Alex Scott breaks silence on A Question Of Sport backlash 'Can see why people were upset'

express.co.uk:

Rumours sprang up six months ago, after it was confirmed that Sue would be leaving A Question Of Sport after 24 years.A BBC spokeswoman said: "We would like to thank Sue for her enormous contribution as the show's longest reigning host over the last 24 years, and Matt [Dawson] and Phil [Tufnell] for their excellent team captaincy."Together they have ensured A Question of Sport remains a firm favourite with the BBC One audience."Just days later, Gary Lineker appeared to confirm that Alex was stepping into the role.He tweeted in view of his 7.8 million followers: “Congratulations and good luck to @AlexScott on being the new host for Question Of Sport."Smart, knowledgeable and perfectly qualified for the role.