Sam Newman and his big mouth

I always found the footy show pretty appalling and wondered why people put up with Sam Newman. I thought that maybe I just didn't get that aspect of Australian culture (just the being an @$$ bit, not the footy bit), and am comforted to know that I am not the only one who thinks so (make sure you read the comments at the bottom of the page). However, I did think that any apology should have come from the network's ED or Sam Newman himself, and not their over-paid QC!