BOXERS OR BRIEFS?
We’ll possibly know Gary Lineker’s preference in a few months’ time.
The Match of the Day presenter, and proud Leicester City fan, may be just one Foxes win away from hosting the BBC show in his underpants.
Lineker, 55, may already be regretting sending out a tweet in December claiming he would present the first show of next season in just his underwear if Leicester win the Premier League.
Most, including Lineker, expected Leicester to have stumbled out of the title race by now but the Foxes find themselves cruising home, sitting seven points clear at the summit with three games to go.
As the improbable becomes increasingly likely, Lineker revealed he has been in touch with Match of the Day bosses in the hope of getting out of his forfeit. But it is now looking like the former England striker, who played for Leicester from 1978 to 1985, will stay true to his word.
“You’ll have to wait and see. I’ve kind of said I’ll have to do it,” the 55-year-old told the Radio Times.
“The conversation’s been had. I’ve told them many times, ‘Please tell me I can’t do it’.
“When I sent the tweet in December I categorically knew there was zero chance that (Leicester) would win.
“I’m in good shape. For an old b*****d. I’ll probably work out for the two weeks beforehand very, very hard.”
Anticipation is building on social media as Lineker edges closer to eating his words.
We suspect there’ll be plenty more entertainment to come out of this one yet.
- Ireland manager Martin O’Neill returns to the TV3 studio for coverage of Manchester City v Real Madrid in the first of this season’s UEFA Champions League semi-finals. The Ireland boss, who has just over a month to finalise his squad for UEFA Euro 2016, will be joined in studio by TV3 regular Graeme Souness and former Manchester City and Ireland captain Richard Dunne along with presenter Tommy Martin. Kevin Kilbane and David McIntyre will be on commentary duty at the Etihad Stadium. TV3 will be on air from 7pm. Live streaming for all coverage will be available on www.3player.ie/live
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It needs to be banned immediately. Nash has opened up a can of worms here the GAA don’t seem prepared to deal with. TJ has already joined the party and the rumour is that Tony Kelly has been getting the ball almost into the 6 yard box at trainings down in Clare.
It’s extremely dangerous and anybody arguing otherwise almost certainly hasn’t played in goal or across the full back line. It had better not take sterilised full back or a collapsed throat to get this fixed.
Are u from Clare or something ?? Helmets are already there !! Does this mean u can’t shoot inside the box ?? Other players have been doing it for years and its just because Nash can hit them perfectly people are complaining.
I’m from Dublin, word has it Clare are going to be doing this even worse this year, and Kilkenny and Cork. I’m Sure the Dubs and Tipp and Galway are all lining up someone for it as well. I explained in another post how it’s distinctly different to open field play as the backs and goalkeepers movement and positioning is restricted.
Why don’t we just let them hoist the ball into the box and smack it 2 inches from peoples faces. There has to be a limit, the helmet wont stop broken rib and ruptured testicles. Players need to be given reasonable capacity to protect themselves. That can either take the form of a restricted carry distance or allowing them to rush the striker
It’s one of the most unique and exciting aspects of hurling.. if there are safety issues re players necks, there is nothing stopping neck guards being kept behind the goal, like face-masks are kept for short corners in field hockey.. clip them onto helmets like with ice hockey helmets.
So neck guards and cups for crotch protection. Should they just strap on full body armour to stand in goal? We got by fine for decades but one breach of the honour code has opened up the floodgates on this.
Honour code?.. it’s been done for decades.. DJ Carey was particularly adept at it.. plus penalty takers know there’s a risk of over carrying.. like Nash’s botched drop-shot effort in the final last year.. next up will be a ban on any form of point blank shooting.
It was never to this extent. The issue is that it forces the goal keeper and defenders into the most dangerous possible position on the hurling field, middle distance. In open play point blank shooting is grand because goal keepers and defenders have the opportunity to get into one of several safe positions, behind the man to hook, in close to block, out of the way altogether or far enough away that you can read the flight of the ball and block or dodge. It’s also not possible to get the same kind of power on a shot from open play as from a penalty.
But with these shots you’re too close to dodge or reasonably attempt to protect yourself but you’re not allowed move up to block. The rules force you to be in a position no player would get themselves in in open play because it’s dangerous. If they’re not going to stop the carry then they need to let the keeper and backs rush the striker
What nonsense, I’m surprised at Ger. Bearing in mind you can strike the ball even harder from the hand, does this mean you won’t be allow to shoot inside the box during open play either?
Declan Ryan tipperary and clonoulty-rossmore and former tipp manager was the man who invented the style, it’s a great skill and a penalty is a penalty, Ciaran there would want to cop himself on there and keep his bullshit to himself. That is all