Gary Lineker

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Gary Lineker

Never been a huge fan of Chappers for some reason.

Nor me. Never been able to put my finger on why exactly, and I don’t dislike him as such, but I’m not a fan.

[2b2bdoo]

Re: Gary Lineker

Exactly the same, nothing against him either.

[Wales-Bales]

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Apparently Gary Lineker will stop presenting MOTD at the end of this season and leave the BBC at the end of the 2026 season.

I'd like to know how he got the job in the first place.

[bobh]

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I'd like to know how he got the job in the first place.

He was doing the Sat lunchtime preview prog when the main Grandstand prog was being broadcast from Aintree for the Grand National. There was a bomb scare at Aintree, he had to do the whole afternoon prog "off the cuff", didn't foul it up, so got fast-tracked to bigger things.

[Bobby Dandruff]

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Apparently Gary Lineker will stop presenting MOTD at the end of this season and leave the BBC at the end of the 2026 season. I wonder if Alex Scott will replace him, especially as Jermaine Jenas, who was favourite to replace him, is out of the picture.

God help us all.

[Bobby Dandruff]

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If it’s her, I’ll fast forward the fast forward

Lol

[Jimmy the Jock]

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Odds-on it will be a woman, probably AS.

I look forward to the day when the main presenter is female with a full female panel.
The main commentator at the game and her co commentator also female .
Obviously a racially balanced team.

Laura Woods brings to football the same magic that Nigella Lawson brings to cooking.

[fingers]

Re: Gary Lineker

Odds-on it will be a woman, probably AS.

https://youtu.be/Tv0ueEI4OBQ?si=zevkItHPeEIE6CC2

[The Lone Gunman]

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I'd like to know how he got the job in the first place.

I think I can answer that one. He was a really famous and popular footballer who quickly proved to be really good at presenting TV programmes.

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Gary Lineker

Remember when Jeff Stelling quit Soccer Saturday in 2023? All the talk then was about how Sky were going ‘woke’, Stelling was going to be replaced by a woman and the panel would be full of women, etc.

Never happened. His replacement was a bloke who’s absolutely ****ing useless, while the panel is as male-dominated as it was when he left.

[Trigger]

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Scott ticks all the boxes for the BBC.

Reckon this was Jenas' to lose.

[delmbox]

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I think I can answer that one. He was a really famous and popular footballer who quickly proved to be really good at presenting TV programmes.

Either that or deep state interference, it's a toss up

[SOXY BOY]

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It won’t really bother me who gets it, as I very rarely watch MOTD. I usually record MOTD 2 and fast forward to the highlights and don’t listen to the pundits.

[JamesWales]

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He's a great presenter but clearly fallen out of favour at the BBC and not really helped himself sometimes.

I suspect people will come to miss him as a presenter though. He does tend to strike the right balance on the analytical Vs entertainment side that TV football is all about.

[Bluebirdman Of Alcathays]

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A pretty good presenter on way too high a wage who uses his elite football experience to make weak jokes. I would say farewell but no doubt his anodyne, smirking ways will end up somewhere else. Can he take Shearer with him?