Premier League 2022-23 (43 Viewers)

[PhRoZeN]

 

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[Cerval]

Anybody following the meltdown about this

 

[GordoDeCentral]

Anybody following the meltdown about this

What happened

 

[Cerval]

What happened

I don't know the whole thing, but from what I read most football presenters are stepping back from presenting at BBC because their network wants them to not voice political opinions or take sides on social media. They are having a hilarious tantrum

 

[loyada]

UK following the USA, where everything is analysed through the lens of left-wing/ right-wing. in few years everybody will be identified as left-winger or right-winger , and more open confrontation will follow suit.
double standard everywhere

 

[Boksic]

What happened

BBC has a strict rule that all presenters should be impartial and not air political views when working for BBC or on personal social media. It is publicly funded and residents need to pay a fee if they own a TV or stream BBC, so seems fair. Most people know the rule but Lineker has repeatedly ignored this and has got in trouble.

 

[Enron]

BBC has a strict rule that all presenters should be impartial and not air political views when working for BBC or on personal social media. It is publicly funded and residents need to pay a fee if they own a TV or stream BBC, so seems fair. Most people know the rule but Lineker has repeatedly ignored this and has got in trouble.

now everyone is making it into some sort of free speech issue.

 

[Boksic]

now everyone is making it into some sort of free speech issue.

People who don't like the government or BBC seem to be jumping on it and using free speech as the excuse. Regardless of your political views the BBC has clear rules and he broke them. If he wants to express his views on social media there is nothing stopping him leaving the BBC, same with any other presenter.

 

[Cerval]

Anotha one

 

[DAiDEViL]

BBC has a strict rule that all presenters should be impartial and not air political views when working for BBC or on personal social media. It is publicly funded and residents need to pay a fee if they own a TV or stream BBC, so seems fair. Most people know the rule but Lineker has repeatedly ignored this and has got in trouble.

Sounds about right.

Shouldn't have signed the contract if you don't like it.

 

[Bianconero81]

Footballers aren't incredibly bright anyway, so they should stick to watching and analyzing games (some of them can't even seem to do that right).

 

[GordoDeCentral]

What a buncha twats

 

[swag]

The big joke is everyone is talking about the BBC and Lineker and not the asylum policy that started it. Just another example about it never being the thing anymore, just the huddling and finger-pointing adjacent to the thing.

 

[JuveJay]

Sounds about right.

Shouldn't have signed the contract if you don't like it.

Literally everyone on TV knows how it works when they join the BBC, but so many still fall foul of it. Still, quite a few end up back on there after a short period.

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

And nothing of value was lost.

 

[Post Ironic]

Kloppo

Beats ManU 7-0 one week. Loses to dead last Bournemouth 1-0 the next week.

Probably should have conserved some energy in the second half against ManU

 

[Osman]

Kloppo

Beats ManU 7-0 one week. Loses to dead last Bournemouth 1-0 the next week.

Added 3 Liverpool players to my fantasy draft team, thinking, hey these schmucks must finally get going after that historic win.


Nuh uh, never again.

 

[Post Ironic]

Added 3 Liverpool players to my fantasy draft team, thinking, hey these schmucks must finally get going after that historic win.


Nuh uh, never again.

Wasn’t it Bournemouth they beat 9-0 at the start of the season too?

 

[zizinho]

This is why EPL is the best league. You never see the likes of Spezia beat inter for example

 

[Osman]

Wasn’t it Bournemouth they beat 9-0 at the start of the season too?

Yep, and I benched all my Liverpool players for that game back then. I just cant...