Gary Lineker/BBC Asylum Controversy - Printable Version

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RE: Gary Lineker/BBC Asylum Controversy - UTVLifer - 11-03-2023

This is like when the matches had no fans during the pandemic and all we could hear was the commentators, but now the other way around

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RE: Gary Lineker/BBC Asylum Controversy - IanJRedman - 11-03-2023

(11-03-2023, 11:36 PM)Rdd Wrote:  Basically. It’s all really wierd. Just an animation with “Premier League Highlights”, then the crests of the two teams, then the commentary-less highlights. At least on BBC NI the CA apologised for not bringing the normal MOTD programme to us.

Network did that too.

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RE: Gary Lineker/BBC Asylum Controversy - ginnyfan - 11-03-2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g24MBXFziTo 

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RE: Gary Lineker/BBC Asylum Controversy - Rex - 11-03-2023

This programme reflects just how embarrassing the BBC's decision making has got up to this point with this saga.

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RE: Gary Lineker/BBC Asylum Controversy - Keith - 11-03-2023

(11-03-2023, 11:29 PM)Jon Wrote:  A bit of a shame they didn’t feature images of Lineker in the crowd at the Leicester Chelsea game.

I imagine that BBC management might have been keeping a close eye on tonight's programme, and would have taken a very dim very of that.

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RE: Gary Lineker/BBC Asylum Controversy - UTVLifer - 11-03-2023

https://twitter.com/johnsimpsonnews/status/1634680694906421248?s=46&t=uYc2nILLUU7TByduAbmbxg 

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RE: Gary Lineker/BBC Asylum Controversy - DeMarkay - 11-03-2023

https://giphy.com/gifs/YellowstoneTV-paramount-network-yellowstone-tv-QvrqQ1GUvqJWwefJCY 

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RE: Gary Lineker/BBC Asylum Controversy - IanJRedman - 11-03-2023

(11-03-2023, 11:38 PM)Keith Wrote:  

(11-03-2023, 11:29 PM)Jon Wrote:  A bit of a shame they didn’t feature images of Lineker in the crowd at the Leicester Chelsea game.

I imagine that BBC management might have been keeping a close eye on tonight's programme, and would have taken a very dim very of that.

Yes - back when Clarkson-era Top Gear imploded, I recall Andy Wilman (exec producer) saying they literally had an executive looking over their shoulder in the edit suite for the final mop-up episode, in case they misbehaved. I wouldn't be entirely surprised to hear that something similar happened tonight...

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RE: Gary Lineker/BBC Asylum Controversy - scottishtv - 11-03-2023

(11-03-2023, 11:36 PM)IanJRedman Wrote:  It's fascinating to us, but for the BBC I suspect this programme is an embarrassment.

Of course, the senior people in charge at the Premier League will undoubtedly have a view on how their 'product' has been presented too!

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RE: Gary Lineker/BBC Asylum Controversy - Ant - 11-03-2023

Somewhat surprised they didn’t show the teams at the start of each match, or on a graphic at the bottom.

I got a prompt on Freeview to press the red button for Radio 1 Relax, perhaps that would have been a nice soundtrack for proceedings.

Sportscene highlights in Scotland have commentary for the first match. And separately there was a brief cut to Sully in the first minute or so.

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