All this Clarkson business

Coming more and more round to the view its a PR stunt.

If not then the whole thing is ridiculous. If he punched a fellow staff member then he should be sacked. no need to take the program off air just sack him and carry on with the other two.

If he didn't and it was just an argument or a lesser row then discipline him and move on.

He's not a "great talent" as claimed by Cameron. He's a decent presenter who a lot of people like because he doesn't do political correctness and who happens to have found his niche messing about with his mates on top gear. I suspect if he moves elsewhere he may get a decent payday but any show he presented would probably end up being a bit sh*t like Tim Lovejoy when he left soccer a.m. If he's really kicking off over his producer only being able to source cold meat rather than a steak then it sounds like he's got too big for his boots and needs knocking down a peg or two anyway.

Posted By: Jim on March 12th 2015 at 10:06:34

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All this Clarkson business (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 12, 10:06:34
- James May seems to think nothing much happened. (NCFC) - usacanary, Mar 12, 11:49:20
- Next Newcastle manager (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 12, 10:41:06
- any altication at work is an automatic suspension, pending a full enquiry. (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 12, 10:14:07
  - Yes but no need to suspend the programme and all the media fuss (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 12, 10:18:30
    - does it really matter if the programme is suspended or not (NCFC) - robotbear, Mar 12, 13:24:20
    - They had to halt the programme once he was suspended, because Sunday's show (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 12, 10:27:16
      - Why? Just film it without him. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 12, 10:33:56
        
        I bow to your superior knowledge of how easy it is to make TV programmes. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 12, 10:38:41
        
        Clarkson is a presenter. He does lines/interviews which are presumably (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 12, 10:44:23
        
        he obviously writes his own hilarious ironic lines (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 12, 15:42:56
        
        OK. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 12, 10:45:03
        
        To avoid the media fuss? (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Mar 12, 10:35:25
        
        Smacks of setting it all up for a triumphant return if you ask me. either that or (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 12, 10:37:25
        
        Well I disagree with that. He IS Top Gear and he's media catnip (NCFC) - Yellalee, Mar 12, 10:39:15
        
        no presenter should be bigger than the show.... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 12, 10:44:06
        
        I don't understand where this is going now. I'm bowing out (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Mar 12, 10:45:51
    - totally agree. (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 12, 10:23:32
      - the final 3 episodes are not 'in the can' he was due to be filming the studio segments for (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 12, 10:29:14
        
        fair enough... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 12, 10:30:55
        
        He was suspended on Tuesday, with the show to be filmed on Wednesday. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 12, 10:37:18
        
        i dont think its particularly rocket science.... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 12, 10:41:51
        
        lol (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 12, 10:44:10
        
        How are they being punished? (NCFC) - Yellalee, Mar 12, 10:34:28
        
        well... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 12, 10:39:29
        
        Right (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Mar 12, 10:42:24
        
        They're not, are they? (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Mar 12, 10:34:01
      - The final three episodes aren't in the can. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 12, 10:27:56
      - The features are prerecorded, the show isn't. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Mar 12, 10:24:02
        
        so just do it without him.... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 12, 10:25:34
        
        Ok (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Mar 12, 10:26:48
    - It'd cause more controversy if the show went ahead without him (NCFC) - Yellalee, Mar 12, 10:22:48
      - but its not every single episode where he causes controversy (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 12, 10:24:57
        
        They're not going to film the show without him, are they. (NCFC) - Yellalee, Mar 12, 10:26:25
        
        i dont see why not.... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 12, 10:32:06
        
        And of course that would avoid all the media fuss. (NCFC) - Yellalee, Mar 12, 10:33:39
        
        yep maybe.... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 12, 11:08:30

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