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At the risk of opening Pandoras Box I'm curious to hear what people think of the choice to replace Gary with a female host in Rebecca Maddern. Personally I haven't watched much of The Footy Show in the last 2 years because of work and also it's quite frankly become stale and repetitive. The format would go: off the top the breaking or big story, if it was racial, sexist, or a social commentary type issue Sam would have his two bobs worth while pointing his hand at the camera while he gets the applause from the masses. The panel would have their say, of which they would only say 10% of what they actually want to say for risk of getting fined or in general hot water, Shane or Billy would have their say and end with a weak attempt at a joke. That's segment 1 in a nutshell and it would take about an hour before they actually start to talk footy. I feel like her inclusion could go either way. It could reinvigorate the show with fresh ideas and perhaps a wider audience, or it could turn away it's current audience looking for something just simply blokey to watch without a care in the world. Personally I'll give it a go when I get the chance to watch, if nothing else just to see how Sam deals with it!