MOTD

[Dante Lavelli]

Not sure about the workings of IR35 but wasn't it aimed at people who do 100% of their work for one company?  In GE's case he works predominantly for the BBC but also does some BT stuff, then there's the Crisps, modelling and other endorsements he's involved in. 

His goal hanger podcasts are also doing well (the rest is history etc)

[dave.woodhall]

I do find it odd that lineker being BBC s top earner on £1.35 million and is joined by the likes of Shearer on 440k and either Ian Wright or Jenas on over £200k , yet MOTD has only 2 million viewers .  It just seems a lot to pay for the 48th most watched program.

Does it sell overseas?

[eamonn]

Is MOTD dated? I don't see what's so forward-thinking about football coverage on other channels. Highlights/interviews/analysis...I'm not sure there's much you can do to "sex it up".

[Risso]

I do find it odd that lineker being BBC s top earner on £1.35 million and is joined by the likes of Shearer on 440k and either Ian Wright or Jenas on over £200k , yet MOTD has only 2 million viewers .  It just seems a lot to pay for the 48th most watched program.

Does it sell overseas?

I was wondering that, but surely the Premier League have that all sewn up?

[Sexual Ealing]

I know little and care less about the Gary Lineker situation. What I do know is that the whole thing shows the UK up for the shitshow that it is. That the whole place can lose its shit quite like this, well, it's not a good sign and not a good look.

[Dave]

I do find it odd that lineker being BBC s top earner on £1.35 million and is joined by the likes of Shearer on 440k and either Ian Wright or Jenas on over £200k , yet MOTD has only 2 million viewers .  It just seems a lot to pay for the 48th most watched program.

Does it sell overseas?

I was wondering that, but surely the Premier League have that all sewn up?

Yeah, the content that MOTD shows isn't their product to sell elsewhere.

Obviously they are paid stupid and unnecessarily high amounts, but it's also not just Match Of The Day, it's other matches / sports / online etc.

Not that it means your overall point isn't still valid - but I don't think it's really a "pound-per-viewer" equation with something like this.

For example the 20m+ audiences that the same people were fronting three months ago didn't suddenly mean they were ten times as valuable as they were two Saturdays ago.

[dave.woodhall]

I think that the fees they receive also have to pay for their assistants, PR people, management et al.

[JUAN PABLO]

I think that the fees they receive also have to pay for their assistants, PR people, management et al.

And a chauffeur looking at linekar


Best job on the beeb

[paul_e]

I think that the fees they receive also have to pay for their assistants, PR people, management et al.

If that is the case then surely that changes things and makes the idea that he's dodging tax very different.

[Pete3206]

I know little and care less about the Gary Lineker situation. What I do know is that the whole thing shows the UK up for the shitshow that it is. That the whole place can lose its shit quite like this, well, it's not a good sign and not a good look.

Completely agree. People have totally lost the plot over this. After this week's MOTD, it's chip paper.

[Risso]

I think that the fees they receive also have to pay for their assistants, PR people, management et al.

If that is the case then surely that changes things and makes the idea that he's dodging tax very different.

Not it doesn’t. He doesn’t have to pay for the PR for MOTD and if he needs a PA to make his life simpler that’s down to him. It doesn’t change the nature of his work with the BBC.

[PaulWinch again]

Is MOTD dated? I don't see what's so forward-thinking about football coverage on other channels. Highlights/interviews/analysis...I'm not sure there's much you can do to "sex it up".

Yeah to be honest I think it’s fine. I might not always agree with all the punditry, but there’s often a fair bit of good stuff in it.

[Lizz]

Mark (I'm not bitter, not at all) Lawrenson has been on GB News suggesting Lineker et al should be sacked. He's not ageing well.

https://twitter.com/GBNEWS/status/1635604391141990401

[KevinGage]

Send Mark Lawrenson away in a little small boat somewhere.

The Falklands would be my suggestion.

[astonvilla82]

Mark (I'm not bitter, not at all) Lawrenson has been on GB News suggesting Lineker et al should be sacked. He's not ageing well.

https://twitter.com/GBNEWS/status/1635604391141990401

I don't agree with what Lineker said, but anyone on GB News I know immediately what there view is of immigration