Mark Lawrenson: Ex-Liverpool and Preston defender and BBC pundit says he was axed from Football Focus because he was ‘65 and a white male’
The veteran broadcaster also said he struggled with “woke” culture and ended up second guessing what he was saying on air., nobody ever said you can’t say this or that, but the woke thing drives me bonkers,” Lawrenson added.
"Whereas normally you would say the first thing that comes into your head, you’re now thinking, 'If I say that will I get into trouble?' "It was a bit like playing with your legs tied together. The BBC is the national broadcaster and I get that, but they are frightened to death of upsetting anybody." Lawrenson knew the writing was on the wall when he received a phone call and was asked to attend a meeting in Manchester."I didn’t want to drive 50 miles to Manchester for somebody to tell me over a cup of coffee I am not working next year."
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