First there was a section on Gareth Southgate's wardrobe, and the fate of a waistcoat he wore four years ago at the World Cup.
Then pundit-in-chief Michael Owen was teased about his daughter appearing on Love Island, a never-ending torture chamber of tedium dressed up as prime-time foreplay. Without wishing to rock the boat, just two games into Channel 4's live coverage of England internationals, can we stick to the football, please?
This couch potato has no issue with the Three Lions' new home on the airwaves.