Mark Lawrenson FINALLY Reveals Why He Was SACKED by The BBC

[@BenHeathPodcast]

Watch the FULL video here kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ3WimeDrs6gfMk

[@mrmensa1096]

BBC is Fake News and push the Globalist Agendas - just look at the Planned Scam Demic - 2020 had the 18th LOWEST Death Rate over previous 30 years !!! Office for National Statistics and ZERO Talk about the EXCESS DEATHS from the Poison Juice etc etc etc

[@Dgib88]

​@@mrmensa1096lowest death rate?? So did the lockdown save lives or did it not?

[@bigtwit799]

No thanks.

[@Moses_C]

I’d like for you to explain what the meaning of woke is because I don’t think you actually know.

[@mooncat.787]

@@bigtwit799 No me neither.... Not one bit bitter is he the 107 year old Lawrenson.

[@PST101]

A slight difference between coming to an end of a contract and it not being renewed, and being 'sacked'.

[@davidcampion9847]

The expiry of a fixed-term contract is treated as a dismissal, for unfair dismissal purposes. www.gov.uk/fixed-term-contracts/renewing-or-ending-a-fixedterm-contract

[@tim40gabby25]

If a contract comes to the end and is unexpectedly not renewed, it's emotionally equivalent to a sacking. I suspect presenter orientated ageism is the main drive.

[@basicfilmblog]

No it isnt. ​@tim40gabby25

[@1961brummie]

@@basicfilmblog yes it is.....top of the woke league....lol...

[@nickstewart379]

Crying like a right snowflake.

[@davidcowan9213]

He was well past his sell by date, and he basically sounded bored and phoned in his commentaries for about ten years or so. He had a good innings and earned a good living. Shame his shocking lack of self awareness prevented him from moving on gracefully.

[@paulmuwadeeb2161]

Spot on!

[@captaincat1743]

He sounds like Alan Partridge moaning about being taken off the TV 🤣

[@billpugh58]

@@itsallrealthis! Blame the woke😂

[@steveelliott285]

He was a bloody good player though.

[@RobinKeck-i2b]

Very well said.

[@petersmith6520]

He was on an annual contract. It expired and didn’t get renewed. Happens to thousands of us every year.

[@AfroGaz71]

Did you watch the video? He basically says he hadn't got a problem with being released, but more the manner in how it was done.

[@jameslowe2979]

I really can't see Labour changing the way the BBC is funded.

[@adrianbrown1492]

I agree. The BBC are a Labour supporting company. The Conservatives had an 80 seat majority and I voted for them to do two simple things. Defund the BBC and stop the boats. They had no intention of doing either.

[@rontrivett8596]

DON'T BUY LICENCE...I NEVER HAVE!!! FCK EM!!!!

[@tadhgcronin175]

Labour will pour money into the BBC

[@Slowmartian]

Labour are a mess too

[@MrKeefy1967]

@@Slowmartian Get used to them - 4 years in power coming up! Can't wait!

[@marcusmoore8189]

1 day we as a people will look back and say "what have we allowed?" and it will be too late - so sad

[@marcusmoore8189]

@HakonOdinson ",people will only treat you how you allow them to treat you" I completely agree 👍🏾

[@downtheallotment]

People say that now

[@roasthunter]

The people coming into the BBC are from a different era, the days when things were done right but tough are gone, the new people have only known the world a certain way and pander to all kinds of nonsense. A wake up call may come when their soft easy life ends.

[@finfog4590]

Unlikely considering the future population

[@MJ88Owl]

I’ve been saying that for years and now the situation is irretrievable. It’s worse than sad

[@MLSNYC88]

He was a contracted employee that wasn't renewed. He can tell himself that it was to do with him being an old white man, but it was far more to do with him being a boring personality. Go back and listen to him at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He was a misery on commentary and consistently made passive aggressive remarks to his co-commentator. He had stopped offering insight on the game and instead sounded exasperated by every mistake. People don't want to listen to that. Sure, they could have been more forthright in telling him he was being released, but given how he comes across here I can't imagine he was well liked.

[@lordsummerisle3139]

100%. If I showed as little interest in my work as Lawro did with his for 10-15 years before he was let go I'd be gone in a week.

[@shellsbignumber2]

My suspicion is Mark was too white and too male.

[@dalebaker5030]

i write thing's similar all the time and instantly shadow banned, how aren't you?

[@shellsbignumber2]

Just lucky this time, I have been shadow banned plenty of times. @@dalebaker5030

[@thelstanedwardsson4374]

Derrrr no way - really?, wow, you're quick !

FACT 🤣

[@raycope2086]

And didn't lick Lineker's arse.

[@martinmcfarlane8806]

Football Focus is no longer about football, last week they had a feature about a Non Binary football team

[@Gavaldo]

Also why is that Fara on it every week alongside Alex Scott about men’s football. It’s completely ridiculous & irrelevant now..

[@Andiiiio]

world has gone mad because the ones running the show are crazy

[@chrisbyrne5678]

@@GavaldoI think that Fara Williams and Kelly Somers are the only two women who make intelligent comments or ask interesting questions. The monosyllabic Alex Scott is appalling, trying to constantly make jokey comments rather than focus on the subject in hand. Having watched Football Focus for decades it is now just a vehicle for wokeness and inclusion, at the expense of in depth reporting and analysis.

[@wmurray689]

Seriously!!? Woh!

[@Jack-qv5ru]

Basically a team full of nonces.

[@davidjames3787]

I've no idea why Mark Lawrenson would think that a Labour government would change the funding model of the BBC.

[@ColDaxx-ki3ul]

He comes across as being quite thick.

[@aqibkhan757]

Its because the top 4 people who run the bbc are tory donors.. Not that i think labour would change anything for the better but the facts are those who run the bbc are Conservatives. Anti religion also.

[@RobertDore-w4l]

One small step at a time mate - Lawro is awaking slowly.

[@MT-we4vu]

Because Tories are vile

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

I wish a Labour (or indeed any government) would

[@Martin-kl1vk]

BBC's has gone to shit

[@NoxiousRob]

Add them to a long list. Sky are just as bad and the problem extends far beyond broadcasting.

[@nez9751]

They’re busy trying to cover over the fact they’re a peodophile ring

[@t.robinson4774]

No, no it’s not.

[@daphnegraham8604]

It's been there a long time, Martin, we just didn't notice before.

[@MichaelParkinson-wz1nh]

And we pay license fees for what.

[@Mid-Knife-Crisis69]

We can be thankful to all our America friends for all of this absolute lunacy!

[@NB-xq4qt]

what like Trump?

[@ianarn]

It’s from California where all these American tech companies are based as there’s no wokeness in Italy as Farage correctly observed.

[@stephenm8898]

We can't blame America. We saw what was happening and decided to follow anyway. That's on us

[@Beelzebunge]

It's not America. Is the people behind it. George Soros literally funds it.

[@bdux9]

Ban American social media that would massively reduce their influence outside the United states

[@JASON-rq5gl]

Just to clarify as some people have already said you are only required to have a TV licence by Law if you watch live TV on any channel as its been broadcast including BBC iplayer. If you watch TV on demand for example on Netflix, Amazon or any other streaming service that you basically go through a library of programs to watch and gives you the ability to choose a time to play a program at your convenience then you do not require a TV licence by Law. Also you are not legally required by Law to respond to any letters from TV licencing, it is your choice to reply out of courtesy. If anyone from TV licencing pays you a visit at your door then you are not obligated to speak to them or answer their questions, it is your choice. You can simply say No thank you I'm not interested and shut the door, or not answer at all.

[@berryj.greene7090]

All no doubt true. It becomes a question of whether you want a BBC. No adverts and some integrity to what it does. I do as degeneration is so much easier than re-generation. It's cheap publicity to just keep pushing at the barriers of decency like say Piers Morgan has done - along with much more of our media. In fact when news is scarce they feed off themselves. At the moment its photo manipulation by HRH Princess of Wales. Photos have been "manipulated" since its invention. What is posing and one's best side otherwise all about. We haven't got to the smoke & mirrors yet. And who has done more to alter photos than the very media now kicking up all the fuss. They have spoiled Cate's hobby as she convalesces, in such a spiteful and opportunistic way to behave.

[@RichardHodgson-wb9lk]

I can see how the wording on their letters actually scares people there’ll be some kind of legal prosecution, those letters can be horrible. But, you’re absolutely correct. More people should take note.

[@JASON-rq5gl]

@@RichardHodgson-wb9lk Absolutely, the way TV licencing use wording in their letters is clearly to cause fear and stress to the person receiving them. It's totally unacceptable that the BBC are allowed to continually send threatening letters out to the same address every month with the intention of getting the addresse to pay out of fear for something they don't want or don't need.

[@nannystatenonsense7419]

Its also illegal to do what the TV Licensing do, threatening court action like they constantly do. But because the BBC is the mouth piece of the Government they are allowed to get away with unlawful conduct like this. Its illegal to send threats of court action in this manner unless there is actual intent to do so. TV Licensing do it as a matter of course, and constantly, with their default letters which begin "we believe you may be watching" (e.t.c), then cycle through automatically to "we will prosecute", and finally "we are sending someone round and will prosecute". Then it begins all again from the start. There is absolutely NO REASON why this State enforced channel is a legal requirement, other than without forcing everyone to pay for it the Government know they would become irrelevant and no one would be listening to their constant lies, brainwashing and social conditioning agendas. The Bullshit Broadcasting Corporation could be an encrypted pay to view service just like every other one of its "competitors" is. But its for the reasons above that's why it isnt. I DONT WANT THE CRAPPY BBC! Nor will I pay for it either. I had TV license once.. just the once, for one year. Dont want it. Not paying. Never will. @jason I'm fairly sure they closed the loop hole you talked about, about not watching live tv. Fairly sure they made it illegal to watch even via stream some time ago. (but there IS another loop hole... although not useful to most people works for me)

[@Pedster9]

Kicked my TV licence into touch a few years now. Don't feel I'm missing out on anything. Just get it via other streaming services.

[@alanmayes851]

I never used to miss Football Focus or Match of the Day, I have not watched either for 15 years or intend to ever again.

[@stephenogden5470]

Ditto!

[@jameshollyoak8230]

Same here , I’m not interested in ladies football , and don’t want a woman talking about the men’s football , it’s a different game , as for question of sport they killed that show , by going woke

[@miamitten1123]

Melodramatic. Drama queen! Really!? Most presenters are white males . Mark was dull at commentary. As if he didn’t want to be there. Let’s not pretend he was full of life, enthusiasm and articulate when commentary matches.

[@oghamstone5964]

Logan finished MOTD for me. Unfortunately...grew up watching it. They have destroyed rugby 🏉 aswell. High heels,handbags and hi lites....

[@mikeevans9246]

So you never watched the white, make pensioner, Mark Lawrence, share his pearls of wisdom?

[@myaphextwin807]

I'm not a fan of Lawrenson but he has a better understanding of football than most pundits we suffer now. Positive discrimination was challenged a few years ago but now it's accepted. There needs to be a balance of fairness but they've hit a walnut with a massive sledgehammer

[@Vipa567]

Yeah, right, he was awful, just a miserable git that moaned about everything; you must be thinking of Alan Hansen, who was an excellent pundit.

[@myaphextwin807]

@@Vipa567 Alan was the same personality. Boring with it

[@gerrybyrne5636]

Great player for Brighton,Liverpool and Ireland.

[@CoolMikey81]

⁠@@myaphextwin807. You don’t like anybody by the sounds of it Lol. How can you hate mark lawrenson..you don’t even know the guy lol. he’s a alright guy

[@Win-xl7no]

do you really sit and wait for the guests to talk about the match tho really ? he's 66.

[@XhoowieX]

Everybody for the last 15 years "Lawrenson is annoying, he's boring, why is he there still?" Lawrenson doesn't get his contract renewed. "Woke! Woke snowflakes are ruining the BBC!" The Internet has melted people's brains.

[@ajmoore2201]

I love Lawreson, but to be fair despite a lot of people not being a fan I think it's more the principal behind why he was sacked as opposed to just in general being sacked

[@XhoowieX]

@@ajmoore2201 do you have evidence of why he was not renewed? Because I haven't seen any. That's my point. People have made up a reason that he hasn't been renewed and then got upset about it.

[@ajmoore2201]

@@XhoowieX I'm not saying that's why he was sacked, I'm just speaking from other people's point of view.

[@XhoowieX]

@@ajmoore2201 they don't have evidence either. The whole point I'm making is that a person has not had his contract renewed, and they're so paranoid about woke that they claim it's because of that even though they have no evidence and didn't even think he was good at his job. They're just the other side of the stupid coin who claim racism whenever a black person is criticised. "He's white, so anything bad that happens to him is woke". "He's black, so anything bad that happens to him is racism." Like I said, melted brains.

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

‘65 and white.’ That sums the bbc up. One of the many reasons I cancelled my licence.

[@miamitten1123]

Really!? Most presenters are white makes. Mark was dull at commentary. As if he didn’t want to be there. Let’s not pretend he was full of life, enthusiasm and articulate when commentary matches.

[@miamitten1123]

Really!? Most presenters are white males . Mark was dull at commentary. As if he didn’t want to be there. Let’s not pretend he was full of life, enthusiasm and articulate when commentary matches.

[@Longlostpuss]

You're trying to turn and stir this up into a race thing when it isn't, he told us why he was sacked. The big clue was the one year short term contracts. It's more to do with his age and money, nothing to do with his colour. You're talking like ethnic minorities don't get sacked or made redundant from jobs like everyone else or something. They're not some protected class, I don't know where this idea is coming from.

[@bobbyjenkins4476]

Why would you even pay it in the first place

[@gerbs4009]

because its the law. If you operate any device that is capable of reproducing a tv signal, you need a licence. It is a licence for use of the device. Nit to watch the BBC.

[@nealgarner6431]

He said has it his emperors clothes society were everybody knows there something wrong no one dare say it well said mark Lawrenson

[@barrygeorgeisabenefitcheat8287]

I am offended by this video.

[@paulsmyth3580]

@@barrygeorgeisabenefitcheat8287 Good

[@mikeoglen6848]

Another saying for Mark: "Money for Old Rope". He should know because he's been selling it for a quarter of a Century on the BBC...

[@johnmartinez7440]

Could you retype that in coherent English?

[@paulcolin9926]

John I was wondering...

[@bobsingeton2719]

So, not sacked then... just a case of not having his contract renewed. Something the BBC should have done many years ago.

[@jimbo6059]

It is something akin to a sacking as not renewing a contract is basically stopping people from working.

[@Richard-Head14]

Says you? pipe down

[@VillenmerthAzul]

@@jimbo6059 He worked there 30 years and if you heard him just once you'd realize he worked there 20 years too long. Man was miserable and hated football. Now he's bitter he lost his pay-check, he gives me big freeloader vibes.

[@paulstone3209]

Oh my heart bleeds for him, 25 years on the BBC gravy train paid for by us the licence fee tax payer, you should've asked him how much per episode he was coining in, I bet it's mouth watering

[@Ionabrodie69]

So..? Do you work for nothing..? Why should he..?

[@philhewitt5069]

MM, whats that i hear ? oh, its the green monster !!!!

[@gb1967.]

He hasn’t done anything you wouldn’t do in his position yourself, and you know it, work on that bitter hypocrisy simmering in you, you might enjoy life better

[@TheSpoovy]

He does come across a bit Alan Partridge. The BBC doesn't owe him anything he was just talking about football FFS.

[@donovanemery597]

Would have earned far more working for the BBC than as a Footballer

[@johnlawrence7386]

Gave up watching MoTD and jugs years ago, you can get all the football highlights online not long after the game has finished.

[@kennyw218]

To be fair not just bbc hated him think most country did

[@Rosco-P.Coldchain]

I guess you like watching women talking about a game they no nothing about..? 😂, hilarious 😆

[@kennyw218]

@@Rosco-P.Coldchain are these the women what are European champions?

[@irieite9666]

​@@Rosco-P.Coldchain I don't ahead of most commentators but Lawro? I genuinely do. At least they don't sound suicidal for 90 minutes.

[@richarddawson8479]

It’s another tax , this country is piling tax upon tax it’s a joke

[@Martin-kl1vk]

Mate what else can they. Tax us on your right I have never known the British people be txt so much I hear they want to put a txt on us for having sky TV and broadband internet at home now because they said in business they have to pay a tax on it so should all of us it's a joke

[@pgVeritas]

There’s other taxes which are “invisible”. Spending on war decreases spending on roads, housing, hospitals, schools, police etc. Fix the problems at home, then poke our noses in elsewhere. Labour, nor any of the others will fix it. They’re virtually all “noses in the trough types”.

[@cshartley101]

Don't pay it then. I promise you, nothing had will happen to you if you just stop giving them money. Throw their letters in the bin and politely tell their salesmen "No thanks" if ever they knock on your door. There's nothing they can do about it.

[@TheHungryTrollRawr]

Worked for me, except they never came to my door, had they I would have just closed it in their faces or told them to fuck off, depending on the mood they caught me in or how polite they were! But just to touch upon and add to your advice, best bet is never give them any details which they will then use to harrass and intimidate you, maybe with court letters etc. NEVER let them in, NEVER tell them your name, treat them like rapists basically! And enjoy not being a slave to the BBC scam@@cshartley101

[@JohnPreston888]

Move to Haiti. There are no taxes there like in this stupid democracy in the U.K. You might love it. And when you watch telly there, you don't get annoying messages along the lines of "Do you have a T.V. licence". The tax-free utopia.

[@nickmandleberg]

*You DO NOT need a licence if you own a TV in the UK. Only if you watch LIVE UK broadcasts or you use the BBC iPlayer app.*

[@sgu02nsc66]

If you want to follow legislation OR simply call TV licensing, remove their implied access to your property, tell them to stop sending letters and then stop paying. Done.

[@lewisdowsett8390]

What counts as a live broadcast?

[@Jason-xw8tx]

Ridiculous

[@anthonycarr8828]

Is that true?

[@raithrover1976]

@@anthonycarr8828 Nope. But some random said it on social media which I gather now counts as truth😂

[@azapro911]

Irony is, he sounds way more engaged here than he did on BBC sofas for the last twenty years.

[@arthurguitar]

5:49 - you don’t have to buy a licence simply if you have a TV.

[@Nightopian1982]

No, but you do if you're watching anything other than streamed content that's not live, and that includes iPlayer.

[@travelbugse2829]

Correct, but if you watch Black Belt Barrister, you will learn that the BBC demands you to have a licence if you watch LIVE broadcast channels of ANY ilk. The harassing letter they regularly send out seems to infer that if someone does a live stream on YT, it falls under that legal requirement. The barrister believes that no court of law would uphold that, however.

[@arthurguitar]

@@travelbugse2829 tbf the whole premise of a needing a “licence” to watch TV is on extremely dodgy legal ground in general. If you know anybody that’s paid a £1000 fine I’m all ears, but I haven’t. It’s basically a shite protection racket.

[@Nightopian1982]

@@arthurguitar Yes I'd be curious to actually hear of such a situation myself. I'm being told off on another comment thread for mentioning that neighbours of mine (unnamed obviously!) are receiving such letters (and tearing them up and leaving them in the communal area in one person's case) and ignoring them. Now, I find the licence requirement as barmy and frustrating as the next person, but venturing an opinion on people's decisions to not pay and thus break the law, well, they've got nothing to complain about if they get caught out. Apparently I'm not allowed to air that view in public though, because it's "only their business". I just hope the government give this fee some serious thought in future, but then I'm also hoping for a £5 per hour rise for the minimum wage.

[@nicholasbradley-zq4fw]

The sacking of Steve Wright was full on disgusting. One of the greatest.

[@opencurtin]

They should have told him a good year in advance to help him adjust mentally for it .

[@stevecunningham5598]

Who's football knowledge are you going to take more notice to , Mark Lawrenson or Alex Scott ?

[@AllyLamont]

Neither

[@markob53]

A young girl in school who's into football probably looks at Alex Scott. An old man looks to Lawro. Both are needed to give everyone a fair crack at the sport.

[@AllyLamont]

@@markob53 Old men have no place in the game. I should know, I am one.

[@BarryRerack147]

​@@AllyLamontI want to hear interesting opinions about football. The most interesting thing about Lawrenson was his sodding moustache. He'll blame the woke BBC for making him shave that as well. Mans well past his sell by date.

[@AllyLamont]

@markob53 I was being facetious. I have no problem with Alex Scott, she seems a nice person and knows what's she's talking about. Eni Aluko on ITV is good too. I have never liked Mark Lawrenson. Always negative, generally not a very pleasant presence, quite dull and desultory. Happy to get rid. Maybe he could take Martin Keown with him?

[@Phizogphoto]

TV license is NOT required for ownership or use. IS required for iPlayer or live (as it is broadcast) TV stations, any device.

[@Brez6645]

You are right, but the license is still wrong.

[@peterobbo7512]

Try buying a new TV with cash. Card and name required.

[@nickmandleberg]

Live *UK* broadcasts/stations

[@nickmandleberg]

​@@peterobbo7512doesn't matter nobody can enforce you to buy a TV licence or deny you the purchase of a TV without one

[@Vipa567]

it's not required for anything, just say no

[@achodson]

Christ, Lawrenson was the least enthusiastic pundit on TV. How he got away with looking bored stiff at literally everything and lasted so long is beyond me.

[@robertgeorgemiller278]

Agreed. Very unpopular in the neighbourhood in Southport. Grumpy. Self-opinionated.

[@stpd1957]

He was awful

[@ericbruce4715]

At least he knew about football not like the new analysts they're trying to force us to watch.

[@ericbruce4715]

​are you trying to say the new ones are not self opinionated? Come on, they're all so full of themselves

[@robertgeorgemiller278]

@@ericbruce4715 Good point

[@garydraper3310]

He was a miserable pundit. I haven’t missed him.

[@NoxiousRob]

The presenter is wrong about the TV licence. It used to be the case that if you owned a TV you had to pay the licence. Now, you only have to pay the licence if you watch or record broadcasts in real time or watch the BBC iPlayer. If all you do is watch on demand services such as Netflix or Amazon Prime, or catch-up services like ITV or C4 (but not BBC) then you don't have to pay the licence. This is becoming an issue for the BBC as more and more people are cancelling their licences and going forward that's going to increase as even more people become less inclined to cough up almost £160 a year for a licence, the cost of which is about to increase to almost £170 from 1st April, ironically April Fool's Day.

[@MrKeefy1967]

Meanwhile I'm watching quality British TV on the BBC and you're watching Amazon Prime and Netflix, largely American crap. As for ITV!!! God help us if that's all people are watching, the dumbed-down nation we're soon going to become.

[@AnonAnon1]

Not true. You need a licence to watch Amazon Prime, Now and even KZbin. The reason is they all broadcast live content intended for mass consumption by a large audience at the same time. BBC are trying to corner the market.

[@TheCentralScrutinizerAgain]

😂🤣@@MrKeefy1967imagine trying to gaslight that the bbc has made anything of quality with our stolen money for decades

[@kincaid7550]

Just looked that up and you are spot on. Thanks for the tip 👍

[@timg1246]

​@@MrKeefy1967Ah yes. Quality TV. Doctor Who and the non-binary Daleks. Hilarious. The old doctor joined at the groin with the new skirt wearer. Got rid of my licence years ago. Not regretted it for a moment.

[@tobefree3718]

He wasn’t sacked. He was on a rolling contract that wasn’t renewed. Big difference.

[@Nttmf]

How do you know? I’m interested?

[@tobefree3718]

@@Nttmf he says so. Watch video

[@tuckasamms]

Would you do that to someone after 25 years service?

[@neilgarrick6401]

@@tuckasamms whether they were loyal enough or not doesn't change the fact he wasn't sacked. It happens all the time in media & 99% of those involved don't say they were sacked. When a footballer's contract is up the player is free, but no-one says they've been sacked

[@cgray8267]

@@Nttmfhe says so

[@creativitycell]

He was also very miserable, always sounds depressed and comes across as having a negative energy about him! I never actually enjoyed him or his analysis! He always seems miserable. He'd be the last person I'd invite to a dinner party! So he didn't help himself much! 😂

[@berryj.greene7090]

Some of us do a adopt a tricky persona. A lot comes with ones accent. Brummies sound amazed at everything, Yorkies want a fight, Scots are confrontational, And Londoners always right.

[@paulhank7967]

So glad i binned my licence in 2017. Freedom.

[@wolfen210959]

How expensive is that freedom though? How much money do you pay to subscription TV? Is the quality better than the BBC? Are the shows just American imports, or licenced from the BBC or ITV? If you only use a TV to watch KZbin, or dvd movies, then I would agree that no licence is required, but in actuality you are paying for a service, either way.

[@paulhank7967]

@@wolfen210959 I don't use the TV for anything. I watch KZbin on my laptop. Or, maybe watch an old dvd movie through the TV. Life's good. I don't miss the propaganda box.

[@Redman680]

​@paulhank7967 I totally agree with you. Now I can watch the REAL news on alternative media streams, that don't proliferate a state of unnecessary fear within the population.

[@johnmartinez7440]

​@@Redman680 Excellent satire.

[@Chimpdonger]

Football focus is a complete clown show now

[@themframes]

In all fairness, Lawrenson did great work at the BBC but was defo kept on longer than he should have been. The amount of complaints of how bored and uninterested he sounded in later years was a demonstration of how bad he got at the job. Just because you've been there years doesn't mean your standards should drop.

[@nannystatenonsense7419]

Apparently, by default, speaking out against the BBC woke machine ruining MOTD is racist and sexist. (see my last sentence though which sums this current state of nonsense up though). at least he knew what he was actually talking about though? People respected his opinion having actually PLAYED at the highest level and IN THE VERSION OF THE GAME he was talking about. I agree with you to some degree, he wasnt the most interest pundit, but it should ALWAYS be the most qualified, best person for the job that gets the seat. Race and gender should be completely irrelevant in this decision (but now they are the primary focus to the detriment of the programme). Give me Gabbi Logan over the god damn awful Alex Scott et al. (cant even remember the names of the rest because I've never heard of them before). Wrighty, Rio, Micah, Thierry over Owen. BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB! Dont care what colour or gender they are, so long as they're the best at the job. Ditch the woke agenda Lineker, , Dublin (this guy actually makes Homes under the Hammer even more boring!), Jenas (he's like a social conditioning machine on steroids with his Government scripted bollocks) and the all rest of the current priority hosts/pundits. Gimme, Gabbi, Ian Wright, Shearer, Danny, Micah, Robbie Savage every time. God forbid we should actually have the best talent on the programme rather than BBC tick boxing moronic puppets.

[@lordsummerisle3139]

100%. He got progressively more cynical and negative as the years went by. He's not wrong about the wokeness at the beeb, but his time was definitely up. His 'analysis' was hardly worth listening to by the end.

[@stephenblanchard8973]

...he says Hansen got it right...went 8 years ago...and kept it shut...so why didn't he...?

[@VINNYMAC.-tj4be]

Exactly i think it's called self entitlement.

[@billpugh58]

@@nannystatenonsense7419 You are entitled to your opinion.

[@roxammon5858]

It is not true to say that "just owning a TV set" makes you liable for the licence fee. You have to be caught watching live TV before you are breaking the law. I stopped paying this tax years ago when i realised this. I get all my content online now and only use the TV to watch DVD's.

[@KEVINBYRNE-s7e]

Me too.

[@mrsalvatore1234]

ahhhhh the old "DVD's" that old chestnut

[@darthscouser5255]

​@@mrsalvatore1234ah touche

[@Vipa567]

and how do you suppose they'll catch you

[@palermothegoalgod-wd2wp]

​@@Vipa567by using the nasa level technology of the TV detector van. Or peeping thru your window one or the other

[@Musthecrazygooner]

Jesus he’s aged :( I use to love watching him on MOTD alongside Alan Hansen! Childhood Teenage memories 😢

[@darrencullen3288]

Hasn’t he ever

[@NoxiousRob]

I think it's more because he's cut his hair. Used to wear it much longer, which tends to make men look younger, also helped disguise his balding.

[@imonlytellingthetruth6562]

He is nearly 70 you 🤡

[@Musthecrazygooner]

@@imonlytellingthetruth6562 I hadn’t seen him on telly for a while, hence my comment about him ageing you CLOWN

[@BridgeStamford]

@@NoxiousRobshort hair makes men look younger 😂

[@andrewwilson5182]

My favourite was back in 2007 when England had already won the Euros in the qualifying group stage but low and behold got pumped off Croatia and John Motson turned him and said "Say something Mark".......His response was....."I cant"

[@graemeduggan5631]

It looks like people commenting didn’t actually hear Lawrenson on the BBC. It came across like he basically doesn’t really like the football and would rather be anywhere else. His inane ‘jokes’ were the absolute pits

[@mooncalf3130]

Couldn't agree more. A joke of a pundit. Not that the rest are brilliant either, but I won't miss Lawrenson

[@makara80]

I did and I found Lawrenson’s curmudgeonly persona and general cynicism a welcome tonic to the feigned elation the likes of Robbie Savage typically excreted… 🙂

[@mooncalf3130]

@@makara80 judged next to Savage anybody is tolerable

[@Justin-TPG]

Agree. His co-commentary gave the impression of someone who was sat across the room looking up from his crossword every five minutes or so. The most bored and boring person in the stadium.

[@robertwilliamson9576]

He was an awful pundit

[@delhurworth6001]

Miss marks opinion!him and Hanson are legends!

[@miamitten1123]

Hanson just disappeared. I think he was sick but Mark was dull at commentary. As if he didn’t want to be there. Let’s not pretend he was full of life, enthusiasm and articulate when commentary matches.

[@gorse9030]

@@miamitten1123 You miss the point back then he stated strong opinions critical of the players etc. Now you can hear reticence in their remarks, to be careful what you say, be nice and not inflammatory, and check if it contravenes any guidelines - as he said he had an earpiece with don't answer that etc -boring as hell.

[@markwhyte7822]

Like he said , 25 years is a 'good run'. In my opinion he was crap as a pundit.

[@reddevil6585]

Yes boring & people would rather see younger ex footballers from 1 generation before than 65 year old

[@JohnHarvey-cp5go]

Well said, Mark. I gave up my licence 15 years ago, and I'll never look back..

[@RobertDore-w4l]

Nice one John.

[@sctmcg]

Reported

[@nannystatenonsense7419]

Having a TV License is literally paying for your own brainwashing. Government agenda woke conditioning channel. Its like paying to have a lying corrupt politician in your living room 24/7. Without it they couldnt brainwash the population to believe their lies. Why else are the BBC the ONLY mandated tv service in the UK?! Encrypt the BBC, like every other TV service, so its only visible to those that opt to pay for it. Government would lose their hold and manipulation of the public, hence why they force you to have it with threats of court, fines and imprisonment. Fearmongering liars.

[@paulwiley8902]

You don't need a TV licence just for having a TV, it's a common misunderstanding, you need a licence if you watch what a channel is showing at that time, you can watch catchup TV, KZbin etc.

[@patrickjoseph-q4k]

we try to tell em - but do they listen? also you cant watch the BBC catch up iplayer thing

[@utv5490]

Booooooooring.

[@colinbooth531]

You can't watch BBC iPlayer, you can't watch ITV or the itv app. I haven't had a licence for a decade now.

[@SloofmanTV]

wrong :)

[@paulwiley8902]

@@SloofmanTV No it isn't..

[@rosshunter9792]

Nothing to do with the fact he was possibly the laziest pundit on the planet and thought because he played for a successful team in the 80’s he could have a job for life trotting out the easiest cliches going

[@GROBU]

I take it your black gay or female

[@rosshunter9792]

@@GROBU I’m white male aged 40. He was a fking appalling pundit. Swap with anyone white/black/gay/straighr/trans/muslim whatever you want, as long as they’re not lazy as fk, look and act like they absolutely fking despise their job and the public and I’ll be happy. I want quality punditry, not a has been who thinks he is due a job for life cos he won a few trophies in the 80’s

[@43bikeguy]

Like Chris Sutton?

[@VictorVonDoom.]

@@GROBU *you’re

[@bobbyjenkins4476]

I wouldn't pay my TV licence if it was 1 pence

[@mikeoglen6848]

How about if it was a Penny?

[@Nightopian1982]

So you don't pay a TV licence? Do you watch live TV or Freeview channels?

[@michaelwhite2393]

@@Nightopian1982 nope, gaming and Netflix, Amazon Prime

[@Nightopian1982]

@@michaelwhite2393 fair dos, as long as you aren't streaming live content. Sorry, I'm not being the licence police, my uncle got fined for watching iPlayer without a TV licence.

[@davesmatedave]

@bobbyjenkins4476. Tell @Nightopian1982 to mind its own business what you watch.

[@ivarrtheboneless9104]

I think that I'm correct in saying that Mark Lawrenson never had a football agent in his career and relied on a contract being read by his solicitor.

[@jamesbomd3503]

AND THAT MY FRIEND GOT HIM NAILED IN THE END, EVEN GARY KNEW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIM. GARY HAS A TOP AGENT

[@harryb.6887]

He always sounded miserable on TV and phoned in a load of lazy analysis. He got 25 years out of it and did well to get that long out of it.

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

On the bright side he no longer has to tolerate that black guy, Gary Linekar.

[@haatpraat2993]

Gary Lineker is not black. He's a white guy. A famous white guy as well.

[@memeguyTM]

Scared your countries will be colonized just like how your countries colonized others in the past 😂 Get ready pal... ​@@Blue-_-Panda23

[@Bromley68]

That makes no sense. Great comment

[@SuperDecdog]

@@Blue-_-Panda23hahah furious at not wanting people die is black?

[@SardonischerDean]

The irony of you saying that with an Israel flag lool, open borders for Israel

[@willsum61]

We need to keep all these old men till they decide when they should finish.

[@LouisGiboin]

I can't watch football focus and match of the day anymore as we have 2 Female pundits to one male .I am with Kevin Keegan .

[@shauneden4229]

Give Super Kev my regards. Legend.

[@johnmartinez7440]

Oh no! Scary women!

[@iasonb10]

As someone living in the USA, not having a public broadcaster to provide news services has been the biggest social disaster, the effects of which can be seen in how politically illiterate the populace is. As flawed as the BBC is, the alternative - a world without a strong publicly funded broadcaster - is infinitely worse. Don't believe me? Spend 5 minutes watching American cable news shows.

[@timg1246]

I don't believe you. The BBC should be re-classified as a political campaigning organisation.

[@mattylamb9194]

And adverts in the middle of sports events. When they are on air, they don;t talk about what is happening the majority of the time. The INdycar coverage is a perfect example. Yes, agree - USA TV is hopeless

[@deise5989]

Live in the US also and the news media here is horrendously bad. Main evening news on the networks like NBC, CBS etc all just headline reporting - maybe 15 to 20 seconds on most items with no depth to any of the stories and then you have the biased content from the cable news companies like FOX/CNN. The news on BBC America on a different level. If it's gone downhill it's still way ahead of the domestic US offerings. Then you go to the website and you see the range of content there, plus all they put out on radio. You appreciate it when you see the alternatives.

[@RobertDore-w4l]

Be careful what you wish for mate - there is a little word PROPAGANDA, that you should research when you have the time 🙂

[@papachis9535]

Probably the most sensible comment here. During the mid-80’s on my first trip to the USA I was appalled at the parlous state of broadcasting over there and came home with a renewed respect for the importance of the BBC. Subsequent trips confirmed that perspective and, although the BBC has its challenges, it is still comparative gold. You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.

[@moerocco775]

LFC club LEGEND. Sod Football Focus and the no-names behind the cameras.

[@BarryRerack147]

What would be the point in being behind the camera? You wouldn't be on the telly. LIKE MARK LAWRENSON ISNT

[@moerocco775]

@@BarryRerack147 LOLZ Not sure you understand TV/video production. Some of the magic happens behind the camera, you know. 🤣 As for Lawrenson, he's been on TV and done that. He's a very old man now and I'm sure very happy with his life's achievements. What have you achieved? When have you ever been a sport's star or invited to be on TV because people want to hear you talk on anything? I think we both know the answer to that question. 🤣

[@BarryRerack147]

@mosesrocco6614 Yep. I was interviewed on TV (Eurosport) less than a month ago. And I'm not black, gay, disabled or anything. But you go off on one and assume.

[@RogerHolgate]

This is the man who got paid by our licence fee money to say that the best moment of the world cup was England going out. So pleased when he was sacked...it was the best moment of his career IMO😊

[@steveankin2682]

The UK is made of Wales Scotland England & N Irekand. You think maybe the rest of these places had an agreeable opinion ? We would have had England constantly on the news bulletins papers & everywhere else. But to be honest they went out & we still had people crying. Get over yourselves mate.

[@greymouser8659]

Meanwhile, on another network.....Carragher still has a job

[@Isleofskye]

O didn't realise Jamie was 65 years old like Mark was. Who knew?

[@greymouser8659]

Couldn't help but....Spit it out. Ahem.

[@geoffowens9770]

Carragher fits the criteria. A big wokester

[@huntface]

Carragher will get the sack when his voice breaks

[@donjohn2695]

It's age we live in a society where the old get dumped and forgot

[@hammertic]

😂 Lineker survives because apparently he was black when he was a kid ! 😂😂😂

[@brymorian]

Hammertic. And he has the perfect arse for the Bulging Bollocks Company

[@詹姆斯-k2k]

There was inaccuracy about TV license. Just simply owning a TV doesn’t mean you need one. It’s if you’re a watching live programmed TV or iplayer etc. if you just watch Netflix you don’t need one and can just tell them and stop paying. They’ll then pester you intermittently every few years with letters about whether you need one. People are basically intimidated into having one and they make out just having a TV means you need one.

[@rael1999]

I can't watch Football Focus anymore, it's complete garbage. Trouble is they've all gone the same way. I think BT Sport might be even worse. BBC do it with everything though. They must have a form they fill in for every programme they make, drama, sit-coms, sport, reality shows, soaps etc. It stands out a country mile. Are people picked on talent anymore ?? As for Mark, we all run our course. I was happy to retire to be honest, get to do what I want everyday. As for the BBC licence, how they get around the monopolies and mergers commission I'm not sure, because no other provider is allowed to do what they do.

[@tdtm82]

yet we still have hardly any black managers in the game..

[@williammilner9279]

​@@tdtm82 Maybe because virtually all who have trodden that path have been useless.

[@tdtm82]

@@williammilner9279 Virtually all? Does your daughter know what you think of women or your mother? Please give viable and credible reasons of why they have been awful. Every day sexism is you.

[@tdtm82]

@@paultaylor9498Exactly. Unfortunately lots of self-entitled men here who are having a melt down because they feel threatened by a women.

[@tdtm82]

@@paultaylor9498 Exactly fella. My Grandpa educated me and he played with Sir Bobby's Uncle

[@nickc6583]

Man X White X Heterosexual X BBC “we’re going in a different direction “

[@haatpraat2993]

How do you know he's hetrosexual ?

[@miamitten1123]

Really!? Most presenters are white males . Mark was dull at commentary. As if he didn’t want to be there. Let’s not pretend he was full of life, enthusiasm and articulate when commentary matches.

[@miamitten1123]

@@haatpraat2993😂

[@aijeonline8574]

The consequence of Jimmy Saville and all the other nonces on TV. Fits the description

[@alanbegg]

​@@haatpraat2993I always thought he was gay, he's certainly very camp 🤷‍♂

[@paulsymonds8496]

I only ever complained to the BBC once in my life.... and it was about Mark Lawranson. At the beginning of the season on football focus, he made his prediction for the winners of the prem.......by the end of that season another team won ... but he claimed he had predicted the winners at the beginning of the season. I know it's a bit pedantic but I hate dishonesty. I was glad to see the back of the smug miserable ba**ard

[@scotsman555]

Everyone should stop paying the tv licence. They can't lock everyone up.

[@ColDaxx-ki3ul]

You don't get locked up for not paying your TV license.

[@paulb3883]

Chance of them proving it.....zero...not paid it in years

[@wobblybobengland]

@@ColDaxx-ki3ul there are plenty of women who have served time in prison for not paying the fine for not having a TV licence.

[@Frank-1964-]

Love this interview, totally agree everything he says. As for TV license, totally 100% scrap it !!

[@andrewstevenson3807]

You’re male, straight, white and English Lawro. And you have extensive knowledge of the Men’s game. You don’t tick any boxes whatsoever mate.

[@asim3105]

He's Irish. He was also a shit pundit and commentator

[@albertatlock]

Women's sport and women commentators, what a joke. It's ruined sport on t.v. I watched a woman's football match the other day , thats 90 minutes I'll never get back . What a diabolical insult to the beautiful game.

[@TheTaydak]

The one that gets me is match of the day (Mens) started adding females cuz of equality, MeToo, diversity and wokeness which is fine and correct but then the women's match of the day equivalent which follows the men's version is then just all female commentators and pundits with the odd male guest and you just go yeah just one way only then is it. If you are going to be fair it has to be across the board both ways and in all things.

[@garethwilliams4467]

It's not fine and correct to have female experts on men's football. How are they an expert on the men's game ? They aren't qualified to be there.

[@mohammedfarid9161]

Absolutely spot on mate...this is all one way street in favour of one gender bias

[@MrKeefy1967]

MOTD hasn't had a woman on it for 99% of the episodes this season. WTF are you talking about?

[@McaliAsot]

​@@MrKeefy1967motd live games

[@keithbaker4589]

@@McaliAsot Are there any? FA Cup matches? euro finals? World cups? Doesn't amount to very much at all these days, not compared to the twice-weekly MOTD studio programmes. And not even all of those live matches have women pundits. I'll stick with my original estimate. You're seeing things where you want to and where they don't actually exist - obsessed and paranoid.

[@GrahamForbes-q9f]

I don’t watch Football Focus anymore- such a shame 😢

[@frantickle]

Vote with your remote. Ideally don’t watch at all but other than that don’t watch the pre, halftime and post game shows and definitely DONT PAY YOUR TV LICENSE

[@Sandylaner63]

Same here mate , it’s the only way to try and affect change ,,I’ve no license , never watch premier league , any competition England are involved in since the blm crap , (which means empty golf courses during euro and world cups , magic ) and get my football from watching lower league and non league matches , good , honest football ,

[@DaveWreknin]

LicenCe.

[@PNH750]

Lineker is grossly over-paid for his yearly 25 hours of presenting MOTD. Equally, many of his co-presenters are a waste of space and tax-payers money. These cling-ons add very little to the show while collecting large appearance cheques. The after match interviews and analysis are mostly pointless time wasting additions to the programmes.

[@neilwhelan54]

His analysis was outdated, if it was ever in date to start with, and he never seemed to be enjoying his job or football in general anyway. The BBC tried to let him down gently, but I can't imagine anyone was sorry to see him go. Certainly the viewers haven't missed him.

[@Yanto-Bardic]

BBC are more interested in covering their Poor Tracks regarding Jimmy Saville.

[@Strobbo42]

Listening to this, The BBC made a wise choice

[@joedellamura9015]

😳

[@Nick_R_]

Lawrenson had become the worst analyst or commentator on television by the time he finished with the Beeb. It was only incredible that they kept him on as long as they did. He was good once upon a time. But became negative, bitter, cynical, sarcastic and all round miserable.

[@thomasjeffersonlane9902]

Footy podcast on KZbin More viewers than bbc.

[@marviwilson1853]

BBC is about quality not quantity.

[@TheCentralScrutinizerAgain]

yep and failed on both counts for decades with our stolen money@@marviwilson1853

[@EdwardCLin]

Do they expect to work forever ! Everything comes to an end . Because they're extremely well paid and live great lives, they never want the gravy train to end.

[@makara80]

‘Do they expect to work forever’ - no, just not be disposed of for highly dubious reasons. What a fatuous question.

[@EdwardCLin]

@@makara80 they are paid ridiculous amounts and treated like royalty, so what if they get fired, its life , life's tougher in the real working world , factories , warehouses, NHS, building sites , those people have a sob story. Grow a pair you drip.

[@cookslooking10]

@@makara80 Except he's just saying those are the reasons without evidence. He was 65, you can see he is looking older. Should be stay until 75 or 80? I dare say when he initially got a job as a pundit it was at the expense of someone else who BBC deemed surplus to requirements. He should be grateful they kept him around so long.

[@VINNYMAC.-tj4be]

What a bleater , he sounded bored with his presentation as though he was going through the motions , he had his time 25 years so glad they got rid of him the same with Steve Wright , as a licence fee payer i get pissed off that the BBC allows people to hang around forever. why should i pay for his retirement , felt the same with Hansen , Lawrenson has no link to the present generation , these old men should be made to move over and give new talent a chance.

[@dodgydaveable]

"we know you won't want to come." What a shitty way to say. I had exactly the same thing when my contract at work ended 14 months ago. Either give someone the option or not. Don't tell them what they want.

[@JohnPreston888]

The thing is, putting it in quotes increases the likelihood that people will not research what was REALLY said. In this video, you have assumed that Lawrensen was told exactly that. The BBC does not have time to refute this allegation, but if it is not entirely true, and a paraphrased exaggeration (or worse), it is borderline slander. But if you had such a kick in the teeth, you have my sympathy. Termination is never enjoyable, but when it is dressed-up, it is a painful insult.

[@dodgydaveable]

@@JohnPreston888 I don't know what you are trying to say. All I do know is you attacked me because you thought my comment where I said my experience may resonate with him means that I am "anti-woke". I could'nt care less either way.

[@keithhallam1155]

Regardless of why this man was terminated by the BBC it appears to have been badly handled. It shows absolute contempt for an employee to say "We know" what you want.

[@kenneth2656]

Refuse to pay the licence fee.

[@robpayne2918]

He was depressing and boring to watch to be fair.

[@Fercough]

He wasn't sacked. His contract ended and opted not to give him a new one. That's not sacking, that's the end of a contract. It's a sad day to see ex-players not being able to move with the times. "The world has changed", he said it himself.

[@boofuls]

Effectively sacked ..you can't sack someone under contact under unless they have breached the contact

[@ShanghaiRooster]

He wasn't sacked in the manner of being handed his P45 and being shown the door, but it's arguably constructive dismissal in how the telephone conversation went - "you don't want to do this, do you", as opposed to being asked whether he'd be up for going on the road week in week out at 65 years old. He was effectively being asked to sack himself.

[@raycope2086]

You're missed, mate. I wish you and your family the best, and I thank you for educating and amusing me for all those years. I wish you rainbows.

[@desperatedan3985]

Even those of us that pay the tv licence don’t even get listened to🤔

[@nalanosbod1]

Everybody has a sell by date unfortunately.

[@krispyai4229]

And lawrenson’s was at least a decade before they dropped him.

[@lukebennett7149]

🤣

[@palermothegoalgod-wd2wp]

Including the BBC

[@samlee86421]

Alan Hansen saw the writing on the wall and left on his own term. Mark should have done the same but these guys need the pay check.

[@kemperboyd16]

‘Inside of a ping pong ball’ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Football will miss that razor wit.

[@patrickjoseph-q4k]

why not use small yellow icons to enhance your message ...

[@michaelashworth7294]

Will it fuck, that's the most interesting thing he's ever said.

[@davidsaunders8035]

Lawrenson was never funny

[@andrewshaw3373]

My teacher in 1992 would ask me to write an essay on the inside of a ping pong ball, as a punishment. That and the sex life of corn flake. Times have changed. Mark was never funny or witty in my book

[@windupmerchant1679]

He should have never been a pundit in the first place, he was atrocious.

[@ELal-rd1bk]

Mark Lawrenson. Preston North End Legend. Brighton Legend. Liverpool Legend. And most Loved of all “Ireland Legend”. Thanks for all you did for Ireland. Every Game you played. You made the difference. We would have achieved even more with you in EURO 88. ITALIA 90. USA 94. That aside. A Big THANK YOU MARK. For everything. And you’re a Pundit Legend as well. Wishing you health happiness and prosperity. From everyone in Ireland. All the best. Eamon.

[@hittitecharioteer]

I second that (from Meath) 🇮🇪☘

[@haroldhotchkiss2836]

Don't forget Preston North End legend

[@ELal-rd1bk]

Of course. Preston North End. He has a great fondness for them. They’re his favourite club. Apologies for not mentioning them as well. 🇮🇪 ☘️

[@ELal-rd1bk]

@@hittitecharioteer Glad you agree. Up Meath ! From Dublin ! Happy St Pats. 🇮🇪 ☘️

[@hittitecharioteer]

@@ELal-rd1bk And to you. 🍻Sláinte ☘🇮🇪

[@Rosco-P.Coldchain]

I haven’t watched bbc since beginning of the COVID started..It’s the best thing I’ve done in years..

[@vjab1108]

The BBC TV Licence is the most Unjust Tax we have.

[@mickyd5009]

Never watched MOT in over 10 years, never watched it to see what Gary Linaker has to say, only the goals. Can now watch the goals on KZbin straight after the game

[@idratherbeaphilthanajustin9533]

Precisely mate, if that long! They are on here quicker some times. Giving up a Saturday evening for MOTD is bonkers.

[@pukabowers4353]

There's a full hour of Mark Lawrenson going "everything's changed, hasn't it?" It reminds me of that TV show, Grumpy Old Men.

[@curls9032]

Guy was a terrible pundit. At times he looked like he couldnt care less, he was sooo depressing.

[@MSkallywagg]

We need to stop paying the licence fee

[@travelbugse2829]

I am guilty of repeating the same comment: I remember a sketch by Jeremy Clarkson years ago in which he drove the world's smallest car around the corridors of the BBC at White City. He went into one committee room full of persons of Diversity and Inclusion eg someone of indeterminate sexual preference, a Sikh, a woman wearing a long-tailed beanie hat and others - all spouting much ado about nothing. I laughed myself to near-incontinence, little realising how much he foresaw the direction the corporation was taking.

[@arthurmckeown1937]

Easy pleased

[@thebladesman5031]

Even at the time I thought Clarkson may have got in trouble with the BBC for that sketch. Although in some ways he did as it's clear many at the BBC behind the scenes got their knives out for Clarkson not long after. Everything he said or did was picked apart for what felt like ages and I bet they couldn't believe their luck after he hit that guy. He gave them the win they had been waiting for because Top Gear was never getting axed due to how well it was doing at the time.

[@PeteCarlton]

S- how much of the item do you think had been set up in advance? JC in the car? Check. Empty filmable corridors? Check. Room full of laughable "woke" stereotypes. Check. Gullible viewers. No need to set them up, they set themselves up.

[@travelbugse2829]

@@PeteCarlton I didn't think it was genuine for one second. C'mon! Satire - the point is, he say the way things were going at the Beeb.

[@travelbugse2829]

saw

[@MoanTheCelts]

He was soo annoying at the end. He came across as if he didn’t like football or didn’t want to be at the match he was commentating on. Hansen left a couple years too late but at least he did it. Lawrenson would never have left. Hanging around like a bad smell

[@memzepper6096]

Yeah ..blasé …nonchalant…and awaits ending with some stupid joke that had no place …

[@mattking1879]

I try so hard not to watch the BBC these days. I've got it down to . . . sometimes MOTD after a Villa win . . . maybe the weather, if they're lucky. Their coverage and lies about Oct 7 did it for me.

[@saulmc8920]

Oct 7?

[@peterobbo7512]

@@saulmc8920 An event occured on that date. You could look it up.

[@mattylamb9194]

Their horrendously one-sided propoganda about Covid was what really angered me - but they weren;t the only media outlet doing this. Not by a long chalk

[@imonlytellingthetruth6562]

So refreshing for people to call these woke people out, 🙏🙏🙏

[@scottb32a]

lol

[@tomlevick2935]

That's ever so slightly off of the money. He's boring, and a crap pundit. He's cheesed off and trying to deflect blame from his own shortcomings. A really bad case of sour grapes. He'll blame his accent next. Danny Murphy's white, Alan shearer is white, Gary lineker is white. So are most of the commentary team. Lawrensen is being pathetic.

[@davidthomas7738]

He's 65 years old and lived in Britain his whole life ? He thinks Labour would get rid of the license fee? Clueless

[@phil9582]

The best heel in football TV history. Good to see it all hasn't changed him. Danny Murphy's trying his best now he's gone, but he's a pale imitation.

[@liborsionko]

Mark was painful to listen to. He was transparently venting his own personal frustrations and discontent, like a typically boring old fart. Should probably have had therapy.