Mark Lawrenson BBC

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: 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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