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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/10216190/Mark-Lawrenson-given-reduced-role-on-Match-of-the-Day-as-BBC-shake-up-flagship-football-programme.html
Mark Lawrenson given ‘reduced role’ on Match of the Day as BBC shake up flagship football programme
Mark Lawrenson has been axed as a Match of the Day regular in a shake-up of the BBC’s flagship football programme.
The corporation admitted Lawrenson would have a “reduced role” on the 4 million-rated programme from next season after announcing its plans to breathe new life into the format.
It appeared the 56 year-old had lost his job as a BBC pundit and co-commentator altogether after no mention was made of the former Liverpool defender in a press release announcing its sports line-up across all platforms and programmes for the new season.
But a spokeswoman told Telegraph Sport Lawrenson would definitely appear on Match of the Day, albeit less often.
She also said Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer would continue as mainstays following speculation all three had been facing the chop as a result of criticism of the show’s current format.
Lawrenson’s name did appear on a separate announcement for Match of the Day 2 and BBC’s Radio Five Live football coverage but his omission from the Match of the Day release was an embarrassing oversight and one the corporation quickly rectified when it was pointed out
Mark Lawrenson given ‘reduced role’ on Match of the Day as BBC shake up flagship football programme
Mark Lawrenson has been axed as a Match of the Day regular in a shake-up of the BBC’s flagship football programme.
The corporation admitted Lawrenson would have a “reduced role” on the 4 million-rated programme from next season after announcing its plans to breathe new life into the format.
It appeared the 56 year-old had lost his job as a BBC pundit and co-commentator altogether after no mention was made of the former Liverpool defender in a press release announcing its sports line-up across all platforms and programmes for the new season.
But a spokeswoman told Telegraph Sport Lawrenson would definitely appear on Match of the Day, albeit less often.
She also said Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer would continue as mainstays following speculation all three had been facing the chop as a result of criticism of the show’s current format.
Lawrenson’s name did appear on a separate announcement for Match of the Day 2 and BBC’s Radio Five Live football coverage but his omission from the Match of the Day release was an embarrassing oversight and one the corporation quickly rectified when it was pointed out
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Excellent news! Just need to get rid of Hansen now.
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And Lineker. And Shearer.
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Oh yeah how could I overlook Shearer?! I don't mind Linekar if I'm honest, though I realise that puts me in a minority :D
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What they did not say in this press release is that Lawrenson is being replaced by Garth Crooks.
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i like lineker too, hansen would be ok without lorro and shearer
i quite like john hartson too, can we draught him in please |
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Mark Lawrenson should be given reduced rolls too
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can you get rid of hansen, he's too boring and doesn't know what he's talking about. "you can't win anything with kids."
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if you can't get rid of him completely please give him a reduced role.
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Comebacks on the cards for Keys, Gray and Big Ron
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the bbc r losers. their sports presenters are disgraceful, how about that inverdale and the other one who interviewed legend murray at wimbledon this year.
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Ian Wright to co-host 5 live's 606 with Kelly Cates
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have u heard ray parlour on bbc radio 5 live - he can't string a sentence together. he's the worst.
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motd does need a complete shake up. the current crop of presenters are stale and boring and aren't that insightful to the modern game.
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They are the best of a bad bunch. At least they do not use Jamie Redknapp as a regular pundit
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it's what they call the bbc gravy train. the snooker commentators are even worse than the likes of lawrenson, hansen and shearer.
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Hansen and Lawrenson not relevant to the modern game, were fine in the 90's but football coverage has moved on. Shearer an extremely dull man. Needs a drastic overhaul. Don't see the obsession with ex-pro's as pundits, its a complete fallacy that you need to have played the game to comment on it (you normally hear this from the likes of Robbie Savage when a white van man from Preston takes him apart on air)
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It's not the presenters that are the problem, it's the format.
Old and tired. |
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Shearer is the worst of them, extremely dim and boring. Made a woeful fist of management to boot.
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I dont think ive ever seen two more smug pundits than Shearer and Hansen, they just seem to pleased with themselves, and lawrenson has always offered piss poor analysis, like when asked if Wigan will stay up last season "they'll be alright"
Linekar is ok as presenter, abut gareth crooks please no, hes opinion is the most important in the world dont you know, |
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I agree with the general dislike of Shearer. He has a face
nobody seems to like. |
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Shearer was a fine player and a rich man, but as a judge he is an epic mug, he turned down Alex Ferguson and **** up the job as manager of Newcastle. I wouldn't take his opinion on anything football related.
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What we don't want is flavour of the month, Clare Balding (unlikely tho it is), to sneak up on MOTD (or is she going to BT Sport???) , that would negate any joy i have of Lawro's departure.
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beware what you wish for you could end up with the clown that is rio ferdinand
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he's more likely do go to Al Jazheera isn't he , think he did some punditry for them i beleive
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heard hes touting for tv work
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Rio criticised MOTD once hes defintely not going there,, and clare balding is doing something for BT
Michael Gray is a good pundit imo |
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balding got her own show on bt 8th aug first show
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anything butch - womens rugby, football etc.....
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her own chat show
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that will last a month , 6 weeks at most then.......
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as long as Ferdinand is kept away from presenting I don't care
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agreed, heard enough of his spouting bollo x on twitter to last me a lifetime,let alone on tv
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exactly barney the blokes a cretin
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Ferdinand signed a lucrative deal with the BT mob
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that's it wrecked then
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I think Lawro is ok in the role of the co-commentator. He always says it how it is and if the game is awful he won't talk it up like most do these days. For the studio role I would go for Clark Carlisle if he's available.
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christ not clarke carlisle insufferable ****
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he is annoying as commentator, he sounds very cynical the whole time
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