[Football] Gary Lineker to step back from presenting MOTD

[Titanic]

Gary Lineker to step back from presenting MOTD

Gary Lineker to step back from presenting Match of the Day until agreement reached on social media use - BBC statement

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Gary Lineker is to step back from presenting Match of the Day until an agreement is reached on his social media use - BBC statement.
It follows an impartiality row over comments he made criticising the government's new asylum policy.
In a tweet, the presenter had compared the language used by the government to set out its plan to "that used by Germany in the 30s".

 

[Eric the meek]

I'm not sure that we should even be giving a platform to fringe lunatics who try to shoot the messenger, like Farage (who seems to genuinely believe Lineker is preaching hate) or GB News, whose attempt at parody was executed so badly, that it became a parody itself.

It wouldn't be very democratic to ban them, but they represent a real danger of deflection and distraction to Lineker's important points. Just look at the comment count - it's approaching 1400, and that's just with a never-ending line of spanners, pretending not to understand Lineker's language.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

novelty or not, it's going to be used by those that would love to reduce cost of MotD. i have a feeling this is all going to end up badly for us as football fans, reduced coverage and then rights going to ITV.

I'm all for reducing the cost of MOTD. Get rid of Lineker. Ridiculous salary. Overhyped individual who feels he has to comment publicly on every social cause in the universe. Dash to be first to pay his respects to those who have passed and tries to be too clever by half with his giggling colleagues. Geez, the highest paid individual on the Beeb. Its staggering. For what he presents, he is not value for money. Get rid.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

He's using his platform and reach afforded by football, and in part the BBC. Maybe he should actually get stuck into politics if it's more important to him.

Is he “using his platform and reach afforded by football”?
or is it just that he is tweeting as an individual in a way that he might even if he was not well known - plenty of ordinary people tweet opinions every day - and more people take notice because of who he is…… subtle difference.

 

[Wozza]

Well worth continuing with the no presenter/pundit format to see if that continues. Lineker's, pundits wages could be better spent elsewhere...

Don't worry, Mrs Brown's Boys is coming back to your living room anyway.

 

[Wozza]

I'm all for reducing the cost of MOTD. Get rid of Lineker. Ridiculous salary. Overhyped individual who feels he has to comment publicly on every social cause in the universe.

Genuine question: I'm guessing you don't follow him on Twitter, so where do you hear/read these comments?

 

[Bodian]

The letter actually demands a full investigation and demanding an unreserved apology from Lineker. That would imply he other grovels or goes. Signed by the usual suspects.

Your first sentence was followed by "at the very least" - so yes, I agree with you, But it strikes me that they are wanting to both grovel and go.

 

[A1X]

MOTD viewing figures up 500k compared to week before according to bbc …novelty value?

Don’t shoot the messenger

Obviously novelty value, in the same way that people slow down to check out a car crash as they drive past.

 

[nicko31]

I'm all for reducing the cost of MOTD. Get rid of Lineker. Ridiculous salary. Overhyped individual who feels he has to comment publicly on every social cause in the universe. Dash to be first to pay his respects to those who have passed and tries to be too clever by half with his giggling colleagues. Geez, the highest paid individual on the Beeb. Its staggering. For what he presents, he is not value for money. Get rid.

What do you think is better value for money Sky Sports, Daily Telegraph Subscription or the BBC Licence fee ?

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

I'm all for reducing the cost of MOTD. Get rid of Lineker. Ridiculous salary. Overhyped individual who feels he has to comment publicly on every social cause in the universe. Dash to be first to pay his respects to those who have passed and tries to be too clever by half with his giggling colleagues. Geez, the highest paid individual on the Beeb. Its staggering. For what he presents, he is not value for money. Get rid.

you’re issue is that you don’t like his views, the money is an excuse to beat him over the head with. If he’s pissing off the snowflakes on the right of the political spectrum then all the more power to him. The OUTRAGE is a joy to be hold. I look forward to seeing the likes of sugar and Brady being ditched.

 

[Bodian]

Interesting interview from 2021

 

[Seaview Seagull]

My Daughter's partner is Albanian. He entered the country illegally and worked on the carwash circuit for a few years and for the past 5 years or so has had an NI number and has been working hard, nights/days in a job whilst undergoing the visa process. They have to pay somewhere around £2500 every couple of years to extend his visa for (don't quote me) 10 years to enable him to stay eventually. In this period he can't receive any Govt assistance of any type, has to keep his nose clean and work.
Genuine question, why can't the Lawyer and Doctor you mention do this? Any idea? Did they give any reason they couldn't get any work.

Slightly off topic.
My other daughter used to work assisting teenaged and young adult immigrants/refugees in a hostel and amongst being cared for, fed and watered, clothed and having a safe bed to sleep in they were each bought and given PlayStation consoles if they wanted and games and mobile phones and would kick off if they didn't get the latest kit. Just as our teenagers might do.

Just for truths sake asylum seekers are not allowed to work while their claims are being considered.

 

[southstandandy]

Regardless of the rights or wrongs of this issue it was refreshing to see the highlights without all the crap studio discussion (usually centred on the big six) and made me realise we are far better off without it.

We don't need to hear the likes of Micah Richard's booming laugh, or Harry Kane giving his incite into the match "well er actually, the cross came in and I headed it in,". Get rid of the needless presenters and just have the highlights of the games like last night, although maybe slightly longer.

 

[keaton]

Well worth continuing with the no presenter/pundit format to see if that continues. Lineker's, pundits wages could be better spent elsewhere...

Why don't people who want that just watch the highlights on YouTube and save themselves a 3 hours wait?

 

[keaton]

Regardless of the rights or wrongs of this issue it was refreshing to see the highlights without all the crap studio discussion (usually centred on the big six) and made me realise we are far better off without it.

We don't need to hear the likes of Micah Richard's booming laugh, or Harry Kane giving his incite into the match "well er actually, the cross came in and I headed it in,". Get rid of the needless presenters and just have the highlights of the games like last night, although maybe slightly longer.

Why don't you just watch it on YouTube and save the three hour wait?

 

[1066familyman]

'Tofu eating wokerati'

 

[Algernon]

for truths sake

Can you clarify please, are you suggesting what I've written is incorrect?
Or just providing information re asylum seekers?

I'm unsure of which.
Thanks.

 

[Wokeworrier]

Don't worry, Mrs Brown's Boys is coming back to your living room anyway.

Fingers crossed, Brendan O'Carroll tweets something linking the government to 1930’s Germany very soon..

 

[Mr deez]

GB news with homophobia and spitefulness on broadcast TV, nice.

I hope no-one here seriously watches that cesspit.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Fingers crossed, Brendan O'Carroll tweets something linking the government to 1930’s Germany very soon..

If only we could go back to those nostalgic days when gammon were boys, everything was right in Great Britain and iconic BBC presenters were not political.

If only Jim could fix that for Wokeworrier?

 

[rogersix]

Where is the letter stating demanding sacking for "speaking his mind"?

i thought we wern't doing semantics?