BBC vs Lineker

[Stu999]

Citation required that he called the incumbent government Nazis.

Aaaaaanyway...obligatory banter content

https://twitter.com/x/status/1632712989840224257

To be fair, it probably is more on the implication side but it’s a fine line.

Anyway, I’ll stop disrupting the banter. Surprised there isn’t a speaker’s corner thread TBH.

Edit - it’s in the illegal immigration thread.

 

[Shamikebab]

Saying something uses language similar to the Nazi's is not calling someone a Nazi.

 

[dannyjo22]

They don't have a problem with Alan Sugar airing his political views. Isn't he also employed by the BBC. He's covered all bases, racist tweets, sexist and political. Yet how often have they suspended him for his views?

 

[JRS]

To be fair, it probably is more on the implication side but it’s a fine line.

Is that an admission that Lineker did not, in fact, call anyone in the current government a Nazi?

 

[mysticsniper]

There's a difference between saying something political and calling the incumbent government Nazis.

You mean like Alan Sugar who tweeted a day before the general election with a picture of Corbyn sitting next to Hitler.

 

[Stu999]

You mean like Alan Sugar who tweeted a day before the general election with a picture of Corbyn sitting next to Hitler.

I hadn't heard about that but the same standards should have been applied in that case.

 

[dannyjo22]

Linekar also tweeted "Bin Corbyn" and that wasn't an issue.

 

[mysticsniper]

I hadn't heard about that but the same standards should have been applied in that case.

Linekar also tweeted "Bin Corbyn" and that wasn't an issue.

We all know Corbyn is a muppet.

But the running theme is one rule for the beeb/tories and one for everyone else.

 

[turbot1984]

I don't like the Home Secretary. She ran for the Tory leadership with the plan to ...
"solve the problem of boats crossing the Channel", withdraw the UK from the European Convention of Human Rights and to "get rid of all of this woke rubbish". She also vowed to suspend the UK's target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

She didn't need to say a word about Linekers comments and could have left it to the BBC to sort out internally.

 

[ThundyCat]

MOTD is only on for 20 minutes.

With no commentary!

 

[mysticsniper]

Gary Lineker row: BBC director general 'sorry' about lost football programmes and 'working very hard' to resolve dispute

Tim Davie says he is a "keen sports fan" and knows that to "miss programming is a real blow and I'm sorry about that".

news.sky.com

 

[Firegod]

MOTD is only on for 20 minutes.

With no commentary!

Just shows how much unneeded waffle there is. Just show what I'm here for. I quite like it, maybes the beeb could save themselves a wad of cash.

 

[HangTime]

A bit lame they don't show the teamsheets before each match, don't need a commentator for that.

 

[McBain]

Loving this MOTD. More please.

 

[ThundyCat]

Just shows how much unneeded waffle there is. Just show what I'm here for. I quite like it, maybes the beeb could save themselves a wad of cash.

It's awful, bit like what someone's live stream from the match.

 

[Firegod]

It's awful, bit like what someone's live stream from the match.

Hah I can see what you mean but it's more true to life like you are there. No commentary at the ground. But, I could still do without the talk in the studio post game, but still have the commentary over the match. I agree.

 

[ThundyCat]

Hah I can see what you mean but it's more true to life like you are there. No commentary at the ground. But, I could still do without the talk in the studio post game, but still have the commentary over the match. I agree.

I've always enjoyed the studio chat on MOTD. Far more interesting than the drivel on Sky or BT IMO.

 

[BaZ87]

I've always enjoyed studio chat on MOTD. Far more interesting than the drival on Sky or BT IMO.

It depends who the pundits are. Murphy and Jenas make me want to put my head in the washing machine.

 

[McBain]

I think it’s tremendous, I wish there was a way of muting just the commentary on live games.

 

[ThundyCat]

It depends who the pundits are. Murphy and Jenas make me want to put my head in the washing machine.

Agreed on both of the above, Wrighty, Shearer and Micah are my preferred choice.