ITV Executive Chairman Michael Grade fumbles out an excuse

So, the advert break wasn’t down to human error, but it was the result of a “manual override”? We can’t help but think those two things are contradictory, Mr Grade.

(If our experiences with Garry Cook tell us anything, we should look upon all ‘Executive Chairmen’ with a degree of mistrust.)

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TV blunder helps nation miss late goal

Nineteen-year-old midfielder Dan Gosling will always have the memory of steering in a 118th minute winner that saw Everton progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup ahead of Liverpool. Unfortunately, most ITV viewers will not have this memory, thanks to Tic Tacs.

Aware that the Merseyside Derby was dreadfully boring, someone at ITV decided the nation would be much better off with a set of adverts instead. Unfortunately, the timing wasn’t great, as ITV were forced to cut back to Everton players celebrating their last gasp winner.

Aside from Lucas Leiva’s dismissal and some socks on the pitch, nothing else happened. If you must, check out the highlights after the jump…