What do you think of the legend himself and all the stupid saying like curse of the newbie does it make the show more interesting

Well, I've been a fan of his since the Radio 1 Breakfast Show days back in the early 70s so you can guess my opinion of him generally but the thing that impressed me while watching him in action yesterday was the way he picked up the tiniest comment made by one of the players and turned it into a running joke throughout the game. It takes a very quick and clever brain to do that. People who don't understand the show think it is based on cliched catchphrases and spinning the programme out as slowly as possible. Nothing could be further from the truth. Noel is a true showman and I can't imagine anyone else in TV today being able to do his job.

He rocks!!

I'll join this one, because I without him, I don't think I'd like DOND as much as I do.

I gotta join this one, without Noel the show wouldn't be what it is, a great show full of drama and expectation and wonderful characters! He's funny, he cares for the players and everyone else on the show and he always knows how to offset a bad situation with positivity which for some players is important, of course some get more emotional than others!

Count me in, he's great!

I'll join, like you stepmum I go back to the Radio 1 days and I agree with all your observations