[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".

 

[The Clamp]

Lovely, not seen any CWS for a while.

 

[pure_white]

Will his co-presenter be Noddy?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

The statue and quotation of George Orwell is so apt.

 

[Seagull27]

Murray and Upson?

Hate to break it to you, but Murray was one of the pundits who dropped out of a BBC show over the weekend in support of Lineker.

 

[The Clamp]

They really cannot let it go. Spiteful shitbags.

 

[BadFish]

They really cannot let it go. Spiteful shitbags.

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How on earth does anyone take this shit seriously?

The sad truth is that they have so much influence

 

[Mo Gosfield]

nobody seems a bit of a stretch. you don't speak for me. I'm against the policy. support Linekers side but have no desire to see him return to match of the day

Steady on.....you can't just pitch up and show this much dexterity of thought on this forum. You'll have the Lemmings on here sticking their fingers up their arses to try and test their own rigidity.
I am also totally against this inept Government's policy. Have sympathy with Linekers viewpoint but do not want him back on MOTD. He has had a 25 year run on the show. It is tired and needs refreshing. His style grates with me and I don't find it a comfortable watch. Why the pandering to him, I just don't know. You can't use the..." he does a great job " argument. Sue Barker did but she was unceremoniously dumped. He is not irreplaceable.
The BBC need to show some balls and start tapping into the younger talent around.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

How on earth does anyone take this shit seriously?

The sad truth is that they have so much influence

In their echo chamber.

There really are people out there who are triggered into anger by players taking the knee.

And as for labour - still secretly run by Jeremy Corbyn

And as for transgenders....hiding in ladies toilets.

And as for remoaners - the reason why we aren't getting full Brexit benefits...

Scum, but fortunately not people I ever have to deal with.

 

[BadFish]

Steady on.....you can't just pitch up and show this much dexterity of thought on this forum. You'll have the Lemmings on here sticking their fingers up their arses to try and test their own rigidity.
I am also totally against this inept Government's policy. Have sympathy with Linekers viewpoint but do not want him back on MOTD. He has had a 25 year run on the show. It is tired and needs refreshing. His style grates with me and I don't find it a comfortable watch. Why the pandering to him, I just don't know. You can't use the..." he does a great job " argument. Sue Barker did but she was unceremoniously dumped. He is not irreplaceable.
The BBC need to show some balls and start tapping into the younger talent around.

To be fair this is a total side issue and nothing to do with the last week's events.

I have no doubt that you wouldn't support the BBC sacking him over his comments because they want him gone for other ones.

For me your discussion needs its own thread.

 

[nicko31]

How on earth does anyone take this shit seriously?

The sad truth is that they have so much influence

Its evil, grooming the vulnerable....

 

[Hugo Rune]

Its evil, grooming the vulnerable....

I bet they run headlines all week on this story no matter what happens in the rest of the news. The gammon are angry, they live to poke them and poke them until they’re even more livid. There is money to be made from stoking the culture wars.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

In their echo chamber.

There really are people out there who are triggered into anger by players taking the knee.

And as for labour - still secretly run by Jeremy Corbyn

And as for transgenders....hiding in ladies toilets.

And as for remoaners - the reason why we aren't getting full Brexit benefits...

Scum, but fortunately not people I ever have to deal with.

Too much generalisation in society. So many issues not being addressed. The complete and deliberate lack of opportunity in sport ( particularly football ) for Asian men and women. The underlying torrent of anti-semitic feeling that still exists, especially in the corridors of power. The abuse of the universal credit system. The complete disregard for the overmanning within the NHS and the need to totally reform. The appalling decisions in education that successive governments have been allowed to get away, resulting in generations of kids being sold false expectations in life.
No fcking accountability at political level. How the fcking hell were two banks, institutionally corrupt, bailed out and rescued with tax payers money, when they should have been allowed to wither and die. How the hell was the expenses scandal ( THEY ALL HAD THEIR NOSES IN THE TROUGH ) brushed under the carpet. How the fcking hell did we allow our gold reserve to be sold off? Thatcherism bred greed, selfishness and a lack of concern for our country, creating a whole social underclass, who felt detached, unloved and poor. Industry decimated and an open invitation for Germany and Japan to come and help themselves. We lost our economic balance. Too much service, not enough manufacturing. We have never recovered.
Geez....I need my morning walk....blood pressure rising too much.

 

[AlbionBro]

You know what they say young man, “Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.”

Isn't it great news that this has all been sorted now, the focus can go on real news now?

 

[nicko31]

I bet they run headlines all week on this story no matter what happens in the rest of the news. The gammon are angry, they live to poke them and poke them until they’re even more livid. There is money to be made from stoking the culture wars.

They ran 2 weeks on Starmer's curry, this is very possible. Why is the BBC chairman still there?

 

[WATFORD zero]

Too much generalisation in society. So many issues not being addressed. The complete and deliberate lack of opportunity in sport ( particularly football ) for Asian men and women. The underlying torrent of anti-semitic feeling that still exists, especially in the corridors of power. The abuse of the universal credit system. The complete disregard for the overmanning within the NHS and the need to totally reform. The appalling decisions in education that successive governments have been allowed to get away, resulting in generations of kids being sold false expectations in life.
No fcking accountability at political level. How the fcking hell were two banks, institutionally corrupt, bailed out and rescued with tax payers money, when they should have been allowed to wither and die. How the hell was the expenses scandal ( THEY ALL HAD THEIR NOSES IN THE TROUGH ) brushed under the carpet. How the fcking hell did we allow our gold reserve to be sold off? Thatcherism bred greed, selfishness and a lack of concern for our country, creating a whole social underclass, who felt detached, unloved and poor. Industry decimated and an open invitation for Germany and Japan to come and help themselves. We lost our economic balance. Too much service, not enough manufacturing. We have never recovered.
Geez....I need my morning walk....blood pressure rising too much.

Well at least your successful campaigning for Brexit and Johnson has started to turn it round. Enjoy your walk

 

[rogersix]

Will his co-presenter be Noddy?

all your own work, i'm guessing

 

[rogersix]

Steady on.....you can't just pitch up and show this much dexterity of thought on this forum. You'll have the Lemmings on here sticking their fingers up their arses to try and test their own rigidity.
I am also totally against this inept Government's policy. Have sympathy with Linekers viewpoint but do not want him back on MOTD. He has had a 25 year run on the show. It is tired and needs refreshing. His style grates with me and I don't find it a comfortable watch. Why the pandering to him, I just don't know. You can't use the..." he does a great job " argument. Sue Barker did but she was unceremoniously dumped. He is not irreplaceable.
The BBC need to show some balls and start tapping into the younger talent around.

you're upset, aren't you, do you know what you're upset about, take a deep breath and try and turn your emotions into words........

 

[rogersix]

Too much generalisation in society. So many issues not being addressed. The complete and deliberate lack of opportunity in sport ( particularly football ) for Asian men and women. The underlying torrent of anti-semitic feeling that still exists, especially in the corridors of power. The abuse of the universal credit system. The complete disregard for the overmanning within the NHS and the need to totally reform. The appalling decisions in education that successive governments have been allowed to get away, resulting in generations of kids being sold false expectations in life.
No fcking accountability at political level. How the fcking hell were two banks, institutionally corrupt, bailed out and rescued with tax payers money, when they should have been allowed to wither and die. How the hell was the expenses scandal ( THEY ALL HAD THEIR NOSES IN THE TROUGH ) brushed under the carpet. How the fcking hell did we allow our gold reserve to be sold off? Thatcherism bred greed, selfishness and a lack of concern for our country, creating a whole social underclass, who felt detached, unloved and poor. Industry decimated and an open invitation for Germany and Japan to come and help themselves. We lost our economic balance. Too much service, not enough manufacturing. We have never recovered.
Geez....I need my morning walk....blood pressure rising too much.

what's gary tweeted now?

 

[rogersix]

You know what they say young man, “Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.”

Isn't it great news that this has all been sorted now, the focus can go on real news now?

the real news being the tories behaving like the nazi party?

 

[Guinness Boy]

Steady on.....you can't just pitch up and show this much dexterity of thought on this forum. You'll have the Lemmings on here sticking their fingers up their arses to try and test their own rigidity.
I am also totally against this inept Government's policy. Have sympathy with Linekers viewpoint but do not want him back on MOTD. He has had a 25 year run on the show. It is tired and needs refreshing. His style grates with me and I don't find it a comfortable watch. Why the pandering to him, I just don't know. You can't use the..." he does a great job " argument. Sue Barker did but she was unceremoniously dumped. He is not irreplaceable.
The BBC need to show some balls and start tapping into the younger talent around.

And yet you choose to express this in the wake of Lineker’s tweet, rather than on the MOTD threads that appear on here on a weekly basis