ScotiaNostra Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 I think theres a good reason that every country in europe has a national broadcaster. The BBC clearly has lost its way but to get rid of it seems a bit over the top. It just needs better management and ways of working for the modern age. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 The worst thing about this mess is agreeing with Piers Morgan. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 56 minutes ago, VincentGuerin said: Excellent post. Kens. Disnae ken. You're missing the whole point. It's like the NHS. We all pay so that we all have it. I understand this view, but it's baby-out-with-the-bathwater stuff. The BBC needs to be reformed, and the model isn't perfect, but allowing short-term mismanagement to do away with the whole concept would be a mistake. Not to mention that it's arguably been part of the Tory plan all along, as with the NHS and other public services. Run them into the ground until people start pointing at how shite they are so they can be broken up and privatised for huge financial or political gain. There are clearly structural changes required, and it will never be perfect. But I feel that a lot of people are falling for the gameplan here. Yeah, sorry I wasn’t suggesting doing away with the BBC or actually getting rid of the fee. My concern is that I don’t think that structural change will come. It’s essentially been taken over by the government, so anything done now will be for the appearance of change rather than the actual fundamental change needed of going back to being reasonably impartial, and free of government (any of them) influence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Part of me wonders whether the BBC is looking for an excuse to get Lineker to walk? With the licence fee due to stop in 2027 and the budget being frozen for the next couple of years, they'll be forced into big cuts, and getting rid of their highest earner on a programme 99% of viewers would watch without him would help them massively. Not quite as obvious as "you used somebody else's milk in the fridge so we have to let you go", but maybe somebody's exploring that avenue here? More likely that it's largely down to them being an organisation run by corrupt Tory sympathisers, but a thought worth considering nonetheless. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) Jason Mohammad pulls out of Final Score so expect that'll get punted, too. This is a genuine Ratner moment from the BBC. Entirely self-inficted. Edited March 11, 2023 by Bully Wee Villa 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, Trogdor said: The worst thing about this mess is agreeing with Piers Morgan. Happens about once every five years. He was right about gun control, too. Will be able to go back to hating him as normal soon, don't worry. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentGuerin Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: Part of me wonders whether the BBC is looking for an excuse to get Lineker to walk? An incredibly long-winded and damaging (from a PR perspective) way of saving what isn't a huge sum of money in the scheme of things. They'd have just got rid of him 'to bring in a fresh voice'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Can last night's Sportscene Live be removed from history now too? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 This is awesome - apologies if posted already: Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/rejointheeu/videos/905322100671043 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Hopefully lineker tweets a picture of a pint in a pub tonight with the caption "Rare Saturday night off" 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, paranoid android said: This is awesome - apologies if posted already: Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/rejointheeu/videos/905322100671043 Yep, very good indeed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, VincentGuerin said: An incredibly long-winded and damaging (from a PR perspective) way of saving what isn't a huge sum of money in the scheme of things. They'd have just got rid of him 'to bring in a fresh voice'. Required cuts have to start somewhere, and laying off the equivalent of 45 employees on £30k pa just to keep a single non-essential personality wouldn't be a particularly good PR look either. I'm just playing Devil's Advocate here btw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Folk who simply don’t want to play for the licence fee looking for ‘justification’. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 MotD finally has a presenter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Final Score not going ahead either now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooper Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, paranoid android said: This is awesome - apologies if posted already: Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/rejointheeu/videos/905322100671043 Don't do Facebook. Any way of embedding or whatever? Ta. ETA - checked YouTube but doesn't seem to be in there. Edited March 11, 2023 by Drooper 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty dingus Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, Drooper said: Don't do Facebook. Any way of embedding or whatever? Ta. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 6 minutes ago, Drooper said: Don't do Facebook. Any way of embedding or whatever? Ta. Here it is on Twitter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooper Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Many Thanks guys. And here is James O'brien nailing it too (also apologies for any duplicate posting) 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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