Mark Lawrenson raging against being dropped by BBC

Mark Lawrenson is in the press stating that the reason the reason why the BBC are getting rid of him is because he is male, white & 65.

https://www.theguardian.com/football...d-a-white-male

Maybe the reason why he is dropped is because he is a useless co-commentator and pundit, who does not add anything new to the debate, is full of cliches and has been out of the game for too long.

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Originally Posted by 79blue

Mark Lawrenson is in the press stating that the reason the reason why the BBC are getting rid of him is because he is male, white & 65.

https://www.theguardian.com/football...d-a-white-male

Maybe the reason why he is dropped is because he is a useless co-commentator and pundit, who does not add anything new to the debate, is full of cliches and has been out of the game for too long.

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Couldn't agree more.
I've never been a fan of Lawrenson. He really doesn't bring anything to the table in terms of punditry or commentary.
Some of this old boys network need to realise they're being ousted because they're a bit shit and don't deserve their privileged jobs. No other reason.

He could well be right, he's not a box ticker to be a football pundit on TV these days.... apart from the box that asks "played for Liverpool?" of course!

Bye Lawro :wave:

He can go and play golf with Alan Hansen and Phil Thompson now instead of boring his audience with his dreary tone.

Old fart who hasn't been involved in the game since 1990. Games moved on you miserable shit

Person not good at his job gets fired. Imagine that.

Didn’t Robin Friday shit in his kitbag after getting sent off?

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Originally Posted by fingers

Didn’t Robin Friday shit in his kitbag after getting sent off?

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Think it's bollocks, according to Lawrenson anyway, but I will forever believe it to be true because that's far more entertaining :hehe:

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Originally Posted by fingers

Didn’t Robin Friday shit in his kitbag after getting sent off?

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No.

What a Snowflake.

Lawrence is a talentless soppy tart

Put him in a home

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

Lawrence is a talentless soppy tart

Put him in a home

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Don't be blue, Lawro!

Good decision to get rid
Hope shearer and Dion Dublin go next, bore me to tears

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Originally Posted by 79blue

Mark Lawrenson is in the press stating that the reason the reason why the BBC are getting rid of him is because he is male, white & 65.

https://www.theguardian.com/football...d-a-white-male

Maybe the reason why he is dropped is because he is a useless co-commentator and pundit, who does not add anything new to the debate, is full of cliches and has been out of the game for too long.

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He should have been sacked years ago, absolutely useless pundit!

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Originally Posted by 79blue

Mark Lawrenson is in the press stating that the reason the reason why the BBC are getting rid of him is because he is male, white & 65.

https://www.theguardian.com/football...d-a-white-male

Maybe the reason why he is dropped is because he is a useless co-commentator and pundit, who does not add anything new to the debate, is full of cliches and has been out of the game for too long.

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Just like Garth Crooks in fact.

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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

Just like Garth Crooks in fact.

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Definitely agree with that. Crooks is the dullest bore going

He's had a 30 year career as a pundit wit the BBC. I'd say that's pretty good going. If I was on a zero hour contract listening to him whinge I'd want to punch him in the face (violence is not the answer guys, I'm not proud of these dark thoughts).

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Originally Posted by fugsyphil

Definitely agree with that. Crooks is the dullest bore going

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He was worse. Absolutely shocking as less relevant than Lawrenson. He retired though, didn't he? :sherlock:

He got part of it right. He's old. I don't dislike the guy, but we all have to retire sometime.

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Originally Posted by tforturton

He got part of it right. He's old. I don't dislike the guy, but we all have to retire sometime.

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It sounds especially whiny for someone that played for Liverpool in the 80s. And has had a 30-year career on camera on mainstream TV. Sounds like Ratcliffe syndrome. Obviously can't get over the fact that his playing career ended the really big money came along.

Welcome to the world of woke ..

Tune into Andy Gray / Richard Keys on beIN Sports.

Cull has been going on for a while .

White ladies of age were under attack a few years ago ..

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Originally Posted by life on mars

Welcome to the world of woke ..

Tune into Andy Gray / Richard Keys on beIN Sports.

Cull has been going on for a while .

White ladies of age were under attack a few years ago ..

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Nothing to do with that. He's been awful for years, he's retirement age, he commentates as if he's being held in the box against his will, and he's found a really convenient excuse which I'm amazed anyone has bought.

Ok, maybe not that amazed that you bought it :hehe:

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Originally Posted by life on mars

Welcome to the world of woke ..

Tune into Andy Gray / Richard Keys on beIN Sports.

Cull has been going on for a while .

White ladies of age were under attack a few years ago ..

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Now those two were shite, that Keys bloke really fancied himself, in his mind he was one of the lads, an ex pro. Thank God they’re condemned to the screen in bars in Benidorm & Tenerife with the sound turned down.

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Originally Posted by lardy

Nothing to do with that. He's been awful for years, he's retirement age, he commentates as if he's being held in the box against his will, and he's found a really convenient excuse which I'm amazed anyone has bought.

Ok, maybe not that amazed that you bought it :hehe:

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All of this is fine of course if he is being replaced by someone significantly better.

I can recall (sadly!) when Hansen and Lawrenson joined the BBC. As a youngster, for me, they were a breath of fresh air after having to sit and watch Jimmy Hill and co for years, people that I'd just never heard of (I remember asking my Dad who they were and him explaining that they had been successful players from his past)

So maybe younger viewers feel the same now? My boys have asked me who Lawrenson is.

That said, are the people replacing them any better? Maybe they are, simply because they are more relevant to the younger viewers.

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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

All of this is fine of course if he is being replaced by someone significantly better.

I can recall (sadly!) when Hansen and Lawrenson joined the BBC. As a youngster, for me, they were a breath of fresh air after having to sit and watch Jimmy Hill and co for years, people that I'd just never heard of (I remember asking my Dad who they were and him explaining that they had been successful players from his past)

So maybe younger viewers feel the same now? My boys have asked me who Lawrenson is.

That said, are the people replacing them any better? Maybe they are, simply because they are more relevant to the younger viewers.

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Someone like Micah Richards [Sky], a giggling buffoon who hasn't got a serious or sensible thought in his head.

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Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish

Someone like Micah Richards [Sky], a giggling buffoon who hasn't got a serious or sensible thought in his head.

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Exactly - I quite agree. And yet he seems to be very popular, maybe for the reasons above.

Very few of the newer pundits add ANYTHING in my view - only Neville, Carragher, Keane and occasionally Rio offer any form of genuine insight that is beyond what an armchair viewer can see. Which is the whole point of punditry, rather than saying 'that was great' etc etc. :facepalm:

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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

Exactly - I quite agree. And yet he seems to be very popular, maybe for the reasons above.

Very few of the newer pundits add ANYTHING in my view - only Neville, Carragher, Keane and occasionally Rio offer any form of genuine insight that is beyond what an armchair viewer can see. Which is the whole point of punditry, rather than saying 'that was great' etc etc. :facepalm:

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Pundits generally don't add much, I agree, and I'm not interested in being entertained by them, as if they're the reason we're watching. I bet most of us feel like that.

But in the case of Lawrenson, it's not that he just doesn't add much or is annoying to listen to - he's a mood hoover, he speaks as if he is having the worst day of his week. If he'd gone gracefully into the night that's one thing, but he's played the woke card. Just take it on the chin.

Even Tyldsleys video was better than this :hehe:

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Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish

Someone like Micah Richards [Sky], a giggling buffoon who hasn't got a serious or sensible thought in his head.

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I think he is a good pundit .A breath of fresh air...

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Originally Posted by lardy

Pundits generally don't add much, I agree, and I'm not interested in being entertained by them, as if they're the reason we're watching. I bet most of us feel like that.

But in the case of Lawrenson, it's not that he just doesn't add much or is annoying to listen to - he's a mood hoover, he speaks as if he is having the worst day of his week. If he'd gone gracefully into the night that's one thing, but he's played the woke card. Just take it on the chin.

Even Tyldsleys video was better than this :hehe:

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:hehe::hehe: Too true..

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Originally Posted by lardy

Pundits generally don't add much, I agree, and I'm not interested in being entertained by them, as if they're the reason we're watching. I bet most of us feel like that.

But in the case of Lawrenson, it's not that he just doesn't add much or is annoying to listen to - he's a mood hoover, he speaks as if he is having the worst day of his week. If he'd gone gracefully into the night that's one thing, but he's played the woke card. Just take it on the chin.

Even Tyldsleys video was better than this :hehe:

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This is so true with lots of them - they are there to inform and not entertain. The footballers entertain (unless they wear Cardiff City shorts of course - lol)

And yes that video was funny.

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Originally Posted by lardy

Pundits generally don't add much, I agree, and I'm not interested in being entertained by them, as if they're the reason we're watching. I bet most of us feel like that.

But in the case of Lawrenson, it's not that he just doesn't add much or is annoying to listen to - he's a mood hoover, he speaks as if he is having the worst day of his week. If he'd gone gracefully into the night that's one thing, but he's played the woke card. Just take it on the chin.

Even Tyldsleys video was better than this :hehe:

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Thinking about this though......wasn't that Lawrenson's way or style of punditry? The humorously gloomy outlook, I mean. It was funny on occasion and certainly didn't bring me down!

If the alternative is the quite ridiculous Micah Richards laughing like a child at absolutely everything, I know which one I'd chose.

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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

Thinking about this though......wasn't that Lawrenson's way or style of punditry? The humorously gloomy outlook, I mean. It was funny on occasion and certainly didn't bring me down!

If the alternative is the quite ridiculous Micah Richards laughing like a child at absolutely everything, I know which one I'd chose.

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Nah. I think Lardy's post pretty well sums him up.
Huge superiority complex.

Agree with the latter though. Micah works as he ticks many boxes and his loud laughter at nothing is infectious to other pundits making for light-hearted viewing.

I bet there are people out there who fast forward the football.

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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

Thinking about this though......wasn't that Lawrenson's way or style of punditry? The humorously gloomy outlook, I mean. It was funny on occasion and certainly didn't bring me down!

If the alternative is the quite ridiculous Micah Richards laughing like a child at absolutely everything, I know which one I'd chose.

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Don't think I've forgiven him for moaning his way through a world cup in Brazil. It doesn't get much better than that, your job is to be in the stadium for half the games. And that still wasn't good enough for him :hehe:

Cod psychology time, but I wonder if he was bitter that he retired just before the premier league started. Players often struggle with retirement anyway but to see inferior players earning 10 times what he did must have rankled.(knowing his personality).

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Originally Posted by life on mars

Welcome to the world of woke ..

Tune into Andy Gray / Richard Keys on beIN Sports.

Cull has been going on for a while .

White ladies of age were under attack a few years ago ..

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Welcome to the world of white men not being automatically given everything. I'm one of them and I see that things need to get fairer, work on yourself :thumbup:

I had to give that photo of him a second look. He looks old as ****.