Sometimes, on-screen graphics appear in awkward places. That happened early on in the U.K. broadcast of Wednesday’s Europa League final from BT Sport, where their graphic naming announcers Darren Fletcher and Owen Hargreaves came right out of Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana’s rear:
The guy just farted out some BT graphics ?? pic.twitter.com/cCMvJ8ytTJ
— Utkarsh (@Jurgenology) May 24, 2017
Perhaps that’s a commentary on Hargreaves being a former player for Manchester United, Ajax’s opponent in Wednesday’s final? In any case, it was certainly an awkward graphic placement, and a funny one. It led to some humorous further comments, too:
@Jurgenology @SachinNakrani Nobody agreed when I said that Owen Hargreaves was nothing but hot air
— Matty Edinburgh (@MPN87) May 24, 2017
@Joe_J_Symons @Jurgenology @ByTheMins @HenryMacknay @AlexMorrison_ hargreaves is usually talking out his arse ain't he
— adam (@adam_camsmith) May 24, 2017
@WeldonKieran @Jurgenology @WildState @allenconor Get that guy on Britains Got Talent #MagicFarts
— Graham Cummins (@grahamcummins29) May 24, 2017
Update: As an AA Twitter follower noted, this has happened before in the NFL:
@awfulannouncing Yo, if you guys like that one… pic.twitter.com/KC1eLlE7Lw
— David Drews (@dfdtrumpet) May 24, 2017
Still, this might not be quite as benevolent overall as “Rafa Benitez Is An Absolute Magician”:
@paddypower Still doesn't beat the magician Benitez pic.twitter.com/aNOlA9kipf
— kung fu conny (@connor_mcgeary) May 24, 2017
Or NBC’s infamous turd:
Now that’s how you do graphic placement.
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