BBC is Fake News and push the Globalist Agendas - just look at the Planned Scam Demic - 2020 had the 18th LOWEST Death Rate over previous 30 years !!! Office for National Statistics and ZERO Talk about the EXCESS DEATHS from the Poison Juice etc etc etc
@@neillynch_ecocidologistWell you DID take the experimental c0nvid jab no one actually needed. Didn't you? If that doesn't illustrate utter stupidity I don't know what does.
@@krispyai4229 you sound like a teenage child where you can only feel in the extremes. He wasn't the best, he wasn't 'crap'. But he was definitely better than a lot of the box ticking pundits moved in to replace the old guard, who can barely string a sentence together and who's tactical analysis is akin to 'I just hope both teams have fun'.
Its because the top 4 people who run the bbc are tory donors.. Not that i think labour would change anything for the better but the facts are those who run the bbc are Conservatives. Anti religion also.
Just to clarify as some people have already said you are only required to have a TV licence by Law if you watch live TV on any channel as its been broadcast including BBC iplayer. If you watch TV on demand for example on Netflix, Amazon or any other streaming service that you basically go through a library of programs to watch and gives you the ability to choose a time to play a program at your convenience then you do not require a TV licence by Law. Also you are not legally required by Law to respond to any letters from TV licencing, it is your choice to reply out of courtesy. If anyone from TV licencing pays you a visit at your door then you are not obligated to speak to them or answer their questions, it is your choice. You can simply say No thank you I'm not interested and shut the door, or not answer at all.
All no doubt true. It becomes a question of whether you want a BBC. No adverts and some integrity to what it does. I do as degeneration is so much easier than re-generation. It's cheap publicity to just keep pushing at the barriers of decency like say Piers Morgan has done - along with much more of our media. In fact when news is scarce they feed off themselves. At the moment its photo manipulation by HRH Princess of Wales. Photos have been "manipulated" since its invention. What is posing and one's best side otherwise all about. We haven't got to the smoke & mirrors yet. And who has done more to alter photos than the very media now kicking up all the fuss. They have spoiled Cate's hobby as she convalesces, in such a spiteful and opportunistic way to behave.
I can see how the wording on their letters actually scares people there’ll be some kind of legal prosecution, those letters can be horrible. But, you’re absolutely correct. More people should take note.
@@RichardHodgson-wb9lk Absolutely, the way TV licencing use wording in their letters is clearly to cause fear and stress to the person receiving them. It's totally unacceptable that the BBC are allowed to continually send threatening letters out to the same address every month with the intention of getting the addresse to pay out of fear for something they don't want or don't need.
Its also illegal to do what the TV Licensing do, threatening court action like they constantly do. But because the BBC is the mouth piece of the Government they are allowed to get away with unlawful conduct like this. Its illegal to send threats of court action in this manner unless there is actual intent to do so. TV Licensing do it as a matter of course, and constantly, with their default letters which begin "we believe you may be watching" (e.t.c), then cycle through automatically to "we will prosecute", and finally "we are sending someone round and will prosecute". Then it begins all again from the start. There is absolutely NO REASON why this State enforced channel is a legal requirement, other than without forcing everyone to pay for it the Government know they would become irrelevant and no one would be listening to their constant lies, brainwashing and social conditioning agendas. The Bullshit Broadcasting Corporation could be an encrypted pay to view service just like every other one of its "competitors" is. But its for the reasons above that's why it isnt. I DONT WANT THE CRAPPY BBC! Nor will I pay for it either. I had TV license once.. just the once, for one year. Dont want it. Not paying. Never will. @jason I'm fairly sure they closed the loop hole you talked about, about not watching live tv. Fairly sure they made it illegal to watch even via stream some time ago. (but there IS another loop hole... although not useful to most people works for me)
I agree. The BBC are a Labour supporting company. The Conservatives had an 80 seat majority and I voted for them to do two simple things. Defund the BBC and stop the boats. They had no intention of doing either.
He was well past his sell by date, and he basically sounded bored and phoned in his commentaries for about ten years or so. He had a good innings and earned a good living. Shame his shocking lack of self awareness prevented him from moving on gracefully.
I never met anyone that liked Lawro as a commentator pundit when he was on MOTD but suddenly he calls out the 'wokes' and every gammon in the country pretends he was brilliant. Do people ever think it might be due to the fact he retired 30+ years ago and just mightn't have that much insight into the dynamics or tactics of a modern team anymore? No, it was definitely the wokes!
The expiry of a fixed-term contract is treated as a dismissal, for unfair dismissal purposes. www.gov.uk/fixed-term-contracts/renewing-or-ending-a-fixedterm-contract
If a contract comes to the end and is unexpectedly not renewed, it's emotionally equivalent to a sacking. I suspect presenter orientated ageism is the main drive.
@@gavinmillar461I think that Fara Williams and Kelly Somers are the only two women who make intelligent comments or ask interesting questions. The monosyllabic Alex Scott is appalling, trying to constantly make jokey comments rather than focus on the subject in hand. Having watched Football Focus for decades it is now just a vehicle for wokeness and inclusion, at the expense of in depth reporting and analysis.
In all fairness, Lawrenson did great work at the BBC but was defo kept on longer than he should have been. The amount of complaints of how bored and uninterested he sounded in later years was a demonstration of how bad he got at the job. Just because you've been there years doesn't mean your standards should drop.
Apparently, by default, speaking out against the BBC woke machine ruining MOTD is racist and sexist. (see my last sentence though which sums this current state of nonsense up though). at least he knew what he was actually talking about though? People respected his opinion having actually PLAYED at the highest level and IN THE VERSION OF THE GAME he was talking about. I agree with you to some degree, he wasnt the most interest pundit, but it should ALWAYS be the most qualified, best person for the job that gets the seat. Race and gender should be completely irrelevant in this decision (but now they are the primary focus to the detriment of the programme). Give me Gabbi Logan over the god damn awful Alex Scott et al. (cant even remember the names of the rest because I've never heard of them before). Wrighty, Rio, Micah, Thierry over Owen. BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB! Dont care what colour or gender they are, so long as they're the best at the job. Ditch the woke agenda Lineker, , Dublin (this guy actually makes Homes under the Hammer even more boring!), Jenas (he's like a social conditioning machine on steroids with his Government scripted bollocks) and the all rest of the current priority hosts/pundits. Gimme, Gabbi, Ian Wright, Shearer, Danny, Micah, Robbie Savage every time. God forbid we should actually have the best talent on the programme rather than BBC tick boxing moronic puppets.
100%. He got progressively more cynical and negative as the years went by. He's not wrong about the wokeness at the beeb, but his time was definitely up. His 'analysis' was hardly worth listening to by the end.
He was a contracted employee that wasn't renewed. He can tell himself that it was to do with him being an old white man, but it was far more to do with him being a boring personality. Go back and listen to him at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He was a misery on commentary and consistently made passive aggressive remarks to his co-commentator. He had stopped offering insight on the game and instead sounded exasperated by every mistake. People don't want to listen to that. Sure, they could have been more forthright in telling him he was being released, but given how he comes across here I can't imagine he was well liked.
Same here , I’m not interested in ladies football , and don’t want a woman talking about the men’s football , it’s a different game , as for question of sport they killed that show , by going woke
Melodramatic. Drama queen! Really!? Most presenters are white males . Mark was dull at commentary. As if he didn’t want to be there. Let’s not pretend he was full of life, enthusiasm and articulate when commentary matches.
The people coming into the BBC are from a different era, the days when things were done right but tough are gone, the new people have only known the world a certain way and pander to all kinds of nonsense. A wake up call may come when their soft easy life ends.
@@jimbo6059 He worked there 30 years and if you heard him just once you'd realize he worked there 20 years too long. Man was miserable and hated football. Now he's bitter he lost his pay-check, he gives me big freeloader vibes.
Having a TV License is literally paying for your own brainwashing. Government agenda woke conditioning channel. Its like paying to have a lying corrupt politician in your living room 24/7. Without it they couldnt brainwash the population to believe their lies. Why else are the BBC the ONLY mandated tv service in the UK?! Encrypt the BBC, like every other TV service, so its only visible to those that opt to pay for it. Government would lose their hold and manipulation of the public, hence why they force you to have it with threats of court, fines and imprisonment. Fearmongering liars.
This is the man who got paid by our licence fee money to say that the best moment of the world cup was England going out. So pleased when he was sacked...it was the best moment of his career IMO😊
I'm not a fan of Lawrenson but he has a better understanding of football than most pundits we suffer now. Positive discrimination was challenged a few years ago but now it's accepted. There needs to be a balance of fairness but they've hit a walnut with a massive sledgehammer
@@myaphextwin807. You don’t like anybody by the sounds of it Lol. How can you hate mark lawrenson..you don’t even know the guy lol. he’s a alright guy
A young girl in school who's into football probably looks at Alex Scott. An old man looks to Lawro. Both are needed to give everyone a fair crack at the sport.
@@AllyLamontI want to hear interesting opinions about football. The most interesting thing about Lawrenson was his sodding moustache. He'll blame the woke BBC for making him shave that as well. Mans well past his sell by date.
@markob53 I was being facetious. I have no problem with Alex Scott, she seems a nice person and knows what's she's talking about. Eni Aluko on ITV is good too. I have never liked Mark Lawrenson. Always negative, generally not a very pleasant presence, quite dull and desultory. Happy to get rid. Maybe he could take Martin Keown with him?
He was also very miserable, always sounds depressed and comes across as having a negative energy about him! I never actually enjoyed him or his analysis! He always seems miserable. He'd be the last person I'd invite to a dinner party! So he didn't help himself much! 😂
Some of us do a adopt a tricky persona. A lot comes with ones accent. Brummies sound amazed at everything, Yorkies want a fight, Scots are confrontational, And Londoners always right.
Really!? Most presenters are white makes. Mark was dull at commentary. As if he didn’t want to be there. Let’s not pretend he was full of life, enthusiasm and articulate when commentary matches.
Really!? Most presenters are white males . Mark was dull at commentary. As if he didn’t want to be there. Let’s not pretend he was full of life, enthusiasm and articulate when commentary matches.
You're trying to turn and stir this up into a race thing when it isn't, he told us why he was sacked. The big clue was the one year short term contracts. It's more to do with his age and money, nothing to do with his colour. You're talking like ethnic minorities don't get sacked or made redundant from jobs like everyone else or something. They're not some protected class, I don't know where this idea is coming from.
because its the law. If you operate any device that is capable of reproducing a tv signal, you need a licence. It is a licence for use of the device. Nit to watch the BBC.
His analysis was outdated, if it was ever in date to start with, and he never seemed to be enjoying his job or football in general anyway. The BBC tried to let him down gently, but I can't imagine anyone was sorry to see him go. Certainly the viewers haven't missed him.
Oh my heart bleeds for him, 25 years on the BBC gravy train paid for by us the licence fee tax payer, you should've asked him how much per episode he was coining in, I bet it's mouth watering
He hasn’t done anything you wouldn’t do in his position yourself, and you know it, work on that bitter hypocrisy simmering in you, you might enjoy life better
I am guilty of repeating the same comment: I remember a sketch by Jeremy Clarkson years ago in which he drove the world's smallest car around the corridors of the BBC at White City. He went into one committee room full of persons of Diversity and Inclusion eg someone of indeterminate sexual preference, a Sikh, a woman wearing a long-tailed beanie hat and others - all spouting much ado about nothing. I laughed myself to near-incontinence, little realising how much he foresaw the direction the corporation was taking.
Even at the time I thought Clarkson may have got in trouble with the BBC for that sketch. Although in some ways he did as it's clear many at the BBC behind the scenes got their knives out for Clarkson not long after. Everything he said or did was picked apart for what felt like ages and I bet they couldn't believe their luck after he hit that guy. He gave them the win they had been waiting for because Top Gear was never getting axed due to how well it was doing at the time.
S- how much of the item do you think had been set up in advance? JC in the car? Check. Empty filmable corridors? Check. Room full of laughable "woke" stereotypes. Check. Gullible viewers. No need to set them up, they set themselves up.
Mate what else can they. Tax us on your right I have never known the British people be txt so much I hear they want to put a txt on us for having sky TV and broadband internet at home now because they said in business they have to pay a tax on it so should all of us it's a joke
There’s other taxes which are “invisible”. Spending on war decreases spending on roads, housing, hospitals, schools, police etc. Fix the problems at home, then poke our noses in elsewhere. Labour, nor any of the others will fix it. They’re virtually all “noses in the trough types”.
Don't pay it then. I promise you, nothing had will happen to you if you just stop giving them money. Throw their letters in the bin and politely tell their salesmen "No thanks" if ever they knock on your door. There's nothing they can do about it.
Worked for me, except they never came to my door, had they I would have just closed it in their faces or told them to fuck off, depending on the mood they caught me in or how polite they were! But just to touch upon and add to your advice, best bet is never give them any details which they will then use to harrass and intimidate you, maybe with court letters etc. NEVER let them in, NEVER tell them your name, treat them like rapists basically! And enjoy not being a slave to the BBC scam@@cshartley101
Move to Haiti. There are no taxes there like in this stupid democracy in the U.K. You might love it. And when you watch telly there, you don't get annoying messages along the lines of "Do you have a T.V. licence". The tax-free utopia.
If you want to follow legislation OR simply call TV licensing, remove their implied access to your property, tell them to stop sending letters and then stop paying. Done.
How expensive is that freedom though? How much money do you pay to subscription TV? Is the quality better than the BBC? Are the shows just American imports, or licenced from the BBC or ITV? If you only use a TV to watch UA-cam, or dvd movies, then I would agree that no licence is required, but in actuality you are paying for a service, either way.
@@wolfen210959 I don't use the TV for anything. I watch UA-cam on my laptop. Or, maybe watch an old dvd movie through the TV. Life's good. I don't miss the propaganda box.
@paulhank7967 I totally agree with you. Now I can watch the REAL news on alternative media streams, that don't proliferate a state of unnecessary fear within the population.
Same old excuses, im middle aged white man. So did he want work till he dies on BBC. The same way he was employed and someone lost their job so please stop talking nonsense and make it out as a race issue
@@JJbyo I'm a middle aged white man who's best mate is a black Jamaican. I'm not in the least bit racist but he's 💯 right and it's not just the BBC that are doing this, it's thoughout the media, TV and Hollywood. How many movies do you see now where the strong masculine archetype hero is white? Very few. They're either playing the single alcoholic dad, gay, man with mental health issues, etc and the strong family unit is played by a black actor, white actress with mixed race children. It's social conditioning from the same people behind the trans agenda and introducing drag queen story hour into schools...United Nations. Look into Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi while you're at it. 👍👍
Correct, but if you watch Black Belt Barrister, you will learn that the BBC demands you to have a licence if you watch LIVE broadcast channels of ANY ilk. The harassing letter they regularly send out seems to infer that if someone does a live stream on YT, it falls under that legal requirement. The barrister believes that no court of law would uphold that, however.
@@travelbugse2829 tbf the whole premise of a needing a “licence” to watch TV is on extremely dodgy legal ground in general. If you know anybody that’s paid a £1000 fine I’m all ears, but I haven’t. It’s basically a shite protection racket.
@@arthurguitar Yes I'd be curious to actually hear of such a situation myself. I'm being told off on another comment thread for mentioning that neighbours of mine (unnamed obviously!) are receiving such letters (and tearing them up and leaving them in the communal area in one person's case) and ignoring them. Now, I find the licence requirement as barmy and frustrating as the next person, but venturing an opinion on people's decisions to not pay and thus break the law, well, they've got nothing to complain about if they get caught out. Apparently I'm not allowed to air that view in public though, because it's "only their business". I just hope the government give this fee some serious thought in future, but then I'm also hoping for a £5 per hour rise for the minimum wage.
Never watched MOT in over 10 years, never watched it to see what Gary Linaker has to say, only the goals. Can now watch the goals on UA-cam straight after the game
@@tuckasamms whether they were loyal enough or not doesn't change the fact he wasn't sacked. It happens all the time in media & 99% of those involved don't say they were sacked. When a footballer's contract is up the player is free, but no-one says they've been sacked
Hanson just disappeared. I think he was sick but Mark was dull at commentary. As if he didn’t want to be there. Let’s not pretend he was full of life, enthusiasm and articulate when commentary matches.
@@miamitten1123 You miss the point back then he stated strong opinions critical of the players etc. Now you can hear reticence in their remarks, to be careful what you say, be nice and not inflammatory, and check if it contravenes any guidelines - as he said he had an earpiece with don't answer that etc -boring as hell.
@@michaelwhite2393 fair dos, as long as you aren't streaming live content. Sorry, I'm not being the licence police, my uncle got fined for watching iPlayer without a TV licence.
Nothing to do with the fact he was possibly the laziest pundit on the planet and thought because he played for a successful team in the 80’s he could have a job for life trotting out the easiest cliches going
@@GROBU I’m white male aged 40. He was a fking appalling pundit. Swap with anyone white/black/gay/straighr/trans/muslim whatever you want, as long as they’re not lazy as fk, look and act like they absolutely fking despise their job and the public and I’ll be happy. I want quality punditry, not a has been who thinks he is due a job for life cos he won a few trophies in the 80’s
You don't need a TV licence just for having a TV, it's a common misunderstanding, you need a licence if you watch what a channel is showing at that time, you can watch catchup TV, UA-cam etc.
@@BarryRerack147 LOLZ Not sure you understand TV/video production. Some of the magic happens behind the camera, you know. 🤣 As for Lawrenson, he's been on TV and done that. He's a very old man now and I'm sure very happy with his life's achievements. What have you achieved? When have you ever been a sport's star or invited to be on TV because people want to hear you talk on anything? I think we both know the answer to that question. 🤣
@mosesrocco6614 Yep. I was interviewed on TV (Eurosport) less than a month ago. And I'm not black, gay, disabled or anything. But you go off on one and assume.
Women's sport and women commentators, what a joke. It's ruined sport on t.v. I watched a woman's football match the other day , thats 90 minutes I'll never get back . What a diabolical insult to the beautiful game.
Big up Mark Lawrenson - Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrensen were the best pundits. Lineker was always a 🔔🔚 - but he hid it well. The old days of Bob Wilson and Jimmy Hill were so good back in the early to later 80s - presenting MOTD...with Motty commentating. Brian Moore was always my favourite commentator though.
@@mosesrocco6614 Yeah I liked Barry Davies too, very much - he was special for me because he commentated on our FA Cup Semi win v Woolwich when scored the bullet.... My Dad met Barry Davies too - said he was a very likeable chap.
@@petergroverd6626Much as I detest most of what Loneker stands for, he was never a loser for Club, Country, or in his multi-million contract careers since. He recently had huge annual contracts at The BBC ( £41,000 per appearance) BT Sport(TNT) and Walkers.
Completely irrelevant what team you support. "Ooh look at me, I support a rival football team, but I'm giving a complement to one of our rival teams ex players"
I am in favour of short-term football pundit contracts.. There are loads of ex pro's out there who have loads of knowledge about the game.. A sad complacency set's in when overlong placements feel disgruntled when it's time for a change
It looks like people commenting didn’t actually hear Lawrenson on the BBC. It came across like he basically doesn’t really like the football and would rather be anywhere else. His inane ‘jokes’ were the absolute pits
I did and I found Lawrenson’s curmudgeonly persona and general cynicism a welcome tonic to the feigned elation the likes of Robbie Savage typically excreted… 🙂
Agree. His co-commentary gave the impression of someone who was sat across the room looking up from his crossword every five minutes or so. The most bored and boring person in the stadium.
He was soo annoying at the end. He came across as if he didn’t like football or didn’t want to be at the match he was commentating on. Hansen left a couple years too late but at least he did it. Lawrenson would never have left. Hanging around like a bad smell
I think that when they are doing football focus on the road that they should have a fan base in the studio to get the fans insight and views on their own games
It is not true to say that "just owning a TV set" makes you liable for the licence fee. You have to be caught watching live TV before you are breaking the law. I stopped paying this tax years ago when i realised this. I get all my content online now and only use the TV to watch DVD's.
Mark Lawrenson. Preston North End Legend. Brighton Legend. Liverpool Legend. And most Loved of all “Ireland Legend”. Thanks for all you did for Ireland. Every Game you played. You made the difference. We would have achieved even more with you in EURO 88. ITALIA 90. USA 94. That aside. A Big THANK YOU MARK. For everything. And you’re a Pundit Legend as well. Wishing you health happiness and prosperity. From everyone in Ireland. All the best. Eamon.
Unfortunately ex Liverpool pundits are out the door and now it's all city ex pundits that r in the door. Money has ruined the world not just football. The game is now a fix and these people who r now running the show r Money mad and they dictate who wins and who loses. Fixed for twenty years if not longer
The presenter is wrong about the TV licence. It used to be the case that if you owned a TV you had to pay the licence. Now, you only have to pay the licence if you watch or record broadcasts in real time or watch the BBC iPlayer. If all you do is watch on demand services such as Netflix or Amazon Prime, or catch-up services like ITV or C4 (but not BBC) then you don't have to pay the licence. This is becoming an issue for the BBC as more and more people are cancelling their licences and going forward that's going to increase as even more people become less inclined to cough up almost £160 a year for a licence, the cost of which is about to increase to almost £170 from 1st April, ironically April Fool's Day.
Meanwhile I'm watching quality British TV on the BBC and you're watching Amazon Prime and Netflix, largely American crap. As for ITV!!! God help us if that's all people are watching, the dumbed-down nation we're soon going to become.
Not true. You need a licence to watch Amazon Prime, Now and even UA-cam. The reason is they all broadcast live content intended for mass consumption by a large audience at the same time. BBC are trying to corner the market.
@@MrKeefy1967Ah yes. Quality TV. Doctor Who and the non-binary Daleks. Hilarious. The old doctor joined at the groin with the new skirt wearer. Got rid of my licence years ago. Not regretted it for a moment.
My teacher in 1992 would ask me to write an essay on the inside of a ping pong ball, as a punishment. That and the sex life of corn flake. Times have changed. Mark was never funny or witty in my book
Lawrenson had become the worst analyst or commentator on television by the time he finished with the Beeb. It was only incredible that they kept him on as long as they did. He was good once upon a time. But became negative, bitter, cynical, sarcastic and all round miserable.
He wasn't sacked. His contract ended and opted not to give him a new one. That's not sacking, that's the end of a contract. It's a sad day to see ex-players not being able to move with the times. "The world has changed", he said it himself.
He wasn't sacked in the manner of being handed his P45 and being shown the door, but it's arguably constructive dismissal in how the telephone conversation went - "you don't want to do this, do you", as opposed to being asked whether he'd be up for going on the road week in week out at 65 years old. He was effectively being asked to sack himself.
In my opinion, Mark was a wonderful player...a decent pundit for many years after his playing days were over...but had definitely come to the end of his usefulness and relevance by the time the BBC decided not to renew his contract. He was not sacked.
I heard a bloke going by the name of Toracube wrote in to the BBC saying Mark had to go as he thought 65 year old men should retire and let a younger, non millionaire, have a chance at earning a living.
Vote with your remote. Ideally don’t watch at all but other than that don’t watch the pre, halftime and post game shows and definitely DONT PAY YOUR TV LICENSE
Same here mate , it’s the only way to try and affect change ,,I’ve no license , never watch premier league , any competition England are involved in since the blm crap , (which means empty golf courses during euro and world cups , magic ) and get my football from watching lower league and non league matches , good , honest football ,
Watch the FULL video here ua-cam.com/video/GlsY4MyimFg/v-deo.html
BBC is Fake News and push the Globalist Agendas - just look at the Planned Scam Demic - 2020 had the 18th LOWEST Death Rate over previous 30 years !!! Office for National Statistics and ZERO Talk about the EXCESS DEATHS from the Poison Juice etc etc etc
@@mrmensa1096lowest death rate?? So did the lockdown save lives or did it not?
No thanks.
I’d like for you to explain what the meaning of woke is because I don’t think you actually know.
@@bigtwit799 No me neither.... Not one bit bitter is he the 107 year old Lawrenson.
I'm 65 and I'm white. He got that right.
Absolutely
You don't want to add stupid people are discriminated against too?
@@neillynch_ecocidologistWell you DID take the experimental c0nvid jab no one actually needed.
Didn't you?
If that doesn't illustrate utter stupidity I don't know what does.
No he didnt he was a terrible presenter.
65 should be retired.Stop playing the victim
Wrong colour wrong sexuality wrong age. People are starting to stand up to this madness in ireland. This needs to happen everywhere.
Crap pundit/commentator. Try and find a comment online praising him before he was dropped and it turned into some nonsense ‘woke’ hard done by story.
@@krispyai4229 you sound like a teenage child where you can only feel in the extremes. He wasn't the best, he wasn't 'crap'. But he was definitely better than a lot of the box ticking pundits moved in to replace the old guard, who can barely string a sentence together and who's tactical analysis is akin to 'I just hope both teams have fun'.
@@dannymorgan4839he was shite, hated him on Motd.
Mark, Matt and a few more are straight talkers.
So do you want all these older pundits to be employed until the day they die?
I've no idea why Mark Lawrenson would think that a Labour government would change the funding model of the BBC.
He comes across as being quite thick.
Its because the top 4 people who run the bbc are tory donors.. Not that i think labour would change anything for the better but the facts are those who run the bbc are Conservatives. Anti religion also.
One small step at a time mate - Lawro is awaking slowly.
Because Tories are vile
I wish a Labour (or indeed any government) would
Just to clarify as some people have already said you are only required to have a TV licence by Law if you watch live TV on any channel as its been broadcast including BBC iplayer.
If you watch TV on demand for example on Netflix, Amazon or any other streaming service that you basically go through a library of programs to watch and gives you the ability to choose a time to play a program at your convenience then you do not require a TV licence by Law.
Also you are not legally required by Law to respond to any letters from TV licencing, it is your choice to reply out of courtesy.
If anyone from TV licencing pays you a visit at your door then you are not obligated to speak to them or answer their questions, it is your choice.
You can simply say No thank you I'm not interested and shut the door, or not answer at all.
All no doubt true. It becomes a question of whether you want a BBC. No adverts and some integrity to what it does. I do as degeneration is so much easier than re-generation. It's cheap publicity to just keep pushing at the barriers of decency like say Piers Morgan has done - along with much more of our media. In fact when news is scarce they feed off themselves. At the moment its photo manipulation by HRH Princess of Wales. Photos have been "manipulated" since its invention. What is posing and one's best side otherwise all about. We haven't got to the smoke & mirrors yet. And who has done more to alter photos than the very media now kicking up all the fuss. They have spoiled Cate's hobby as she convalesces, in such a spiteful and opportunistic way to behave.
I can see how the wording on their letters actually scares people there’ll be some kind of legal prosecution, those letters can be horrible.
But, you’re absolutely correct. More people should take note.
@@RichardHodgson-wb9lk Absolutely, the way TV licencing use wording in their letters is clearly to cause fear and stress to the person receiving them.
It's totally unacceptable that the BBC are allowed to continually send threatening letters out to the same address every month with the intention of getting the addresse to pay out of fear for something they don't want or don't need.
Its also illegal to do what the TV Licensing do, threatening court action like they constantly do. But because the BBC is the mouth piece of the Government they are allowed to get away with unlawful conduct like this.
Its illegal to send threats of court action in this manner unless there is actual intent to do so. TV Licensing do it as a matter of course, and constantly, with their default letters which begin "we believe you may be watching" (e.t.c), then cycle through automatically to "we will prosecute", and finally "we are sending someone round and will prosecute". Then it begins all again from the start.
There is absolutely NO REASON why this State enforced channel is a legal requirement, other than without forcing everyone to pay for it the Government know they would become irrelevant and no one would be listening to their constant lies, brainwashing and social conditioning agendas.
The Bullshit Broadcasting Corporation could be an encrypted pay to view service just like every other one of its "competitors" is. But its for the reasons above that's why it isnt. I DONT WANT THE CRAPPY BBC! Nor will I pay for it either.
I had TV license once.. just the once, for one year.
Dont want it. Not paying. Never will.
@jason I'm fairly sure they closed the loop hole you talked about, about not watching live tv. Fairly sure they made it illegal to watch even via stream some time ago. (but there IS another loop hole... although not useful to most people works for me)
BBC's has gone to shit
Add them to a long list. Sky are just as bad and the problem extends far beyond broadcasting.
They’re busy trying to cover over the fact they’re a peodophile ring
No, no it’s not.
It's been there a long time, Martin, we just didn't notice before.
And we pay license fees for what.
I really can't see Labour changing the way the BBC is funded.
I agree. The BBC are a Labour supporting company. The Conservatives had an 80 seat majority and I voted for them to do two simple things. Defund the BBC and stop the boats. They had no intention of doing either.
DON'T BUY LICENCE...I NEVER HAVE!!! FCK EM!!!!
Labour will pour money into the BBC
Labour are a mess too
@@David-bs6fq Get used to them - 4 years in power coming up! Can't wait!
He was well past his sell by date, and he basically sounded bored and phoned in his commentaries for about ten years or so.
He had a good innings and earned a good living. Shame his shocking lack of self awareness prevented him from moving on gracefully.
Spot on!
He sounds like Alan Partridge moaning about being taken off the TV 🤣
I never met anyone that liked Lawro as a commentator pundit when he was on MOTD but suddenly he calls out the 'wokes' and every gammon in the country pretends he was brilliant. Do people ever think it might be due to the fact he retired 30+ years ago and just mightn't have that much insight into the dynamics or tactics of a modern team anymore? No, it was definitely the wokes!
Like he said , 25 years is a 'good run'. In my opinion he was crap as a pundit.
Yes boring & people would rather see younger ex footballers from 1 generation before than 65 year old
A slight difference between coming to an end of a contract and it not being renewed, and being 'sacked'.
The expiry of a fixed-term contract is treated as a dismissal, for unfair dismissal purposes. www.gov.uk/fixed-term-contracts/renewing-or-ending-a-fixedterm-contract
If a contract comes to the end and is unexpectedly not renewed, it's emotionally equivalent to a sacking. I suspect presenter orientated ageism is the main drive.
No it isnt. @tim40gabby25
@@basicfilmblog yes it is.....top of the woke league....lol...
Crying like a right snowflake.
Football Focus is no longer about football, last week they had a feature about a Non Binary football team
Also why is that Fara on it every week alongside Alex Scott about men’s football. It’s completely ridiculous & irrelevant now..
world has gone mad because the ones running the show are crazy
@@gavinmillar461I think that Fara Williams and Kelly Somers are the only two women who make intelligent comments or ask interesting questions. The monosyllabic Alex Scott is appalling, trying to constantly make jokey comments rather than focus on the subject in hand. Having watched Football Focus for decades it is now just a vehicle for wokeness and inclusion, at the expense of in depth reporting and analysis.
Seriously!!? Woh!
Basically a team full of nonces.
In all fairness, Lawrenson did great work at the BBC but was defo kept on longer than he should have been. The amount of complaints of how bored and uninterested he sounded in later years was a demonstration of how bad he got at the job. Just because you've been there years doesn't mean your standards should drop.
Apparently, by default, speaking out against the BBC woke machine ruining MOTD is racist and sexist. (see my last sentence though which sums this current state of nonsense up though).
at least he knew what he was actually talking about though? People respected his opinion having actually PLAYED at the highest level and IN THE VERSION OF THE GAME he was talking about.
I agree with you to some degree, he wasnt the most interest pundit, but it should ALWAYS be the most qualified, best person for the job that gets the seat. Race and gender should be completely irrelevant in this decision (but now they are the primary focus to the detriment of the programme).
Give me Gabbi Logan over the god damn awful Alex Scott et al. (cant even remember the names of the rest because I've never heard of them before).
Wrighty, Rio, Micah, Thierry over Owen.
BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB! Dont care what colour or gender they are, so long as they're the best at the job.
Ditch the woke agenda Lineker, , Dublin (this guy actually makes Homes under the Hammer even more boring!), Jenas (he's like a social conditioning machine on steroids with his Government scripted bollocks) and the all rest of the current priority hosts/pundits.
Gimme, Gabbi, Ian Wright, Shearer, Danny, Micah, Robbie Savage every time. God forbid we should actually have the best talent on the programme rather than BBC tick boxing moronic puppets.
100%. He got progressively more cynical and negative as the years went by.
He's not wrong about the wokeness at the beeb, but his time was definitely up. His 'analysis' was hardly worth listening to by the end.
He was a contracted employee that wasn't renewed. He can tell himself that it was to do with him being an old white man, but it was far more to do with him being a boring personality.
Go back and listen to him at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He was a misery on commentary and consistently made passive aggressive remarks to his co-commentator.
He had stopped offering insight on the game and instead sounded exasperated by every mistake. People don't want to listen to that. Sure, they could have been more forthright in telling him he was being released, but given how he comes across here I can't imagine he was well liked.
I never used to miss Football Focus or Match of the Day, I have not watched either for 15 years or intend to ever again.
Ditto!
Same here , I’m not interested in ladies football , and don’t want a woman talking about the men’s football , it’s a different game , as for question of sport they killed that show , by going woke
Melodramatic. Drama queen!
Really!? Most presenters are white males . Mark was dull at commentary. As if he didn’t want to be there. Let’s not pretend he was full of life, enthusiasm and articulate when commentary matches.
Logan finished MOTD for me. Unfortunately...grew up watching it. They have destroyed rugby 🏉 aswell. High heels,handbags and hi lites....
So you never watched the white, make pensioner, Mark Lawrence, share his pearls of wisdom?
1 day we as a people will look back and say "what have we allowed?" and it will be too late - so sad
@HakonOdinson ",people will only treat you how you allow them to treat you" I completely agree 👍🏾
People say that now
The people coming into the BBC are from a different era, the days when things were done right but tough are gone, the new people have only known the world a certain way and pander to all kinds of nonsense. A wake up call may come when their soft easy life ends.
Unlikely considering the future population
I’ve been saying that for years and now the situation is irretrievable. It’s worse than sad
So, not sacked then... just a case of not having his contract renewed. Something the BBC should have done many years ago.
It is something akin to a sacking as not renewing a contract is basically stopping people from working.
Says you? pipe down
@@jimbo6059 He worked there 30 years and if you heard him just once you'd realize he worked there 20 years too long. Man was miserable and hated football. Now he's bitter he lost his pay-check, he gives me big freeloader vibes.
To be fair not just bbc hated him think most country did
My suspicion is Mark was too white and too male.
i write thing's similar all the time and instantly shadow banned, how aren't you?
Just lucky this time, I have been shadow banned plenty of times. @@dalebaker5030
Derrrr no way - really?, wow, you're quick !
FACT 🤣
And didn't lick Lineker's arse.
We can be thankful to all our America friends for all of this absolute lunacy!
what like Trump?
It’s from California where all these American tech companies are based as there’s no wokeness in Italy as Farage correctly observed.
We can't blame America. We saw what was happening and decided to follow anyway. That's on us
It's not America. Is the people behind it. George Soros literally funds it.
Ban American social media that would massively reduce their influence outside the United states
Well said, Mark. I gave up my licence 15 years ago, and I'll never look back..
Nice one John.
Reported
Having a TV License is literally paying for your own brainwashing. Government agenda woke conditioning channel.
Its like paying to have a lying corrupt politician in your living room 24/7.
Without it they couldnt brainwash the population to believe their lies. Why else are the BBC the ONLY mandated tv service in the UK?!
Encrypt the BBC, like every other TV service, so its only visible to those that opt to pay for it. Government would lose their hold and manipulation of the public, hence why they force you to have it with threats of court, fines and imprisonment.
Fearmongering liars.
This is the man who got paid by our licence fee money to say that the best moment of the world cup was England going out. So pleased when he was sacked...it was the best moment of his career IMO😊
I'm not a fan of Lawrenson but he has a better understanding of football than most pundits we suffer now. Positive discrimination was challenged a few years ago but now it's accepted. There needs to be a balance of fairness but they've hit a walnut with a massive sledgehammer
Yeah, right, he was awful, just a miserable git that moaned about everything; you must be thinking of Alan Hansen, who was an excellent pundit.
@@Vipa567 Alan was the same personality. Boring with it
Great player for Brighton,Liverpool and Ireland.
@@myaphextwin807. You don’t like anybody by the sounds of it Lol. How can you hate mark lawrenson..you don’t even know the guy lol. he’s a alright guy
do you really sit and wait for the guests to talk about the match tho really ? he's 66.
The sacking of Steve Wright was full on disgusting.
One of the greatest.
They should have told him a good year in advance to help him adjust mentally for it .
Who's football knowledge are you going to take more notice to , Mark Lawrenson or Alex Scott ?
Neither
A young girl in school who's into football probably looks at Alex Scott. An old man looks to Lawro. Both are needed to give everyone a fair crack at the sport.
@@markob53 Old men have no place in the game. I should know, I am one.
@@AllyLamontI want to hear interesting opinions about football. The most interesting thing about Lawrenson was his sodding moustache. He'll blame the woke BBC for making him shave that as well. Mans well past his sell by date.
@markob53 I was being facetious. I have no problem with Alex Scott, she seems a nice person and knows what's she's talking about. Eni Aluko on ITV is good too. I have never liked Mark Lawrenson. Always negative, generally not a very pleasant presence, quite dull and desultory. Happy to get rid. Maybe he could take Martin Keown with him?
He was also very miserable, always sounds depressed and comes across as having a negative energy about him! I never actually enjoyed him or his analysis! He always seems miserable. He'd be the last person I'd invite to a dinner party! So he didn't help himself much! 😂
Some of us do a adopt a tricky persona. A lot comes with ones accent.
Brummies sound amazed at everything,
Yorkies want a fight,
Scots are confrontational,
And Londoners always right.
‘65 and white.’
That sums the bbc up.
One of the many reasons I cancelled my licence.
Really!? Most presenters are white makes. Mark was dull at commentary. As if he didn’t want to be there. Let’s not pretend he was full of life, enthusiasm and articulate when commentary matches.
Really!? Most presenters are white males . Mark was dull at commentary. As if he didn’t want to be there. Let’s not pretend he was full of life, enthusiasm and articulate when commentary matches.
You're trying to turn and stir this up into a race thing when it isn't, he told us why he was sacked. The big clue was the one year short term contracts.
It's more to do with his age and money, nothing to do with his colour.
You're talking like ethnic minorities don't get sacked or made redundant from jobs like everyone else or something.
They're not some protected class, I don't know where this idea is coming from.
Why would you even pay it in the first place
because its the law. If you operate any device that is capable of reproducing a tv signal, you need a licence.
It is a licence for use of the device. Nit to watch the BBC.
Gave up watching MoTD and jugs years ago, you can get all the football highlights online not long after the game has finished.
You gave up watching jugs?
His analysis was outdated, if it was ever in date to start with, and he never seemed to be enjoying his job or football in general anyway. The BBC tried to let him down gently, but I can't imagine anyone was sorry to see him go. Certainly the viewers haven't missed him.
bbc charges the blind for listening to a radio, that's all i need to know about that lot...
Nope, you're wrong, you don't need a licence for a radio, even to listen to BBC radio stations.
He said has it his emperors clothes society were everybody knows there something wrong no one dare say it well said mark Lawrenson
I am offended by this video.
@@barrygeorgeisabenefitcheat8287 Good
Another saying for Mark: "Money for Old Rope". He should know because he's been selling it for a quarter of a Century on the BBC...
Could you retype that in coherent English?
John I was wondering...
😂 Lineker survives because apparently he was black when he was a kid ! 😂😂😂
I don’t watch Football Focus anymore- such a shame 😢
He always sounded miserable on TV and phoned in a load of lazy analysis. He got 25 years out of it and did well to get that long out of it.
Oh my heart bleeds for him, 25 years on the BBC gravy train paid for by us the licence fee tax payer, you should've asked him how much per episode he was coining in, I bet it's mouth watering
So..? Do you work for nothing..? Why should he..?
MM, whats that i hear ? oh, its the green monster !!!!
He hasn’t done anything you wouldn’t do in his position yourself, and you know it, work on that bitter hypocrisy simmering in you, you might enjoy life better
He does come across a bit Alan Partridge. The BBC doesn't owe him anything he was just talking about football FFS.
Would have earned far more working for the BBC than as a Footballer
Everyone should stop paying the tv licence. They can't lock everyone up.
You don't get locked up for not paying your TV license.
Chance of them proving it.....zero...not paid it in years
@@ColDaxx-ki3ul there are plenty of women who have served time in prison for not paying the fine for not having a TV licence.
Even those of us that pay the tv licence don’t even get listened to🤔
I am guilty of repeating the same comment: I remember a sketch by Jeremy Clarkson years ago in which he drove the world's smallest car around the corridors of the BBC at White City. He went into one committee room full of persons of Diversity and Inclusion eg someone of indeterminate sexual preference, a Sikh, a woman wearing a long-tailed beanie hat and others - all spouting much ado about nothing. I laughed myself to near-incontinence, little realising how much he foresaw the direction the corporation was taking.
Easy pleased
Even at the time I thought Clarkson may have got in trouble with the BBC for that sketch. Although in some ways he did as it's clear many at the BBC behind the scenes got their knives out for Clarkson not long after. Everything he said or did was picked apart for what felt like ages and I bet they couldn't believe their luck after he hit that guy. He gave them the win they had been waiting for because Top Gear was never getting axed due to how well it was doing at the time.
S- how much of the item do you think had been set up in advance? JC in the car? Check. Empty filmable corridors? Check. Room full of laughable "woke" stereotypes. Check. Gullible viewers. No need to set them up, they set themselves up.
@@PeteCarlton I didn't think it was genuine for one second. C'mon! Satire - the point is, he say the way things were going at the Beeb.
saw
It’s another tax , this country is piling tax upon tax it’s a joke
Mate what else can they. Tax us on your right I have never known the British people be txt so much I hear they want to put a txt on us for having sky TV and broadband internet at home now because they said in business they have to pay a tax on it so should all of us it's a joke
There’s other taxes which are “invisible”. Spending on war decreases spending on roads, housing, hospitals, schools, police etc. Fix the problems at home, then poke our noses in elsewhere. Labour, nor any of the others will fix it. They’re virtually all “noses in the trough types”.
Don't pay it then. I promise you, nothing had will happen to you if you just stop giving them money. Throw their letters in the bin and politely tell their salesmen "No thanks" if ever they knock on your door. There's nothing they can do about it.
Worked for me, except they never came to my door, had they I would have just closed it in their faces or told them to fuck off, depending on the mood they caught me in or how polite they were!
But just to touch upon and add to your advice, best bet is never give them any details which they will then use to harrass and intimidate you, maybe with court letters etc. NEVER let them in, NEVER tell them your name, treat them like rapists basically! And enjoy not being a slave to the BBC scam@@cshartley101
Move to Haiti. There are no taxes there like in this stupid democracy in the U.K. You might love it. And when you watch telly there, you don't get annoying messages along the lines of "Do you have a T.V. licence". The tax-free utopia.
*You DO NOT need a licence if you own a TV in the UK. Only if you watch LIVE UK broadcasts or you use the BBC iPlayer app.*
If you want to follow legislation
OR simply call TV licensing, remove their implied access to your property, tell them to stop sending letters and then stop paying. Done.
What counts as a live broadcast?
Ridiculous
Is that true?
@@anthonycarr8828 Nope. But some random said it on social media which I gather now counts as truth😂
65 & White sounds like a Rap Album
Retirement age!
The BBC is so corrupt.. yet we have to pay for a TV licence for any live TV... this need to change.
2028, apparently.
So glad i binned my licence in 2017. Freedom.
How expensive is that freedom though? How much money do you pay to subscription TV? Is the quality better than the BBC? Are the shows just American imports, or licenced from the BBC or ITV? If you only use a TV to watch UA-cam, or dvd movies, then I would agree that no licence is required, but in actuality you are paying for a service, either way.
@@wolfen210959 I don't use the TV for anything. I watch UA-cam on my laptop. Or, maybe watch an old dvd movie through the TV. Life's good. I don't miss the propaganda box.
@paulhank7967 I totally agree with you. Now I can watch the REAL news on alternative media streams, that don't proliferate a state of unnecessary fear within the population.
@@Redman680 Excellent satire.
Just get rid of Lineker ,,,they loved Jimmy Savile didn't they 😮
He was one of their own. He organised all their party's.
So did the Tory party and the boomers
@@davidthomas7738look up elm guest house and Cliff "kitty" Richard
Same old excuses, im middle aged white man. So did he want work till he dies on BBC. The same way he was employed and someone lost their job so please stop talking nonsense and make it out as a race issue
@@JJbyo I'm a middle aged white man who's best mate is a black Jamaican. I'm not in the least bit racist but he's 💯 right and it's not just the BBC that are doing this, it's thoughout the media, TV and Hollywood. How many movies do you see now where the strong masculine archetype hero is white? Very few. They're either playing the single alcoholic dad, gay, man with mental health issues, etc and the strong family unit is played by a black actor, white actress with mixed race children. It's social conditioning from the same people behind the trans agenda and introducing drag queen story hour into schools...United Nations. Look into Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi while you're at it. 👍👍
You’re male, straight, white and English Lawro. And you have extensive knowledge of the Men’s game. You don’t tick any boxes whatsoever mate.
The BBC TV Licence is the most Unjust Tax we have.
5:49 - you don’t have to buy a licence simply if you have a TV.
No, but you do if you're watching anything other than streamed content that's not live, and that includes iPlayer.
Correct, but if you watch Black Belt Barrister, you will learn that the BBC demands you to have a licence if you watch LIVE broadcast channels of ANY ilk. The harassing letter they regularly send out seems to infer that if someone does a live stream on YT, it falls under that legal requirement. The barrister believes that no court of law would uphold that, however.
@@travelbugse2829 tbf the whole premise of a needing a “licence” to watch TV is on extremely dodgy legal ground in general. If you know anybody that’s paid a £1000 fine I’m all ears, but I haven’t. It’s basically a shite protection racket.
@@arthurguitar Yes I'd be curious to actually hear of such a situation myself. I'm being told off on another comment thread for mentioning that neighbours of mine (unnamed obviously!) are receiving such letters (and tearing them up and leaving them in the communal area in one person's case) and ignoring them. Now, I find the licence requirement as barmy and frustrating as the next person, but venturing an opinion on people's decisions to not pay and thus break the law, well, they've got nothing to complain about if they get caught out. Apparently I'm not allowed to air that view in public though, because it's "only their business". I just hope the government give this fee some serious thought in future, but then I'm also hoping for a £5 per hour rise for the minimum wage.
Refuse to pay the licence fee.
The best heel in football TV history. Good to see it all hasn't changed him. Danny Murphy's trying his best now he's gone, but he's a pale imitation.
Never watched MOT in over 10 years, never watched it to see what Gary Linaker has to say, only the goals. Can now watch the goals on UA-cam straight after the game
Precisely mate, if that long! They are on here quicker some times. Giving up a Saturday evening for MOTD is bonkers.
I can't stand Lineker.
He wasn’t sacked. He was on a rolling contract that wasn’t renewed. Big difference.
How do you know? I’m interested?
@@Nttmf he says so. Watch video
Would you do that to someone after 25 years service?
@@tuckasamms whether they were loyal enough or not doesn't change the fact he wasn't sacked. It happens all the time in media & 99% of those involved don't say they were sacked. When a footballer's contract is up the player is free, but no-one says they've been sacked
@@Nttmfhe says so
TV license is NOT required for ownership or use. IS required for iPlayer or live (as it is broadcast) TV stations, any device.
You are right, but the license is still wrong.
Try buying a new TV with cash. Card and name required.
Live *UK* broadcasts/stations
@@peterobbo7512doesn't matter nobody can enforce you to buy a TV licence or deny you the purchase of a TV without one
it's not required for anything, just say no
Didn't know Pete Towshend of The Who did football punditry.
I'm 50% sure Lawrenson doesn't have those kind of things on his computer
This man is a Liverpool legend him and Hanson and Virgil would be amazing
At collecting unpaid tv licenses?
Jesus he’s aged :( I use to love watching him on MOTD alongside Alan Hansen! Childhood Teenage memories 😢
Hasn’t he ever
I think it's more because he's cut his hair. Used to wear it much longer, which tends to make men look younger, also helped disguise his balding.
He is nearly 70 you 🤡
@@imonlytellingthetruth6562 I hadn’t seen him on telly for a while, hence my comment about him ageing you CLOWN
@@NoxiousRobshort hair makes men look younger 😂
Miss marks opinion!him and Hanson are legends!
Hanson just disappeared. I think he was sick but Mark was dull at commentary. As if he didn’t want to be there. Let’s not pretend he was full of life, enthusiasm and articulate when commentary matches.
@@miamitten1123 You miss the point back then he stated strong opinions critical of the players etc. Now you can hear reticence in their remarks, to be careful what you say, be nice and not inflammatory, and check if it contravenes any guidelines - as he said he had an earpiece with don't answer that etc -boring as hell.
@@miamitten1123 Alan Hansen said he quit because he always got nervous. Maybe he was just fed up with the way the BBC was going like a lot of us.
Subbed mate, good story! I know the shenanigans that has gone at Sky Sports but actually didn't know this
I can't watch football focus and match of the day anymore as we have 2 Female pundits to one male .I am with Kevin Keegan .
Give Super Kev my regards. Legend.
Oh no! Scary women!
I wouldn't pay my TV licence if it was 1 pence
How about if it was a Penny?
So you don't pay a TV licence? Do you watch live TV or Freeview channels?
@@Nightopian1982 nope, gaming and Netflix, Amazon Prime
@@michaelwhite2393 fair dos, as long as you aren't streaming live content. Sorry, I'm not being the licence police, my uncle got fined for watching iPlayer without a TV licence.
@bobbyjenkins4476. Tell @Nightopian1982 to mind its own business what you watch.
Football focus is a complete clown show now
Good for Lawro for speaking facts here!
Nothing to do with the fact he was possibly the laziest pundit on the planet and thought because he played for a successful team in the 80’s he could have a job for life trotting out the easiest cliches going
I take it your black gay or female
@@GROBU I’m white male aged 40. He was a fking appalling pundit. Swap with anyone white/black/gay/straighr/trans/muslim whatever you want, as long as they’re not lazy as fk, look and act like they absolutely fking despise their job and the public and I’ll be happy. I want quality punditry, not a has been who thinks he is due a job for life cos he won a few trophies in the 80’s
You don't need a TV licence just for having a TV, it's a common misunderstanding, you need a licence if you watch what a channel is showing at that time, you can watch catchup TV, UA-cam etc.
we try to tell em - but do they listen? also you cant watch the BBC catch up iplayer thing
Booooooooring.
You can't watch BBC iPlayer, you can't watch ITV or the itv app. I haven't had a licence for a decade now.
wrong :)
@@SloofmanTV No it isn't..
LFC club LEGEND. Sod Football Focus and the no-names behind the cameras.
What would be the point in being behind the camera? You wouldn't be on the telly.
LIKE MARK LAWRENSON ISNT
@@BarryRerack147 LOLZ Not sure you understand TV/video production. Some of the magic happens behind the camera, you know. 🤣
As for Lawrenson, he's been on TV and done that. He's a very old man now and I'm sure very happy with his life's achievements.
What have you achieved? When have you ever been a sport's star or invited to be on TV because people want to hear you talk on anything?
I think we both know the answer to that question. 🤣
@mosesrocco6614 Yep. I was interviewed on TV (Eurosport) less than a month ago. And I'm not black, gay, disabled or anything. But you go off on one and assume.
The Victor Meldrew of punditry.
It was probably cos at one stage his BBC predictions had Liverpool winning every game in a row for about 3 years straight!
65 and white bang on
He should have added "and male"
Women's sport and women commentators, what a joke. It's ruined sport on t.v. I watched a woman's football match the other day , thats 90 minutes I'll never get back . What a diabolical insult to the beautiful game.
Bringing up Steve Wright is a bit low. Mark was the same on MOTD as he was a defensive coach at Newcastle United....not very good.
Big up Mark Lawrenson - Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrensen were the best pundits. Lineker was always a 🔔🔚 - but he hid it well. The old days of Bob Wilson and Jimmy Hill were so good back in the early to later 80s - presenting MOTD...with Motty commentating. Brian Moore was always my favourite commentator though.
Moore and Motty were great but for me personally Barry Davies was the King of commentators.
He was incredible.
@@mosesrocco6614 Yeah I liked Barry Davies too, very much - he was special for me because he commentated on our FA Cup Semi win v Woolwich when scored the bullet.... My Dad met Barry Davies too - said he was a very likeable chap.
Lawrenson and Hansen were better defenders for Liverpool playing football. Lineker against them was a bad and sad loser.
They were f√¢king horrible. You must be 120yo 😂
@@petergroverd6626Much as I detest most of what Loneker stands for, he was never a loser for Club, Country, or in his multi-million contract careers since. He recently had huge annual contracts at The BBC ( £41,000 per appearance) BT Sport(TNT) and Walkers.
Well said Mark
Meet him once top man and thats from a Blue
UTFT!
Completely irrelevant what team you support.
"Ooh look at me, I support a rival football team, but I'm giving a complement to one of our rival teams ex players"
I am in favour of short-term football pundit contracts.. There are loads of ex pro's out there who have loads of knowledge about the game.. A sad complacency set's in when overlong placements feel disgruntled when it's time for a change
Used to watch/record MOTD religiously but just can’t bring myself to watch it anymore. Missed it at first but now it just doesn’t bother me anymore .
It looks like people commenting didn’t actually hear Lawrenson on the BBC. It came across like he basically doesn’t really like the football and would rather be anywhere else. His inane ‘jokes’ were the absolute pits
Couldn't agree more. A joke of a pundit. Not that the rest are brilliant either, but I won't miss Lawrenson
I did and I found Lawrenson’s curmudgeonly persona and general cynicism a welcome tonic to the feigned elation the likes of Robbie Savage typically excreted… 🙂
@@makara80 judged next to Savage anybody is tolerable
Agree. His co-commentary gave the impression of someone who was sat across the room looking up from his crossword every five minutes or so. The most bored and boring person in the stadium.
He was an awful pundit
I think that I'm correct in saying that Mark Lawrenson never had a football agent in his career and relied on a contract being read by his solicitor.
AND THAT MY FRIEND GOT HIM NAILED IN THE END,
EVEN GARY KNEW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIM.
GARY HAS A TOP AGENT
He was soo annoying at the end. He came across as if he didn’t like football or didn’t want to be at the match he was commentating on. Hansen left a couple years too late but at least he did it. Lawrenson would never have left. Hanging around like a bad smell
Yeah ..blasé …nonchalant…and awaits ending with some stupid joke that had no place …
I think that when they are doing football focus on the road that they should have a fan base in the studio to get the fans insight and views on their own games
It is not true to say that "just owning a TV set" makes you liable for the licence fee. You have to be caught watching live TV before you are breaking the law. I stopped paying this tax years ago when i realised this. I get all my content online now and only use the TV to watch DVD's.
Me too.
ahhhhh the old "DVD's" that old chestnut
@@mrsalvatore1234ah touche
and how do you suppose they'll catch you
@@Vipa567by using the nasa level technology of the TV detector van. Or peeping thru your window one or the other
Can’t or won’t watch the lesbian hour or football focus as it’s now called!
🙄
They lost me when females took over.
Just like all the other shows now m8 sad times
Do women scare you? Did your Mother beat you? Why do you hate women?
Probably best you don't.
I cancelled the Beeb four years ago and haven't regretted it.
Same bloke slagged Newcastle United off when we sacked him
Bring back lawro as fifa commentator 👍🏻👌🏻
Mark Lawrenson. Preston North End Legend. Brighton Legend. Liverpool Legend. And most Loved of all “Ireland Legend”. Thanks for all you did for Ireland. Every Game you played. You made the difference. We would have achieved even more with you in EURO 88. ITALIA 90. USA 94. That aside. A Big THANK YOU MARK. For everything. And you’re a Pundit Legend as well. Wishing you health happiness and prosperity. From everyone in Ireland. All the best. Eamon.
I second that (from Meath) 🇮🇪☘
Don't forget Preston North End legend
Of course. Preston North End. He has a great fondness for them. They’re his favourite club. Apologies for not mentioning them as well. 🇮🇪 ☘️
@@hittitecharioteer Glad you agree. Up Meath ! From Dublin ! Happy St Pats. 🇮🇪 ☘️
@@ELal-rd1bk And to you. 🍻Sláinte ☘🇮🇪
Iam black and 65 and they would of kept me .
Unfortunately ex Liverpool pundits are out the door and now it's all city ex pundits that r in the door. Money has ruined the world not just football. The game is now a fix and these people who r now running the show r Money mad and they dictate who wins and who loses. Fixed for twenty years if not longer
The presenter is wrong about the TV licence. It used to be the case that if you owned a TV you had to pay the licence. Now, you only have to pay the licence if you watch or record broadcasts in real time or watch the BBC iPlayer. If all you do is watch on demand services such as Netflix or Amazon Prime, or catch-up services like ITV or C4 (but not BBC) then you don't have to pay the licence.
This is becoming an issue for the BBC as more and more people are cancelling their licences and going forward that's going to increase as even more people become less inclined to cough up almost £160 a year for a licence, the cost of which is about to increase to almost £170 from 1st April, ironically April Fool's Day.
Meanwhile I'm watching quality British TV on the BBC and you're watching Amazon Prime and Netflix, largely American crap. As for ITV!!! God help us if that's all people are watching, the dumbed-down nation we're soon going to become.
Not true. You need a licence to watch Amazon Prime, Now and even UA-cam. The reason is they all broadcast live content intended for mass consumption by a large audience at the same time. BBC are trying to corner the market.
😂🤣@@MrKeefy1967imagine trying to gaslight that the bbc has made anything of quality with our stolen money for decades
Just looked that up and you are spot on. Thanks for the tip 👍
@@MrKeefy1967Ah yes. Quality TV. Doctor Who and the non-binary Daleks. Hilarious. The old doctor joined at the groin with the new skirt wearer.
Got rid of my licence years ago. Not regretted it for a moment.
‘Inside of a ping pong ball’ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Football will miss that razor wit.
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Will it fuck, that's the most interesting thing he's ever said.
Lawrenson was never funny
My teacher in 1992 would ask me to write an essay on the inside of a ping pong ball, as a punishment. That and the sex life of corn flake. Times have changed. Mark was never funny or witty in my book
Lawrenson had become the worst analyst or commentator on television by the time he finished with the Beeb. It was only incredible that they kept him on as long as they did. He was good once upon a time. But became negative, bitter, cynical, sarcastic and all round miserable.
I’d definitely struggle to do the full hour of this interview
Meanwhile, on another network.....Carragher still has a job
O didn't realise Jamie was 65 years old like Mark was. Who knew?
Couldn't help but....Spit it out. Ahem.
Carragher fits the criteria. A big wokester
Carragher will get the sack when his voice breaks
It's age we live in a society where the old get dumped and forgot
He wasn't sacked. His contract ended and opted not to give him a new one.
That's not sacking, that's the end of a contract.
It's a sad day to see ex-players not being able to move with the times.
"The world has changed", he said it himself.
Effectively sacked ..you can't sack someone under contact under unless they have breached the contact
He wasn't sacked in the manner of being handed his P45 and being shown the door, but it's arguably constructive dismissal in how the telephone conversation went - "you don't want to do this, do you", as opposed to being asked whether he'd be up for going on the road week in week out at 65 years old. He was effectively being asked to sack himself.
In my opinion, Mark was a wonderful player...a decent pundit for many years after his playing days were over...but had definitely come to the end of his usefulness and relevance by the time the BBC decided not to renew his contract. He was not sacked.
I always thought Lawro would’ve been perfect on Corro as one of those gossiping old women in the Rovers Return.
Alex scott a tick boxer
.. and a box licker 😛
or box ticker
Kick boxer 🤔 she must be able to look after herself
Woman, Black and Gay 3 boxes ticked
Alex Scott, (Fart)box tickler more like
I wonder if Lineker had a hand in it behind the scenes…
Yeah but you've just made that up.
I heard a bloke going by the name of Toracube wrote in to the BBC saying Mark had to go as he thought 65 year old men should retire and let a younger, non millionaire, have a chance at earning a living.
Doubt it. But I bet Mark Chapman had a hand in getting rid of Alan Green
@@Andy-co6pn Alan Green was great on 606. A bit too outspoken for the BBC's liking.
I'll always remember him for his
'oh dear, he'll have a few bruises in the morning' comment on fifa 98 lol
To be honest, I have no idea how he got the position in the first place because he has got the charisma of a dead fish!
On the bright side he no longer has to tolerate that black guy, Gary Linekar.
Gary Lineker is not black. He's a white guy. A famous white guy as well.
@haatpraat2993 Have you heard him speak ? Every five seconds he talks about wanting open borders
Scared your countries will be colonized just like how your countries colonized others in the past 😂 Get ready pal... @@jessicaalbasbiggestfan
That makes no sense. Great comment
@@jessicaalbasbiggestfanhahah furious at not wanting people die is black?
Vote with your remote. Ideally don’t watch at all but other than that don’t watch the pre, halftime and post game shows and definitely DONT PAY YOUR TV LICENSE
Same here mate , it’s the only way to try and affect change ,,I’ve no license , never watch premier league , any competition England are involved in since the blm crap , (which means empty golf courses during euro and world cups , magic ) and get my football from watching lower league and non league matches , good , honest football ,
LicenCe.
He was a miserable pundit. I haven’t missed him.
There's a full hour of Mark Lawrenson going "everything's changed, hasn't it?" It reminds me of that TV show, Grumpy Old Men.