As we've been reporting, Gary Lineker was asked to step back from presenting the BBC's Match of the Day on Saturday after becoming embroiled in a row over impartiality.
Lineker said:"This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the '30s, and I'm out of order?" Programmes that had been due to air from noon have been replaced with pre-recorded episodes of the Spygate - Sport's Strangest Crimes podcast.This also happened on Saturday, but the station resumed commentary at 3pm. It is expected that live Premier League commentary of Fulham v Arsenal and Manchester United v Southampton will be broadcast this afternoon.
He said"the most sensible thing again is just calm down, ignore the papers and let the person who is doing the inquiry complete their inquiry" instead of making decisions"on the fly".Asked whether he thought Mr Davie would survive this, he added:"I absolutely hope so and believe so."There's something very interesting to note in Match of the Day viewing figures from last night.
But BBC guidelines also say people who are"clearly identified with the BBC" should behave"in ways that are consistent with the BBC's editorial values and policies".Match of the Day 2 coverage is expected to be"much-reduced" as the fallout from the Gary Lineker BBC row continues. The BBC was forced to axed Football Focus and Final Score, and hours of BBC Radio 5 Live was filled with pre-recorded content as a result.Our live coverage has ended - for nowGary Lineker was dropped from Match of the Day, and a host of co-stars pulled out in solidarity
In 2004, Greg Dyke resigned from the same job following criticism of the BBC's news reporting process in the Hutton Inquiry.
Utter liberal crap
So few know that nazis were far left monsters.
Ask Davey about the money he took from the Chinese Communist Party.
So, calling a govt a class that rises to fascism, is okay, but actually acting upon those words is wrong? How many black people leading your party in the Lib Dems?
DefundTheBBC BoycottMOTD
Davey stop only going halfway to trying to be a hero! You obviously will never be one.
bbc has never got credibility and would never. Where is the impartiality? Saudi Arabia can be critised but not 🇬🇧 USA EU ha ha ha ha
GaryLineker Gary should be allowed 2 say what he wants on his own platform.. he didn't say it during MOTD .. every1 of us say things everyday .. Polaticions lie everyday , news reporters are just puppets ..
I didn’t know that the BBC had any credibility left. Left wing government propaganda.
Why,What did he do wrong?
Seriously sky this is pathetic now. It certainly proves that you’ve no obligation to impartiality
SackGaryLineker or DefundTheBBC
How about a clear out of 650 mps and start again . Kick out the corrupt elite .
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.
'Romania and Ukraine two sad neighbours'
These libdems are a joke!
Why not use those words? They are accurate.
£1.35 million/year for a presenter largely talking gibberish about a ⚽️being kicked around a pitch!☝️Why not pipe in the FREE and “enlightening” gibberish that’s uttered in the 1000s of pubs here and abroad whilst watching tv at home? The 🌎’s game needs its uncensored plebs🤣✅
All politicians from any party have said they would not use the words GL used but all full support him - either he was right or wrong
So EdwardJDavey would not have succumbed to EmmanuelMacron's blackmail then as RishiSunak did, but would have continued to allow France to drag its problem into English waters? If boat illegals can be stopped for £500 million they can be stopped for free.
Who the hell is Sir Ed Davey?
So basically 'get rid of the guy who enforces the rules regardless of how they think politically, get in a guy who'll kneel at the alter of the far left and do as we say'
BtaD42255016 Maybe if he had used such words the country wouldn't be in such a shit state. Why does it take a footballer to feed kids and an ex footballer to call out far right propaganda?
I am not a nazi
Doesn’t Ed Davey want to disregard over 17 million peoples votes? Maybe he should go to restore credibility
How does the chairman of the BBC 'going' change the cowed culture of the BBC? We need action to bolster the independence of the BBC and restore curiosity and critical thinking to BBCNews c4news skynews bbcnews lbc itvnews
Errr How does him going restore credibility? I would have thought it was the opposite just like calling his party the Un-liberal anti-democrats Is more credible than the libdems
Try and focus on the important issues - cost of living crisis, housing, job security. You know, the things politicians are supposed to do
Look at ED davey worse bits on YouTube .
Absolutely - the hypocrisy is breathtaking. RichardSharpOut
If tim davie and richard sharp dont resign Licences for tv will keep getting cancelled Country had enough Hot bbc ££££ were it hurts
Why didn't davey resign when he took the Chinese money 🤔
That’s very ‘Liberal’ of you.
Does anyone actually give a fuck as to what Gary Lineker wrote on Twitter? Why does this shit make the news ?
Hooray
Is there any way ant and Dec can be blamed for all of this? If so they should be sacked immediately
Sack the lot
Great news. Get rid of that tax dodger who sponges off pensioners. The guy is an idiot.
I haven't heard anybody say they miss these pundits. They are unimportant, unnecessary and a disgrace backing someone who likens conservatives to Nazis. The BBC should clear house and reinvent their sports program with a fresh, interesting group. SackGaryLineker motd bbc
That's a bonus Sutton hasn't got a clue and Savage is a wind up merchant
No RobbieSavage8 At least something good has come out of this.
SackGaryLineker
And?
Lololol......solidarity. Great stuff
I condemn all of the hypocrites that support ILLEGAL immigration in favour of LEGAL immigration/refugees! I condemn those same hypocrites that compare ILLEGALS being sent home or to a SAFE country with Jews sent to the gas chambers! GaryLineker RishiSunak IstandWithLegal
Solidarity with a taxdodging bigot?
Talk Sport then. BBC shooting themselves in both feet.
FAFO strikes again.
'Sky News understands' - there's a phrase you don't often hear in conversation.
No screeching from savage how will we survive
Should cancel the TV licence anyway. BBC fund the Tories
Could you take talk bollox I mean talksport off too while you're at it 👍
Magnet for nerds
Time to defund the BBC
the best reason to privatise the BBC , they dont deserve to be funded by the taxpayers of the UK .....
I don’t know BBC employed how many people but obviously none can pick up phones.
🤣ffs
The people who are harmed by these virtue signallers are the poor, the old and the blind. The elite cheering them on don’t suffer.
No great loss
I really don’t care what happens to Linekar. I’m bored stupid with the media’s obsession with this story. There I’ve said it.
😂😂😔 Well done to all. Keep it up!
Get on with Mrjamieohara1 instead 👍🏼
They should get rid of all the over paid presenters
Cancelling tv license is exactly what the right wing tories want! They want to make it more like Fox News!
Shall we all take a day off work tomorrow to support Gary Lineker? 😅😅🙄
Tories at the BBC made the decision because their bosses in the Tory party told them to.... Simple as that...
That definitely sounds a bit fishy.....don't trust the BBC or the awful government.....
Where was all the impartially on Qatar? Or did that suit the agenda. What about the reporting on the illegal Iraq war? Or did the say it the agenda - Andrew O’Neil, the BBC chairman? Let me guess that suited the agenda’
Sack the clown
Biggest backtrack in history Gary ?
Hasn’t it been wonderful not seeing or hearing ANYTHING from Gary Lineker these last few days?
Let them creep Gary. Let them offer your job back the tell them to stuff it
Hopefully he’s sorting his taxes out.
Silence is Golden!
If he can’t say anything, that presumably means his lawyers are currently having a friendly chat with the BBC…
A tweet to tell us he said “he can’t say anything” 🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
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This is a big diversion from the Keir Starmer: Sue Gray fiasco- very convenient for certain Labour activists who pose as journalists!
He had plenty to say a few days ago
Gary has to go❗️
Oh dear what a mess! Lessons learnt on both sides I hope!
Wipe the smug smile off the face.
I suppose his pay rise is being discussed by the BBC
Lineker has not tweeted since he was suspended? Why, If he is all for freedom of speech? Then you can speak, anytime? NOT Tweeting or speaking NOW, he knows there is a time and place. Tells me he knows he was wrong, he is now blagging it. He can afford to.
So refreshing to not hear any virtue signalling .
The most ridiculous saga. The BBC have embarrassed themselves. Maybe Gary can get them to drop the TV License too while he is on this crusade! BBC
Man’s a tosser
So much for his principles then, money talks!
This is the WORST news story since Mr Blobby got to the UK No.1 in the charts.
The attention seeker looks like he’s getting a bit fed up with the attention he seeks…🤣
Them journalists are just rats !! Leave him alone and concentrate on what the government are up to !!
What? Nothing about yesterday’s game?
He should have been sacked immediately.
He should stick to football.
His not looking very smug anymore is he 😏
I’ve lived in the UK for nearly 4 years. He would be a perfect fit for CNN.
With every day that passes GaryLineker looks more like a statesman and BBC and Conservatives show themselves to be more cruel, corrupt and illogical.
But Barnesy can.
Why. Does he think he was wrong and worrying about his job. I would think more about him if came out with guns blasting.
Good opportunity to let them all go - end their contract and give jobs to those who want them - some younger talent, who understand what APOLITICAL means
The thought of losing his 1.3 million a year has left him with nothing to say 😂
All this for an opinion?!
Viewing figures for Saturday's show were up by half a million, to more than 2.5m….what does that tell you..👍
But he might Tweet something later!!😉
Leave him alone for god sake
thatginamiller 'I'm hearing Richard Sharp will resign by the end of the day' Gary will probably be back on MotD next week
The hounding at his house is horrible, he was very polite to the scum media though
Bunch of loser vultures running round screaming questions sounding like women 😂 how embarrassing
Thank you GaryLineker
Not stopped him before!!!
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Yesterday it was 'man leaves house' today it's 'man doesn't say anything' this is quality reporting!
Bit late now, Barry. 🙄
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RidgeOnSunday So do the leftie presenters
RidgeOnSunday What does he know about cost of living and real issues, Jeeze they think buying a box for the foodbank redeems them
Keep the format as it was last night, brilliant 👍BBCMOTD
Get rid of all the presenters Save l8ads of money
RidgeOnSunday The whities colonise and destroy the world then cry when people start immigrating to their country. 😂😂
RidgeOnSunday John 💯 well done 👏 ✔️ 👍
Why can't we have the Red Button to remove the inane drivel from the 'pundits'.
RidgeOnSunday Perhaps it is more of a distraction than they'd expected tho! A slight miscalculation
RidgeOnSunday Now that is funny
RidgeOnSunday Bandwagon
Pure curiosity is all that is. Doesn't take a genius to work that out
Match of the Day viewing figures up by 500,000 without Lineker. Walkers Crisps, over to you.
Best motd I have seen in a long time
I enjoyed it. Get some commentary on the games and go with it.
RidgeOnSunday Looks like Richard Sharp’s away…
It was boring. No analysis no banter. If you just want to watch football highlights, watch football highlights. Normal fans (for or against GL) know that MOTD like this is crap. Deny it all you like just to win the argument but your reward is 20 mins of football bland highlights
Why is BBC Radio 5 Live affected ? Does GL control them as well ?
Curiosity to see what it looks like. Checked it for 2-3 minutes and of course being registered as a viewer. I would like to know what was the viewing figures throughout the show
It’s out of curiosity 🙄
I don't like the BBC or Lineker so i am enjoying this. How about giving people an opt out of paying the licence fee? Make it subscription only.
When high profile people employed by the BBC (including Gary Lineker) tweeted anti-Labour comments, particularly anti-Corbyn, no action was taken. It seems like it's only a breech of impartiality when it is against the Tory Party
When Gov't or state broadcaster, headed by political appointments decide what a sports presenter can / cannot say in their personal social media accounts about non sports matters, you're heading down a road of oppression and authoritarian state control That is very 1930's again!
Let’s see if that figure holds up 🤣
Unless your Alan sugar
Well he would, wouldn’t he.
Sack him and Wright.
So……..1. Start a fight. 2.Get somebody else to actually have the fight. 3. Say it’s nothing to do with me.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 luv it .. half a million more without the hypocrite & his chums..
He charges £1.35 from nannies heating allowance (by force) to tell us who is playing who. Goes to Qatar. Then takes the moral high ground over Albanian men wanting hotels. Ridiculous
Lefty tears incoming 🤣
Was miles better, 20 mins and all the goals
I watched on iPlayer, missed most things as without commentary I didn’t know when to look up from my phone
Knew this would happen and be reported on as some sort of justification. Reason figures were up would’ve been those tuning in out of curiosity only.
Surprise… surprise… It was nice watching without these so called pundits telling us the obvious
Yeah and they will be next to nothing for the next show if presenters aren’t back. Pure novelty factor. MOTD2 tonight will be crickets.
Out of curiosity to see what they planned. Certainly not because of a quality show
😂😂😂😂
Don't crow too much .. half tuned in to see how bad it was going to be and the other half because Lineker wasn't on.
Even my husband was gonna tune in just to see what was occurring and he has never watched an entire football match in his life. Luckily Jonathan Ross was on the other channel!
Rubberneckers basically
I watched it for the first time in years just to be nosey. It was pretty crappy 👍
Surely people understand what happened here.. If not, I'll pass you the crayons ....
If you take into account the planeloads of arrivals that disappeared into society on Blairs watch along with illegal lorry/container smuggling and those arriving by boat at night on deserted shores - then Lineker is bang out of order on intake. He hasn't got a clue of the numbers
Really nice to have uninterrupted highlights of football. They should make it longer and show more of each game. We watch it to see football not listen to bores.
Excellent. The BBC should carry on without a Linekar and his virtue signaling pals
😂😂😂😂
Easier to watch without all the sanctimonious bull shit
Never watch it never tried to see all the goals 5 hours before it started
So the British public voted with their feet and decided that the programme was better without all the “this so what I think” from GaryLineker. Perhaps BBCSport will spend more of actual coverage and less on these so-called experts?
This..👍🏼 brianclough lesschat
Yes wanted to see the difference
Much more efficient without the pundits. Gives the BBC more time for a new schedule that includes more variety.
Genuinely the best MOTD in ages. No filler, no time wasting, no waddle. Just 20 minutes of action to watch while having breakfast.
Good riddance 🥊
It’s about time the BBCs TV licence, that we all HAVE to pay for was scrapped!! Especially when I don’t watch their programming! At least give us a choice of which channels get our money. RishiSunak time for this to get sorted it’s ridiculous!
Hahahaha
They should keep that format and see how it goes?
piersmorgan alanshearer IanWright0 this is how to boost viewing figures !!
People slow down to have a good look at a car crash. Same principle here
Yes obviously as People are curious as to what’s going to happen 🤷♀️🙄
Do we know why they couldn't do proper length highlights using the world feed commentary? Were production staff boycotting/working to rule also that made just goals the only viable option?
Rubbernecking
The rubbernecking effect lads. Report that.
Only being inquisitive as to how shyte the show would be and it was shyte indeed.
I liked it tbf, bit weird without commentary but that's it. Should keep the hour slot though and show extended highlights, clubs have enough fans who do tactical analysis of games we don't need Alan Shearer or Troy Deeney telling us
I was one of these viewers because my Sky Q box is on series link, I watched 5mins of it, it was crap then promptly deleted it BBCSport BBCMOTD need to get this sorted out asap and get GaryLineker re-instated!
Probably becuase people were intrigued as to what it would be like with no presenters. +500k is only a number - what was the average viewing duration?
A true fan would watch it live on sky. I'm not though
I don’t watch MOTD but I did for a few minutes this week just to see what their idea of a solution was. Don’t mistake curiosity for popularity.
Ha ha ha ha ha you don't even need Lineker
They were up because of curiosity. Once people realise how shit it isn’t they’ll stop watching.
Classic rubberneck TV. Anyone who says different is a fool.
Doubt that
piersmorgan thoughts?
Yeah because everyone wanted to see how dismal it was without pundits... This isn't a win
I doubt any previous programme has had so much publicity so no doubt most tuned in out of curiosity. Hardly an endorsement for the Beeb's decision to bin GL.
things like that always happen on reaction
If anyone believes the viewing figures are up because there were no presenter, pundits, or commentary, and it was reduced to 20 minute, i suggest they write to the BBC and ask them to keep this format. I dont think they will be overwhelmed!
A Few people were curious to see how it looked. That’ll drop off massively. Of course it fits the narrative of the looney right wingers and racists
It's been horrible not knowing any of the football scores or hearing analysis of the games.
Because we want to see what they doing after him. Just curious viewers not staying longer than 5min
People wanting to see how weird it is without commentary or analysis. And it was very weird, oddly sombre.
Curiosity. Nothing more
Go woke go broke
Because of nothing else but intrigue.
How long is this story going to run? 🙄
I watched it. Was good as I didn’t have that bloke taking crap about what the players could’ve done when the past can’t be changed
The Real Solidarity.
Didnt have to listen to all the hindsight boring analysis.
Half a million more viewers without him and his mates 😂🤣
No
Why is this a surprise?
Who would of guessed 😂😂 time to sack all the no shows and save the tax payer a fortune
Says it all.
Progress
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 should just sack all the lefty clowns
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