Gary Lineker big brass balls?

Well they’ve suspended him from MoTD, the ****.

Excuse my language, but **** it all.

was commissioned by different people

I don’t think it was, same company -Silverback Films, and also with funding from WWF and RSPB.

There is no explanation given by the BBC concerning why it won’t be broadcast and only available on iPlayer.

It is clear that recieving funding from notoriously left-wing organisations such as the World Wide Fund for Nature and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has caused disquiet among some who worry about the impartiality of the BBC.

As the Daily Telegraph reports:

“The BBC’s latest Sir David Attenborough series has been part-funded by two charities previously criticised for their political lobbying, it has emerged”.

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2F2023%2F03%2F07%2Fbbc-took-charity-money-fund-david-attenborough-documentary%2F

Well they’ve suspended him from MoTD, the ****.

Amazing how the far right embrace cancel culture with both arms when it suites then.

Well I guess now we know what it was like to live in McCarthyite America. The liberal left really needs to pull it’s head out of its arse and start fighting back rather than simply whining on twitter. Where’s the Red Army Faction when we need them?

Amazing how the far right embrace cancel culture with both arms when it suites then.

Amen to that

BBC have just demonstrated they don’t have any balls – and are hugely inconsistent.
I’m not aware they’ve talked with Suralan about his opinionated political tweets.

Genuinely makes me want to stop paying my licence fee…

Although tbh I’ve felt that way for a while given I can’t remember the last time I watched a bbc channel

There is no explanation given by the BBC concerning why it won’t be broadcast and only available on iPlayer.

I thought that’s exactely what the bit I pulled from the article was. But sod ’em, I’m not going to waste anymore breath sticking up for the idiots given they’ve now capitulated to right wing scum.

I hope this becomes interesting, and he gets widespread support from the football community for his message. Klop has been quite politically outspoken at times, as has Pep on social issues. Gary Neville, Jordan Henderson, Raheem Sterling could also voice their opinions.

BBC have just demonstrated they don’t have any balls – and are hugely inconsistent.

Absolutely. The only people who seem to be bothered by what he said is the BBC… weird. They seem to jump from pillar to post in an anxious attempt to always be seen to be doing the right thing. Gotta keep that license money flowing I guess.

they’ve suspended him from MoTD

I can’t imagine that Suella Braverman and other senior Tories will be very happy with the BBC’s decision.

It will obviously be widely seen as an overreaction, and will more likely further increase hostilities towards the Tories.

Especially if Lineker shows no contrition and sticks to his guns. It will in fact now free him to even further criticise then.

I am sure Braverman will have preferred that the whole Lineker tweet issue was quickly forgotten and brushed under the carpet. I won’t be now.

I look forward to their battles with David Attenborough next.

BBC public service broadcaster or state broadcaster?

Shambles.

I wonder who will front it on Saturday, suspect a tame contracted frontman who doesn’t really have a choice but I also wonder if Chappers, Dan Walker and Gabby Logan aren’t answering ther phones right now.

Would love to see players and analysts supporting – however surreptitiously. Rowing boat and zipped lip celebrations maybe?

The only people who seem to be bothered by what he said is the BBC… weird.

Earlier you were claiming that “everyone” has got into a fuss about what Lineker had tweeted and you had no idea why. Now it’s just the BBC and you find that weird

If you made your mind up things might start to make more sense 💡

I’d love to see a journalism I am Spartacus moment.

I’d love to see a journalism I am Spartacus moment.

That did actually cross my mind.

Won’t happen, but it should.

I can’t imagine that Suella Braverman and other senior Tories will be very happy with the BBC’s decision.

I can – they have the depth of a puddle, short term win is all they think.

Complaint submitted to the BBC about acting in a manner contrary to their guidelines for bias.

Not sure. It might in a non-direct manner – a comment which makes it clear their support.

Something along those lines happened once when Donald Trump was answering questions from journalists, he attacked one, had them thrown out, and the next journalist to ask a question backed the previous one.

Something along those lines happened once with Donald Trump was answering questions from journalists, he attacked one had them thrown out and the next journalist to ask a question backed the previous one.

I think that was the US ambassador to the Netherlands (appointed by Trump).

I can – they have the depth of a puddle, short term win is all they think.

It’s not even a short term win.

Yet three sitting Tory MPs can host TV shows?

Ian Wright’s just announced that he’s boycotting MOD in solidarity

Ian wright just done a “i am spartacus”

I think that was the US ambassador to the Netherlands (appointed by Trump).

I was thinking of the journalist who had the mic taken off him and was later accused of physically assaulting a Trump intern, which he clearly hadn’t.

Alan Shearer needs to step the **** up also

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/entertainment-arts-64895316

The BBC has decided that he will step back from presenting Match of the Day until we’ve got an agreed and clear position on his use of social media

If that’s not a muzzle, then I don’t know what is. Its an appalling decision when viewed from the point of view of cancel culture being a left-wing ideology, but not a surprise with the recent example of suspending Martine Croxall.
What a bitter, brittle bunch the Govt are.

I was thinking of the journalist who had the mic taken off him and was later accused of physically assaulting a Trump intern, which he clearly hadn’t.

Oh yeah that incident, although I think that was quite successful a narrative that they created in the US, while we got to see a more honest reporting of the situation.

have initial processing in France for people coming here to apply who’ve already done the majority of their journey.

So is France not a safe country then? Assuming it is then they aren’t fleeing persecution when they climb into the small boats.

Earlier you were claiming that “everyone” has got into a fuss about what Lineker had tweeted and you had no idea why. Now it’s just the BBC and you find that weird

Wrong choice of word then perhaps. I meant it’d been on the news constantly so assumed it was something ‘everyone’ was in a fuss about. Turns out it was just the BBC, being outraged at umm, themselves, and showing their outrage via the medium of news. A pre-emtive strike of self-outrage perhaps, before others became outraged at them. Or something… crazy times we live in. They even brought it up in parliament on something I was watching and even the tory minister wasn’t bothered. Just said GL didn’t know what he was talking about and should stick to footie. Which is fair. Nobody cares.

Sky are reporting that Lineker has not agreed to ‘step back’from MOTD, suggesting it’s being imposed on him.
Just heard that Ian Wright has said he won’t appear – apparently stating ‘solidarity’; good.

And indeed the vast majority stop travelling long before they get close to the UK (a very large proportion only cross a single boundary to a neighbouring country).

Those who come all the way to the UK often have a very specific reason for choosing the UK over other countries, such as knowing people here, speaking the language, having been promised safe refuge.

Do the refugees speak French? They’re aiming to get to England for good reason, and a country with a language they’re familiar with or even able to speak is is a huge reason.

I’m fuming about the Attenborough decision.

I usually stick up for the BBC, not anymore

**** the Tory ****s

Is he to be replaced by Andrew Neil?

I usually stick up for the BBC, not anymore

Its not the bbc, its people in charge of the bbc, they want to gut it and ruin it.

Is he to be replaced by Andrew Neil?

Whoever does it now is going to look like they support the governments policy

Huge pressure on the other presenters

Own goal from the BBC but the Tories do seem to be in control of it.

"Stanley Johnson broke his wife’s nose only once. It was a one off."

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— Chris Shaw (@The_ChrisShaw) March 10, 2023