Gary Lineker

[scaramanga]

Disgraceful comments tonight from everybody's favourite football presenter tonight.

"Why the England players are applauding fans who shouldn't even be there i don't know"

These fans have spent hundreds of pounds of heard earned and behaved impeccably during their stay. Most booked their flights and accomodation last year and would not have been reimbursed if they cancelled. What right has Mr Lineker got to dis-respect these patriotic well behaved supporters on national television. I expect no less from the BBC, but Gary Lineker has lost the plot and the respect of the nation with that disgraceful slur.

 

[hants in my pants]

very well said.

top top fans the ones who went. no arguements.

what`s the odds these fans cannot get into 2004?

the F.A. is a disgrace.

and as for lineker

 

[SC]

Wasn't sure if I had misheard him - what a ****** he is.

Still, just going to sit down and watch the Taffs get beat after a fairly decent day for England.

 

[scaramanga]

Fingers crossed SC, come on the Azurri :bound: :bound:

 

[SC]

 

[hants in my pants]

lol lol lol lol he`s just said "there`s alot of spirit in the welsh team"

lol no good without talent is it lol

 

[WarrenBee]

Lineker is a prize tw*t just like that other tw*t in a box over the Thames.

 

[Spender Bee]

They should bring back Des!

There was a hell of a lot of Burberry in that corner.

 

[RitchBee]

I did have a lot of respect for Mr Walker's crisps but after his comment tonight - What a prized pratt.

He should really be talking about the amount of abuse certain players got from the home fans not the fact that the England team went and applauded (rightly so) these fans.

Too right bring back Des !

 

[Brentford Bob]

They should bring back Des!

There was a hell of a lot of Burberry in that corner.

What? You mean they built an English council estate into the Macedonian national stadium?

 

[Brickie Chap]

What did big ears say about this?

 

[Sweepy]

attack attack.. attack attack attack.

:mad1:

Expel the Macedonians NOW.

 

[Brentford Bob]

Dunno if Linekar mentioned the flag burning but Alan Green on Five Live was very condemming. Said something about he hoped that Uefa would be watching the Macedonians VERY carefully because there would be a fair chance that England fans will get the blame for WHATEVER happens out there.

 

[hants in my pants]

lol skinhead with braces

 

[Brickie Chap]

Yep, saw that as well but had to do a double take to make sure it wasn't a photo from Hampshire

 

[Brentford Bob]

I wonder if the Macedonian authorities could explain why two of their riot coppers are just standing back and watching the flag get burnt??

 

[WarrenBee]

I was always under the impression that burning another country's flag was a declaration was a declration of war.

 

[Mr Tree]

Dunno if Linekar mentioned the flag burning but Alan Green on Five Live was very condemming. Said something about he hoped that Uefa would be watching the Macedonians VERY carefully because there would be a fair chance that England fans will get the blame for WHATEVER happens out there.

odd, cos normally i have a lot of respect for Lineker and think Alan Green's a ******. but respect to Alan Green for his condemnation, and shame on Lineker

 

[eghambee]

Half time comment tonight

'Well if you want me to say something encouraging after that, ....there has been no crowd trouble so far!'

P***k

 

[nocoat]

i am VERY quickly starting to dislike the man :mad2: :mad2:

 

[Brickie Chap]

He will never recover from slagging England's loyal fans on Saturday.

When you take into account G Crooks, you start to think its something to do with Sperz

 

[Banana]

I was always under the impression that burning another country's flag was a declaration was a declration of war.

You can't declare war on England can you! The government is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and that country doesn't have an official flag to fly on land. The only one in the world not to do so.

 

[hants in my pants]

which makes England the best country eh

 

[Edmundo]

I wonder if the Macedonian authorities could explain why two of their riot coppers are just standing back and watching the flag get burnt??

Maybe they weren't equipped with fire extinguishers?

 

[JBN]

Gary Liniker - Goal Hanging Jugg Eared tw*t (IMHO )

 

[JBN]

Watching Gary Lineker's coverage of the Olympics has made me realise how much he has in common with my wife.

He can also talk a lot of sh*t about stuff he knows nothing about.

 

[Beat Poet]

I switch off the second I see him, can't stand him. MOTD has also become a Man United-loving boys' club.

 

[bees66]

Watching Gary Lineker's coverage of the Olympics has made me realise how much he has in common with my wife.

He can also talk a lot of sh*t about stuff he knows nothing about.

gaby mentioned every night that she was from Yorkshire... one day she will take off with those arm movements..

 

[sonofabee]

Again all about opinions and while I don't like the smug old boys club on MOTD, I've been really impressed with both Lineker and Gaby Logan over the Olympics.

 

[SmiffyBee]

I switch off the second I see him, can't stand him. MOTD has also become a Man United-loving boys' club.

Man Utd fans say exactly the same thing, except it's a Man City boys club.
In truth it's a Liverpool boys club with occasional Newcastle + Leicester mentions

 

[Beat Poet]

Man Utd fans say exactly the same thing, except it's a Man City boys club.
In truth it's a Liverpool boys club with occasional Newcastle + Leicester mentions

They can supposedly see Old Trafford from the studio right? They've been pretty derogatory about City over the last couple of seasons, Hansen in particular was loving it when City started to falter back at the turn of the year. Though yeah I agree, there are heavy Liverpool and Newcastle biases, which are the only times Hansen and Shearer come out from behind the cliches and give an opinion.

 

[GP200]

...............yep............male commentators have been so so..........been impressed with Johnson,Balding and Inverdale............

 

[hanworthbee]

Getting a lot of stick today

 

[Lionel Bart-At]

Getting a lot of stick today

You or Lineker? What have/has you/he done?

 

[BURFORD BEE]

You or Lineker? What have/has you/he done?

Read the Sun. If you cant buy one try the nearest toilet, there's bound to be a ready supply.

 

[wanderer paul]

You or Lineker? What have/has you/he done?

The Sun. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20189...-peddling-charity-lie-about-child-migrant-38/

The Mirror. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/gary-lineker-hits-back-disgraceful-9093994

Another view. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/ent...-twitter-refugees_uk_58093f36e4b0fce107d0040f

 

[Mr Tree]

:no:

 

[Billy Hunt]

Phew! I was worried he'd done something bad.

 

[IDontBeeLieveIt]

He's not done that much wrong really bar believing a tweet from a charity and sticking with compassion for some refugees. The Sun is just behaving like an internet troll.

 

[stevil]

The Sun. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20189...-peddling-charity-lie-about-child-migrant-38/

The Mirror. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/gary-lineker-hits-back-disgraceful-9093994

Another view. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/ent...-twitter-refugees_uk_58093f36e4b0fce107d0040f

The Sun accusing Lineker (or anyone) of "peddling lies"!

 

[BURFORD BEE]

He's not done that much wrong really bar believing a tweet from a charity and sticking with compassion for some refugees. The Sun is just behaving like an internet troll.

That's a bloody insult to trolls!

 

[Lionel Bart-At]

What a pathetic story. Obviously nothing else happening at the moment. Would have been more appropriate for them to express outrage at his "beard". Have a shave Gary, for gawd's sake.

 

[sussexb]

Depressing. I fecking hate the Sun.

Also depressing how much journalism (from all sources) has become "here's what some people said on Twitter". Reporting what Tommy Robinson tweeted FFS? Why don't we just ouija board Bernard Manning to see what he thinks while we're at it...

 

[Adam]

The Sun. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20189...-peddling-charity-lie-about-child-migrant-38/

The Mirror. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/gary-lineker-hits-back-disgraceful-9093994

Another view. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/ent...-twitter-refugees_uk_58093f36e4b0fce107d0040f

Fellow Tory Alec Shelbrooke said: “He needs to decide if he’s a political activist or BBC sports journalist — he can’t be both.”


1. I am not sure re-tweeting a charity's tweet qualifies you as a 'political activist'.

2. I did not realise that you have to be a politician or a 'political activist' to have an opinion on politics nowadays. Are us common folk allowed to vote either?

 

[Chorlton Bee]

As pointed out just now by James O'Brien The Sun has told a bare faced lie AGAIN in its own story to whip up hate for it's own agenda.

The story states "jug eared MOTD host accused ANYONE who questioned the age of so called child migrants of Calais being racist....."

It then shows the actual tweet which states "SOME people are being racist over the refugees at Calais"

 

[nick logan]

As pointed out just now by James O'Brien The Sun has told a bare faced lie AGAIN in its own story to whip up hate for it's own agenda.

The story states "jug eared MOTD host accused ANYONE who questioned the age of so called child migrants of Calais being racist....."

It then shows the actual tweet which states "SOME people are being racist over the refugees at Calais"

Fair point but it was a lie about the " interpreter " in the first place that kicked it off. Agenda there too ?

 

[scruff puppy pup]

As pointed out just now by James O'Brien The Sun has told a bare faced lie AGAIN in its own story to whip up hate for it's own agenda.

The story states "jug eared MOTD host accused ANYONE who questioned the age of so called child migrants of Calais being racist....."

It then shows the actual tweet which states "SOME people are being racist over the refugees at Calais"

While it hacks me off that LBC rebranded themselves so the 'L' no longer means "London," James O'Brien is a really good broadcaster.
He's particularly good at dealing with Momentum and the Corbynistas.

 

[Chorlton Bee]

The Sun calling for Linekar to be sacked for expressing a personal opinion on twitter, not the bbc, on the very day they sack Mahzeer Mahmood when he's sentenced for perjury, tampering with evidence & god knows what else is so ironic it hurts my head.

They sack him on the day he's sentenced, not when they see the evidence, not when he's found guilty but seconds before he goes off to jail. And THIS rag considers itself the voice of the people, the arbiter of what's right and wrong!

Are we all asleep?!?!

 

[Brentford St George]

This bloke has more skeletons in his cupboard than Fred West and is exempt from trouble . Believe me , he won't be going anywhere. Joey Barton may speak a lot of rubbish but he was right about Lineker.
Not a nice person but like Fergie. Protected from anything bad ever being released.

 

[Chorlton Bee]

This bloke has more skeletons in his cupboard than Fred West and is exempt from trouble . Believe me , he won't be going anywhere. Joey Barton may speak a lot of rubbish but he was right about Lineker.
Not a nice person but like Fergie. Protected from anything bad ever being released.

Exempt from trouble? He's on the front page of the sun with them calling for him to be sacked!