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Post by meader on Mar 11, 2023 12:19:55 GMT
I think BRFC are wrong by saying that won’t talk to the BBC. Does the club really understand Linekers last comment in his tweet? To compare our government with Hitlers Germany in the 1930s is wrong and insulting to millions of Jews who lost loved ones in the holocost. Lineker might not agree with government policy, but his last comment was well out of order. So shame on BRFC.
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Post by gasheadmichal on Mar 11, 2023 12:28:32 GMT
I think BRFC are wrong by saying that won’t talk to the BBC. Does the club really understand Linekers last comment in his tweet? To compare our government with Hitlers Germany in the 1930s is wrong and insulting to millions of Jews who lost loved ones in the holocost. Lineker might not agree with government policy, but his last comment was well out of order. So shame on BRFC. When was Holocaust?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2023 12:29:09 GMT
I think BRFC are wrong by saying that won’t talk to the BBC. Does the club really understand Linekers last comment in his tweet? To compare our government with Hitlers Germany in the 1930s is wrong and insulting to millions of Jews who lost loved ones in the holocost. Lineker might not agree with government policy, but his last comment was well out of order. So shame on BRFC. He said the language being used then and the language being used now is similar, which it is. As I have said "swarm" and "invasion" are very emotive words. Members of the government know what they are doing when they choose to use them. To criticise someone for making a factually accurate comparison between the language used at two points in time seems utterly absurd to me. If the government don't like it perhaps they should not resort to that rhetoric.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2023 12:30:11 GMT
I think BRFC are wrong by saying that won’t talk to the BBC. Does the club really understand Linekers last comment in his tweet? To compare our government with Hitlers Germany in the 1930s is wrong and insulting to millions of Jews who lost loved ones in the holocost. Lineker might not agree with government policy, but his last comment was well out of order. So shame on BRFC. When was Holocaust? Generally considered to be from 1941 to 1946. Language matters and sets a worrying tone at the moment.
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Post by tinner on Mar 11, 2023 12:30:13 GMT
I didn't say it was appropriate, I said he was correct in what he wrote. My guess is he knew he could be released because of it, but did it anyway. About time a rich celebrity stood up for what's right. Again, I note, no one has yet said he was wrong, only that he should/shouldn't be sacked. Just a shame GL has only now finally grown a pair. Shame he had nothing to say about the World Cup. I don't agree with that last line, he had a lot to say about it, in fact he even opened BBC sport coverage of the world cup with a rebuke of Qatar and it's policies. The difference being in that instance it was the BBC's plan for him to comment on those issues whereas he's put them on the spot for speaking out for what's right this time. Yes thoughts with Lineker…..must have been tough rebuking Qatar, with the Qatari broadcasting millions in his back pocket…absolute hypocrisy and yet people applaud him for it…..madness
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Post by peterparker on Mar 11, 2023 12:31:03 GMT
I think BRFC are wrong by saying that won’t talk to the BBC. Does the club really understand Linekers last comment in his tweet? To compare our government with Hitlers Germany in the 1930s is wrong and insulting to millions of Jews who lost loved ones in the holocost. Lineker might not agree with government policy, but his last comment was well out of order. So shame on BRFC. Radio 5's sport coverage has been pulled
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Post by meader on Mar 11, 2023 12:36:49 GMT
I think BRFC are wrong by saying that won’t talk to the BBC. Does the club really understand Linekers last comment in his tweet? To compare our government with Hitlers Germany in the 1930s is wrong and insulting to millions of Jews who lost loved ones in the holocost. Lineker might not agree with government policy, but his last comment was well out of order. So shame on BRFC. Radio 5's sport coverage has been pulled Why? This is getting out of hand.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2023 12:38:20 GMT
I think BRFC are wrong by saying that won’t talk to the BBC. Does the club really understand Linekers last comment in his tweet? To compare our government with Hitlers Germany in the 1930s is wrong and insulting to millions of Jews who lost loved ones in the holocost. Lineker might not agree with government policy, but his last comment was well out of order. So shame on BRFC. Radio 5's sport coverage has been pulled Looks like some people might actually go and watch a match.
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Post by peterparker on Mar 11, 2023 12:38:49 GMT
Radio 5's sport coverage has been pulled Why? This is getting out of hand. Because there is nobody to present or commentate
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Post by stuart1974 on Mar 11, 2023 12:44:04 GMT
Radio 5's sport coverage has been pulled Why? This is getting out of hand. Wonder what would have happened if he'd been ignored like most of the rest of his tweets? 🤔
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Post by stuart1974 on Mar 11, 2023 12:46:17 GMT
Radio 5's sport coverage has been pulled Looks like some people might actually go and watch a match. The good news is if we lose, nobody will know about it. 👍
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Post by percy on Mar 11, 2023 12:46:51 GMT
Fantastic decision by Rovers. This utterly corrupt, racist, lying goverment trying to control any criticism of them is disgraceful & what you would expect of China. Clearly got their stooges runing the BBC. This country won't progress until we get rid of the Toriescum. Ha ha imagine a loony leftie referring negatively about their beloved China…….heaven help us when the uk hating, anti semitic, all illegal immigrants welcome, Labour Party get in to power……and that is before you remember they cannot describe a woman and think it is possible for a man to get pregnant 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ Interesting to see everyone defending Linekers free speech, had nothing to say when Jeremy Clarkson was being closed down……utter hypocrites Ok boomer Clarkson carried on presenting You couldn’t get more or a centrist than lineaker, hardly a “leftie”. Feel sorry for people who have so much hate in their hearts for fellow humans.
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Post by axegas on Mar 11, 2023 12:57:22 GMT
I think BRFC are wrong by saying that won’t talk to the BBC. Does the club really understand Linekers last comment in his tweet? To compare our government with Hitlers Germany in the 1930s is wrong and insulting to millions of Jews who lost loved ones in the holocost. Lineker might not agree with government policy, but his last comment was well out of order. So shame on BRFC. Trust me, the Jewish people who used the asylum system to flee Nazi Germany to this country, some in small boats, find the language and rhetoric used by the government directed towards those in a similar position far more insulting.
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Post by oldmarket65 on Mar 11, 2023 12:58:10 GMT
Fantastic decision by Rovers. This utterly corrupt, racist, lying goverment trying to control any criticism of them is disgraceful & what you would expect of China. Clearly got their stooges runing the BBC. This country won't progress until we get rid of the Toriescum. Ha ha imagine a loony leftie referring negatively about their beloved China…….heaven help us when the uk hating, anti semitic, all illegal immigrants welcome, Labour Party get in to power……and that is before you remember they cannot describe a woman and think it is possible for a man to get pregnant 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ Interesting to see everyone defending Linekers free speech, had nothing to say when Jeremy Clarkson was being closed down……utter hypocrites Ridiculous comparison. It's like saying all Tories are secrets admirers of the far right and dislike Black people and ethic minorities. All tories hate trade unions who supporting hard working british people. I am Labour and love this country as much as you. Thankfully the vast majority of Tories or Labour supporters don't hold extreme views and your comments cause more divisions than unity at this fragile stage.
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Post by bidefordgas on Mar 11, 2023 13:00:39 GMT
The tweet did not imply the government are as bad as Nazi Germany. The press seem to somehow be trying to say that but it is simply not true. Linekar said the language was similar to 1930's Germany. Which is objectively FACT. Using words like "invasion" and "swarm" is undoubtedly similar to the propaganda used in the 30's. Any mental gymnastics to claim he was comparing the government to Nazis is simply not true. And any suggestion he was disrespecting the Holocaust is also absolute nonsense. Most historians would agree that atrocity was a decade later! I think the whole point is that some of this language sets us on a dangerous path. I can't see anything Linekar said was even untrue whichever side of the political spectrum you sit on. Lineker is clever and cute enough to know that whilst his words were carefully chosen, the implication of those words would be taken to infer the connection. He has set a massive and disruptive hare running with this and he shouldn't have - IMHO. That's all I'm going to say on this now - we all know it divides opinion and no-one is likely to change their opinion based on an exchange on here. UTG - Looking forward to three points today. Quite right Rod. He is paid by a vast fortune by the BBC to talk about football end of story. His political views should be not preached to his vast numbers of followers on twitter, as far as I am concerned. I’m not interested in his thoughts, likewise anyone else on twitter including our own Manager.. We all have are own views on politics, the vast majority of us keep them to ourselves and have lived through many governments on both sides of the argument. Personally I have not been any better or worse off under any of them!
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Post by baggins on Mar 11, 2023 13:06:17 GMT
Lineker is clever and cute enough to know that whilst his words were carefully chosen, the implication of those words would be taken to infer the connection. He has set a massive and disruptive hare running with this and he shouldn't have - IMHO. That's all I'm going to say on this now - we all know it divides opinion and no-one is likely to change their opinion based on an exchange on here. UTG - Looking forward to three points today. Quite right Rod. He is paid by a vast fortune by the BBC to talk about football end of story. His political views should be not preached to his vast numbers of followers on twitter, as far as I am concerned. I’m not interested in his thoughts, likewise anyone else on twitter including our own Manager.. We all have are own views on politics, the vast majority of us keep them to ourselves and have lived through many governments on both sides of the argument. Personally I have not been any better or worse off under any of them! So he's only allowed to post his opinion on Football?
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Post by Colyton Gas on Mar 11, 2023 13:07:24 GMT
Rover's stance just made the BBC News!!!!!!!
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Post by badengas on Mar 11, 2023 13:08:32 GMT
BBC TV national news just reported that Bristol Rovers are not speaking to the BBC. We get more coverage when we don't speak than when we do !
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Post by peterparker on Mar 11, 2023 13:09:15 GMT
Lineker is clever and cute enough to know that whilst his words were carefully chosen, the implication of those words would be taken to infer the connection. He has set a massive and disruptive hare running with this and he shouldn't have - IMHO. That's all I'm going to say on this now - we all know it divides opinion and no-one is likely to change their opinion based on an exchange on here. UTG - Looking forward to three points today. Quite right Rod. He is paid by a vast fortune by the BBC to talk about football end of story. His political views should be not preached to his vast numbers of followers on twitter, as far as I am concerned. I’m not interested in his thoughts, likewise anyone else on twitter including our own Manager.. We all have are own views on politics, the vast majority of us keep them to ourselves and have lived through many governments on both sides of the argument. Personally I have not been any better or worse off under any of them! Dont read twitter then. No one is forced to follow Gary Lineker. If you follow him, you know what you are getting Who is allowed to talk politics out of interest?
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Post by baggins on Mar 11, 2023 13:10:07 GMT
Rover's stance just made the BBC News!!!!!!! I think we've been mentioned on SKY Sports as well.
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