Gary Lineker.
Will Gary Lineker’s family have split loyalties for Norwich City’s FA Cup clash with Leicester City?
David Freezer
Thursday, February 16, 2012
12:39 PM
It seems there is a divided loyalty for the family of former England and Leicester City striker Gary Lineker ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup clash at Carrow Road.
The Match of the Day host took to micro-blogging website Twitter to reveal last weekend that his mother, believed to be named Margaret, is a Norwich City fan.
The surprising revelation came after Manchester United striker Michael Owen (@themichaelowen) said: “Looking at the league table, can’t believe how well Norwich have done so far.”
In response, Norwich City supporter David Head (@David190982) tweeted: “Shame @GaryLineker_ doesn’t give Norwich the credit they deserve on #motd.”
Mr Lineker then took the unusual step of replying to Mr Head, saying: “You kidding me? My mum’s a big Norwich fan. How many times can we say how brilliantly they are doing?”
Mr Head then gave a tongue-in-cheek response, saying: “They need to be the first game shown on #motd each week not the last, nice to hear your mum likes little old Norwich.”
Attempts to find out why the former Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur star’s mother supports the Canaries have so far proved unsuccessful.
Mr Lineker’s agent, Jon Holmes, was not able to confirm the link and said that the former England striker was away this week enjoying a half-term holiday with his family.
The Wikipedia page for Mr Lineker - not always the most reliable source of facts - lists his mother as being from “Walsham, Norfolk”, which could be North Walsham or South Walsham.
- Can you solve the mystery? Contact reporter David Freezer on 01603 772418 or david.freezer@archant.co.uk
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13 comments
If your paper was to do a bit of research you would find that Mr Linekers mothers family originates from Sheringham
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ceefax
Sunday, February 19, 2012
I think perhaps MOTD needs freshening up. A change from old sourpuss Hansen and maybe a "guest chairman" to offer some respite from young Salt `n Lineker. But cutty`s right, the ITV Cup coverage was not good.
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Mad Brewer
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Nice set of teeth you have got there Gary !
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Colby Army!
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Nice set of teeth you have got there Gary !
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Colby Army!
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Not the greatest fan of MOTD but have to admit it's better than ITV's cup programme. Tend to record it and fast forward through the weird intro bits and ads. So I'll give old crispy a half-hearted pat on the back
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cutty
Friday, February 17, 2012
I can remember seeing him score in a 2-2 draw at Carra Rood in 1989...I think. It was a long time ago!
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Swiss Canary
Friday, February 17, 2012
To be honest I'm surprised Krispy knows where Norwich is. Did he ever play at the 'Home of Football'?
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Soglio Star
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Doesn`t King Krispy even know his Mum`s name? I suppose he`s too busy looking in the mirror. Narcissist that he is. Cooper, My mum worked at Edwards & Holmes shoes as did three aunts. I lived around the corner from Clarke`s Shoes. My cousins worked at Startrite Sonnet. One went to Lancashire to work in the textile industry. aka slave labour in a cotton mill. The Tale of two Cities. Glad to be in neither of them for quite disparate reasons.
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Mad Brewer
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Clearly a quiet day in Archant Towers. Time for a story about a Pooma or a seagull stuck up a tree perhaps?
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robotsthatcare
Thursday, February 16, 2012
My dear old mum regards him as a super hunk. I like his smile too. Good chap.
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Whiley Boy
Thursday, February 16, 2012
The two cities have a great shared tradition with the Shoe Trade,as many Norwich people,some of my family included.moved to Leicester for jobs in the shoe manufacture there ! Though of course City are giong to WIN !!
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Albert Cooper
Thursday, February 16, 2012
So Wikipedia is "not always the most reliable source of facts" is it? Yikes, I thought that was were most of your research for news articles was done....;)
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merrydancer
Thursday, February 16, 2012
far to much coverage of football on this site, it is a minority sport after all
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blister
Thursday, February 16, 2012