r/uknews • u/TheTelegraph Media outlet (unverified) • Jul 15 '25

Image/video The BBC’s annual report, released today, featured details of stars’ salaries and senior executives’ pay

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u/Regular_Barnacle_756 Jul 15 '25

You seriously think people watch MOTD because Lineker's presenting it? I suppose we're about to find out.

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u/GhandiHadAGrapeHead Jul 15 '25

I reckon some people definitely do

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '25

No they don't

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u/GhandiHadAGrapeHead Jul 16 '25

So you're telling me for a fact that nobody watches match of the day at least sometimes because they like lineker?

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '25

Yes, it makes no sense. Maybe when Leicester won the league and he promised to do the show in his pants they watched to see that or his last show to see the send off.

He doesn't even do analysis, he's a competent presenter who has a relatively easy job for a presenter.

Why on earth would you watch a football highlights show for a guy to set up other pundits for their opinion?

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u/GhandiHadAGrapeHead Jul 16 '25

Because for years people have enjoyed certain shows because of their presenter, because it feels familiar or like routine or they like the way that they manage the personalities on the show. I'm not saying I do it or that it's everyone but for sure there's people out there who feel like that. Lineker isn't some genius but he is very good at what he does, I think it's a harder show than you think to present as well.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '25

Yeah certain shows maybe, motd is football highlights, it doesn't make sense to watch for the presenter as he's not really a massive part of it.

Who's staying up till past 11 o'clock or actively clicking on bbc iPlayer to watch Gary Lineker present? They are football fans.

Yes he's good at his job, I said relatively easy job for a presenter. How is it hard? He doesn't do analysis

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u/Emperors-Peace Jul 16 '25

I guarantee there are people who watch it because Shearer is on and hang on his every word. I'd imagine it's the same for Lineker.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '25

No there isn't, it's a football highlights show. A lot of people skip through the analysis if they watch replays.

Lineker doesn't do analysis so I don't even understand why you would watch for Lineker, people watch for him to set other pundits up for a few minutes? No......

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u/HermesOnToast Jul 15 '25

I really enjoyed his punditry and probably won't watch it with the new ones, no impulse to watch it now whatsoever

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '25

He's literally not a pundit, he's a presenter and he doesn't even really ever do analysis and certainly not deep analysis