{"id":289652,"date":"2023-09-12T20:34:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=289652"},"modified":"2023-09-12T20:34:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T20:34:52","slug":"fans-delight-in-quality-pundit-graeme-souness-returning-on-channel-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/fans-delight-in-quality-pundit-graeme-souness-returning-on-channel-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans delight in &apos;quality&apos; pundit Graeme Souness returning on Channel 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Fans delight in &#8216;quality&#8217; pundit Graeme Souness returning for the first time since leaving Sky Sports this summer &#8211; and insist Channel 4 showed &#8216;genius&#8217; by calling on the Liverpool icon for Scotland vs England<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scotland hosted England for a special 150-year anniversary friendly on Tuesday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Graeme Souness returned as a Channel 4 pundit and was well received by fans<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fans were delighted to see former Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness return to the TV screens on Tuesday as Scotland prepared to take on England at Hampden Park.<\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool legend and Mail Sport columnist left Sky Sports after 15 years this summer and was instantly welcomed back by fans as he joined Channel 4&#8217;s panel alongside Jill Scott, Joe Cole and Ally McCoist.<\/p>\n<p>One supporter said ahead of kick-off: &#8216;Might be in the minority but whoever decided to put Graeme Souness on the C4 coverage for Scotland v England is a genius&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A second tweeted: &#8216;Lovely to have Souness back as a pundit. Sky Sports you lost the best you had losing him. Well done Channel 4.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A third simply posted: &#8216;Souness spitting facts.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/20\/75350133-12510495-image-m-75_1694548317767.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Supporters were pleased to see Graeme Souness return as a pundit on Channel 4 on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/20\/75349465-0-image-a-44_1694547099767.jpg\" height=\"190\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/20\/75349461-0-image-a-46_1694547137675.jpg\" height=\"207\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/20\/75349473-12510495-image-a-49_1694547515335.jpg\" height=\"161\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/20\/75349471-12510495-image-a-48_1694547486524.jpg\" height=\"157\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/20\/75349467-0-image-a-45_1694547102697.jpg\" height=\"163\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/20\/75349463-0-image-a-47_1694547143104.jpg\" height=\"183\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans were delighted to see the former Sky Sports pundit and Mail Sport columnist return to football&#8217;s TV screens on Tuesday as Scotland prepared to take on England at Hampden Park<\/p>\n<p>Another added: &#8216;I&#8217;d run through brick walls for Graeme Souness. Love the bloke.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Richard Keys, who left Sky Sports in controversial circumstances in 2011, posted: &#8216;I hear Graeme Souness is working for C4 on Tuesday night. I thought we were told he was retiring?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Three Lions&#8217; trip to Hampden Park marked the 150 years since the first recognised international football match, when Scotland hosted England in 1872.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters were in high spirits outside the stadium ahead of kick-off, with both sides heading into the clash in a rich vein of form.<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/12\/20\/75349893-12510495-image-a-74_1694548314060.jpg\" height=\"380\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool legend joined Joe Cole (left) and Ally McCoist (right) on the Channel 4 panel<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12510495\/Fans-delight-quality-pundit-Graeme-Souness-returning-time-leaving-Sky-Sports-summer-insist-Channel-4-showed-genius-calling-Liverpool-icon-Scotland-vs-England.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans delight in &#8216;quality&#8217; 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