米，稲 McGuinness 収容する／認めるs he's DEVASTATED by the 決定／判定勝ち（する） to axe A Question of Sport and 株 that he would love the programme to come 支援する 'as a fan' as he opens up on the BBC cancelling the iconic show

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米，稲 McGuinness has 明らかにする／漏らすd he was '絶対 荒廃させるd' when the BBC cancelled A Question of Sport at the start of the month.?

The broadcasting 会社／団体 発表するd that the programme would be axed after running for more than 50 years and laid the 非難する at the feet of インフレーション and dwindling ratings.?

The show underwent its 最新の 改造する in 2021, when McGuinness was 草案d in to 前線 the 質問（する） as a 交替／補充 for long-standing host 告訴する Barker.?

The former British No 1 tennis player had left the show after 24 years in 2020, and new team captains Ugo Monye and Sam Quek were also called up to 取って代わる Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell.?

Staff were said to be 'gutted' after the axe fell on the programme two weeks ago, and the former 最高の，を越す Gear presenter echoed their 声明s whilst hosting Stick to Football's 質問（する） on Wednesday.?

米，稲 McGuinness 前線d the show between 2021 and 2023 after 取って代わるing 告訴する Barker?

The comedian discussed the show's abrupt ending whilst hosting the Stick to Football 質問（する）

Long-running host Barker's 出口 is thought to have 先触れ（する）d a swift 減少（する）-off in the ratings

'Oh my god,' McGuinness said when 誘発するd on the show's 取り消し by Gary Neville. '絶対 荒廃させるd (it got cancelled).?

'It's like in 管理／経営, football, you go in, do your best, and that's that. But telly, you can be 伴う／関わるd with a show and it'll run and run, or it'll finish and you move on, that's just the nature of the beast.?

'But when Question of Sport, when they stopped it - and honestly think whether it's captains, me, whatever it is, whatever the 推論する／理由, they say it's 予算 stuff, but it's all 肉親，親類d of stuff - I just think, it's going to come 支援する.?

'Because I'm a fan of it.'

Upon his 雇うing two years ago, McGuinness said that it had been 'one of his favourite shows' and that he had been '離乳するd on it from an 早期に age'.?

Discussing his favourite 面 of hosting the programme, McGuinness 特記する／引用するd the 範囲 of people he had been able to 会合，会う.?

'存在 around sportspeople, three lots of shows every day, sportspeople - from sports I wouldn't take much 利益／興味 in, badminton or whatever - I loved it,' McGuinness continued.??

'It's one of those ones where it's a 遺産 show - it's like Match of the Day, I know other football shows are 利用できる - but there are 確かな shows you watch and you go, "god". When I got that call I never hesitated.

'I loved it, and I really hope, whether it's me or anyone else, it comes 支援する.'?

McGuinness 誘発するd laughter from the 組み立てる／集結するd パネル盤 of Neville, Jamie Carragher, Roy Keane, and Ian Wright when he 示唆するd that the former 兵器庫 legend should （問題を）取り上げる hosting 義務s if the programme was to be resurrected.?

McGuinness took the reins と一緒に new team captains?Sam Quek and Ugo Monye (権利)

Wright - who has just stepped 支援する from Match of the Day after 27 years - vigorously shook his 長，率いる at the prospect.?

Former presenter Barker 株d McGuinness' viewpoint when the news broke, 説 that she 'truly hoped it would return one day'.?

Barker had 以前 questioned how her 解雇（する）ing had been 扱うd by the 会社／団体 in 2022, 特記する／引用するing how she had 'no problem with 存在 取って代わるd' but learned that 'there is 現実に no way of leaving a r ole in a nice, pleasant and helpful manner'.?

Before Barker's 任期, the show was 前線d by David Vine upon its debut in 1970, but became 任命 見解（をとる）ing with her at the 舵輪／支配 of the programme と一緒に her first team captains 同盟（する） McCoist and John Parrott.??