Gary Lineker’s MOTD predecessor Des Lynam takes swipe at 'unjustifiable' £1 3m BBC salary

former BBC match of the day presenter Dez Liam said that while Gary loner's 1.35 million pound salary is the market for his first class Services the 81-year-old said his success's 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 Dez joined ITV is the corporation's best paid presenter ahead of Zoe ball in second place who earns between £950,000 and 954990 9 according to the BBC's latest annual report Dez 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 H is a very lucky chap hes had two great careers and the second one is helped Along by the fact he had the first one de began his career at the BBC in 1968 on BBC Radio Brighton before starting on its grandstand Sports coverage in 1979 and match of the day in 1988 in 1999 Dez defected from the corporation to rival ITV in order to head up its live football coverage which included UEFA 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 H has 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 H is not everyone's cup of tea but for my money I think he does a first class job last year Dez 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 BBC Radio Falls broadcasting house I think there are some areas that he should stay out of for example the last World Cup was in qar and he went very very strongly about the limitations of society in Qatar and H is right there are but H is not the person to say it get on with the Gary quickly hit back on Twitter writing Dez is entitled to his opinion as of course am I