GettyIn response, usual MOTD pundits Ian Wright and Alan Shearer took to social media to announce they won’t be in the studioBBC presenter Alex Scott then ruled herself out of replacing Lineker, while pundits Jermaine Jenas and Micah Richards, who often appear on Match of the Day 2, stated they also wouldn’t be prepared to step in.
And the BBC have now taken the drastic decision in stating that Saturday night’s programme will just show the highlight’s of tomorrow’s top-flight action.There will be no analysis of the games, with Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea all in action. A statement from a BBC spokesperson read: “Some of our pundits have said they don’t wish to appear on the programme while we seek to resolve the situation with Gary.
“We understand their position and we have decided that the programme will focus on match action without studio presentation on punditry.”AdvertisementBBC's decision to remove Gary Lineker from presenting Match of the Day slammedLineker reaction, Conte won't 'kill' himself for Spurs, Pep on Walker, Vieira under fireGuardiola responds to footage of Man City star Walker flashing and kissing womantalkSPORT BET OFFER OF THE DAY18+ New customers only.
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Sorry have I missed something didn't sir Gary do the world Cup with human rights issues Bet he was paid well
It was so nice to watch just football rather the garbage from the commentators. Lineker stay home put your feet up with a cuppa and a bag of crisp - Lays are far better
Fair play 👏🏻
Jump on the band wagon spineless people start a fresh with new pundits
Football, not politics, please
Where were their morals in Qatar.
I also wont be appearing on MOTD tonight but if i was I wouldnt attending
Bbc is a farce it needs the tv licence scrapping so I don't have to have this drivel piped into my house I certainly wouldn't subscribe to it Alex Scott will be right in there you watch
Easily replaced, the lot of them. Transfer the talksport team to MOTD sorted.
You mean Mogadon pundits.
Sack the lot of them.We don’t want politics in football
Speak your mind and you get cancelled, ladies and gentlemen, 2023..
If it were Carra23 or GNev2 I wouldn’t have a problem retweeting this and stand with him even piersmorgan but Gary!!! Man he’s not there for me!!! I can’t forget that awful God Awful Woke dumb WorldCup situation
Pure jokes if wants political career change his path SIMPLE
Are they covering the Qatar super league tonite instead ?
Fire the f in lot of them.
Wait until Football Focus and Final Score presenters join the party. It will be epic 🤣🤣🤣
Lineker calling people Nazis , the same man who backed anything to get at the unvaccinated
Great bit of education for the leftys
Steve Bruce is free
No Jermaine jenas thank the Lord
I have been literally screaming for years to be able to watch football without commentators. At last. Everything has a sliver lining. Again if this works, like presenters, bbc you can save a fortune going forward and use the money for subsidised licenses to low income bbc motd
Needed new faces, these old gits have to vacant the position. For God sake he is 62!
Well done Gary and everyone.
People still thinking this is about football. Please think about the whole and not the sport it's so important right NOW!
Cancel your direct debit for your license people
And the problem here is
Is UK also turning to this?...
BBC shoot themselves in the foot once again.
Pathetic, sack the lot of them
They should play the matches accompanied by some silent movie piano music.
It looks like there might not be a MoD tomorrow.
No commentary is better than certain commentators but I can’t be more specific else I’m cancelled
Great. If I only we can get radio presenters & pundits to resign.
So what 🤷♂️
Match of the day a load off shite anyway needs a revamp
I think most of the commentators are freelance or part of the Premier League productions……may be wrong!!
One man… bring back mark lawrenson 😂😂
No one cares. MOTD is 5 hours after the last 3pm kick off result. All the highlights, goals and punditry has long been completed before MOTD comes on. Forest have been back for almost a season.. haven’t watched 3 seconds of MOTD this season. Don’t need it, won’t miss it.
That will ok sky sports will show the way with live premier league games and the sky bet championship 1and2 match of the day your time is up 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Good
I’ve found MOTD’s step in for tomorrow!
Wow. Amazing how many responses on here don't understand solidarity. Probably never had any...
Aw that a shame , let's take the knee too shall we
alex_crook why? Because illegal trafficing is making cartels richer and stronger?! Mental
Regardless of Lineker’s and Co morals on this, this now smacks of whose bigger than who at the BBC. I can’t see presenters coming out on top, a boycott is only effective if demand exists. There are always plenty of ex-pros and presenters ready and willing to step in.
Sack the lot there’s always replacements..
Fine, scrap the whole thing, PL highlights are easily available on other platforms.
ffs jug ears is a pundit not a politician... should stick to football!
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They must. Down to the cameramen/women Or if they feel forced to work.. keep messing everything up completely. accidentally on purpose. Or simply, “Technical issues with equipment”
Bring this government down, shamed the nation in covid and we still put up with thse muppet’s taking there huge expenses everyday making us look like mugs bbc needs to go as well . We beed a change in government
Sack them all
It just keeps getting better and better 👏👏👏
BBCNews fucked up big time here. Impartial? My arse. One of the most corrupt organisations in the world.
When I go to a football match, I don't need a presenter, pundits or post-match interviews with semi-literate footballers to enhance my enjoyment. There's a whole superfluous employment industry that absurdly now thinks itself to be bigger and more important than the game itself.
There will be protests outside BBC salford and london If gary is not re instated And richard sharp torie donor Who now runs BBC Does not resign I can see this tomorrow Country had enough
I’m surprised the BBC haven’t asked gabby agbonlahor to present MOTD. His well constructed, and articulate take on the game is top draw. His insight and football opinions are second to none. I’m just shocked the BBC hasn’t head hunted him for the job.🤔🙄
I know the next move there going to USE the LGBT community cause they know if any say anything about them it’s turn the conversation away from what happenen to lingers
F match of the day Youtube will have highlights
Personally I can’t stand the wet wipe. His comments had no real factual basis. However, he has his right to freedom of speech. And the BBC who covered up for a certain Mr Saville amongst others are in no position to take that away from anyone.
Vast improvement
Massive improvement and would save the taxpayer a million plus if it says that way.
Just wish sky would do the same instead of my mute button
Just sack them for breach of contract...just who are the bosses these days
Robots in disguise ……
It will be the best MOTD since Jimmy Hill and Bob Wilson finally I can watch it again
Great news just the games No presenters result
Here is the bbc new presenter ! She gets a Saturday night off whist old Kim plays with his toy soldiers!! Right up the bbc street !
Good on you Gary. Sooner these tories are out the better. This could be the medium that gets Britain motivated to fight back. The power of football will show the tories up.
It needs a drastic change, or ditching altogether, these overpaid egotistic presenters need a reality check.
Sent him to Germany on holiday
The BBC will save millions by dumping the presenters and be better for it
Good it needed refreshing anyway
That will be so much better I hate listening to them waffle on just want the highlights surely nobody watches it anyway as you can get all the highlights on tiktok
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