Deadline Day: Italian journalist loses temper with fan in hilarious video

No chill

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Transfer deadline day was once must-watch television.

Not because of the actual transfers, but because presenters would stand outside football grounds and be abused by crowds of fans.

Once upon a time not only was it possible for a football manager, Harry Redknapp, to lean out of his car window, trying to tap up various transfer targets, but crowds of supporters could make faces, shout obscenities, imitate the presenter, make noise and generally cause a nuisance.

Sky Sports presenter Jim White would pretend to be on two phones, inflatables would be tossed, grown men would wear morph suits.

It was glorious.

Then it all came crashing down in one fell swoop. The best moment ever also signalled the end of 'Deadline Day' (note the capital letters)... one of the presenters was attacked with a sex toy..

Now we just have ex-pros sitting around the studio discussing transfers that are probably not going to happen. There can be some humour in [name redacted] stumbling over the qualities of a Russian premier league striker he has never seen but, on the whole, it's boring and forgettable.

They didn't seem to get the message in Italy.

Behold as this Italian journalist loses his tember outside of Stamford Bridge.

Guess this is why Sky Sports don't send their presenters out on deadline day anymore...https://t.co/Iue9k00T5D

— TheFootballRepublic (@TheFootballRep) February 1, 2016

Even if it's a fake it's still been the best moment of deadline day.