IF only it could be different. If only Gary Lineker had the good sense to be a right-wing bigot, he could air his political views as often as he liked.
If the BBC’s leading football presenter were to make statements like ‘I’m not prejudiced, but this country’s full’, ‘We need to defend British values’ or ‘It’s illegal, end of’ there would be no need to tell him to stick to football.
His honest, homespun wisdom, as the son of a Leicester market stallholder, would be considered entirely representative of British views. His 48 goals for his country would be a shield against any criticism.
Any attempt to censor those forthright opinions would be overreach on the part of the woke BBC. Headlines like ‘YOU CAN’T MUZZLE THE GOLDEN BOOT’ and ‘LET HIM SAY WHAT WE’RE ALL THINKING’ would be commonplace.
But, sadly, we don’t live in such an ideal world, Lineker’s views are slightly left-of-centre, and every tool at our disposal must be employed to make him shut the f**k up.
Because his opinions are unhelpful to the Tories, he is an ivory tower elitist socialist living in a liberal echo chamber. Because he opposed Brexit, he is too tainted to introduce Goals of the Month on Match of the Day.
Because he dares oppose Suella Braverman’s eminently sensible and entirely unworkable immigration plan, his only achievement with England is shitting himself during a World Cup game and dragging his arse along the wet grass like a dirty mongrel dog.
We’re sorry, Gary. You could have been a hero. But instead, we must demand you are fired.
