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Not just MotD, no World Cup nothing
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It's a shame, he is a great presenter, most people dislike him for his politics rather than his presenting skills, ITV will probably take him in. Mark Chapman should take over. To sack him just before the season ends but letting him do the Cup final is stupid, might as well have got rid before, looks like they've bowed to public pressure.
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I think they'll let him do one last MotD next Sunday, buy maybe not...
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He's a decent enough presenter but nobody is worth that kind of money just for talking about football. And its not as though the guy didn't have enough warnings about his ramblings on X, but he was just too arrogant to heed them.
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next one is his last mod
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You can never criticize Israel and get away with it.
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Yeah, BBC are still sitting on that documentary about the Gaza hospitals and just remove to show it.
But make a post about innocent children being slaughtered by the thousands and losing your career is fair game apparently. |
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BBC are a disgrace of an organisation
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So the Free Speech Brigade don't believe in free speech after all.
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It is amazing that in 2025 they're still managing to get away with being funded by a license fee, if TV started today that thought would be laughable, doubt they would survive if they were forced into subscription, too many ahead of that game, their flagship show was always Eastenders when it had 15 + million viewers 2 times a week, less than 2 million now, and that loyal greying fanbase is dying off, I'm not sure what they're USP is. Makes no sense you have to pay for something you don't use.
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Crap dramas, very little sport (was the end for me when they lost the open golf) and comedy dont make me laugh (well they dont). All for £170 a year even if you dont watch it.
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How much did they waste on Eurovision where if the Beatles where re-incarnated and performed for the UK they'd still finish mid table.
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i like Linekar on MOTD. I don't understand anyone backing Israel on what they are doing. Don't mess with the popular crowd or the money men
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Chappers is a very poor man's Lineker without the wit or football knowledge.
Bbc shouldn't pay for anything other free to air channels would already show, seems daft just pushing up cost. |
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BBC seem to think anyone who sees murdering children/anyone as wrong as a "Social media activist" when it comes to Israel.
Quality opinions from the home of Jimmy Saville. |
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More Cancel Culture from the Free Speech Union and the Libertarians
Israeli Dirty Tricks Department London Bureau have another victory |
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Good pundit , politics and Work do not Mix, long time coming ..
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Blocks anyone who bot does not agree with him , Why is he posting on Social media ?
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He's not been cancelled though WD - he can say what he likes now he won't be being paid out of the licence fee pot.
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Being forced out your job for saying something that was not illegal on social media, and not for anything work-related is the very essence of cancel culture.
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Correct.
Have always paid the licence fee (ours comes up in July) but won't this year. BBC can take me to court. |
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Lineker got bbc racist tories in his sights
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I don't consider ignoring repeated warnings from the DG about your social media posting as anything other than rank stupidity and/or arrogance. Plenty at the BBC no doubt have strong political views but keep it zipped whilst they are on the payroll.
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He's really going to struggle to get a job in football
with bbc so dominant on live football these days. |
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He doesn’t need the money. If us just part of the Cancel Culture prominent powerful groups use to destroy opposition
Do you know something like 40% of property owned in Kensington and Chelsea by fire is owned through opaque Off Shore Trusts. What is Linekers crime? How many children has he murdered? |
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Dixie, how many BBC employees have voiced strong political opinions about Russia on social media? Hundreds if not thousands, I would guess. Shutting down all criticism of Israel doesn't make genocide and child murder disappear, it just highlights the hypocrisy and double-standards. It's not just about Lineker either. Criticise Israel and you will have a large target on your back.
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Had Lineker mentioned Israel or the murder in innocent children on MotD?
Another example of the Israeli Dirty Tricks Department London Bureau https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jan/07/israeli-diplomat-shai-masot-caught-on-camera-plotting-to-take-down-uk-mps |
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An Israeli embassy official has been caught on camera in an undercover sting plotting to “take down” MPs regarded as hostile, including foreign office minister Sir Alan Duncan, an outspoken supporter of a Palestinian state.
In an extraordinary breach of diplomatic protocol, Shai Masot, who describes himself as an officer in the Israel Defence Forces and is serving as a senior political officer at the London embassy, was recorded by an undercover reporter from al-Jazeera’s investigative unit speaking about a number of British MPs. The Israeli ambassador, Mark Regev, apologised to Duncan on Friday. An Israeli spokesman said Regev made clear that “the embassy considered the remarks completely unacceptable”. The Israeli embassy said Masot “will be ending his term of employment with the embassy shortly”. Masot declined to comment or to elaborate on what he meant when he said he wanted to “take down” a number of MPs. |
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Given it's the BBC, more likely they sacked him for apologising.
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Lineker outside of bbc will be far more entertaining.
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They got the Arsenal kit man too!
Where will it end? |
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What did he do ?
As I’ve no ideal I thought he was woke lefty very much bbc type of guy |
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Gary Lineker's departure from the BBC in May 2025 was the culmination of a series of controversies, culminating in a contentious social media post. The immediate catalyst was his sharing of a pro-Palestine video accompanied by a rat emoji, an image historically associated with antisemitic propaganda. Although Lineker deleted the post and issued an unreserved apology, the BBC deemed the incident a serious lapse in judgment, rendering his position untenable .
This incident reignited internal unrest within the BBC, drawing criticism from religious groups and prompting concerns among staff. Director-General Tim Davie emphasized the importance of impartiality and adherence to the broadcaster's social media policies. Despite Lineker's apology, the controversy escalated due to his continued outspoken behavior, including previous comments about Israel, leading to a mutual but strained agreement for his exit . Prior to this, Lineker had announced his intention to step down from hosting Match of the Day at the end of the 2024–25 season, citing the upcoming rights cycle and a desire for a change. He had planned to continue with the BBC to front coverage of the 2026 World Cup and the FA Cup 2025/2026. However, the recent controversy accelerated his departure from the BBC altogether. Lineker's exit marks the end of a 26-year tenure with the BBC, during which he became its highest-paid presenter and a prominent media figure. His departure underscores the challenges of balancing personal expression with corporate responsibility in the realm of public broadcasting. |
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O muddy himself in that ****
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Gaz will be able to spend more time with the poor migrant lodger he has
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What I find hard to believe about the whole thing is that anybody should care what an ex-footballer thinks about politics or international conflict. lineker may be smarter than your average pundit/presenter (not difficult), but an expert on international affairs he is not. As for a football club kitman, it just goes to show how social media allows too many complete nobodies to express their stringent views on things they know little about. And too many people take notice of them.
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Die Linke - i take your point but those you refer to are highly unlikely to be high profile presenters. The BBC is supposed to be impartial (yes i know....!) and Lineker made his position untenable himself having been given a number of warnings, some of which were about other matters, it wasn't just about his Israel criticism.
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Can I ask what else he's commented on that's been deemed worthy of a warning.
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PoP - Mainly having a go at the Tories (and other politicians like Farage on occasion), migration policy (nazi comparison was the worst) , brexit amongst others.
Some people agree with him and others don't but that's not really the issue, as a BBC high profile figure he knew what was expected of him and carried on anyway. Seems that the Met are now considering an investigation in to the latest "antisemitic" retweet , personally i think that's going a bit too far given he's apologised but thats the world we find ourselves in these days. |
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Andrew Neil was editor of right wing magazine pushing alsorts
of weird theories, but as bbc tory plants agree with him, nowt was done... Bbc infiltrated by Tufton Street have to get rid of those not in line OK to defend newsreading pedos, but somebody posting stuff in free time has to go Lol Good job right wing nutters don't watch bbc anyway Dubble lol |