ITV pundits forget Scotland exists as Spain humbling reminds England why no one else likes them - Euro 2024 TV watch

The first decision of the day was which channel to watch the final on. The BBC went for the much criticised blowhard staters-of-the-obvious team, Rio, Micah, Lineker and, for balance, Juan Mata, but I opted for ITV almost solely for Roy Keane.

It was an occasion that desperately needed a non-English perspective. He was joined by Ian Wright, Mendietta (who has more hair than when he played for Middlesbrough) and Gary Neville with the grizzled veteran, Mark Pougatch. He’s married to Lady Victoria Scott, the younger daughter of the 5th Earl of Eldon, dontcha know.

Laura Woods and Karen Carney were on the pitch again and seemed very pleased about it. It became clear that everyone all over Europe, not English, wanted Spain to win, even some anti-Southgate fans, desperate to be proved right about the manager’s supposed inadequacies, wanted Spain to win. England has no idea of the antipathy towards them.

Both tested the patience by starting at 6.30pm, 90 minutes before kick-off. Interviews and clips with fans were a waste of time unless you crave hearing cliches both verbal and performative. This sort of thing is always part of such build-ups but it is not only a waste of time, it's humiliating for those interviewed, who surely don’t want to be clipped up and used in a quick edit while three drinks in, and it takes us for slack jawed fools who enjoy this sort of thing. Does anybody ask who wants to see this? Or does it just happen?

Roy’s nostrils are flaring and there’s a swish of the old lion's tail. He still wants to play in big games. Gary interviews Keir Starmer, a genuine football fan, and he seems quite bashful. There’s an interview with Declan Rice, who looks very pink and is a bit boring, though to be fair, what more