Match of the Day has been thrust into the limelight and the reactions of current and former employees are being given huge exposure, such as that of former Liverpool player Mark Lawrenson.
The former BBC employee was asked to make a statement on his stance on the Gary Lineker immigration debate, when one Twitter user mistakenly assumed the 65-year-old still worked for the company and his simple way of responding was: ‘Ha ha….😜😜😜’.
It was an unusual response from the former defender to not stand by his former colleague and instead laugh at the thought he still worked for the BBC, something which may actually be more telling.
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This comes as Jurgen Klopp is expected to also make a statement on his opinion in this huge debate, with an expected boycott of Match of the Day from our boss and his players – as shared by Emily Maitlis:
The German is not afraid to make a strong statement on topics that he believes in and you can also assume that those in charge of our club will have more of a backbone and moral compass to allow him to do so, when compared with the broadcasting company.
Everyone currently or formerly attached to the BBC and Match of the Day has a brilliant opportunity to show their solidarity and empathy in this moment, something that our former defender has refused to do as of yet.
You can view Lawrenson’s comment on the Lineker debate via @MTLawrenson on Twitter