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1 hour ago, RED4LIFE said:

Fair play for admitting that but never let the majority speak for you. If you don't like him say so. It's opinion doesn't make you wrong or others right. Until it's put on the OS obviously.....

Thanks for that. And I never let the majority influence my opinion. As I said, he's still a bit dodgy but most contradict my view on my post, fair enough. 

Unless, it's posted on the OS 

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58 minutes ago, lenred said:

1986 and 1990 world cups means he's a dude.  Even if he slightly grates.  No ones even come close since. 

My time following England away, he was superb and is above criticism because of it. He was some player and I quite like his dry humour as a pundit too! 

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7 hours ago, Davefevs said:

I quite like Lineker as a host / pundit, but anyone recall the FA Cup game v West Ham in 14/15 season.  After the game, we hung around trying to get a few autographs.  Lineker was so pissed off doing it, wouldn’t stop for a photo.  Maybe he just wanted to get home, I dunno.  Danny Murphy was quite chatty pre-game though.

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I remember this, but to be honest felt it was his representatives hurrying him along rather than him not wanting to stop. My daughter grabbed a selfie with him, which he was happy to pose for but he was literally getting pushed and dragged by the people with him with shouts of ‘keep moving’. He looked quite bewildered by the interest and they were afraid if he stopped they wouldn’t get him moving again. 

That said this was outside, he could have done the photo inside the ground. From memory he was escorted down the temporary steps to the Hirerite building into a waiting car. 

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11 minutes ago, MC RISK77 said:

Lineker is my all time football hero...alongside Alan Walsh they can both walk on water as far as I am concerned

Produced on the big stage in 86 &90 good enough for me. Still sure his biggest regret was not scoring hat tricks agsinst the likes of San Marino and Estonia.

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Great presenter, absolute tosser outside of that. Very much a champagne socialist. One of these that will call working class people despicable racists for not wanting 30 year old "child" refugees swamping into their neighbourhoods, but wouldn't ever dare offer one of his many spare rooms in his multi-million pound mansions for them to stay in. (The same mansions that he also happily avoids paying tax on).

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10 minutes ago, Aaron-Bcfc said:

Great presenter, absolute tosser outside of that. Very much a champagne socialist. One of these that will call working class people despicable racists for not wanting 30 year old "child" refugees swamping into their neighbourhoods, but wouldn't ever dare offer one of his many spare rooms in his multi-million pound mansions for them to stay in. (The same mansions that he also happily avoids paying tax on).

Exactly my opinion. I do not enjoy the preaching and virtue signalling he does on his twitter account. 

 

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1 hour ago, RedM said:

I remember this, but to be honest felt it was his representatives hurrying him along rather than him not wanting to stop. My daughter grabbed a selfie with him, which he was happy to pose for but he was literally getting pushed and dragged by the people with him with shouts of ‘keep moving’. He looked quite bewildered by the interest and they were afraid if he stopped they wouldn’t get him moving again. 

That said this was outside, he could have done the photo inside the ground. From memory he was escorted down the temporary steps to the Hirerite building into a waiting car. 

That’s fair. Takes the mickey out of himself on crisps adverts in fairness too  

And he was a top. top player. 

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21 minutes ago, Aaron-Bcfc said:

Great presenter, absolute tosser outside of that. Very much a champagne socialist. One of these that will call working class people despicable racists for not wanting 30 year old "child" refugees swamping into their neighbourhoods, but wouldn't ever dare offer one of his many spare rooms in his multi-million pound mansions for them to stay in. (The same mansions that he also happily avoids paying tax on).

This is basically what I was about to say. 

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@Davefevs - in the photo he's being led down those steps by a floor manager...who I imagine had been told to get him swiftly to a car and wherever he was going next.

Having worked occasionally with Gary over the first 15 years of his media career I'd say that he was one of the most professional people I've encountered...going right back to his earliest days when he was still a top international and learning his craft as a broadcaster. And he's also, for a wealthy ex-pro footballer, very down to earth, learned languages, did a lot to support leukaemia charities, thoroughly decent man.

And, clearly to the annoyance of some, has the temerity to stand up to those who don't share a right-wing tabloid view of the world...for which I salute him!

 

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12 hours ago, freezer said:

Prat or non-Prat.

Always thought as a player he was immense, especially for England. However, as a TV pundit, (w)anchorman, political voice box he's gone down in my estimation. Got a bit 'billy big testicles' for me.

An example of this was after Lee Johnson's half time comments on the Yeovil v Man Utd game, that you might need a Betamax video to of seen Linekers highlights compared to fellow panelists, Shearer and Wright, he just stared at the camera, obviously not impressed. He could have laughed it off or made a clever comment but had nothing to say.

Personally thought Lee's quip was pretty funny.

As you can guess, for me, he's in the Prat camp.

And breathe.......that's better

 

Wow, how to see something completely wrong to everyone else and how it was intended.  Perhaps a message should go up on screen explaining it!

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39 minutes ago, Red Exile said:

@Davefevs - in the photo he's being led down those steps by a floor manager...who I imagine had been told to get him swiftly to a car and wherever he was going next.

Having worked occasionally with Gary over the first 15 years of his media career I'd say that he was one of the most professional people I've encountered...going right back to his earliest days when he was still a top international and learning his craft as a broadcaster. And he's also, for a wealthy ex-pro footballer, very down to earth, learned languages, did a lot to support leukaemia charities, thoroughly decent man.

And, clearly to the annoyance of some, has the temerity to stand up to those who don't share a right-wing tabloid view of the world...for which I salute him!

 

Yes, totally accept that.  As I said, think he’s decent, just that experience wasn’t great, but as you say, mitigating circumstances by the sounds of it.

The best bloke Joe conversed with was John Gregory.  Can’t say I spoke to him, he was only interested in talking to Joe about what he wanted for Xmas.  Had the tv persona of being a bit flash, but he was nothing like that.

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2 hours ago, Aaron-Bcfc said:

Great presenter, absolute tosser outside of that. Very much a champagne socialist. One of these that will call working class people despicable racists for not wanting 30 year old "child" refugees swamping into their neighbourhoods, but wouldn't ever dare offer one of his many spare rooms in his multi-million pound mansions for them to stay in. (The same mansions that he also happily avoids paying tax on).

I love the way you casually used the word "swamping" in the same sentence as "despicable racists"  :whistle:

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13 hours ago, Northern Red said:

As long as they continue to employ Martin Keown, Lineker can never be considered as the worst thing on the BBC.

Try Garth Crooks. 

'I'm trying my hardest to say the most eloquently profound things... But not actually saying anything'. 

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14 hours ago, freezer said:

Prat or non-Prat.

Always thought as a player he was immense, especially for England. However, as a TV pundit, (w)anchorman, political voice box he's gone down in my estimation. Got a bit 'billy big testicles' for me.

An example of this was after Lee Johnson's half time comments on the Yeovil v Man Utd game, that you might need a Betamax video to of seen Linekers highlights compared to fellow panelists, Shearer and Wright, he just stared at the camera, obviously not impressed. He could have laughed it off or made a clever comment but had nothing to say.

Personally thought Lee's quip was pretty funny.

As you can guess, for me, he's in the Prat camp.

And breathe.......that's better

 

You need a humour bypass mate:yes::P

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8 hours ago, Aaron-Bcfc said:

Great presenter, absolute tosser outside of that. Very much a champagne socialist. One of these that will call working class people despicable racists for not wanting 30 year old "child" refugees swamping into their neighbourhoods, but wouldn't ever dare offer one of his many spare rooms in his multi-million pound mansions for them to stay in. (The same mansions that he also happily avoids paying tax on).

To be fair I'm pretty sure he pays his taxes. I don't care for him spouting on twitter but he's entitled to his views. 

Similar to Andy Murray, don't agree with his views on Scottish independence but he isn't a tax exile and put his heart into winning two gold medals and a Davis Cup.

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Agree with the original poster.

The guy is a complete bell (great family man as well). Dunno if u all missed the sly jibe about LJ's height referring to him as standing in a hole when being interviewed by Dan Walker.

Used to like him as a player but not now. His post Brexit tweets more than summed him up for me.

Arrogant, conceited & over indulgent bellend who fancies himself as both a political commentator & sit-down comic.

The double standards of the man is quite unreal. Completely driven by cash & adulation.

He would do well to take a leaf out of the book of the late, great Jimmy Armfield to whom he could only dream of getting near to his common decency & humility.

Horrible bloke in my book.

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