It's the going rate I guess, at least it doesn't come out of my pocket

oh. I think the beeb make some coin out of syndication to other countries so I can't take all the credit for paying linekers wedge. We should make foreigners pay the licence fee as well. If everyone in the world had to buy a licence then it would be a lot fairer.

Posted By: Tombs on July 19th 2017 at 11:41:08

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I don't understand why Linekar gets so much, I'd rather more actual highlights... (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jul 19, 11:35:34
- Their broadcast rights deal probably limits the amount of highlights they can actually sho (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, Jul 19, 12:49:50
  - Another reason my show would be better, I know all the stream links. (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jul 19, 13:43:34
- No way he is worth that to badly read an autocue between highlights (n/m) (Other Football) - Larry Hagman, Jul 19, 12:36:05
  - Correct. (Other Football) - norway, Jul 19, 12:46:25
    - but that's what he does. Sooooo wooden. (n/m) (Other Football) - Larry Hagman, Jul 19, 13:01:08
- £2.80 a week (Other Football) - norway, Jul 19, 12:12:09
  - Fair 'wealth distribution' though? (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 19, 13:59:09
- Have been trying to resist the temptation to comment on this. But... (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 19, 11:55:03
  - that is the one that smacked my gob too (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 19, 12:18:45
    - Dan walker..... (Other Football) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 19, 14:00:27
    - he's rubbish on the bbc the breakfast rubbish. i begrudge him my 280 pennies per week (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 19, 12:23:44
  - one word... (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 19, 12:05:01
  - Ian Beale!! (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Jul 19, 12:02:05
  - wonder if he's in the BBC's final salary pension scheme (n/m) (Other Football) - CWC, Jul 19, 12:00:59
- John Humphries for crying out loud. (Other Football) - bird table, Jul 19, 11:53:35
  - Rubbish (Other Football) - Real Man, Jul 19, 12:07:48
    - Thought you'd be more of an Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast man? (Other Football) - bird table, Jul 19, 12:11:53
      - Girl (Other Football) - Real Man, Jul 19, 12:25:29
- Agree. Who actually chooses to watch MotD because Linekar is on there? (n/m) (Other Football) - pab, Jul 19, 11:52:56
  - Mrs Linekar? (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jul 19, 11:53:42
- you're paying for the searing insights (Other Football) - paulg, Jul 19, 11:45:29
- It's the going rate I guess, at least it doesn't come out of my pocket (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 19, 11:41:08
  - the syndication point may explain the need for Linekar as an anchor, but Shearer??!! (n/m) (Other Football) - CWC, Jul 19, 11:54:22
    - it's the affable ex player bantz that gets millions to tune in every week (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 19, 11:57:00
- I'd like some tactical analysis rather than 'let's review that penalty decision (Other Football) - Claygate_Canary, Jul 19, 11:40:29
  - Imagine how much G Nev gets paid by Sky for doing that....! (n/m) (Other Football) - Jacksons_Twelfth, Jul 19, 11:42:06
- The relatively low number of women and BAME individuals is perhaps the Beeb's biggest (Other Football) - Jacksons_Twelfth, Jul 19, 11:39:26
  - yes, possibly explains the Dr Who gender swap. Cost Cutting. (n/m) (Other Football) - CWC, Jul 19, 11:56:53
  - I'll present MOTD for less than that AND would show more highlights AND funky songs. (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jul 19, 11:40:44
    - Can you play the MOTD theme tune? (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 19, 11:42:37
      - A jazzed version defo although at the risk of upsetting the Feminists, I'd have this... (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jul 19, 11:45:33
        
        Dude does not have a clue about the human skeletal system. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 19, 11:49:25
        
        I'm not sure he knew what day of the week it was when he wrote the lyrics frankly. (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jul 19, 11:54:50
        
        well it's a funky tune and a change is as good as a rest (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 19, 11:58:25
        
        Tis a fab song. (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jul 19, 12:03:45
- Because we're all stupid enough to buy a TV licence. (n/m) (Other Football) - harry boulders, Jul 19, 11:38:33
  - A lot of what the BBC is A+, I've no issue with the licence fee if that is what it takes. (n/m) (Other Football) - Jacksons_Twelfth, Jul 19, 11:40:45
    - if they spent less money on presenters there'd be more for production (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 19, 12:02:26
  - Tory MP saying we can now compare with other channels, but we can't because.. (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jul 19, 11:39:30
    - Tory reason for doing this is to help Murdoch (n/m) (Other Football) - Larry Hagman, Jul 19, 12:32:32
      - That, I don't doubt. (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jul 19, 12:38:37

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