Des Lynam has criticised Gary Lineker's successor's £1.3m salary at the BBC as "unjustifiable"

match of the day Legend dayam took a wipe at his successor Gary liner's 1.3 million BBC salary saying it can't be justified for saying a few words on TV former BBC match of the day presenter a LM said that while Gary liner's 1.35 million salary is the market for his first class Services the 81-year-old said his successor pay could not be justified in terms of what a nurse or fireman does Gary who took over the BBC football show in 1999 when they joined ITV is the corporation's best paid presenter ahead of Zoe ball in second place who earns between £950,000 and 9549 199 according to the BBC's latest annual report they told the radio times I don't suppose you can justify it in terms of what a nurse or fireman does but it's the market that's what the BBC feel they have to pay to get his Services you can't say that anybody saying a few words into a television screen is worth more than someone who saves lives but money dictates he's a very lucky chap he's had two great careers and the second one is helped Along by the fact he had the first one day began his career at the BBC in 1968 on BBC Radio Brighton before starting on its grand stand Sports coverage in 1979 and match of the day in 1988 in 1999 D affected from the corporation to rival ITV in order to head up its live football coverage which included U for Champions League matches with Gary replacing him the veteran broadcaster said he thinks Gary had done a great job since his departure he added he wasn't comfortable as a pundit at the beginning of course he's been highly critical of the England team in the Euros but when he first came on he wouldn't criticize anybody when I left he immediately got the job and he grew into it very rapidly I know he's not everyone's cup of tea but for my money I think he does a first class job last year D and Gary were in a high-profile Tiff when the 81-year-old urged his successor to stick to football when asked about Gary's political tweets he told BB radio 4's broadcasting house I think there are some areas that he should stay out of for example the last World Cup was in Qatar and he went very very strongly about the limitations of society in Qatar and he's right there are but he's not the person to say it get on with the football Gary quickly hit back on Twitter writing day is entitled to his opinion as of course am I DM full interview can be read in the latest edition of the radio times