The only sympathy I have with Lineker is that as a black man, there may be racism in the BBC's decision
I do have a slight smile when people say we have to stop these criminal gangs! Wish they would be honest and just say that they don't want anymore bloody foreigners here. They don't give a flying **** about the criminality involved
Well can they take Shearer with them? Must admit the Tories have played a blinder here. Don't think Lineker cares too much if he ever works for the BBC again. Doubt he'll tow the line as an independent celebrity and will give a few more home truth soundbites about the polices being espoused by the government. He won't be short of a bob or two and plenty of worthy right wing broadcasters will be frothing at the mouth to get him on their payroll. Sounds very much to me like a classic own goal by this mob who couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery but have quickly learned to blame anything and everything but their own decisions