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Adrian Chiles leaves ITV: the internet reacts
It’s official (well, sort of) – Adrian Chiles is leaving ITV’s football coverage.
The broadcaster has announced that Mark Pougatch will be their new main football presenter with immediate effect and, although there’s no official word about Chiles’ future, the assumption is that he’ll be moving on.
Mark Pougatch (Nick Potts/PA)
The reaction on Twitter has been predictably joyous – the good people of the internet never need much of an excuse to lay into everyone’s second favourite West Brom fan.
So with apologies to the Chiles family, here’s what the internet has to say about it.
Arian Chiles is being replaced by ITV. It's gonna be a good Friday, people.
— … (@MercyRuled) January 23, 2015
Breaking: adrian chiles sacked by itv pic.twitter.com/ypULwbGnml
— connor cass (@connorKarma) January 23, 2015
Pougatch for Chiles = Messi for Adebayor. Superb signing by ITV.
— Bruce Millington (@brucemillington) January 23, 2015
ADRIAN CHILES HAS LEFT ITV!!!!! I repeat, ADRIAN CHILES HAS LEFT ITV!!!! #Hallelujah
— Alex Batt (@AlexBatt) January 23, 2015
Adrian Chiles has been sacked… https://t.co/Nu81HIab2S
— SPORT Humour (@SportHumour) January 23, 2015
When you find out Adrian Chiles has been replaced on ITV pic.twitter.com/4xhxxOhmLR
— Footy Jokes (@Footy_Jokes) January 23, 2015
ADRIAN CHILES HAS BEEN SACKED. pic.twitter.com/Ubjh4aznYc
— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) January 23, 2015
Andy Townsend and now Adrian Chiles binned by ITV?? Praise the football Gods!
— Dan Pearce (@Pearcey149) January 23, 2015
Adrian Chiles sacked as ITV's main football anchor with immediate effect. https://t.co/oZ4rk6aKgp
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) January 23, 2015
Adrain Chiles gone from itv
What a time to be alive
— Lee (@BleaseyMCRred) January 23, 2015
This man might be on to something…
It appears that people really don't like Adrian Chiles.
— Steven Scragg (@Scraggy_74) January 23, 2015
But there were a few people who had some more positive things to say.
People rejoicing over Adrian Chiles losing his job worry me a little. I don't get the sheer hatred, thought he was a decent presenter.
— Scott Reid (@scottreid1980) January 23, 2015
Gutted Adrian chiles is being replaced on itv. I really liked him me, found him witty, charming and generally endearing.
— Stephen Hannah (@stephenhannah24) January 23, 2015
Adrian Chiles was actually alright when he presented MOTD2.
— tehTrunk (@tehTrunk) January 23, 2015
Now he's been binned by ITV football Adrian Chiles should go back to The Apprentice: You're Fired.
He was great on that.
— Ian Hyland (@HylandIan) January 23, 2015
Whatever you think of him, it’s certainly true to say ITV’s football coverage will be very different from now on.