I think some people have a problem with him being a fan of clubs he have played for, but for me that is a positive and not a negative. It would be awful if all studio personalities had been Liverpool fans imo.
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No! 
Since this has all surfaced⌠there are loads of people coming forward itemising all the good charity work Lineker undertakes⌠paying for childrenâs cancer treatments and the like out of his own pocket⌠yet never sings any of this from the rooftops for personal accolade
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Why would he?
The percentage of his earnings that he donates to charities and good causes is probably similar to the percentage that average working people donate.
When people make comparisons with what went on in Germany in the 1930s, I refer to these words from the Auschwitz Museum to judge if there is some truth in their claim. https://t.co/6Sm5CKhkqY
â Billy Bragg (@billybragg) March 12, 2023
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
â Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) December 9, 2022
This hatred gradually developed from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence.
It took time. #GenocidePreventionDay pic.twitter.com/vFVaECdKFG
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Archer?
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Youâre getting closer. It is a derivative of a âtradesmanâ name.
Sparkie?
Plummer�
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The BBC Director General Tim Davie has announced there will be review, led by an independent expert reporting to the BBC, on its existing social media guidance, with a particular focus on how it applies to freelancers outside news and current affairs.
The director general says the BBC and Gary are âin favour of such a review.â
The BBCâs current social media guidance will remain in place while the work is completed and who will carry the review out will be announced âshortlyâ, Davie adds.
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Possibly should be on the Breaking News thread but here is Linekerâs response:
I think Lineker comes out of this quite well. Hopefully, it is also to the BBCâs advantage as well.
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Cooper, Fletcher, Boxer, Butcher ?
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Mason???
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Potato?
No
Nope
Archer and Fletcher are the closest so far. 
Border? Harper? Tanner?
Thereâs hundreds!
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Itâs Sword which is derived from Seward which was an old name for an armourer. In the BBC telly series âMerlinâ there was an armourer called Seward.
In the first unit I was in my best mate was an armourer. His surname was Glass (an everyday noun) which nobody could spell.
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English name politics!
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