I think you’d be surprised, Alex Scott has turned down presenting. Issue isn’t with the MOTD team, I suspect the producers are stuck big time here as it sounds like all the regulars are sticking up for Gary. I can only see Jermaine Jenas being stupid enough to do it, can’t say a way any of the others who normally cover doing it unless they’re forced to.

 

I’m not sure what you’re responding to, I said it would be great if the viewers could all boycott the show tomorrow rather than just the presenters. I fail to believe there isn’t a single right wing person who views the show regularly, therefore ALL the viewers won’t boycott it.

 

Also some people just view football as more important than anything.

It’s appalling. I can’t believe they responded to the criticism by actually doing something very akin to 1930s Germany and silencing the voice.

 

There is no way he shouldn’t be able to say what he did. I could sort of understand it if he was a newsreader who could be undermined by it… but he’s a football presenter ffs

Was fuming when I heard this but in a way pleased that the football player community has come out overwhelmingly in solidarity with Lineker. I don't think this is a good look for the Tories at all as they are annoying more than just minority groups for once.

I’m not sure what you’re responding to, I said it would be great if the viewers could all boycott the show tomorrow rather than just the presenters. I fail to believe there isn’t a single right wing person who views the show regularly, therefore ALL the viewers won’t boycott it.

 

Also some people just view football as more important than anything.

 

The viewership will be lower, but ultimately that is not what is going to cause the storm. If there's a bunch of 0-0s then the viewership will be lower anyhow. The storm has already been created and pretty much the whole football community is behind Twitter. The PR alone is enough for the BBC to go back on their word. By all accounts, they don't have a presenter for tomorrow. Or any pundits. So they're just going to show the games and have interviews afterwards. So basically, it's YouTube. The BBC have nowhere to go with this now, talk about scoring an own goal.

...and indeed, it is going to just be matches and no pundits :lol:

 

It just makes no sense when this was clearly from his personal account and wasn't representing their views at all, so it doesn't even work in whatever way they say, and is unforgivable when you see they're casually leaving the Richard Sharp thing untouched. Pleasing to see pretty much everyone outside of Tory MPs is standing with him though.

BBC have also scrapped an episode of David Attenborough's forthcoming series for being "too political" (cos it tells the cold hard truth about the destruction of nature in Britain)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/...-backlash-fears

Oop, saw this tweet!

 

those BBC rules in full:

- Attenborough can't broadcast a show about UK nature loss.

- Lineker can't tweet criticising the government.

- Alan Sugar *can* tweet criticising strikes.

- The BBC chair *can* be a Tory donor who didn't disclose he facilitated a loan to Boris Johnson.

 

BBTory is a DISGRACE

Fiona Bruce can also minimise domestic violence by describing Stanley Johnson’s breaking his wife’s nose as a ‘one off’.

She needs the sack IMMEDIATELY. She needed the sack when she wss fillin up QT with Tory plants and riling everyone up vs Dianne Abbott!@

 

Vile Tory twat

Fiona Bruce can also minimise domestic violence by describing Stanley Johnson’s breaking his wife’s nose as a ‘one off’.

 

That was shocking - a day after International Women's day too.

BBC have also scrapped an episode of David Attenborough's forthcoming series for being "too political" (cos it tells the cold hard truth about the destruction of nature in Britain)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/...-backlash-fears

Although the BBC are saying that it’s not a “6th episode”, but instead produced by the WWF independently. It is true that the original Wild Isles press release only mentions 5 episodes, and this “inspired” episode will, and still is, airing on iPlayer.

 

I know I sound like a press release there :lol: you can make your own mind up about it!

Andrew Neil got away for years with having a far right twitter feed with some absolute abhorrent shit on there, but god forbid someone questions the government

Commentators now not taking part and players have the PFA backing if they decide not to do interviews for the BBC.. this will get resolved very quickly now or the BBC will kill an icon of football in the UK.

1930s BBTory FLEEING to apologise for dodgy drslings with Nadine now, to try and scrspe some SEMBLANCE of impartiality and save what's left of its torpedoed credibility :rofl: If this storm heats up, the Tory chairman will have to go! Maybe Laura K and ToryTime presenter too!!! :cheer:

Andrew Neil got away for years with having a far right twitter feed with some absolute abhorrent shit on there, but god forbid someone questions the government

 

YES!!!

 

BBTory needs go go. It is state propaganda in a supposed democracy. Shocking stuff!!

Oh this looks brilliant. I didn't think I'd see the day when mainstream commentator talk would be honestly going on about the huge right-wing bias (or running scared of the right-wing, take your pick) that puts a huge hole in BBC impartiality.

 

@1634304976255082497

 

now even people like Campbell can admit it I guess. The range of acceptable opinion has been biased for years in favour of the right-wing and now it's got so bad that even someone as inoffensively centre-left as Lineker offends by... pointing out valid historical comparisons.

YES YES YES

 

A RECKONING!!! FINALLY! :cheeseblock:

 

PEOPLE ARE WAKING UP OMFG. BBTORY BIAS EXPOSED, AND THE FACT THAT THEY SABOTAGED THE OPPOSITION'S CAMPAIGN!!

Targeting MOTD is a great strategy as well, hit them right where it hurts and where a large proportion of the public will have to notice it.

Exactly!!! It's really brought the bias into the public consciousness. Before, as the right wing baby manchild gammond were quick to scream and cry about impartiality, as they eanted the ness to be beholden to their strange views, meant that it looked like both left and right had the same LEGITIMATE complaints, and therefore the BBTory was impartial.

 

However, the left has LEGITIMATE claims. The right ... well ... it does not. Imagine how the gammons would have reacted if the treatment Corbyn got had been levvied vs their disgusting Etonian twatter, Blojo the Clown!!! Or had the Sun buy up negative stories, etc, etc. Or imagine the other way, had been Corbyn's neighbour reporting on a loud domestic dispute! The press would never have quietly dropped that story...

I think this is one of the most spectacular own goals (to use a football analogy) this ghastly Tory government have done. I don't follow football but everyone knows Gary Lineker is a legend and to put him up against the likes of Sunak, Braverman and the other no marks fash isn't going to go down well.

 

If we are talking 1930s Germany, at least Hitler was popular with a huge number of young people (with horrific consequences) - this shower will (apart from a few weirdos) only appeal to the Boomer generation upwards. Populism without the popularity.

Edited March 11, 20232 yr by Smint