[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".

 

[A1X]

Peppers. Tomatoes. Match of the Day. What will the Tories take away from us next?

 

[AmexRuislip]

It reminds me of watching the league one and two highlights show on sky back in the day.

Reminds me of watching one them dodgy streams with no commentary...

 

[GT49er]

That doesn't normally worry you

It doesn't bother me enough to get onvolved in pointless arguments, no. It does amuse me to come on here occasionally and read that in Lineker's defence he never mentioned the Nazis - just 'Germany in the 1930s'. Presumably just referencing the price of fish.........

There you go. Enough hackles risen for one evening, I thnk.

P.S. The way MOTD was broadcast was one of the biggest flounces of the 21st, century - Sulks'R'Us!

 

[Bozza]

They didn't mention us. Again.

 

[clapham_gull]

For those that missed it earlier, this is now impartiality
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No that's satire.

 

[Comrade Sam]

Fell asleep during Chelsea and woke to catch Leeds second equaliser. It's even austerity football from the Tories.

 

[pb21]

Have to hand it to the Government, if it was their intention to increase division, they've played a blinder with this.

Even if not, it's win win for them.

 

[trueblue]

Haven’t seen it yet but interesting to hear the match edits were so short. I’m guessing that’s a rights issue and they couldn’t use the world feed after all.

Either that or a shrewd move. Full edits with the usually very decent world feed commentary would have given the BBC bashers the perfect opportunity to push a case that it doesn’t need to pay for and use its own voices at all.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Bet we're still on last.

Close but no cigar!

 

[Wozza]

And finally...



Night, all.

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

Much preferred that to the normal show.

 

[Machiavelli]

It was a stripped-down reverse-lockdown: crowd noise, but no commentary, instead of commentary and no crowd noise.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Dont know the usual female commentators name, but the silent highlights of the game she didnt commentate on in her ridiculous over dramatic style were an improvement......

Was she wearing red trousers though?

 

[Machiavelli]

And finally...



Night, all.

Enjoy the horlicks.
And thank you for owning this thread. Valiant work.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

They didn't mention us. Again.

Well that's ok, they didn't mention anyone else either.

 

[Wozza]

One more.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ON GB NEWS?!

 

[Bodian]

Apparently no action was taken on this occasion?

 

[BadFish]

It doesn't bother me enough to get onvolved in pointless arguments, no. It does amuse me to come on here occasionally and read that in Lineker's defence he never mentioned the Nazis - just 'Germany in the 1930s'. Presumably just referencing the price of fish.........

There you go. Enough hackles risen for one evening, I thnk.

P.S. The way MOTD was broadcast was one of the biggest flounces of the 21st, century - Sulks'R'Us!

Fair enough, I think that the response is made to those who missed the nuance and specific period of Germany. I agree that it is amusing, the only way people can criticise what he said is by deliberately misunderstanding it.

If course leading to the posts that are amusing you.

No pointless argument here but I disagree with your view of MOTD (not surprising we rarely agree). I think the whole thing is a brilliant way to bring attention to the shoddy actions of the Tory government.

 

[Easy 10]

Haven’t seen it yet but interesting to hear the match edits were so short. I’m guessing that’s a rights issue and they couldn’t use the world feed after all.

Either that or a shrewd move. Full edits with the usually very decent world feed commentary would have given the BBC bashers the perfect opportunity to push a case that it doesn’t need to pay for and use its own voices at all.

Its not a rights issue as such.

Its the BBC performing its absolute bare minimum obligation under its existing contract with the Premier League to show the goals / highlights. So thats all they've done.

Had they simply not bothered with anything tonight, then they'd have been in breach. If this shitshow isn't sorted this week, then expect more of the same next Saturday.

 

[A1X]

One more.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ON GB NEWS?!

Honestly I really can’t tell if they’re intentionally being funny or unintentionally. I hope it’s the latter because it’s 100x better if so.