekend.
Richards was not part of the line up for Saturday night's episode of the BBC show, with Joe Hart joining Shearer and Lineker instead.
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The former Manchester City and Celtic goalkeeper is set to be a new regular feature on the show after committing to the show.
So with Richards not on the panel for the opening weekend, Shearer couldn't resist having a little dig at his friend and colleague.
Addressing Lineker on Shearer said: "Gaz, how good was it to have someone on the Match Of The Day set who was actually good at analysis?
“Joe Hart was very good, wasn’t he?”
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Richards then went on to explain the reason why he wasn't on Match Of The Day this weekend, stating that he doesn't work two days in a row.
He told Lineker and Shearer: "For those who don’t know, for Match Of The Day you enter the building at about 12:15, 15 minutes early and you’re on at 12.30 noon and you finish at 12 o’clock at night.
“I can’t do Match Of The Day and then do Super Sunday for another eight hours the next day – it’s one week of BBC and then one week of Sky.
“That’s just how it’s set up.”
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Lineker then hilariously replied: “It’s not going down a mine though, is it?”
Leaving Shearer and Richards in hysterics, Shearer then added: “You just took the words out of my mouth!
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“F***ing hell, ‘I can’t work for eight hours one day and then 10 another’.
“Honestly, the working man will be looking at you and will be disgusted in your attitude!”
Richards then responded: “No, I just like to deliver my best and when I give my best I’m energised and doing two days doesn’t work for me.
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“Although I was at Goodison Park, just two hours’ work saving penalties – I don’t want to give too much away, you’ll have to watch A League Of Their Own”.
In Richards' defence, he was part of the Super Sunday line up for the double-header featuring Brentford vs Crystal Palace and Chelsea vs Man City.
Given his rotation, Richards is likely to be back on Match Of The Day this coming week - unless, of course, Shearer and Lineker decide they'd rather have Hart back instead.
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