Former BBC Match Of The Day presenter Des Lynam previously defended Lineker's salary, describing it as "the market" for his "first-class" services. The 82-year-old said his successor's pay could ...
Lineker replaced Des Lynam as presenter of Match of the Day, with Lynam having presented the show for 11 years before deciding to join ITV instead in order to present their live football coverage.
but one thing that is repeating itself is an existential crisis around Match of the Day. Back then, its long-time host Des Lynam had departed the BBC for — get this — a commercial station ...