Wright quits as BBC pundit

IAN WRIGHT has quit as a football pundit for the BBC, claiming he was forced to become a “comedy jester”.

The ex-England and Arsenal star attacked the Corporation for its stuffy match coverage and said it was out of touch with today’s fans.

He said yesterday: “Times are changing. I don’t know how long young people are going to want to sit down and watch that same old ‘jacket, shirt and tie’ format.