Irish Examiner view: A stumbling cross from the right

Gary Lineker will 'step back' from presenting 'Match Of The Day' until he and the BBC have reached an 'agreed and clear position' on his use of social media, the broadcaster said. 

Opinions will be divided about Gary Lineker, the footballer turned TV pundit and face of Match of the Day, one of the BBC’s highest earners, despite not being on the organisation’s payroll. 

An over-rated striker whose scoring tally was bloated by an exceptional ability to goal hang? A chippy commentator whose specialism is having the last word as the credits roll? A man of the people, champion of the underdog, and voice of the voiceless?