Mark Lawrenson

2022 - 9 - 25

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Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson slams 'woke' BBC and explains ... (Liverpool Echo)

Former BBC Sport pundit Mark Lawrenson believes he was sacked by the 'woke' BBC because he is a 65-year-old white male. The Liverpool legend enjoyed a ...

“You are working with editors who are probably in their mid-20s. “In all my time at the BBC, nobody ever said you can’t say this or that, but the woke thing drives me bonkers," Lawrenson added. They forget you are an ex-footballer and could get subbed or dropped or transferred. “I am like, ‘Just tell me now what you are going to tell me’. “The Beeb [BBC] are probably the worst at giving you bad news. I didn’t want to drive 50 miles to Manchester for somebody to tell me over a cup of coffee I am not working next year,” he said.

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Mark Lawrenson: I was sacked from BBC for being '65 and a white ... (SportsJOE.ie)

Mark Lawrenson admitted that he thought about leaving Football Focus in 2021 after Dan Walker was replaced by current host, Alex Scott. Advertisement. "Alex was ...

"I haven’t watched the programme since to see if they have gone on the road. We don’t think it is really something for you,'" he told the They forget you are an ex-footballer and could get subbed or dropped or transferred. It was just, 'We are going on the road next season with Focus. "It was a little bit frustrating because she would ask you a question and then move on to the next person and I would want to say something I had just thought of, but I just had to shut up because she was just learning." Mark Lawrenson has claimed he was sacked from the BBC for being "65 and a white male."

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Mark Lawrenson slams manner of BBC Sport exit after 30 years of ... (Irish Mirror)

The former Liverpool star was a regular on Match of the Day and Football Focus before being cut adrift, something Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday also did with ...

Lawrenson addressed this, and said: “I spoke to Tommo and it caught him completely by surprise. Pressed for an answer on BBC's real motives behind his exit, he added: “Well, I’m 65 and a white male, so you know..." We don’t think it is really something for you.’ I haven’t watched the programme since to see if they have gone on the road." So long may it be that way." The only thing about today is my daughter is supposed to be here but she's at university so she's probably still in bed! "There's so many things to talk about.

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Mark Lawrenson: Ex-Liverpool and Preston defender and BBC ... (Lancashire Post)

Mark Lawrenson believes his BBC exit was because he was “65 and a white male”.

"It was a bit like playing with your legs tied together. Lawrenson knew the writing was on the wall when he received a phone call and was asked to attend a meeting in Manchester. Mark Lawrenson believes his BBC exit was because he was “65 and a white male”.

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