Lineker dropped from Match of the Day

[the other bob wilson]

Re: Pathetic BBC

How pathetic of the BBC to kowtow to the right wing nut jobs by forcing Lineker to step down from MOTD until a new social media policy is agreed.

They have also refused to air on national TV the last episode of the new Attenborough series because the don’t want to upset the Tories due to it containing information about the destruction of the environment. They will only show it on iPlayer.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...backlash-fears

To me the ditching of the episode of the Attenborough series is shocking - I’ve always thought that the BBC broadly got it right because the left and right both accuse it of being biased, I’m not so any more after what we’ve seen this week.

[bluemoon]

Re: Pathetic BBC

wont be long before someone else snaps him up, wrighty has said he will boycott match of the day in support of gary, and gary has not stepped back hes been taken off air after refusing to say sorry for his comments...

good on him no point saying shit of your only going to then grovel and back track on it... folks cant say shit no more

[JamesWales]

Re: A bonkers country.

More like it's shit scared of losing its funding and has decided to toe the line. I'm sure it won't bother Lineker, he can always find alternative employment.

Well impartiality is built into the BBC. Look what happens when they briefly did a Corbyn montage several years ago on Newsnight - people lost their shit and still mention it years later. Well, that's why the BBC needs to be impartial.

Now, I don't think he should have been sacked, but that's clearly how the BBC have interpreted it.

Hopefully the perpetually offended will spend less time calling for everyone to be sacked all the time in future..now that would be good

[Dave Blue]

Re: Pathetic BBC

And even when they do say something, it’s deliberately misinterpreted. What he said was spot on. Tories don’t like their actual beliefs being questioned and called out.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: A bonkers country.

Penny Mordaunt is the natural candidate to present Match of the Day surely?

[Doucas]

Re: Pathetic BBC

To me the ditching of the episode of the Attenborough series is shocking - I’ve always thought that the BBC broadly got it right because the left and right both accuse it of being biased, I’m not so any more after what we’ve seen this week.

The difference is the right complain when facts are reported e.g. brexit being a shitshow, man made climate change being real and how vaccines are good for you.

The left doesn't.

[JamesWales]

Re: Pathetic BBC

How pathetic of the BBC to kowtow to the right wing nut jobs by forcing Lineker to step down from MOTD until a new social media policy is agreed.

They have also refused to air on national TV the last episode of the new Attenborough series because the don’t want to upset the Tories due to it containing information about the destruction of the environment. They will only show it on iPlayer.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...backlash-fears

What Lineker said was foolish but he shouldn't be sacked. BBC has rules on it impartiality though and he's been warned and carried on. If your boss warns you on your behaviour and you carry on, there are often consequences, rightly or wrongly.

As for that guardian article, it could be complete and utter BS.

"The BBC strongly denied this was the case and insisted the episode in question was never intended for broadcast."

Aren't you just potentially spreading misinformation?

[The Bloop]

Re: Pathetic BBC

wont be long before someone else snaps him up, wrighty has said he will boycott match of the day in support of gary, and gary has not stepped back hes been taken off air after refusing to say sorry for his comments...

good on him no point saying shit of your only going to then grovel and back track on it... folks cant say shit no more

He's a contractor not an employee and already does plenty of work outside of the BBC.
Good on him for standing by his principals.
It'll be interesting to see who steps in to present MOTD, or if any refuse to do so.

[logic]

Re: Pathetic BBC

He's a contractor not an employee and already does plenty of work outside of the BBC.
Good on him for standing by his principals.
It'll be interesting to see who steps in to present MOTD, or if any refuse to do so.

HMRC are persuing him for £4.9m in unpaid tax due to claiming to be a contractor.

Can't see the BBC actions negating the "disguised employee" view.

[Swiss Peter]

Re: Pathetic BBC

It'll be interesting to see who steps in to present MOTD, or if any refuse to do so.

"....and now it's time to catch up on all of today's football action, presented tonight by a spokesperson from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport..."

[Dorcus]

Re: A bonkers country.

Well impartiality is built into the BBC. Look what happens when they briefly did a Corbyn montage several years ago on Newsnight - people lost their shit and still mention it years later. Well, that's why the BBC needs to be impartial.

Now, I don't think he should have been sacked, but that's clearly how the BBC have interpreted it.

Hopefully the perpetually offended will spend less time calling for everyone to be sacked all the time in future..now that would be good

This wasn't Newsnight though and Gary Lineker is not a news journalist. He's just a freelance sports presenter so should have been allowed the same freedoms as you or I in choosing to express his opinions.

All the BBC needed to do was declare that it didn't necessarily endorse Lineker's views. The corporation will lose masses of respect both over this and the David Attenborough issue.

[Dave Blue]

Re: Pathetic BBC

"....and now it's time to catch up on all of today's football action, presented tonight by a spokesperson from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport..."

We used to mock countries like that. Now it’s on our doorstep

[The Bloop]

Re: Pathetic BBC

HMRC are persuing him for £4.9m in unpaid tax due to claiming to be a contractor.

Can't see the BBC actions negating the "disguised employee" view.

I was going to include that in my post aswell. The BBCs contract is with Linekers company from which he get his money. HMRC are claiming he should be treated as an employee.

[Elwood Blues]

Re: Lineker dropped from Match of the Day

I think its fair enough Elwood as its Match of the Day but I can guess where this will go.🤣

Another thread went up about this while I was typing mine so I guess Mike will merge them anyway

[Doucas]

Re: Pathetic BBC

What Lineker said was foolish but he shouldn't be sacked. BBC has rules on it impartiality though and he's been warned and carried on. If your boss warns you on your behaviour and you carry on, there are often consequences, rightly or wrongly.

As for that guardian article, it could be complete and utter BS.

"The BBC strongly denied this was the case and insisted the episode in question was never intended for broadcast."

Aren't you just potentially spreading misinformation?

A football presenter tweeting about cruelty towards asylum seekers is not the same as a news programme portraying a politician who genuinely wanted to make things better as a communist.