He has been a great presenter and seems to be a decent bloke. Will be sad to see him go but Chapman is a great replacement if it is to be him.
Gary Lineker set to leave MOTD
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Haven’t watched MOTD in years. Wonder if they’ll go down the ‘influencer’ route Sky have for Saturday morning stuff.
I don’t think I know anyone who watches MOTD nowadays given the easy access to clips and highlights.
I don’t think I know anyone who watches MOTD nowadays given the easy access to clips and highlights.
It’s the natural progression. Surely you got MOTD2 to MOTD. It’s like the manager leaving and giving the job to the U21s manager.
It'll be Noel Gallagher, football savant.
Sack the "experts" and in-studio guff and make it an hour long showing only the highlights.
So we still need to put up with him for 18 months.....Great.
Since when did 54 become too old to be relevant?
Not fond of Shearer because of his clear anti-United views, but really don't think he should be cast off based on being over 50.
Why? No different to the youtube highlights then
Chappers nailed on, and it’s a good call
Especially not to do something as physically taxing as watching something then talking about it.
The commentary is awful because they always commentate with the benefit of hindsight. They’ve been doing it for at least a decade too and it ruined it for me as soon as I noticed it. I remember mentioning it to my dad years ago when we were watching it together and he didn’t believe me until the commentator said something like “it’s Baines on the ball, it’s been a drought of 80 matches for him now as he seeks to end it, and he’s played a quick one two there and… BAINES FROM 30 YARDS!”
They don’t every time too.
I'd be happy with this, yeah.
To be honest, I only really need a commentator for a game - saying whose on the ball (not for United players obviously). Really way too much filler with co-commentators and 3-5 in the studio afterwards. When you have so many each time, and so many games, it's no wonder the quality has been diluted with the need to fill so many spots.
Heard it will be Alex Scott
So he's leaving but in two ears time.
Fitting.
Fitting.
Does it get good ratings still?
Same, I'll watch it if I'm home while it's on. Though I do tend to fast forward the "analysis" if I've started it late.
Wouldn't complain about this.
I watch it when the results have gone OK for United - and find it a decent enough show still. But tend not to bother with it - or any other football highlights / chat - when it's been a(nother) shitty weekend for us results wise.
oh no, I liked watching him on MOTD
And Joey Barton.
Same, if only to see the devastated ABUs in the studio forced to praise us.
You're right. He's only protesting a conflict where tens of thousands of kids have been killed and 1 in 10 child becomes an amputee everyday. How dare he? Its not like BBC is also protesting the Ukrainian conflict right?
Last episodes aren't out yet but the week before last got 3.1m views.
For context, the most viewed show of that week in England was Strictly Come Dancing with 8.6m
Getting some serious Mandela Effect vibes here. Could've sworn he left years ago.
I don't know why you'd think that, he's about as constant as it gets.
I like Lineker. But I don't watch MOTD. Thank god Jenas won't get it. That utter, utter twat.
Do people still watch MOTD when you can just watch highlights pretty much instantly on YT? I probably haven't watched it for 5+ years.
I'm pretty sure this headline has happened at least 3 times over the last few years.
First post in the Jenas thread is a 2020 Daily Mail "Exclusive" about him taking over from Lineker: https://www.redcafe.net/threads/jermaine-jenas-sacked-by-bbc.453072/.
Yeah I tend to drift off onto my phone with the match analysis stuff. I don't even watch it on live games either to be honest.
Nah it’s a question worth repeating to fellas who would have you believe they aren’t racists or misogynists, but still come out with these comments.
No they don’t.
I don't think you get the meaning of the word impartiality. The BBC isn't supposed to be taking sides, and it doesn't become OK just because you happen to share his views.
But it's not only that, he's set up an entire podcast company in competition with BBC News where Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart and co are sounding off daily.
Probably Paddy fecking Mcguinness. He hosts most things on bbc these days. He’s aunties answer to Stephen fecking Mulhern.
Coin coin coin coin coin coin…
BBC isn't impartial. Nor is the league. When they're holding silences for Ukraine. As for my sharing his views, any human will.
I've noticed your conduct in the CE threads, where you got banned from all of them. Pretty understandable given your pro genocidal views.
As long as it isn't that cockwomble Jenas replacing him.
Hardly likely is it? That’s like us bringing Ten Hag back as CEO in 6 months.