Sam Newman says he’s not sorry for on-air sulk on The Footy Show

TROUBLE magnet Sam Newman has welcomed the return of Eddie McGuire to The Footy Show, while having no regrets about his extraordinary on-air sulk that plunged the show into crisis.

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TV trouble magnet Sam Newman has welcomed the return of Eddie McGuire to The Footy Show, while having no regrets about his extraordinary on-air sulk that plunged the show into crisis.

Newman sat mute on the show’s panel on Thursday night, refusing to participate as a protest against producers who had banned him from wearing a frock and addressing the recent AFL affair scandal.

“Suffice to say generally they (producers) were worried about what I said and did and that seemed to compromise what I said and did, and I thought I’ll probably not exacerbate the situation by saying anything, so I didn’t,” Newman said.

And he said political correctness had become a profession for those seeking to be offended.

“We are, I presume, considered politically incorrect by some sections of the community because that is their agenda,” he said.

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“They love to find something wrong with every single attitude you might have about anything in life. It is a profession sweeping around the world.”

Meanwhile, an effusive McGuire was today mobbed by footy fans at Etihad Stadium who welcomed his return to The Footy Show.

He said he wanted to revitalise the show and its current team, including Newman.

“From my position The Footy Show is all about being massive,” he said.

“Sam is clearly still relevant, they can’t get enough of him one way or the other.

“Sam seems to have been a little bit sideways in recent times. I am hoping now Sam will again feel he has got somebody there who understands him.”

He said he saw his new role as “a new gig with a bit of heritage.”

“One of the things I want to do is get the show, and even GTV (9), feeling the way it used to be when it was television city.

“We have to get back to it being a place where people are proud of it again and people want to be a part of it.

“Let’s get people loving the show again, because they feel a part of it.”