Twitter rejoices as Andy Townsend gets the boot from ITV

Poor old Andy has lost his job and the mercilessly cruel people of Twitter are in jovial spirits about it

News broke earlier today that ITV would not be renewing Andy Townsend's contract at the end of the season. This came after it was announced that BT Sport would be getting the exclusive broadcasting rights to all UEFA Champions League matches for the UK from the 2015/16 campaign onwards, which meant that Townsend's services would no longer be required by the network. As expected, the good folk on social media have bandied together to show their support at this difficult time, not for Andy but for the ITV for making the decision to axe the much-maligned pundit. Here is all the best Twitter reaction to the news that UK viewers would no longer have to endure Townsend's commentary for their beloved European fixtures. https://twitter.com/FootballRamble/status/553110030464327680 https://twitter.com/cdsmith789/status/553114968582029312 https://twitter.com/HatfieldScarlet/status/553112723383676928 https://twitter.com/KatieHuby/status/553113506166624256 https://twitter.com/kerihw/status/553211005678133250 https://twitter.com/ByTheMinSport/status/553113665311080449 https://twitter.com/RantingSpurs/status/553116872322068480 https://twitter.com/Saintmike_sfc/status/553110402608140288 https://twitter.com/ProD_Soccer/status/553121334176522240 https://twitter.com/Angles2/status/553103487069061121 https://twitter.com/FootballCliches/status/553112173866917888