[Brekkie]

Very noteable how the press are concentrating on the supposed "feud" as the reasoning for his departure rather than the other matters which are probably of more concern to viewers and advertisers. After all feuds in TV are usually spun as a good thing - they were running stories last year badically implying more people werewatching Countdown to see if Rachel and Anne has a fist fight.

As for next week I think the show is lucky that Alison and Dermot have developed into such a strong B-team, whilst Craig and Josie have become a strong C-team too, plus they've Rochelle in the mix who always seems to be available.

For all the fuss about Eamonn and Ruth when they departed the show is probably better positioned to move forward now than it was a couple of years ago, which is partly why the changes were made in the first place.