27 favourite things people are saying about Gary Lineker after he was dropped from Match of the Day
15.
After teachers, nurses, and train drivers, it was always going to be the football commentators next.
— Danny Wallace (@dannywallace) March 10, 2023
16.
You won’t get to see Gary Lineker on Match of the Day on Saturday night
But don’t forget to tune into Lord Sugar on the Apprentice. 9pm BBC1 every Thursday! pic.twitter.com/xcEETwEKuh
— Sam Elliott (@Sam_Elliott_) March 10, 2023
17.
Going to war with Match of the Day and David Attenborough in one afternoon strikes me as a strange electoral tactic but there we are
— Jessica Elgot (@jessicaelgot) March 10, 2023
18.
Personally I'd suggest Gary Lineker for a knighthood but I guess he never broke a woman's nose.
— John O'Farrell (@mrjohnofarrell) March 10, 2023
19.
Never ceases to amaze me that, long before current brouhaha, Andrew Neil @afneil was somehow able to present political programmes on the BBC while chairing the frequently far right-adjacent Spectator magazine. Lucky for him that he didn’t front the footie…
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) March 10, 2023
20.
Gary Lineker forced to withdraw from his job because of claims of impartiality over his views on the government's asylum system
BBC chairman Richard Sharp has continued in his job after his role in helping to land Boris Johnson an £800,000 loan
— Liam Thorp (@LiamThorpECHO) March 10, 2023
21.
MOTD tomorrow will be just a series of courtroom artist drawings with the theme tune on a loop.
— Danny Wallace (@dannywallace) March 10, 2023
22.
So Lineker steps down, but BBC chairperson Richard Sharp, who helped facilitate an £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson and who's personally donated £400,000 to the Conservative party stays in his job … got it… impartiality
— Otto English (@Otto_English) March 10, 2023
23.
Congratulations to the BBC for letting right wing media turn a story about the creeping rise of far right Tory policy and rhetoric into a public row about the social media guidelines of Gary Lineker’s match of the day contract
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) March 10, 2023
24.
Make no mistake. The *massive* majority of BBC staff will be absolutely horrified by the treatment of Gary Lineker.
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) March 10, 2023
25.
Took him 6 decades to get a yellow card.
— richard bacon (@richardpbacon) March 11, 2023
26.
How to be impartial at the BBC:
NOT IMPARTIAL
❌Gary Lineker criticising the Government
❌David Attenborough condemning environmental destructionIMPARTIAL
✅Andrew Neil sharing hard-right views on Brexit and climate change
✅Alan Sugar telling people to vote for Boris Johnson— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) March 10, 2023
27.
. @GaryLineker asked to step back from hosting a FOOTBALL show because he has a personal opinion on something important.
Let's talk RICHARD SHARP, current BBC Chairman under 2 dodgy investigations for giving Tory party £400,000 in donations and organising £800k loan for Johnson… https://t.co/c0tnMxE7jL— Carol Vorderman (@carolvorders) March 10, 2023
