I'm all for knowing what is going on. We are all aware that things don't always go to plan, or even, sometimes, come to fruition at all in the end - but, having an idea of what may well be coming up is surely helpful to most people.
Maybe a little chart-thing, as Hattons do in their adverts, showing stage progress?
If people don't want to know, they can always "look away now", as we used to have to do before so much sport was on live...