Wow! Waking up to all these pages of rota speculation! I guess it’s slightly justified in this case.
Only one person mentioned Sean Fletcher. He’s still in the GMB family and could bridge the gap until ITV decide on a permanent replacement.
Tom Bradby isn’t a bad idea either.
Radical thoughts to keep it all in the family:
Schofield and Susanna for GMB.
Eamonn and Ruth for TM.
Holly to replace Ruth on LW.
You heard it here first! Philip knows how to conduct an interview. Much more than Adil Ray. And alongside Susanna or another, it could just work. And the ‘signing’ of Philip would retain sufficient daytime viewer interest given he’s a known name and face.
Also allows for some tweaking across at the other programmes as well. (Eamonn and Ruth already a proven formula on TM).
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Away from tv and pres, it’s sad that the departure of Piers has now become the story itself. Everyone is talking about him, and Harry and Meghan are something of a side dish for the timebeing.
Ironically, Piers will love all this attention he’s getting. Although a lot of the online comment is very negative, it’s still keeping his name up there and ‘feeding the beast’, so to speak.
^ Bumping this for those who missed it during the night. Schofield paired with Susanna/Ranvir/Kate/journo is a big enough name to generate viewership. And he’s more than capable of several hours of live tv. And of interviewing PM’s and such like.
Trying to find a like-for-like replacement for Piers (minus or with the toxicity) is impossible because there isn’t anyone.
A reasonably big name who can be paired with the existing presenters and who is well known by the public is what GMB needs if its to survive in the current format and to keep the punters coming back.
Otherwise, we are back to GMTV again.
Also, after all those years on TM, both Holly and Phil need a change, I’d say.
If not........Roland Rat it is!
