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So what do we think will happen next?

Will Lineker get reinstated? Will Davey resign? Will the unofficial strike spread further to other departments? Will we still be talking about this next week?

After what has happened I can’t see Lineker having a long term future at the BBC. He’s either already gone or he’ll come back and just see out the rest of his contract

Davey will go. Think he's the only one that can't see it at this point. 

If he sacks Lineker, the contagion would be unstoppable and hugely damaging.  

If he doesn't and backs down... His authority will be shot to pieces. Every tweet storm thereafter will link back to here. 

If he keeps his head down, his credibility just kinda whimpers out. 

His only hope would be that Lineker quits before Davey is told his position is untenable... And I doubt that would happen, because Lineker currently looks like he's enjoying watching the DG's implosion.