Match of the Day pundits Ian Wright and Alan Shearer will not face punishment after boycotting the show in support of Gary Lineker last weekend.
It has been a crazy few days for the BBC and Match of the Day following their decision to remove Lineker from his hosting duties last Friday after he posted a Tweet criticising the UK government’s immigration policy.
That decision resulted in a number of key personalities abandoning their roles at the weekend in support of Lineker and MOTD pundits Ian Wright and Alan Shearer were two of the first to do so.
The Daily Mail are now reporting that those who walked out in support of Lineker will face no action from BBC bosses as the former Tottenham and Everton footballer is set to return to the host chair on Saturday.
All of the BBC’s football-related shows were affected at the weekend with Match of the Day only running for 20 minutes.
The whole saga has been an embarrassing one for the BBC as they prepare for things to return to normal this weekend.
What a load of crap. Who said they would be punished anyway. Not the BBC!
Totally agree Mark. All of those that walked out must all be punished as they are all the same. Not one of them are any good and that smug b’stard Lineker should have been given the push, total ban from the whole of the media for 5 years and made to pay the full cost of his outburst as well as the full cost of the remaining time of his contract. As for Shearer and Wright, they should also have been pushed out of the door along with all the rest of the wasters, including that stupid vow Fern Brittan. Now has got to be the time when the TV licence is totally abolished and the BBC totally defunded with immediate effect. Get rid of the millstone around our necks and make it stand onn its own two feet.
saturdays became much better without football
Think that viewers should boycott the show for a month. Plenty more platforms to watch matchs & highlights.
All should be sacked does Gary god like Lineker know what it is to wait for a house only for someone to get one immediately
motd was calm and short and sweet, no one talking crap, very enjoyable (most people fast forward when pundits talking anyway) also the predictions!!! please that is SO fake
Should all be sacked better without out them also spoet is not politics and shouldnt be a woke platform
Will never watch motd again that goes for all bbc channels, it’s farcical that bell end liniker and his b boys can dictate to the bbc overpaid prima donnas.
Time to scrap the license fee , I certainly don’t want to pay these has been’s massive salaries.
Their egos are way bigger than their extortionate wages .
Let’s force to stop the license fee and let BBC become a pay to view channel give it a month before it’s closed down , I certainly will not subscribe repeats and crap .
Totally agree with all the above. All three should be sacked wich will make the program enjoyable to watch instead of having to listen to three hasbeens drone on about games that those watching can fully understand what is going on. Be interested to see viewing figures for next MOTD, Lay money on them being way down.
Should all be sacked. Will make it a pleasure in stead of a chore to watch and listen to them DRONE on about games that those watching are fully aware of what had taked place.Always used the mute button when the so called experts were mouthing off.
They should be sacked they are over paid ex footballers who did nothing in the game .They were good in there own bathrooms and why is it the same people that get on the programed never see a player ftom Burley or charton ect give other people a chance not just linekers golf buddies so they pay there way on the golf course
Overpaid prima donner footballers getting their own way again!? Sack them all!
BBC should be shut down absolutely terrible channels full of repeats etc. and as woke as woke could be very damaging for the younger generation.
The licence fee will not be needed if these high paid egos are no longer there but I am disappointed that they are not apologetic. The BBC did not say they were ever punishing anyone. The press, media and social media have made a mountain out of a mole hill and not a few Tory MP’s too. As for Labour it worked out so far just as they planned. The rest of us are just pawns in this Political game.
Told you so if it were us mortals we’d have had to use hols or not get paid most of us though would have had a p45 on Monday morning
I hope they still got paid for not turning up……….Not
Sack them breach of contract end off
Why Gary did nothing wrong just telling the truth that’s all,,I’m glad they boycott the episode,the BBC are wank* anyway,and your comment is stupid,I’m backing Gary all the way,and you are talking cra*