The BBC | Tim Davie resigns as Director General over Trump documentary edit (p 187)

[Bodicoteblue]

They want Lineker to apologise!!!
Apologise to whom?
Apologise for what?

 

[tornandfrayed]

For all those taking issue with Lineker's tweet listen to an actual Holocaust survivor make the same point. Or is she wrong too?

 

[Blumooniac]

Never thought I’d give this guy a thumbs up…

Pity the c**t is incapable of applying similar forensic journalistic impartiality when it comes to reporting on us...

 

[Charlesfarsbar]

I didn't say he did compare with the Holocaust?

He's associated the Tories with the Nazis, which is just plain wrong regardless of the semantics of interpreting his language.

its a similar message packaged up in todays semantics

it’s scapegoat politics

the Nazis used it grab power after a number of factors coincided to make that possible

the Tories are using the same language as a last desperate attempt to cling to power

The scary thing is there are a vast swathes of the country that would vote for them based on this Rhetoric

 

[GOULDYBOBS]

How much more shite will we put up with before things get nasty. Everyone's so poor and overworked to do anything about it. Can't keep going on this way

 

[Kinkybyname]

new MotD Line up announced.

Fuck me, Ian Wright has let himself go.

 

[WestGorton]

All for freedom of speech, so have no problem with him giving those that want it ,the benefit of his wisdom.
What did irritate me was the flippant ,and giggling response to City's coach getting towed away ,after the Dippers smashed it up,it still riles me even after all this time.

If that was the case at the time I agree. I didn't see that. However he isn't a BBC direct employee so can express his opinion. I don't agree with everything he says but that isn't the point in my opinion. It's state interference in the media.

 

[Bluemoon dan]

And another option disappears.

 

[Dazzle84]

Whether or not you agree with what Gary Lineker tweeted, there’s something a bit disconcerting about him effectively standing down because he took an anti government stance when the BBC’s own chairman is a known Conservative donor.

This is the main point of the whole thing - he's disagreed with the government and is now not allowed to do his job.

I also noted that the home office social media is promoting proposals that are not even debated in parliament as solutions that the government has implemented. It's distopian.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

He despises City and our fans. How's that for starters? I can't believe the support he is getting on here but everyone has a right to a point of view.

What are you basing him despising us on? What is your evidential basis for that?

 

[bluethrunthru]

whats that species of fish..................................? Oh yeah - a flounder

 

[Ric]

We’ve got two threads discussing the same thing:

The BBC | Tim Davie resigns as Director General over Trump documentary edit (p 187)

forums.bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk

Given that this is essentially a political issue, rather than a football one, I’m going to merge the threads to avoid duplication.

 

[west didsblue]

“No studio presentation or punditry” tomorrow.

 

[Blackley_Blue]

No presenter or punditry tomorrow on MOTD

 

[Kinkybyname]

And another option disappears.

shouldn't be on telly commentating anyway... "would of" ffs

 

[willipp]

He despises City and our fans. How's that for starters? I can't believe the support he is getting on here but everyone has a right to a point of view.

He despises City fans? How have you come to that conclusion? Normally on motd when I do watch it he is nothing but complimentary of us.

 

[WestGorton]

its a similar message packaged up in todays semantics

it’s scapegoat politics

the Nazis used it grab power after a number of factors coincided to make that possible

the Tories are using the same language as a last desperate attempt to cling to power

The scary thing is there are a vast swathes of the country that would vote for them based on this Rhetoric

Exactly. This stuff is how it starts. Ignore hate at our peril.

 

[WestGorton]

We’ve got two threads discussing the same thing:

The BBC | Tim Davie resigns as Director General over Trump documentary edit (p 187)

forums.bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk

Given that this is essentially a political issue, rather than a football one, I’m going to merge the threads to avoid duplication.

I agree

 

[awest]

If there are no pundits on motd it might be worth watching for a change.

 

[GRB]

Sorry people, after searching, I can’t find his original tweet? What did it say?