[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

www.bbc.co.uk

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".

 

[NorthstandRacoon]

What's he said? Is this something new? Genuine interest, not questioning you.

Well saying he needs to be quiet etc whilst having strong links to the tory party.

 

[Javeaseagull]

Is that a spoof account?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

The language around the new policy. 2 sides of same coin..

This is bullshit semantics. I know what he said.

Fwiw.i like Lineker and cannot stand Braverman, i find her repugnant, but the fact is there is no comparison to hitlers Germany or its langauge that murdered 6m innocents.

But that side issue or the ground you want to fight on, is not the issue.

Its not about detractors, Lineker is entitled to his opinion, but as the face of public broadcaster, being paid millions of taxpayers money, he isn't entitled to express it freely wherever he wants, if his employees deems it brings them or their policies into disrepute.

I may think or even say privately my boss acts like a Nazi, say it to him or on SM and I'm history. Just as would Dave from the BBC mail room.

Wokeworrier gave you a thumbs up.

Have a think about that.....

 

[St Leonards Seagull]

Is that a spoof account?

You’d have thought so wouldn’t you. Sadly I think not

https://twitter.com/nigel_farage?s=11&t=FnRPQtUwQ_HEEsnykyW8JA

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Ah so that's what Lineker really meant, not what you extrapolated that wasn't there!

Ask yourself this honestly, are all of those truly shocking crimes of genocide you list against all sorts of ethnicities, committed by one of the most evil murderous regimes in history, comparative in messaging to a shit British government and its half baked policy on stopping rising numbers of people submitting to criminal gangs and coming here in Dinghys?.... like really just the same?

Whatever you answered is your opinion, youre perfectly entitled to it.

If you then broadcast that on SM and your employer has a SM policy and they believe your opinion damages them or their reputation, do they have to just shut up and say or do nothing? Even if they're the public broadcaster and your wages are tax money.

Because that's not how it works for most employees including most of those in the BBC......... that said, maybe Lineker hadn't signed anything, so he could argue he's not contractually bound by that, but should he be the same as others, yes.

This was a small resolvable issue imho, until some berk wrongly decided to suspend him and its gone nuts....... but from here on in, I dare say, that whatever happens with Lineker, every person representing the BBC will be made to sign up to their SM policy, as most in real world do too

Gary Lineker is freelance, self employed and according to lots of evidence already provided on this thread, to his own views on his own Twitter account.

 

[peterward]

Wokeworrier gave you a thumbs up.

Have a thing about that.....

Whoever agrees or disagrees is not in my gift HWT, Though it's more the latter!

You're an old school paid up labour member and I agree with/like your political reasoning often, even though I'm not.

Is a wokeworrier like, similar to being endorsed by Trump? I'll look forward to my Nigel Farage merchandise from the postie next week!

Tell you who is absolutely loving the Lineker storm in a teacup.

Matt Hancock.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Whoever agrees or disagrees is not in my gift HWT, Though it's more the latter!

You're an old school paid up labour member and I agree with/like your political reasoning often, even though I'm not.

Is a wokeworrier like, similar to being endorsed by Trump? I'll look forward to my Nigel Farage merchandise from the postie next week!

Tell you who is absolutely loving the Lineker storm in a teacup.

Matt Hancock.

Less of the 'old'.

 

[peterward]

Is that a spoof account?

Shockingly that looks like it's real. For charlatan Farage, the author of that sickening poster with queues of Turkish migrants to accuse Lineker of spreading hate, is the absolute height of hypocrisy.

And that after his appearance with the quacks, rascists and fascists at the cpac conference.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Less of the 'old'.

Vintage?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Vintage?

 

[Wardy's twin]

He should've allowed to express his view on his own account

 

[Eric the meek]

Antediluvian?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Antediluvian?

Perfectly preserved (by the judicious imbibing of red, red wine).

 

[Fungus]

Less of the 'old'.

Primitivo?

 

[keaton]

Gary Lineker was singled out from a long list of BBC stars who express political views

From Alan Sugar and Karren Brady to Richard Osman and Nadiya Hussain, there is nothing new about TV presenters writing about politics

www.theguardian.com

 

[ManOfSussex]

I'm reliably informed from Vienna this evening that this news story is being reported in Austria tonight and that the general opinion is they're just very sorry for us at how this country has ended up.

Austrians feel sorry for us - give your head a wobble gammons.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Primitivo?

I beg your very pardon.

I am nothing if not sophisticated. And my personal grooming is to die for.

You could eat your dinner off my ringpiece.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Should MoTD be shown tonight looking forward to seeing football and only football. I will make my own mind up on the standard of attack, defence etc. Hopefully like we all do without so called expert's.

 

[rogersix]

not a good look, the dg being the story and the pm feeling the need to wade in. how long has davie got?

who would sunak prefer? maybe an opening for the custard filled matress, bungleclunge

 

[A1X]

Gary Lineker was singled out from a long list of BBC stars who express political views

From Alan Sugar and Karren Brady to Richard Osman and Nadiya Hussain, there is nothing new about TV presenters writing about politics

www.theguardian.com

Further suggesting this is a targeting of Lineker, presumably on orders from someone. But who? Davie? Sharp? No. 10?