[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

look Andy and Clarkson go back more than 25 years and they are always scrapping and arguing, he is not "a" producer he is "the" producer and is entirely responsible for the growth of the Top Gear show.


This is not Clarkson swinging at a random work colleague its just a barney between close friends and really does not amount to much at all.

How do you know?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

How do you know?

LT is going back years


He is Not up to date
on sets these days

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

How do you know?

I have seen them work together and been in meetings where they are arguing like cat and dog over features. I have been at grand prix with them and top gear live events and shared office space with Andy at the beeb.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I have seen them work together and been in meetings where they are arguing like cat and dog over features. I have been at grand prix with them and top gear live events and shared office space with Andy at the beeb.

Some sort of a hot shot are you LT? hhmmmmmm

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Some sort of a hot shot are you LT? hhmmmmmm

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

look Andy and Clarkson go back more than 25 years and they are always scrapping and arguing, he is not "a" producer he is "the" producer and is entirely responsible for the growth of the Top Gear show.


This is not Clarkson swinging at a random work colleague its just a barney between close friends and really does not amount to much at all.

LT it may not be Andy
I was not at the location
up north

I only posted Exec. Prod. Andy
as a example

Clarkson has a temper

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by arista

LT it may not be Andy
I was not at the location
up north

I only posted Exec. Prod. Andy
as a example

Clarkson has a temper

Yes he thumped Piers Morgan if you recall. Its a high octane show and fans expect a little fisticuffs now and then, this is all good for the brand and fans will be lapping it up worldwide

[arista]

It was just a Slap LT
No way would Sundays show be changed to a Red Arrows repeat

[Crimson Dynamo]

"You stay classy Tibb.....I'm...L.....T...?

[Jamesy]

It's quite amusing how angry people can get over one person. I bet 60-70% of these people slating Jeremy have never watched Top Gear.

Jeremy hitting someone is just an alleged story, the BBC have said nothing apart from it was a fracas with a producer. Maybe he did hit someone, maybe he didn't. Even if he did we don't know why, how it happened, if he had his buttons pushed, and people can use the "you can't excuse hitting someone" argument, although everyone has a tipping point. For all we know Jeremy simply pushed someone in a light manner. The fact this apparently happened last week and wasn't reported till yesterday seems to imply it really wasn't that serious. If it was as bad as the media is making out Clarkson would have been arrested by the police last week.

Everything in the press is speculation and mostly likely over inflated so they can get people reading their sites and buying the papers. I wouldn't bother concluding opinions when there is literally nothing out there that tells us the exact thing that happened.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Jamesy

It's quite amusing how angry people can get over one person. I bet 60-70% of these people slating Jeremy have never watched Top Gear.

Jeremy hitting someone is just an alleged story, the BBC have said nothing apart from it was a fracas with a producer. Maybe he did hit someone, maybe he didn't. Even if he did we don't know why, how it happened, if he had his buttons pushed, and people can use the "you can't excuse hitting someone" argument, although everyone has a tipping point. For all we know Jeremy simply pushed someone in a light manner. The fact this apparently happened last week and wasn't reported till yesterday seems to imply it really wasn't that serious. If it was as bad as the media is making out Clarkson would have been arrested by the police last week.

Everything in the press is speculation and mostly likely over inflated so they can get people reading their sites and buying the papers. I wouldn't bother concluding opinions when there is literally nothing out there that tells us the exact thing that happened.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Jamesy

It's quite amusing how angry people can get over one person. I bet 60-70% of these people slating Jeremy have never watched Top Gear.

Jeremy hitting someone is just an alleged story, the BBC have said nothing apart from it was a fracas with a producer. Maybe he did hit someone, maybe he didn't. Even if he did we don't know why, how it happened, if he had his buttons pushed, and people can use the "you can't excuse hitting someone" argument, although everyone has a tipping point. For all we know Jeremy simply pushed someone in a light manner. The fact this apparently happened last week and wasn't reported till yesterday seems to imply it really wasn't that serious. If it was as bad as the media is making out Clarkson would have been arrested by the police last week.

Everything in the press is speculation and mostly likely over inflated so they can get people reading their sites and buying the papers. I wouldn't bother concluding opinions when there is literally nothing out there that tells us the exact thing that happened.

I don't think people are that angry, they just think he's dick and I watch Top Gear all the time

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I don't think people are that angry, they just think he's dick and I watch Top Gear all the time

He is the reason top gear is top gear

Its like watching the Office and hating ricky gervais

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

He is the reason top gear is top gear

Its like watching the Office and hating ricky gervais

It's not really

[Jamesy]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I don't think people are that angry, they just think he's dick and I watch Top Gear all the time

I was just generalizing. I was pointing more towards comments on social media and news sites, where people seem to be coming out with all sorts of horrible words and extreme views making him out as the worst human to exist.

The opinions in this thread have been fair on both sides.

[Crimson Dynamo]

"The 54-year-old millionaire is being investigated for allegedly 'smacking' Oisin Tymon, 36, in the face after being told there was no hot food after a day's filming in Newcastle. "

from DM.

it gets more and more minor as details emerge

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

"The 54-year-old millionaire is being investigated for allegedly 'smacking' Oisin Tymon, 36, in the face after being told there was no hot food after a day's filming in Newcastle. "

from DM.

it gets more and more minor as details emerge

What a complete arse hole, smacking someone in the face because they don't have hot food for you?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

What a complete arse hole, smacking someone in the face because they don't have hot food for you?

I would more than imagine it was in jest but landed harder than intended and then a scuffle ensued

bit of boys banter, nothing to see here

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I would more than imagine it was in jest but landed harder than intended and then a scuffle ensued

bit of boys banter, nothing to see here

You just guess that though with no actual knowledge of the full story. If it was in jest I'm sure he wouldn't be suspended right now

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

You just guess that though with no actual knowledge of the full story. If it was in jest I'm sure he wouldn't be suspended right now

i guess with knowledge of the people involved

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

What a complete arse hole, smacking someone in the face because they don't have hot food for you?

.

[Crimson Dynamo]

[AnnieK]

He's a dick but Top Gear without him would be awful

[arista]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

He's a dick but Top Gear without him would be awful

Sure take it to another channel

[Crimson Dynamo]

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First time I have seen DM comments break the 10K barrier

wow

and all for clarkson