BBC and Gary Lineker: Tweets decision comes at high price for BBC

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The BBC's stand-off with Gary Lineker has no clear exit strategy, writes Culture and Media Editor katierazz

One of its most famous and best loved presenters has been taken off air - and it appears to be in the midst of a stand-off with no clear exit strategy for either side.

Ian Wright and Alan Shearer began the exodus from the show this weekend, with Jermaine Jenas and Micah Richards also posting that, if they'd been due to be on the show, they too would have said no. Who could have predicted that the government's asylum policies and the language around them, so robustly criticised by Gary Lineker in his tweets, would end up reducing the BBC's most popular football show to this?

"We expect these individuals to avoid taking sides on party political issues or political controversies and to take care when addressing public policy matters," the ruling said. Even more ominously, they ask is this actually only about people whose views diverge from those of the government of the day?

 

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katierazz Kick out all the Tory'jobs for the boys' gits from the BBC board.

katierazz With 500k extra viewers who needs Lineker & Co…..

katierazz Free BIAFRANS from the torture, killings and raping of innocent underage children at the hands of FULANI TERRORIST IN NIGERIA ARMY UNIFORM being masterminded by CatrionaLaing1 a female terrorist in Nigeria sent by GOVUK 10DowningStreet in disguised as a commissioner.

katierazz It has SackGaryLineker

katierazz Yeah and what happened to Alan Sugar in 2017 when he likened Corbyn to a Nazi in a tweet? Where was the impartiality and repercussions? It is not flying! The BBC values narrative is not flying this time!

katierazz As a licence payer I would like to see him gone.

katierazz Simple. Cut.

katierazz There will be an exit strategy, Gary can say they were his personal views & not those of the BBC , the DG can say we've learnt lessons . Job done , Gary back on MOTD.

katierazz No one cares, BORING !

katierazz Exactly! Hopefully, Gary & support pundits won't return. If they want to enter politics, get voted in, but stop telling the uk public & govt what to do or think. MOTD aired last night with no presenters, & half a million more viewers watched & tweeted their support for new style

katierazz It does. You need to fire your DG, Gibb and Sharp and get back to what you used to be good at rather than spinning for the government.

katierazz And? Your own website this morning: 'On Saturday, Match of the Day was reduced to 20 minutes without presenters, pundits, or commentary. Viewing figures were up by almost half a million to 2.58m.' Exit strategy: lose Lineker and all the others, save £millions of licence fees.👍

katierazz Is Sky looking at signing him up? The BBC has over recent years has had many of their presenters leave for commercial stations both TV and radio without the restrictions imposed on them.

katierazz Sack him and his cronies !

katierazz RE: 'The BBC's stand-off with Gary Lineker has no clear exit strategy, writes Culture and Media Editor katierazz' Yes, there is. TimDavie reverses his policy and says 'What freelancers say outside the BBC is a matter for them (viewers realise that). We are not their guardian'

katierazz Just sack him and reduce the licence fee

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katierazz 1 clear exit strategy is to abolish BBC & stop us being robbed annually of £160..,

katierazz Meanwhile the Democrats are being DESTROYED with hidden jan 6th footage exposing their massive lies.

katierazz bbc say viewing figures saturday where up though so maybe people preffer less babble and a shorter show i knoe none sport lovers would love bbc to show less boring sport instead of stringing it out for another 2 hours and put more decent shows on.😂

katierazz ShutDownTheBBC ToryBBC ToryFascistsOut Stop paying the uk Propaganda Tax (AKA Licence Fee)

No strategy? Clearly unfettered illegal immigration is a huge security threat. Yet BBC downplay and bury terror attacks like ParsonsGreen tube bombing carried out by an illegal immigrant. BBC is clearly a corrupt agenda driven organisation. BBC must be dismantled defundthebbc

katierazz There shouldn't be any stand off. Sack him and his rebellious mates.

katierazz Lineker Dangerous ! People escorted to a tomb, terrorists shoot & bomb The IDF return fire & kill one, Daraghmeh a footballer In Dec Lineker tweeted this was ISRAELI TREACHERY State of Israel a wicked project Daraghmeh was a Mujahid Hamas Terrorist To Hamas a “mourned martyr'

katierazz Love the new mod no more overpaid ex footballers staying the obviou s , I’ve seen em given , keep up the good work

katierazz The bbc love criticised other countries government but when Gary criticised the UK government look what happens

katierazz And the people here at the moment are struggling so enough is enough, let’s sort ourselves out first then the world!!!

katierazz He shouldn’t get the sack it’s his opinion, let him say his beliefs, but let others have there beliefs heard aswell no they won’t because it might offend,well I disagree with him , that make the majority of the uk Nazi then , cus we are skint not enough housing school hospitals!

katierazz Rubbish. The BBC should enforce its impartiality rules for all its employees and freelancers. Saint Gary can express all the valuable and erudite opinions he likes, providing he isn’t one of them

katierazz I’d be more interested in the lunatic Packham being thrown out - he’s constantly expressing biased opinions - how come he’s still in?

katierazz Gary can exit and nominate for a seat in parliament, lets see how he goes. Sideline commentary on football is opinion. Employer says no, fair enough.

katierazz Everyone already knew Lineker was a soft touch when it comes to sharing national resources with people who haven’t contributed. The BBC has brought to world attention and highlighted the criticism of UK government action through their attempt to silence him.

katierazz BBC bosses have got to learn their role. Lineker has the same access to every computer worldwide as my bin man. He achieves cut-through due to his celebrity as a famous footballer in his generation. The BBC feeds off Lineker celebrity he doesn’t depend on them.

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katierazz no need to shout 'stop the BBC' anymore 😅

katierazz Give his wages to keep the migrants in hotels that’s the solutions !!

katierazz They said its free speech, why must he be suspend for his views? Is free speech now limited on certain topics? His he not entitled to his views?

katierazz I’m not British but usually watching bbc since decades. That might change from now on 🙄. These methods are unacceptable! There ALWAYS MUST be space to speak for those who have no voice. This reminds me of other states 🙁

katierazz To whom it may concern, your failure to turn upto work on Sat 11th you are here by served a final written notice in breach of your employment contract, further breaches within next year will automatically trigger dismissal. motd BBCSport

katierazz Resigning Gary would be best. Teach the Gov, impartial BBC!!!! A jolly good lesson in how not to run a business!!!!

katierazz Why not to kick out the BBC chair, who bought his way to BBC for £800k loan to BoJo for a start of clean out all corruption and Tory bias at BBC

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katierazz Sack him, an overpaid presenter that can see this country is already on its knees, or maybe he ignores to see what really is going on, how about he put his millions where his mouth is.

katierazz If that diminished, rubbish MOTD ⚽️ last night wasn’t a metaphor for 13 years of the Tories with their reckless economics, trashed public services, lawbreaking, disdain for human rights, bent PPE backhanders, weaker passports now and shit in our rivers… I don’t know what is.

katierazz BBC news cannot comment impartially as their Head of News is married to a cabinet office employee. You have to question the validity of her appointment as well as any recent senior management

katierazz We see you. Control the minds of the people and make them pay for it. Orwellesque ToryPropagandaBBC

katierazz Maybe BBC should just stop coverage of all professional football, and spend the money elsewhere. If BBC aren't bidding for Mr Lineker's services I'm sure that a commecial organisation will pay what he is really worth.

katierazz If you pander to the social media woke uprising in support of Lineker, you have lost the right to taxpayer funding. DefundTheBBC

katierazz BBC “let’s be clear, Gary Lineker is the best sports presenter in the world “ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂comedygold

katierazz he is new labour, I assume Starmer might want to talk.

katierazz Don't back down on this BBC, I'll not watch any show with any of these presenters who have done an unofficial strike now, nor ever again

katierazz Why are you creating something out of this. It didn’t take the BBC long to find a replacement for Jeremy Clarkson and the rest of the team.

katierazz Love the new format for MOTD!!

katierazz I always chose to watch the BBC for sport but now I will chose other channels when 'he' is on the TV

katierazz I disagree with GaryLineker's views but support free speech and his right to tweet them. Having said that, he must now be sacked because if he wins, if possible, he will become even more smug and unbearable!

katierazz You people are loosing credibility everyday by disseminating false narratives…. In India nobody pays a heed on your bluff…

katierazz Gary Lineker and his gang are holding the country to Ransome. They should focus on football and racism. Never heard or saw them once taking an effective boycott stand like this against racism I football? Shame on you all

katierazz A famous Tory by the name of Churchill once said 'A state of society where men may not speak their minds cannot long endure'. These days “men” would be replaced by “people” but you get the point. WeStandWithGary

katierazz BBC must now assert its independence by sacking the Tory implants who are corrupting this great organisation.

katierazz So much for the freedom of of speech, human rights and other bullsit the Britishers and bbc keeps touting across the world. Shameless critters and pests

katierazz Sack him.

katierazz BBC needs a good purge. The public broadcaster needs to be more professional and not have presenters continually espousing far left views. Their job is to present what’s happening and support the government.

katierazz Crap. This ends 1 of 2 ways. Lineker resigns and spends the next year drip feeding truths about the BBC and it’s management, or Sharp and Davie go, the BBC rewrites it’s ridiculous guidelines by consultation and the Tories are unable to insert another Tory. Govt lose either way.

katierazz he should never have been censored or punished

katierazz Over paid useless racist bumpkin

katierazz Tbh who cares who presents BBCMOTD? Would be good to see some new presenters. Most of the pundits talk turd as well so no major loss there.

katierazz The BBC once the best broadcaster is now nothing more than a government nodding dog. It wouldn't be out of place in Russia, Iran and North Korea where the main broadcaster is the mouthpiece of the government. The envy of the world is becoming the pariah of broadcasting ☹️

katierazz BBC News showing bias misreporting him 'Lineker's suspension for his criticism of the language used around the gov'ts asylum policy &likening its rhetoric to Nazi Germany' He said 1930s Germany which is different as he is suggesting a change in sentiment towards immigrants then

katierazz Much better watching the football without the pundits.Ditch the lot and just show the games .Virtue signalling from overpaid self righteous football pundits is an abuse of the licence fee.Get rid of the tv licence maybe it could be a different story. Until then keep it Zipped.

katierazz The BBC is not wrong, the public pays the license fee, and most do not agree with Gary Lineker. By invoking the holocaust he crossed a line and went too far.

katierazz Holocaust survivor and head of the museum at auschwitz said exactly the same thing on TV as Gary but he got in trouble. One sided and obviously because he criticised the government

katierazz Exactly gary

katierazz The BBC have also failed to show impartiality by siding with the politicians who criticised Gary Lineker. For anyone who dares to step into Gary’s job will be seen as a scab

katierazz The exit strategy is needed for Lineker. Sky Sports will snap him up straight away.

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katierazz Like Ukraine, fight to the death. No rationale anymore, do or die

katierazz It’s arrogance on Tim’s part-there have been discrepancies among different presenters.The majority of society sees it, doesn’t like it & has been grumbling about it but NOW when Gary tweets an opinion (not in keeping w/Tory Govt)the Guidelines are found & implemented.Not good!👎🏼

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katierazz But what he tweeted was correct. The rhetoric is remarkably like that used in Germany in the 30’s. And the policy is indeed cruel. I don’t see why this is seen as opinion.

katierazz It has, it's called not lying in bed with Tory Scum BBC, but I forgot they own the pursestrings.

katierazz What a pleasure to watch football without having to hear a few over paid has-been going on about what they would have done even though they couldn't even in their heydays. I missed the commentators but not Gary and his mates.

katierazz Just watched the best Match of the Day ever. Save the BBC (& tax payers money) and show it like this from now on!

katierazz Wat hung MOTD. Vast improvement imo

katierazz Forget about little matters that are going on like a War , people freezing in their homes, not having enough food..... trivial matters like that come second to this load of Lineker bollocks.

katierazz He said nothing inaccurate

katierazz Politics in the BBC right wing Government sponsored people in charge. How balance or impartial is this. Sorry you got this wrong. Reinstate Gary Lineker.

katierazz BBC = British Broadcasting Conservatives

katierazz Get shot of him . Not worth £1.4m

katierazz It all blown up so very quickly. Convenient or controlled? Let's wait and see what the agenda to this is and what outcome is obtained.

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katierazz Is he in breach of his terms of employment. If so he either withdraws his statement or he is sacked. If not then we all move on to more important things.

katierazz The exit is obvious. He just needs to get going.

katierazz He's probably had his best days tbh maybe time for a change at MOTD. A female presenter is probably needed or a Trans person. MOTD is still very white and male.

katierazz SACK THEM ALL! That’s the exit strategy. BBCBreaking BBCBreakfast BBCBusiness BBCWorld BBCtrending BBCPolitics

back_the_BBC katierazz Indeed it does not: other than the Tories unveiling plans to sell it off in their manifesto for the next election.

katierazz Bring back Adrian chiles adrianchiles

katierazz Well done BBC for giving GaryLinekar 's comment the exposure it deserves. It's about time you made a stand.

katierazz Well it does - Sharp out, Davie out - but you're not going to get that objective opinion from a BBC employee. Sorry katierazz, but that's the truth.

katierazz Heres one for the immigrant lovers.. bet you hadn't heard about this because it was hushed up. Lineker and the BBC are on the same side. They just don't know it.

katierazz Some ideas from the 1980s.

katierazz A lot of the support for Gary Lineker comes from his crisp adverts.😂

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katierazz Meanwhile U.K. unrelated news Wee lockdown criminal Sunak just handed £480 million of our taxpayer cash to the French to his mythical stop the Boats. I hope you’re all sitting in your cold houses delighted you are being lied to by Lockdown Criminal Russian funded Johnson’s BBC.

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katierazz Easy. Drain the swamp and remove politics from sport.

katierazz It’s very clear, sack him , he’s in breach of his contract

katierazz Time to give opportunity, to new generation of presenters !

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katierazz The more the BBC and Government censure him the more he is proved right. 1930s Germany, rise of Fascism...you are showing us all how it happened GaryLineker is speaking truth. GarylinekerSpeaksForMe

katierazz Opinions are like aholes. Everyone's got one. I'm not interested in paying £1.3 to give Lineker any sort of platform to express his. He knows the BBCs rules on impartiality. He really should stick to chatting about the footie and selling crisps.

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katierazz 'Tweets decision comes at high price for BBC' Not at all, since they can jettison all the irrelevant over-rewarded, tax avoiding has-beens in one fell swoop.

katierazz The BBC needs defunding as soon as possible

katierazz Just scrap the BBC.

katierazz If I never hear or see Liniker, Shearer or Wright again I'm sure I'll cope. Not having to listen to them pontificating for 20 mins before watching a football match wouldn't be a disaster for me. And I don't give a flying fcuk about their views on Illegal migration either..

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katierazz Get rid of the anti Israel and Jew obsessed 🔔 end and save a few bob at the same time.

katierazz A whole Saturday without any of them on screen is a win win for me. Long may it continue. 😊

katierazz With the likes of Kuenssberg, Bruce, Clarkson, Sharp, Davie, the BBC's reputation as an independent and impartial broadcaster has been sliding for a long time but today it went off a cliff edge. The government that cheer-led the slide is now in hiding.

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katierazz Sack the DGBBC bbc obviously incompetent and damaging the brand globally bbcnews BBCWorld BBCr4today maitlis TheNewsAgents bbclaurak BBCPolitics ChrisMasonBBC 10DowningStreet itvnews itvpeston Peston Channel4News guardian Independent FinancialTimes Telegraph

katierazz Maybe Gary should work in an organisation that is not, in the main, funded by a compulsory tv tax!

katierazz It does. Sack Tim Davie now

katierazz This quite interesting and begs the question why Lineker's treatment is different. View must be government interference. Adjudication on complaint against Chris Packham.

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katierazz There is one. The top guys go! They got it horribly wrong and they're not impartial and they succumbed to Tory pressure. Once they have gone, then you apologise to Lineker and it's business as usual.

katierazz I don't care what Linekers' opinion is, but I do care he should be able to have one and express it! The BBC have selective impartiality controlled by the government. In Covid there were huge protests that received zero coverage,why? Because the government won't have allowed it

katierazz BBC Impartial? really? The presenter used his private twitter account not BBC. This is the BBC where journalist were cleared anti Trump, and never suspended any of them

katierazz You should sack him and get Trevor brooking ,John Barnes

katierazz Go Gary, go Gary. He always said if a tweet he did wasn’t right then he wouldn’t post it. It was right so we’ll done GaryLineker

katierazz BBC News still touting the garbage this evening about illegal routes to “explain” the Lineker row, There are no illegal routes. There are irregular legal routes. Asylum seekers can only become illegal after due process.

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katierazz Surly the BBC need to move on and get new people?

katierazz Here's an exit strategy. Get rid of all presenters on football shows. Shower the football, instead of overpaid ponce that don't pay their taxes. 🤔

katierazz How sack them all for breach of contract and save millions. No one watches motd for Lineker etc

katierazz Bbc interviewing everyone that supports lineker! More bias! Out of London everyone wants the boats turning back!

katierazz I don't want an apology from the BBC for having to pull programmes off air, I want the BBC to apologise to Gary Linakear for their censorship and apologise to the tax payers for their continued inability to broadcast genuinely unbiased content

katierazz Send him back to his ivory tower and save some money too

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katierazz It's so sad that you have to use BBC in the title. Everyone knows it is the government stand off hiding behind a contract clause which has clear evidence to have been breached by others in a similar position. 'Tory stand-off with Lineker' call it what it is!

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katierazz They all need sacking. Peeves me that my license fee goes to pay that woke lot. I don’t suppose any of them have illegal migrants staying at their houses do they

katierazz Exit strategy: Richard Sharp OUT!

katierazz When you are controlled by Tory puppet masters, you can only stand up and tell the truth!

katierazz Still reporting widely on your own **** uo, I see. Like a monkey crapping in its hands and clapping.

katierazz Who the hell cares 🤷‍♂️

katierazz Great,hopefully we can just see the footie with no presenters and save the taxpayers a few quid

katierazz Different rules different people...

katierazz Just sort it out for crying out loud it’s a right old mess

katierazz Good riddance Gary . BBC can survive without you

katierazz You're embarrassing yourselves

katierazz the british government or the BBC no longer have any right to condemn russian iranian or chinese media about being state run.. especially with julianAssange being locked up. or is this a distraction from israels bombing of choldren in Aleppo ?

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katierazz Bet the advisors on this terrible decision introduce themselves by announcing their ‘pronouns’ 1st…..

katierazz Gary and his gang can stay off air. The BBC have an opportunity to introduce fresh new talent the the sports programming. Lets see what they can bring to the party. let’s go with change.

katierazz Do you stand by BBC blue party or GaryLineker

katierazz He has to resign and go work for private companies not a tax payer funded entity

katierazz When the players become bigger than the Club

katierazz YouGov today

katierazz Who gives a shit what Gary Lineker says, why taxpayers’ money is squandered on his contract is beyond me. Get rid, donate the money saved to those that are dying because they can’t hear their homes or feed themselves! Back to basics for the Beeb!

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katierazz Self-inflicted by a pompous and authoritarian senior BBC management.

katierazz What makes you think he's a best loved presenter keep talking the tablets.

katierazz Exit strategy is fire him and anyone with out a sick note that is off work at BBC sports a written warning. Like any other company

katierazz It does, he gets sacked!

katierazz Very very badly handled and allowing the government to divert attention away from the real issue - the UN condemned UK immigration policy.

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katierazz Solution is easy, just sack them. Anyone else who breaks a company’s media policies to this level would be.

katierazz There is: the resignation of the BBC chief and Ssuella.

katierazz yes it has, let all the troublemakers go or dont hire them again...I wont miss them

katierazz The BBC is currently frothing at the mouth because one of its presenters dared to air an opinion live on tv!

katierazz Maybe the BBC could stop hiring Left Wing Activists and remember it's funded by the entire UK!

katierazz The Premier League should strip the BBC of its tv and radio football rights

katierazz Well maybe Gary should start paying the hotel costs for these illegal immigrants. Why should the British tax payer?!

katierazz Sack him and be done with this virtue signalling insulting fool.

katierazz Leave MOTD without the pundits & I will watch again even if my team lose, bring the pundits back, then cancel the BBC for good

katierazz Nobody watches MOTD for the pundits, if he's breached his contract then he should face disciplinary measures.

katierazz Stop employing someone if they breach the conditions of their employment? Same as the rest of us mortals?

katierazz I think GaryLineker is cool, needs no strategy, BBC has painted itself in to corner.

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katierazz BBC have had a nightmare! Any news on Fiona Bruce?

katierazz Wahooo Smug two faced hypocrite that supported the regimes that beat women in the streets! Murder gay people and killed over 5,000 black slaves building stadiums! Morals and principles of a snake!

katierazz He compared our right wing government to a left wing government that murdered 6 million people. He should be sacked!

katierazz He will go, time will pass and all the indignation will be forgotten by the football fans will follow the next lot with the same gusto.

katierazz “Sticking to its guns on impartiality”? Try “applying its rules on impartiality as it sees fit”. There can be little doubt that the BBC is now in the pocke of an administration where echoes of 1930s Germany are ever more frequent.

katierazz Let us get this into perspective he use to play football but now he just talks you through the match. He is not really that important to make such a lot of fuss over is he ?

katierazz Richard Sharp and Tim Davie taking responsibility for the fiasco and tendering their resignations would be a good first step. 🤔

katierazz I support Gary. His brave stand against this racist government is amazing. We need to get this Tory junta out of power. GarylinekerSpeaksForMe IStandWithGaryLineker IStandWithGary BBC MatchoftheDay RacismWillNeverBeTolerated

katierazz Just end his contract and get a real talent in who respects Jo's employer

katierazz Yes it has, fire the fricken lot of em,for breach of contract, save millions, its that simple, there must be plenty of folks out there who would do just as good a job, 😹👍

katierazz Be brave; sack them all!

katierazz Really weird times Ian Hislop says what ever he likes and the BBC appears not to take any notice

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katierazz Their great mentor, Motty, must be turning in his grave at these virtue-signalling W⚓️s !!! Qatari blood money suckers !! DefundtheBBC DefundtheBBC DefundtheBBC DefundtheBBC DefundtheBBC DefundtheBBC DefundtheBBC DefundtheBBC DefundtheBBC

katierazz Good….BBC can save money!! Get new presenter in. Nothing lost.

katierazz BBC, don't let it be the case of the tail wagging the dog. He knows the BBC rules, regulations & his contract. He is getting a bit far ahead of himself on twitter.

katierazz I recall MarcusRashford standing up against the government for more free school meals and this was supported by bbc yet when it comes to asylum seekers and GaryLineker ‘s complaints he is suspended. Are we this insular and differentiate between british and non-british groups?

katierazz The BBC has shit the bed on this one! Did boris phone his pal and ask him to have a chat? CUNTS😡

katierazz BBC programming is going into melt down as the Lineker crisis spreads across the company. This will only end with high level resignations. Lineker has the upper hand. It’s a complete debacle.

katierazz Gary is shutting down the BBC 🤣 👏👏

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katierazz Regardless the rights or wrongs of Lineker's Tweet (he's right), the BBC is completely in thrall & hostage to highly paid 'talent' not one of whom is actually a BBC employee and who owe allegiance only to themsleves and each other. They were warned about this reliance years ago.

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katierazz The Tory stooges running the BBC only have themselves to blame for pandering to their masters. Anyone who thinks that the ECHR is at odds with UK values needs their proposals scrutinized. The BBC journalists should be doing exactly what Lineker has done. Torystooges

katierazz Perhaps Leveson has something to say?...

katierazz Where is the BBCs balance in this story. Can't see any anti Lineker coverage from the BBCSport

katierazz Have the BBC just thought, how about apologising to Gary and the rest of the country?

katierazz The BBC, like every other fascist organisation in the past has forsaken the truth for the Conservative party, their cronies and donors. As with the treatment of David Attenboroughs new series and deliberately failing to scrutinise Dorries false claims about Sue Gray.

katierazz 'best loved' You think?

katierazz When is Lord Sugar, Fiona Bruce & Richard sharp all standing down?

katierazz Well it does, the BBC board need to stop peddling Tory agenda. It really is that simple.

katierazz Clear out the dead wood old white footballers

katierazz Get rid of him and all the other woke hangers on earning hundreds of thousands of pounds for guffawing their way through every show. Give the jobs to grass roots players, coaches and managers, they'd bite your hand off to present the shows and wouldn't cost millions

katierazz AmazonUK is closely monitoring the situation I have been told. I can see a live steaming equivalent of MOTD with GaryLineker, IanWright0 ,alanshearer ,AlexScott + others at the helm, in a very near future. We need them in our lives, impartiality BS or not. StandwithGary

katierazz Match of the day should be better tonight. More football and less banal chat. Everyone is replaceable. Bring on new talent. ⚽

katierazz In the words of Malcolm Tucker “a fucking omni-shambles”

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katierazz The BBC Board should resign or be fired.

katierazz “And we cross now to Mr Sharp in the BBC boardroom…” GaryLinekar BoycottBBC MOTD

katierazz Watching match of day it’s like watching paint dry 👎👎👎👎

katierazz A home goal for BBC management… Solidarity with Gary Lineker FreedomOfSpeech

katierazz Nothing to see here. Nothing happened, anywhere. This is all that's going on.

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katierazz Of course it has an exit strategy. You either find presenters who will follow BBC BBCSport guidelines or play footage without punditry. Bear in mind GaryLineker was paid £1.35m for hosting MotD ahead of Alan Shearer on £450,000.

katierazz Sack them all.

katierazz God wants Suella Braverman and the BBC to apologize to Gary Lineker as God has said Gary Lineker wrote Nothing wrong, Everyone has the God given right of freedom of speech which is not to be overwritten or silenced. Written on behalf of God-The Creator who is our Maker

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katierazz Lineker, Wright and Shearer won't be missed - MOTD doesn't need this trio of overpaid, boring, dull hasbeens. Just put on the games which is what viewers want!

katierazz The BBC appears to be run by fascist sympathisers.

katierazz It's easy: all it needs is for the Tories running the BBC to resign, call an election and then go away for a generation.

katierazz It’s OK BBC, just get new presenters… it worked wonders with Top Gear 😂😂😂😂

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katierazz Time for change sackthemall

katierazz Well it does terminate his contract for gross misconduct if the others want to go out in sympathy let them go

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katierazz Yes it does. Replace the board with some Liberal Democrats and Greens and reinstate the talented presenters. GaryLineker BBC

katierazz EVERYONE SHOULD SHUT DOWN THE BBC. Switch it off, unsubcribe do whatever to stop MSM telling us lies untruths demanding people not support whats right. BBC told us Gadaffi/Hussein were Hitler like but these guys were victims of European facism.

katierazz Don’t worry about it exit already in course. Invest his fees in local stations discussing local issues. Who watches MOTD for Lineker? There must be an up and coming person up for the job this is a great opening and a step on the ladder GBNEWS

katierazz The BBC was never impartial and always an arm of government. Coverage of Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and now the Ukraine conflict is evidence. BBC lie to licence players, even about the license.

katierazz It does: a) Sack Richard Sharp b) cut ties with Alan Sugar c) Sack Fiona Bruce. And that's just their opening moves.

katierazz Great news the BBC trying to dictate like the Tory Government they support. No political bias there then. Hypocritical BBC.

katierazz Seems to lack a lot. Common sense, impartiality and consistency.

katierazz Yeah it does breach of contract pay them all off

katierazz Self inflicted by the BBC influenced by politicians who appear to be a good part of the population that are easily offended. It is possible to block what you don’t like just like switching the channel or the TV off if you don’t like the programme.

katierazz Oh give over. He’s easily replaced and for far cheaper.

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katierazz Still trending ....... boring

katierazz Sport anchors must not view their Political thoughts on air...they can do it on a Political platform...Leave Sport alone...Well done BBC

katierazz TimDavieShouldResign. JeremyClarkson advocated violence in an ad hominem attack on a woman of colour. All GaryLineker did was highlight the truth: That blaming foreigners for all our domestic problems is exactly what Hitler did from Meinkampf onwards. ImWithGary BbcOwnGoal

katierazz sack hin

katierazz Nah, they want a proper script, like Eastenders.

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