MOTD

[Gareth]

I wonder if whichever brainbox exec that thought ‘if we suspend him he will quit and we save £x per year’ will be internally popular today :-)

If they wanted to discipline him then the time was after his remark about Ivan Toney betting whilst still an open investigation the other week.

[Brazilian Villain]

I wonder if whichever brainbox exec that thought ‘if we suspend him he will quit and we save £x per year’ will be internally popular today :-)

One thing I've learnt over the years is that no employee, no matter how good, is indispensable, especially when they can be adequately replaced by someone on a quarter of their salary.

[Martyn Smith]

I hope this screws the BBC's sport output and that they learn not to bow to tory pressure so much and stop being a tory mouthpiece.

[PeterWithe]

The Beeb seem to be constantly accused by the left and right if being biased toward the other, which leaves them pretty much where they should be doesn't it.

[DrGonzo]

Even Adrian "Chipmunk" Chiles has been known to have an opinion, mostly about pointless inane drivel, but an opinion nontheless.  Just because some fascists are currently in charge of the country shouldn't mean people are not allowed to express an opinion off air, it's not as though he used MOTD as a mouthpiece to broadcast his views.  Cretinous BS of the highest order, and well done to the other presenters and the crew for refusing to work for this bunch of slack jawed muppets.

[paul_e]

The Beeb seem to be constantly accused by the left and right if being biased toward the other, which leaves them pretty much where they should be doesn't it.

No, because it's absolute nonsense. The bias towards the left comes from things like their comedy and sports output, the bias to the right is in the news and political output. Trying to suggest those 2 balance each other out is exactly why we're in this trouble.

[itmustbe_it is!]

Don't get all the support for Lineker tbh.

Presumably the social media policy was in his contract , the one he happily signed when he started accepting the gazillion pounds the BBC shovel his way. If unfettered twattering was so important to him he should have negotiated a contract change before he signed it , or taken a different job.

[PeterWithe]

Left wing sports output?

[paul_e]

Left wing sports output?

We're literally talking about a BBC sports presenter who has been stepped down over left-wing social media posts.

[PeterWithe]

Yes, so why does the Beeb have a left wing sports bias?

[Lastfootstamper]

Don't get all the support for Lineker tbh.

Presumably the social media policy was in his contract , the one he happily signed when he started accepting the gazillion pounds the BBC shovel his way. If unfettered twattering was so important to him he should have negotiated a contract change before he signed it , or taken a different job.

Why the presumption? He's made over 47,000 tweets prior to now, all since he's been in the employ of the BBC. If you'd kicked it off with "he seems like a nice bloke, but", it'd read like a Harry Enfield Self-righteous Brothers sketch.

[Chris Smith]

Yes, so why does the Beeb have a left wing sports bias?

They dont, their pundits always seem to be centre forwards or defenders.

[Hookeysmith]

Look up virtue signaller in the dictionary and that jug eared spunk dustbin will appear.

How low has the media become when the main topics is an over paid football presenter.

I too cannot watch motd with the pundits, the grinning moron that is Richards, the manic depressive that is Danny Murphy, the no value opinion of  the footballing giant Jermaine Jenus and fast forward all of the narrative to just watching the games.

None of them will be missed, especially the crisp munching cnut

[ChicagoLion]

The Beeb seem to be constantly accused by the left and right if being biased toward the other, which leaves them pretty much where they should be doesn't it.

No, because it's absolute nonsense. The bias towards the left comes from things like their comedy and sports output, the bias to the right is in the news and political output. Trying to suggest those 2 balance each other out is exactly why we're in this trouble.

Good point.

[Pete3206]

The Tories must be loving this. They get to fold their arms in a disapproving manor while dumping all the Matt Hancock/Whatapp stuff down the memory hole.

As for Gary and the gang, don't trouser a fortune in Qatar then waffle on about what great humanitarians you are.