Fans of Jeff Stelling will have to wait to see the iconic football presenter return to their television screens after he left Sky Sports.
Hartlepool's most famous fan ended an era following the 2022/23 season, walking away after 39 years of presenting football with the broadcaster. His demeanour and rapport with colleagues during the weekly Soccer Saturday programme became a phenomenon, and there was relief among fans when he reversed his initial decision to retire in order to do an extra year.
But following his emotional departure, Stelling strongly hinted he was not retiring for good, tweeting: "It all seems like an out of body experience (with my body, you would want to be out of it). I wanted to thank everyone for the overwhelming number of kind messages. I’m going to take a few weeks to assess my options and then decide what is next."
