Fans left bewildered by ‘anti-climax’ Soccer AM finale, with some claiming Sky ‘scored an own goal’

Soccer AM’s final episode aired today after the show was cancelled earlier this season by Sky bosses amid a big shake-up at the organisation. 

But fans of the show have been left bewildered over what is being described as an ‘anti-climactic’ finale. 

Many were left scratching their heads over why no former presenters, including Max Rushden, Helen Chamberlain and Tim Lovejoy were not welcomed back, with one even suggesting that ‘Sky had scored an own goal’.

It comes as the iconic football show will come to an end after nearly 30-years of broadcasting, with the light-hearted football show making a long lasting impact on the football community over the years. 

The last episode was, as you’d expect, fairly chaotic as the show’s current hosts John ‘Fenners’ Fendley and Jimmy Bullard waved good bye to the programme, and were accompanied by a whole host of big names. 

Stormzy, Jack Whitehall and Stephen Graham were all guests, while ‘Mr Soccer AM’ himself, Tubes, interviewed Premier League title-winning captain Ilkay Gundogan, after the German midfielder presented him with a cake to commemorate his time on the programme yesterday. 

Fendley had joked that the show had blown their remaining budget on the illustrious guests for the finale, while also saying ’28 years of madness comes to an end.’

Iconic segments were played, with the show paying tribute to Tubes, reminiscing on his ‘one question and one question only’ interviews, while replays of Jimmy Bullard’s stunning shot into the ‘top bins’ were shown. 

The group also moved out to the John Arne Riise Arena Arena for one final time, with Stormzy netting a penalty to win Cheltenham fans £400.  

The show was slightly marred as Fenners’ mic started to lose power before the end of the programme, with several expletives also being heard from some of the guests throughout the show.  

But, some have taken to social media to criticise the final episode, claiming that Sky had missed a trick.  

One user wrote: ‘Bit of an anti-climax that last Soccer AM, you’d think they’d have got the likes of Helen and Lovejoy on and made a deal of it. Instead, same bland sketches and those divvy twins.’

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