Will Gary Lineker be presenting Motd on Saturday?

[Rebelda]

I'm really hoping this is true.

Already planning on suggesting to our members to tell any of their colleagues who doubt the power of collective action to watch MotD tomorrow night, but the point will be even more well made if it doesn't happen at all.

They might get an episode of dad's army at this rate.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

There is still that 'World Feed' thing, though. Don't know what that actually extends to, though.

Generic commentary for various countries to buy. So lowest common denominator, no opinions, no fluff. Might be quite good...

 

[Bingoman]

tbh still going ahead with world feed commentary, so as bland as you like, feels like a good result. Properly humiliating to put out something that is so very clearly not BBC 'standard'.

How if the production decide not turn uomfor work?

 

[Artaxerxes]

 

[littlebabyjesus]

How if the production decide not turn uomfor work?

Well yeah that means no MOTD at all. Which is a bad look. But World Feed is also a very bad look.

 

[Lord Camomile]

They might get an episode of dad's army at this rate.

What if we can get whoever presses play on the VCR to take the night off too?

Cut to Braverman and the BBC honchos squatted down in front of it with a yellowing manual open, "have you changed the input using the remote?", "there hasn't been a fucking remote for this machine since 1998!!".

 

[Lord Camomile]

Generic commentary for various countries to buy. So lowest common denominator, no opinions, no fluff. Might be quite good...

Well yeah that means no MOTD at all. Which is a bad look. But World Feed is also a very bad look.

Ok, that's the distinction I was wondering about, whether the World Feed carries vide as well as audio.

 

[ska invita]

Now I know little about sport but even I know he was famous for being a footballer (Leicester and England and Spain somewhere I think?) and for never getting booked and that's presumably how he got into the Match of the Day thing.

COYS

 

[littlebabyjesus]

If they don't show it at all, presumably the BBC are in breach of contract with the Premier League?

 

[ska invita]

funny shit that british culture wars end up settled by a football match

 

[Dystopiary]

Former chief prosecutor.



Nazir Afzal on twitter

 

[Lord Camomile]

If they don't show it at all, presumably the BBC are in breach of contract with the Premier League?

To quote the recently departed Motty: "it just keeps getting better, and better, and better!".


(although, again, would worry about the longer-term damage to the BBC)

 

[tommers]

Generic commentary for various countries to buy. So lowest common denominator, no opinions, no fluff. Might be quite good...

 

[mx wcfc]

Anyway, if the BBC do want an ex pro to do the show, why haven't they given this guy a call?

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It took me far too long to remember who that is. Fuck's sake, Eastfield have even done a song about him.

(It is David Icke, isn't it?)

 

[CosmikRoger]

They should ask Sol fuckingCampbell.
He'd present it with no shame whatsoever

 

[Rebelda]

What if we can get whoever presses play on the VCR to take the night off too?

Cut to Braverman and the BBC honchos squatted down in front of it with a yellowing manual open, "have you changed the input using the remote?", "there hasn't been a fucking remote for this machine since 1998!!".

 

[danny la rouge]

Former chief prosecutor.

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Nazir Afzal on twitter

Exactly. That’s what this is about. And it’s wonderful to see that football people aren’t accepting they should look the other way.

 

[Rebelda]

I wonder what will happen when the BBC inevitably change everyone's contracts.

 

[Wilf]

It took me far too long to remember who that is. Fuck's sake, Eastfield have even done a song about him.

(It is David Icke, isn't it?)

Yep, Hereford's reserve keeper iirc.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Yep, Hereford's reserve keeper iirc.

Coventry. (Maybe Hereford as well)

 

[Dystopiary]

(This is true.)



Frank McDonough, historian, on twitter

 

[Lord Camomile]

I mean, seems like a bit of a moot point now, but still good to see

 

[Bingoman]

I mean, seems like a bi of a moot point now, but still good to see

So no interviews either then

 

[tommers]

 

[Dystopiary]

 

[Rebelda]

Hendo is widely seen as what, I beg your pardon

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I'm conflicted. Want to like that. But some twat was holding up their phone at a gig.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Hendo is widely seen as what, I beg your pardon

The Anfield Talk says so. Who are you to disagree?

 

[DaveCinzano]

He never did answer those questions about his involvement in that 1993 'investigative report' about anti-racism groups which was so curiously aligned with Special Branch's (then obscured and only subsequently uncovered) long-term undercover-driven perspective, but yeah, impartiality is monolithic

 

[Rebelda]

The Anfield Talk says so. Who are you to disagree?

Just one woman who saw him in that fucking Suarez shirt and never forgot. He does seem like a decent lad, really, but I've never been able to let that go. Renounce him and I'll forgive you Jordy x

Edit: turns out he regrets it. So I'll think about it