Bristol Rovers have joined the growing boycott of the BBC by declaring they won’t be speaking to any reporters before or after Saturday’s League One encounter with Forest Green Rovers following the corporation’s treatment of Gary Lineker.
Lineker has “stepped back” from presenting Match of the Day for the first time in two decades following his tweets around the government’s new immigration bill which he compared the language to that of Germany in the 30s. The BBC ruled that has breached impartiality guidelines and he’ll remain off air until an agreement can be reached on his use of social media.
The former England, Leicester City and Everton striker has received a wave of support from across the football community with his co-hosts Ian Wright and Alan Shearer declaring they won’t be appearing on the flagship programme in solidarity.
