he was asked via his agent and on social media but he had 'no comment whatsoever'.
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Gary Lineker…the Midas touch
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I admire his positions, and as someone who lives in the Latte Belt of Melbourne, it's safe to say I share most of them as well. However, as an employee of the national broadcaster he needed to keep his gob shut. IMO. Not because I have a problem with celebs using their platform, but because I am stauch advocate of the national broadcaster (ABC over here) and in order for it to survive, it needs to remain impartial - or at least as impartial as it can possibly be.
Fun fact. I am related to GL, disantly, through his wife.
Fun fact. I am related to GL, disantly, through his wife.
Boris Bear
Striker
I read that in a Gerard Butler voice
DonaldDownTheWing
Striker
The rest is football is absolute shite, but the other “the rest is” and a few other goalhanger shows are really good.
Rokeroar
Winger
Anything with Shearer on is an instant turn off for me. Boring, bland, has nothing to say. Also laughs at his own jokes, god knows who told him he was funny
one footed wonder
Striker
Quite like lineker, shame he does that podcast with Richards and Shearer. They make it unlistenable for me
flusheding
Striker
This basically, it's a bit ironic that the football podcasts is the original starter and it's the least interesting one.
The amount of adverts they include in each podcast is mad though. Fast forward through like 5-6 minutes of adverts for a 35-45 minute podcast.
Sgt Pepper
Striker
Quite like their podcast personally, usually watch it on a Monday if anything notable has happened in the Premier League that weekend.
I agree. Plus he upsets loads of idiots which is another good thing.
I've met him a couple of times and have heard numerous stories - he's a horrible man.
Select coaches
Striker
Compare how much you hear of his 4 kids compared to the Beckhams, must have done a decent job there, along with their mother of course
Black Cat Gypsy
Striker
The last bit I agree with. Probably one the best English strikers of all time. Kane is the only one I've seen that is better him. Sadly, people think of him more as a presenter and celebrity than as footballer now.
Visiting owl
Winger
I can't watch or listen to anything Richard's is on.
His fake laughing and shouting just reminds me of a school playground.
Fair enough I didn't know that.
Nedved
Goalkeeper
See, I don't think it's shite, I just find it so superficial and bland that it's barely worth listening to.
Lineker is alright, nice enough, good broadcaster but pretty vanilla, Shearer is fine, obviously too black and white for me/us but ok, and Richards is insufferable, so not sure what I am meant to get from it other than just gentle, friendly, predictable background noise with the odd bit of 'banter'. As a country are we that easily pleased that this has become one of the most listened to podcasts out there?!
