Savage Henry Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Ludo*1 said: Didn't think I'd see a time on P&B where people would be saying that the likes of Jenas, Keown, Murphy, Wright & Shearer etc help further people's understanding of a game of football tbh. Just because Lineker is in the right and has been treated shamefully by the BBC doesn't mean you need to die on that hill lads. I genuinely think Alan Shearer’s excellent. 54 minutes ago, Bodie said: Who is the person with the nippy voice ? I’m assuming Vicky Sparks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Bodie said: Who is the person with the nippy voice ? Nicola Sturgeon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: Nicola Sturgeon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trogdor Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 I'm with Ludo, I back Lineker on this front as free speech should be exactly that. However, the contributions of the pundits adds very little to the viewer experience. It really is statement of the obvious stuff. Especially for all of us who are passionate about football. Maybe a bit different if you know f**k all about the game? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Not read the whole thread so assume this has been mentioned - but it’s fucking mental that Gary Lineker has become the story here. Like genuinely, what on earth is going on? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: Not read the whole thread so assume this has been mentioned - but it’s fucking mental that Gary Lineker has become the story here. Like genuinely, what on earth is going on? It's the starting gun for the next general election and if you have any nuance, you'll be required to leave it at the door. It's a regrettable state of affairs. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Mental that the only credible opposition to the UK govt. is footballers. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Shandon Par said: Mental that the only credible opposition to the UK govt. is footballers. Pay footballers footballers wages! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: Mental that the only credible opposition to the UK govt. is footballers. And Lucy Pinder 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, sophia said: It's the starting gun for the next general election and if you have any nuance, you'll be required to leave it at the door. It's a regrettable state of affairs. Oh absolutely. In fairness the prime minister using the term ‘lefty lawyer’ at the dispatch box was the proper starting gun. Utterly shameless dumbing down of debate over serious issues from a desperate government. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Trogdor said: I'm with Ludo, I back Lineker on this front as free speech should be exactly that. However, the contributions of the pundits adds very little to the viewer experience. It really is statement of the obvious stuff. Especially for all of us who are passionate about football. Maybe a bit different if you know f**k all about the game? Nobody cared on here when Matt Le Tissier got fired by Sky Sports. I don't think it is about free speech, it's about whether you agree with him or not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 4 hours ago, welshbairn said: Nobody cared on here when Matt Le Tissier got fired by Sky Sports. I don't think it is about free speech, it's about whether you agree with him or not. Indeed, it's free speech not freedom of consequences. If Lineker had come out with a Scott Adams esque rant he would have been fired and rightly so. The difference in this case is that Le Tissier was against the black lives matter movement, Lineker is against the UK government committing human rights abuses. Entirely appropriate to support one and not the other. The message matters. I am a free speech advocate, but not freedom from consequences. Equally protesting / shutting down speech is also, in itself, free speech and should be allowed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 Lucy Pinder should be on MOTD. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 7 hours ago, Dons_1988 said: Not read the whole thread so assume this has been mentioned - but it’s fucking mental that Gary Lineker has become the story here. Like genuinely, what on earth is going on? Of course you're right. However, without his stance the issue itself would be receiving less attention than it is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amarillo Bairn Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 12/03/2023 at 06:45, throbber said: I didn’t realise how many people still stayed up to watch MOTD on a Saturday night, feels like we are back in the 90s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 56 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: Of course you're right. However, without his stance the issue itself would be receiving less attention than it is. His stance and suspension would probably not have been enough. It is the unexpected collective action of so many others that have made it a story. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 56 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: Of course you're right. However, without his stance the issue itself would be receiving less attention than it is. I see your point but the issue being discussed is the BBC’s impartiality, its relationship with Gary Lineker and the lack of football on the bbc. I haven’t heard a great deal of chat about the legislation at the heart of all of this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotiaNostra Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 20 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: I see your point but the issue being discussed is the BBC’s impartiality, its relationship with Gary Lineker and the lack of football on the bbc. I haven’t heard a great deal of chat about the legislation at the heart of all of this. and any chance of a grown up discussion on the issue, which at the best of times is difficult looks even less likely now which probably does the Tories a favour which is what they and the Daily Mail most likely thought in the first place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 30 minutes ago, Fullerene said: His stance and suspension would probably not have been enough. It is the unexpected collective action of so many others that have made it a story. Yes agreed. That was dependent on the initial tweet and stance though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 32 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: I see your point but the issue being discussed is the BBC’s impartiality, its relationship with Gary Lineker and the lack of football on the bbc. I haven’t heard a great deal of chat about the legislation at the heart of all of this. I think we've heard more chat about it than would otherwise have been the case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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