CHANGE IS NOT GOOD.
Manchester United played Southampton in the first Friday Night Football of the new season, and Sky Sports decided to give it it's own show presented by Rachel Riley and Jeff Stelling.
There were guests, a bit of football talk, and cut-away interviews to kill the time before kick off... And Twitter went nuts.
It was clear that nobody had plans this Friday evening as the show's title was trending and many chose to offer their opinion as soon as they switched over.
There were those who hated it:
The start of this Friday Night Football is up there with the worst TV I've ever seen. Will turn back on when kick off arrives #pathetic #fnf
— Carl Horner (@CarlHorner) August 19, 2016
Friday night football , trying too hard. Just leave it with the footie.
— Sib (@ste_sib) August 19, 2016
Friday Night Football feels like it's going to be horrendously banter-tastic
— aidan o'hara (@oharaa) August 19, 2016
Strange vibe about Sky's Friday night football. 'Welcome to our new daytime chat show... oh and did we mention we have live football?'
— Graham Ruthven (@grahamruthven) August 19, 2016
May have to forgo the Friday night football pre-match formalities in the future #FNF
— Stephen Doyle (@dubsoulrebel) August 19, 2016
Monday Night Football is serious. Friday Night Football is the complete opposite. Cringeworthy really #FNF
— Jonne Lindblom (@JonneLindblom) August 19, 2016
Just watched a bit of Friday Night Football. It's a bit Soccer AM bantz isn't it?
— Elizabeth Ammon (@legsidelizzy) August 19, 2016
Who's idea was Friday Night Football? #FNF ???
— Kelly Smith (@kellysmith1912) August 19, 2016
Sky's Friday Night Football is a bit like Soccer AM with a time difference. Change the format please going forward
— Maria (@grigal) August 19, 2016
Sky Sports Friday Night Football was a joke. Whats up, couldn't they afford Ant & Dec? Jamie Carragher I'm the Celebrity Get me out of Here!
— AC (@tangerinemann) August 19, 2016
Wow Friday night football is embarrassing. Please sort it out @SkySportsMNF
— George Armston (@Georgearmston16) August 19, 2016
And, funnily enough, those who really enjoyed it:
12 minutes in, I am liking this Friday Night Football vibe. Analysis intertwined with weekend tunes. Bit of @TubesSoccerAM. I'm on board.
— Gavan Casey (@GavanCasey) August 19, 2016
Friday night football is a winner ??
— John McGinn (@jmcginn7) August 19, 2016
Could get used to this Friday night football business ??
— Ryan A Martin (@ryanamartin123) August 19, 2016
Friday night football is the exact reason I bought my Mrs an IPad, headphones and a spare room ??
— James Kenzie (@kenzofficial_) August 19, 2016
Friday night football on sky has a casual look about it and i like it!
— Muzz (@muzz_1872) August 19, 2016
Friday Night Football has been epic so far, buzzing for this! #MUFCvSaintsFC
— Mark Dennison (@themarkdennison) August 19, 2016
And there were those who simply saw nothing other than Rachel Riley...
Sky Sports signing up @RachelRileyRR for Friday Night Football is the best bit of business this summer. She is just ?
— MGH (@OfficialMgh) August 19, 2016
Rachel Riley to SkySports has been the best bit of business this summer.
— Jack Thompson (@JackT94) August 19, 2016
Signing of the summer so far - Rachel Riley to Sky Sports.
— johnny (@JStoo294) August 19, 2016
Looks like im going to have to watch @SkyFootball Friday night. @RachelRileyRR
— chris caldwell (@chrismonkey1) August 19, 2016
I don't mind Rachel Riley co presenting #FridayNightFootball in fact I wouldn't care if she was calling out the bingo numbers!!!
— JT (@JT_Rev2) August 19, 2016
After an hour or so of @RachelRileyRR the football is a bit of an anti climax @SkySports
— Kieran Long (@bilbobellend) August 19, 2016
It's early days, certainly too early to be making a judgement, but they've gone for a totally different approach to Monday Night Football and that appears to have caught many off guard.
