GB Information broadcasted a cringeworthy ‘Various Match of the Day’ on Saturday night time, as the actual programme was closely truncated after Gary Lineker’s suspension by the BBC.
Lineker was suspended on Friday for allegedly breaching BBC impartiality pointers with a tweet in regards to the UK authorities’s asylum coverage. In response, pundits and commentators stepped again from their duties in solidarity with their colleague.
Consequently, Saturday’s MOTD was stripped to the naked bones, working for simply 20 minutes and consisting solely of temporary highlights of the day’s Premier League motion with no commentary or studio evaluation; even the enduring title music was lacking. And in that, GB Information noticed a possibility.
The Day In the present day ‘Sports activities Desk’ pic.twitter.com/6c6jMxtijhMarch 11, 2023
In a weird efficiency that includes no soccer and that drew comparisons with 90s satirical present The Day In the present day – which options Steve Coogan’s iconic Alan Partridge character – the GB Information crew took a number of digs at Lineker, with presenter Patrick Christys calling him “a rabid lefty” and suggesting he should “fairly like Brighton as a result of it is filled with rainbow flags and woke folks”.
‘Various Match of the Day’ was broadly mocked on social media, with many struggling to imagine that it wasn’t, actually, a parody.
In additional disruption, Saturday’s editions of Soccer Focus and Remaining Rating have been taken off air after presenters and reporters pulled out, whereas Radio 5 Dwell’s sport schedule was additionally closely impacted.
The fallout from the Lineker row has continued into Sunday, with Match of the Day 2 and reside protection of the Girls’s Tremendous League sport between Chelsea and Manchester United set to be “much-reduced” (opens in new tab).
