Lineker... where do you stand ?
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Lineker... where do you stand ?
Gary Lineker seems to divide people I know, he seems to be a Marmite sort of character....
a) Much loved national treasure, in the Des Lynam/David Coleman mould, sends himself up on those adverts, never booked as a player and all those goals, lovely host on MOTD, remember how he looked after Gazza at Italia 90...etc...
b) Deserted his childhood sweetheart & married a lingerie model, tax dodging, crisp-peddling pratt, did you notice how none of his family were on " Who do you think you are ? " family history programme, & now he's taken FIFA's shilling to do the World Cup draw ? Hypocrite !
Where do you stand ??
a) Much loved national treasure, in the Des Lynam/David Coleman mould, sends himself up on those adverts, never booked as a player and all those goals, lovely host on MOTD, remember how he looked after Gazza at Italia 90...etc...
b) Deserted his childhood sweetheart & married a lingerie model, tax dodging, crisp-peddling pratt, did you notice how none of his family were on " Who do you think you are ? " family history programme, & now he's taken FIFA's shilling to do the World Cup draw ? Hypocrite !
Where do you stand ??
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I'm guessing you're b)
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Re: Lineker... where do you stand ?
I like him. I think he's quite intelligent and has a certain amount of integrity
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As a presenter I think he’s very good. As a bloke he is, by many accounts, an arrogant prick.
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He has little of the former and zero of the latter.Bainsyclaret wrote:I like him. I think he's quite intelligent and has a certain amount of integrity
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Re: Lineker... where do you stand ?
I don't mind him at all, think he is ok.
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Re: Lineker... where do you stand ?
neither him nor des lynham have never been in the 'national treasure' mould.
he's just a bloke getting well paid for easy jobs.
i wish i was.
he's just a bloke getting well paid for easy jobs.
i wish i was.
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Lefty prick, but hes okay over all
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Patronising prat.
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Given the chance on his throat.
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Re: Lineker... where do you stand ?
An already very wealthy man, greedy enough to want to fill his pockets even further by marketing fat and salt laden junk food to gullible low income families.
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Re: Lineker... where do you stand ?
Just another sad remoaning ****
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Chief virtue signaller and tax dodger.
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Spot on. Similar to Ricky Gervais, uses politics to detract from the fact that he's a cretin.claretandy wrote:Chief virtue signaller and tax dodger.
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Re: Lineker... where do you stand ?
And I'm p1553d off with him constantly spouting how SD should move on
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Tries to come across as Mr Nice Guy on TV but by all accounts not a very nice bloke off screen.
Personally I think he's a wrong un - seems highly motivated by money and pound to a penny he will have been involved in many complex tax avoidance schemes (like many others)
Despite being a wrong un he does seem decent at his job - but he ain't no Jeff Stelling !
Personally I think he's a wrong un - seems highly motivated by money and pound to a penny he will have been involved in many complex tax avoidance schemes (like many others)
Despite being a wrong un he does seem decent at his job - but he ain't no Jeff Stelling !
Re: Lineker... where do you stand ?
Des Lynam was better.
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I don't mind him but after MOTD last night he's on my prick list. The only thing he could mention after a good win is " What about SD is he staying"
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He said other things like: "what a performance", "1 point away from a champions league spot" and "instances today of breathtaking football"Firthy wrote:I don't mind him but after MOTD last night he's on my prick list. The only thing he could mention after a good win is " What about SD is he staying"
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After AGAIN bringing SD up Neville said that if he was Dyche he wouldn't move on, Linekar dismissed him quickly by saying fair enough before moving swiftly on. B for me.
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Re: Lineker... where do you stand ?
I don't mind him, he does a good job and he don't half give Piers Morgan some stick on Twitter.
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Re: Lineker... where do you stand ?
As a player: very good career over a period with England & some big clubs, always likely to knock one in. 8/10
As a pundit: not the greatest but a long way off the worst, he's got some talent with the gab but overestimates himself sometimes - 7/10
As a person: virtue signaller but involved in tax avoidance, advertising junk food & other venal stuff (does he really need all that extra £?) 4/10
As a pundit: not the greatest but a long way off the worst, he's got some talent with the gab but overestimates himself sometimes - 7/10
As a person: virtue signaller but involved in tax avoidance, advertising junk food & other venal stuff (does he really need all that extra £?) 4/10
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Hypocrite,played well for England, when it comes to money a thin version of fat Sam.
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Loved him for a couple of weeks in 86’ and for a month in 90’ that’s about it.
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Re: Lineker... where do you stand ?
I don't have a problem with celebrities using the fact they have lots of people interested in their opinions having them and sharing them.
That kind of thing is an essential part of any democracy, and should be encouraged.
That kind of thing is an essential part of any democracy, and should be encouraged.
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Re: Lineker... where do you stand ?
Lineker being ripped into by the usual cretins on here - and Piers Morgan - so he's gone up in my estimation on that basis alone.
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The crisps are ok.
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Lineker is a ladies pee out of..
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Re: Lineker... where do you stand ?
What is it about Gervais that makes him a "cretin"?Clockwork Claret wrote:Spot on. Similar to Ricky Gervais, uses politics to detract from the fact that he's a cretin.
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Piers Morgan is down there with the lowest of the low - nobody is saying Lineker is anywhere his level.evensteadiereddie wrote:Lineker being ripped into by the usual cretins on here - and Piers Morgan - so he's gone up in my estimation on that basis alone.
Opinion pretty split on Lineker - so that makes anyone who doesn't like him a "cretin" does it ?
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It does to most teachers as they know what cretins are..TVC15 wrote:Piers Morgan is down there with the lowest of the low - nobody is saying Lineker is anywhere his level.
Opinion pretty split on Lineker - so that makes anyone who doesn't like him a "cretin" does it ?
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Re: Lineker... where do you stand ?
I loved him as a player.
Like him as a pundit.
Couldn't give a toss about his personal life.
He does seem to cling on to SD leaving though. Anyone would think he'd put his life savings on him going, he looks that desperate.
Like him as a pundit.
Couldn't give a toss about his personal life.
He does seem to cling on to SD leaving though. Anyone would think he'd put his life savings on him going, he looks that desperate.
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For all those that are saying he is a tax cheat, don’t believe everything the papers say on this matter.
Using offshore accounts to purchase property doesn’t automatically equate to tax avoidance and the explanations he has given are perfectly plausible and reasonable.
Not saying he doesn’t but just because the paper says so, doesn’t make it so.
Using offshore accounts to purchase property doesn’t automatically equate to tax avoidance and the explanations he has given are perfectly plausible and reasonable.
Not saying he doesn’t but just because the paper says so, doesn’t make it so.
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Re: Lineker... where do you stand ?
Gary very meh,Danielle on the other hand nice bit of totti.
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Ok as a presenter but always plays it safe a bit like when he was as a player. As for Piers Morgan he is a complete pr*ck who is desperate to be relevant to people who have more fame. I'm surprised he hasn't been lamped yet.
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It's amazing Piers Morgan walked away from the phone hacking scandal so easily,wouldn't trust him to walk my dog,never mind present a prime time news program sums up the standards of the British media when this idiot is fawned over.
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Lineker - BBC management love him, the sports department hate him
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Re: Lineker... where do you stand ?
TVC15 wrote:Piers Morgan is down there with the lowest of the low - nobody is saying Lineker is anywhere his level.
Opinion pretty split on Lineker - so that makes anyone who doesn't like him a "cretin" does it ?
Not at all but I see the usual suspects are falling over themselves to have a lazy and oh so predictable pop - prick, lefty, tax dodger and so on.. They are the cretins, feel free to associate yourself with them if you wish. I'm sure you're bit better than that.
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You just keep on getting offended on his behalf Eddie. That's the spiritevensteadiereddie wrote:Not at all but I see the usual suspects are falling over themselves to have a lazy and oh so predictable pop - prick, lefty, tax dodger and so on.. They are the cretins, feel free to associate yourself with them if you wish. I'm sure you're bit better than that.
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Re: Lineker... where do you stand ?
Very easy these days to work someone out.
“Too many tweets make a two hat”
Although given the lack of tweets by the two hat who said that, I suppose there are exceptions.
Before Lineker started tweeting he wasn’t such a marmite figure.
“Too many tweets make a two hat”
Although given the lack of tweets by the two hat who said that, I suppose there are exceptions.
Before Lineker started tweeting he wasn’t such a marmite figure.
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He was my most favourite player when I was a kid and he was playing for England.....
Now though....he is most definitely b)
I absolutely can't stand the pr!ck...!!!
Now though....he is most definitely b)
I absolutely can't stand the pr!ck...!!!
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Don't dislike him on MotD to be honest as a person.... there are more than a few skeletons. I don't think we can judge from this range. It was kept very quiet when his brother was sent down for drug dealing through the Lineker pubs, in which he was a major investor... which would impact on his being a fit character for TV IF he was involved to any further level. But like I say we cannot really judge on the titbits we receive.... not that tht will stop folk making up their own minds on him. As for the crisp adverts - at first I liked him sending himself up... but its now become a tired cash cow.
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Fat isn't actually bad for you... Salt is though, the carbs in Walkers are also worse for you than the fats.fatboy47 wrote:An already very wealthy man, greedy enough to want to fill his pockets even further by marketing fat and salt laden junk food to gullible low income families.
Most of the fat in Walkers is mono-unsaturated and polyunsaturated. The former being what makes the Mediterranean diet good for your heart and the latter being an essential fat that the body can't produce.
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The world could do with more cretins like him.Clockwork Claret wrote:Spot on. Similar to Ricky Gervais, uses politics to detract from the fact that he's a cretin.
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I don't mind him at all. A lot of people seem to love or hate pundits but I'm fairly indifferent about most of them.
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Damo wrote:You just keep on getting offended on his behalf Eddie. That's the spirit
Why should I be offended on Lineker's behalf - I'm sure a few jealous bell-ends' snipes won't worry him too much.
I don't think he's too bad as a presenter and as for his tax, well I guess there's quite a few of us hire an expert to keep our tax bills down.
Makes sense.
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Intelligent yes but much to twee for my liking and who wants to listen ti his political pronouncements?
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I don't know. He's not pronounced politically on "Match of the Day" so I'm not fussed tbh.
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Ok for me.
Great player who actually did do the business on the pitch.
Not some arse like a lot of them who did the Jack of F all.
Great player who actually did do the business on the pitch.
Not some arse like a lot of them who did the Jack of F all.