'They wanted to replace me with Gary Lineker.'
Eamonn Holmes says colleagues at the BBC rallied around when he was in danger of being replaced as the host of Pot Black by Gary Lineker.He made the revelation during a discussion on GB News which reflected on remarks from Des Lynam, who said Match of the Day presenter Gary should stick to sport and not air political opinions.Eamonn said: “He was very complimentary about Gary, says he liked him as a broadcaster.
"See, Gary Lineker actually changed the way sports representation happened after that because prior to that, there were anchors, people like David Coleman, Frank Bough, Dickie Davies, Des Lynam. Asked if he agreed that this shift in presenting was a good idea, Eamonn replied: "I don't think it's a good idea, particularly on football.
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