Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

[Jurgen the German]

Old Lineker standing back from MOTD for a while due to dingygate

Fair play to him. Hope he doesn’t back down and apologise. Not sure I agree with the nazi Germany comparison but he’s not a newsreader, he’s a sports presenter.

 

[Jurgen the German]

Alex Scott stating she's not interested in replacing Lineker with a Sanders meme.

Joe Lycott confirming he is very much available for tomorrow's MOTD presenting duties. This is all so wonderfully British.

Must admit she was the first person I thought of when it comes to possible replacements. Ticks a lot of diversity boxes and she’s quite high profile, appears on BBC and Sky frequently and has presented before on BBC.

 

[Grays_1890]

Would be great if everyone who they offered to present turn the gig down...would be hilarious

 

[AuroRaman]

Must admit she was the first person I thought of when it comes to possible replacements. Ticks a lot of diversity boxes and she’s quite high profile, appears on BBC and Sky frequently and has presented before on BBC.

I think she’d definitely be in the running as an eventual replacement. No chance she would’ve accepted standing in at this point. Especially with Wrighty taking the lead on boycotting as she looks up to him massively.

 

[Gutter Boy]

Agree totally on Ian Wright. Always very fair about us, and he heaped praise on us in (what will soon be known as the first) Poch era.

The Lineker thing is ridiculous. He’s not allowed to express an opinion on social media due to it apparently showing bias. However, it’s absolutely fine for the Director General of the BBC to arrange a loan for Boris Johnson of £800,000 just before he is - entirely coincidentally - appointed to the job.

The BBC has in the last few months really become an agent of the Tory party. This happened today too: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2...c-wild-isles-episode-rightwing-backlash-fears

 

[Gutter Boy]

Would be great if everyone who they offered to present turn the gig down...would be hilarious

Welcome to MOTD.... with Jason Cundy and the Yorkshire County Cricket Ensemble

 

[Baleforce]

The BBC has in the last few months really become an agent of the Tory party. This happened today too: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2...c-wild-isles-episode-rightwing-backlash-fears

Yep, was going to post that too.

Scary fudging times, we are on the precipice.

 

[Baleforce]

Whoever hosts MOTD tomorrow is getting cancelled.

Of course if it is a BBC staffer they have probably been boxed in, I expect it will be Mark Chapman, the poor bastard will have had no choice.

 

[AuroRaman]

The BBC has in the last few months really become an agent of the Tory party. This happened today too: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2...c-wild-isles-episode-rightwing-backlash-fears

Not so much ‘agent’ as fearful. They pander to the whims of the right/Tories for fear of backlash, which makes a mockery of the assumption they are a predominantly hard left organisation.

 

[AuroRaman]

Whoever hosts MOTD tomorrow is getting cancelled.

Of course if it is a BBC staffer they have probably been boxed in, I expect it will be Mark Chapman, the poor bastard will have had no choice.

I think he’s ruled himself out?

 

[Baleforce]

I think he’s ruled himself out?

Glad to hear it. Seems a good egg.

 

[ShipOfTheseus]

I think he’s ruled himself out?

Yep.

Leaves the field clear for the new chair and DG to bring in someone more on their wavelength, like Paolo Di Canio.

 

[ShipOfTheseus]

Glad to hear it. Seems a good egg.

Yes, my second favourite Mark Chapman.

 

[Gutter Boy]

Jenas refused too. Whoever agrees now will be a Vichy level collaborator

 

[Baleforce]

Yep.

Leaves the field clear for the new chair and DG to bring in someone more on their wavelength
, like Paolo Di Canio.

It’s the BBC, it’ll be Farage

 

[AuroRaman]

No presenter or pundits tomorrow

 

[Dicko]

No presenter or pundits tomorrow

How embarrassing!*


*Might actually be better though

 

[Baleforce]

No presenter or pundits tomorrow

commentators though

scabs

 

[AuroRaman]

commentators though

scabs

 

[glasgowspur]

Don't really understand this, he knows the rules, if he doesn't agree with them stop signing the mega bucks contracts.