in a rare interview BBC Legend Des linham shared a candid critique of Gary lanker's earnings reflecting on his career linam who left the BBC for ITV in 1999 with a salary jump from £500,000 to1 million now questions whether loner's 1.35 million salary is justifiable for discussing football at 881 linam acknowledges that while liner is a first class pundit and has excelled in both playing and analyzing football the salary is notably High Des points out that it's difficult to compare such salaries to those of essential professions like nurses and firefighters but Market forces dictate the pay linam who started as a BBC Sports commentator in 1969 with an annual salary of £2,000 about £33,000 today admits ler has grown into his role since taking over from him on Match of the day despite some initial Comfort loner has become a standout pundit though not without controversy such as his critical remarks about England's performance in the Euros Des reflects on his own career which included highlights like covering the 1974 Rumble in the Jungle and expresses regret over leaving the BBC he believes match of the day belongs at the B and would be a loss if it were to go on today's pundits linam suggests that football commentary should come from those who have played it the relevant level he Praises Ian Wright for his heart-felt commentary and gives mixed reviews of Micah Richards despite his retirement from live sports and his brief stint on countdown Des remains critical of modern TV preferring to avoid any return to the screen thank you for watching our videos subscribe to our channel to get notifications when we post newest videos thank you and goodbye