if they spent less money on presenters there'd be more for production

do we really need three or four pundits and two comms? iirc bt have three comms. it's so obvious that shearer hasn't watched anything other than the highlights, he's a genius for milking that sort of wedge out of nothing.

Posted By: Tombs on July 19th 2017 at 12:02:26

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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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