Craig Burley has trumped Lawrenson by announcing he’s fucking off to the States to work there. Terrific news.
Following on from Rocko 's revelation, Lawrenson is seething.
[SIZE=5][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px] is said to be furious at his axing as a ‘Match of the Day’ regular after the BBC began breaking up the team who have dominated its flagship football programme.[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=10px][FONT=Trebuchet MS][LEFT][SIZE=4][SIZE=14px]ALSO IN [/SIZE][/SIZE][/LEFT][/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]A friend of the veteran pundit branded the corporation’s handling of his demotion as “absolutely pathetic,” claiming the 56-year-old was the “fall guy” in its attempts to breathe new life into a show that boasts four million viewers.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]With Alan [U]Hansen[/U][/URL] having already decided to quit after next summer’s World Cup, the announcement that Lawrenson would have a “reduced role” on ‘Match of the Day’ marked the beginning of the end for a double act that has been a key feature of British [URL=‘http://searchtopics.independent.ie/topic/Football_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics’][U]football[/U] coverage for 16 years.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]It became a trio more recently when Alan [U]Shearer[/U][/URL] took turns with them to sit on the sofa opposite presenter [URL=‘http://searchtopics.independent.ie/topic/Gary_Lineker’][U]Gary Lineker[/U] and dissect Saturday’s matches in a traditional manner that increasingly began to divide opinion.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]Nurturing[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]Speculation was rife all three could be cast aside as the BBC looked to the success Sky Sports enjoyed in nurturing younger analysts, particularly [U]Gary Neville[/U].[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]But the corporation ultimately decided to retain Hansen and Shearer as lead pundits, while severely rationing the appearances of Lawrenson, who will now be part of a pool containing mainly younger names, including [U]Michael Owen[/U][/URL], [URL=‘http://searchtopics.independent.ie/topic/Robbie_Fowler’][U]Robbie Fowler[/U][/URL], [URL=‘http://searchtopics.independent.ie/topic/Les_Ferdinand’][U]Les Ferdinand[/U][/URL], Gus Poyet and [URL=‘http://searchtopics.independent.ie/topic/Gianluca_Vialli’][U]Gianluca Vialli[/U].[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]It is understood former Liverpool defender Lawrenson, criticised by some for his use of sarcasm during his analysis, was kept in the dark about his fate until the end of March, when his contract was winding down.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]Lawrenson was unavailable for comment last night, but a friend said that the BBC tried to persuade him that he was not being ousted, despite informing him he would now appear mainly on ‘Match of the Day 2’ and Radio 5 Live as a pundit and co-commentator.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]Pointing out that Lawrenson was likely to be on the main show on a handful of occasions at best, his associate said: "Typical BBC corporate speak. The way they’ve handled it has been absolutely pathetic.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]“Somebody just decided they don’t like him any more.”[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]Lawrenson was offered a two-year contract, which he is expected to sign.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]It initially appeared he had lost his job altogether after the BBC made no mention of him in a press release announcing its sports line-up across all platforms and programmes for the new season – an embarrassing oversight that the corporation quickly rectified.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[quote=“Horsebox, post: 810949, member: 1537”]Following on from Rocko 's revelation, Lawrenson is seething.
[SIZE=5][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px] is said to be furious at his axing as a ‘Match of the Day’ regular after the BBC began breaking up the team who have dominated its flagship football programme.[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=10px][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=4][SIZE=14px]ALSO IN [/SIZE][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]A friend of the veteran pundit branded the corporation’s handling of his demotion as “absolutely pathetic,” claiming the 56-year-old was the “fall guy” in its attempts to breathe new life into a show that boasts four million viewers.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]With Alan [U]Hansen[/U][/URL] having already decided to quit after next summer’s World Cup, the announcement that Lawrenson would have a “reduced role” on ‘Match of the Day’ marked the beginning of the end for a double act that has been a key feature of British [URL=‘http://searchtopics.independent.ie/topic/Football_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics’][U]football[/U] coverage for 16 years.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]It became a trio more recently when Alan [U]Shearer[/U][/URL] took turns with them to sit on the sofa opposite presenter [URL=‘http://searchtopics.independent.ie/topic/Gary_Lineker’][U]Gary Lineker[/U] and dissect Saturday’s matches in a traditional manner that increasingly began to divide opinion.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]Nurturing[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]Speculation was rife all three could be cast aside as the BBC looked to the success Sky Sports enjoyed in nurturing younger analysts, particularly [U]Gary Neville[/U].[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]But the corporation ultimately decided to retain Hansen and Shearer as lead pundits, while severely rationing the appearances of Lawrenson, who will now be part of a pool containing mainly younger names, including [U]Michael Owen[/U][/URL], [URL=‘http://searchtopics.independent.ie/topic/Robbie_Fowler’][U]Robbie Fowler[/U][/URL], [URL=‘http://searchtopics.independent.ie/topic/Les_Ferdinand’][U]Les Ferdinand[/U][/URL], Gus Poyet and [URL=‘http://searchtopics.independent.ie/topic/Gianluca_Vialli’][U]Gianluca Vialli[/U].[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]It is understood former Liverpool defender Lawrenson, criticised by some for his use of sarcasm during his analysis, was kept in the dark about his fate until the end of March, when his contract was winding down.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]Lawrenson was unavailable for comment last night, but a friend said that the BBC tried to persuade him that he was not being ousted, despite informing him he would now appear mainly on ‘Match of the Day 2’ and Radio 5 Live as a pundit and co-commentator.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]Pointing out that Lawrenson was likely to be on the main show on a handful of occasions at best, his associate said: "Typical BBC corporate speak. The way they’ve handled it has been absolutely pathetic.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]“Somebody just decided they don’t like him any more.”[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]Lawrenson was offered a two-year contract, which he is expected to sign.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=14px]It initially appeared he had lost his job altogether after the BBC made no mention of him in a press release announcing its sports line-up across all platforms and programmes for the new season – an embarrassing oversight that the corporation quickly rectified.[/SIZE][/FONT][/quote]
That’s step one, now TV3 and Today FM need to follow suit. That cunt is stealing a living.
[quote=“Thrawneen, post: 810664, member: 129”]I think she looks absolutely spiffing. I had a Martina Hingis picture in my school locker (cut out from a German magazine we’d been give in class) since I was 14.
And I’ve loved her from afar every day since.[/quote]
She looks rough, wtf is wrong with you
What did I do to get your goat today, you bland fuck? Hingis is a princess. Me and Sol Campbell can hardly both be wrong, matey.
Your nostalgia is clouding your judgement here. She may have been the cute girl next door type when you were 14 but you’d hardly take a 2nd glance at her if she walked passed you on Grafton St. these days
Really? I got a “Thanks to…” credit on a Guardian Joy of Six a couple of months ago. That makes me and Martina destined to be together. Like I always knew.
Would you give up the brothels for her?
Yes. Yes, I would.
That’s a promise I will make here and now, with you as my witness, Macintosh.
It seems impossible but I actually find him second most annoying pundit on Today FM after that utter arsehole Cascarino. Tony has that unimaginably perfect blend of uninteresting drivel, crap humour, brutal knowledge and a high opinion of himself. Thinking about it now, Lawrenson ticks most of those boxes too but I just hate Cascarino more.
I personally love listening to Lawro alongside Trevor on TV3. He’s a funny cunt, so he is. We don’t all want some fucking Jonathon Wilson statto-type bleating on the whole time, nor some excitable retard. Lawro is perfect.
Even better if he wasn’t on TV3
Gabby Logan on the BBC now.
I think he can count himself extremely unlucky to have got the chop ahead of the insufferable bore that is Alan Hansen, and the clueless cunt that is Alan Shearer.
Listening to the rain beating against the window when you’re in bed.
You sure that’s not your aunty beating off?
That my wife still goes to the gym
She’s getting banged by the instructor