Gary Lineker

They didn't tell me personally first, which I thought was a bit strange.

And the day before, I was having a chat, we had a little group chat, WhatsApp group chat with Alan and Wrighty.

And I said, I've got a feeling they might take me off the show.

And Wrighty immediately went, if they do that, I'm not doing it.

In solidarity, I'm not doing much today.

And I was like,

It was like a real wow moment.

I just... Because I didn't ask them to do that.

I would never ask them to do that.

I didn't expect them to do that.

But, you know, it was just an amazing... Then Alan followed and then there was, you know, Micah and Jermaine.

And I just thought, this is just so mad for just one, like, little reply to someone, everything that's happened.

And then with, you know, they...

You know, I had a conversation before that lunch with the BBC saying, you know, you've got to apologise.

I said, I don't think I've got anything to apologise.

It was Tim and Charlotte Moore.

They were the two that were involved in it.

And I get on well with both of them.

I like both of them.

I understand the pressures that come in.