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00:08I'm good.
00:09Yes.
00:15Oh my God.
00:17Hi, everyone.
00:19Hi, you're all right.
00:20Hi, no, you're all right.
00:23Come on.
00:24How are you?
00:25Does the BBC know you're here?
00:26I don't think they do, no.
00:29Hello, how are you?
00:31You all right? Smart. How are you?
00:32You're my favourite, cos I've hooked you on TV.
00:35Ah, good. How are you?
00:37I remember seeing you on the night before St. Patrick today in 2018.
00:40You were in Soho.
00:42Don't tell anyone what I was doing.
00:46Is this your chair? You must be Caroline then.
00:48Yeah. Hello. Hello.
00:50Nice to meet you. You play football?
00:52I used to play football, yes. You shit yourself?
00:54I did shit myself, yeah.
00:57Hello. Hello.
00:58Oh, hello. Hi, hello.
01:00I'm Mr Renishat. Hiya. You okay?
01:02Yeah, I'm good.
01:04Good.
01:17We're gonna get started now. Ali, would you like to introduce us?
01:21Okay.
01:23Hello, and welcome to The Assembly.
01:26Our collective of autistic, newer diversions and learning disabled interviewers.
01:31We are very delighted to have you to join us today.
01:34Our rules are, no subjects are out of bounds.
01:38No questions are off the table.
01:41And all might happen.
01:43So, can you please tell us your name?
01:46I'm Gary Lineker.
01:48I think you're gonna be like this.
01:50And our first question is from Jacob.
01:54Hello, Gary Lineker.
01:55Hi, Jacob.
01:57I read your dad only said I love you when he was very sick and dying.
02:04Do you ever say I love you to your children?
02:08I do.
02:10I do.
02:11I do.
02:11Yeah.
02:11My dad was, you know, it was different back then.
02:15But he did say I love you on his deathbed, which made me cry.
02:22So, yeah.
02:23Yeah, of course.
02:24Yeah.
02:25Because I read your dad died of lung cancer in 2017.
02:28Yes.
02:29Yeah.
02:29And you've lost both your parents.
02:31Yes.
02:32So, I know that's an orphan when you lose both your parents.
02:35Yeah.
02:35Well, does that still apply at my age?
02:38Does it?
02:39I thought, I was wondering if it applied at every age.
02:41Oh, no.
02:41That's a really good question.
02:42I don't know the answer to that.
02:44Because we always assume orphans are children.
02:46I always thought of it as you're an orphan at any age if you lose both your parents.
02:50You may well be right.
02:52I've actually, I think about it that way.
02:55Yeah.
02:56Yeah.
02:57Thank you, Gary.
02:58Thank you, Jacob.
02:59Thank you, Jacob.
03:00Jack, your question's next.
03:03Hello, Gary.
03:04Hi, Jack.
03:05I need to know who is the absolute worst person you've ever worked with.
03:09Oh, blimey, the worst person I've ever worked with?
03:12You're safe, come on.
03:14Yeah, I'm worse.
03:15You've got something in your head, I know.
03:16Oh, come on.
03:17I genuinely haven't.
03:17I'm struggling, I'm trying to find someone.
03:20It's a shame I never worked with Piers Morgan.
03:25Oh, actually, we've done a little bit together, so yeah.
03:29Excuse my language, but Piers Morgan is a total .
03:37Can you please leave this bit in?
03:42We would want to work with him.
03:44Next question.
03:45Next question, okay?
03:47This one's the real juicy one, okay?
03:49Oh, this is the juicy one.
03:49Are you 100% sure that there was in no way any, you know, a bit of a shove-out
03:54from the BBC?
03:59Near the end.
04:00I don't know.
04:01Maybe they would have got rid of me anyway.
04:04But, you know, I think it was the right time, Jack.
04:06Mm-hm, the right time.
04:08Well, time to go.
04:09Yeah.
04:10You don't want to overstay your welcome, do you?
04:12No.
04:12Okay.
04:13So, there's no hints there at all?
04:15No.
04:16No hints whatsoever.
04:18But, anyway.
04:19Oh.
04:20Anyway.
04:23Did you get sacked?
04:24No, I wasn't sacked, no.
04:26Okay.
04:29Next up, we have Ben.
04:31So, yeah, I've had a couple of coffees, so I'm a little bit hyper.
04:34All right.
04:35All right.
04:36So, World Cup 1986, Maradona scored the hand of God.
04:42Mm-hm.
04:43How did you feel about that?
04:45I wasn't really that thrilled.
04:49To be honest, I was at the other end of the pitch.
04:52But I could tell from the reaction of my teammates, Terry Butcher and Peter Shilton,
04:56that they knew he'd punched it in.
04:58If they had VARs, that wouldn't have happened, like, seriously.
05:02That's absolutely right.
05:03Yeah.
05:04VAR, I think, would have turned that round.
05:06That's complete BS.
05:10One of those things.
05:12I want a question to ask you.
05:15Walker crisps.
05:16Mm.
05:17You like the favours?
05:19Do I like the flavours?
05:20Yeah, the Walker crisps.
05:22God said that.
05:23Of course.
05:23Free packet.
05:24Who doesn't?
05:25What's your favourite flavour?
05:26I don't know.
05:27Cheese and onions are okay.
05:28I'll get a kettle.
05:28Salt and vinegar, me.
05:30I like kettle.
05:31Hang on.
05:32Stop now.
05:35Next question, please.
05:38Right, we're going to come to Nicola for the next question.
05:41Hello, Gary.
05:42Hello.
05:43How are you?
05:44I'm good, thank you.
05:45Hi there.
05:51Do you ever order Chinese?
05:57On Saturdays sometimes.
05:58OK.
05:59When we do match of the day.
06:00What about Indian?
06:04Indian, I love Indian.
06:05But it's a bit too hot for you, no?
06:07No, no, I like heat.
06:08I don't mind the heat.
06:09You don't like the vindaloo curry?
06:12I can do a vindaloo.
06:14You don't like that?
06:15Yeah, I love it.
06:17Thank you, Nicola.
06:20Paul, it's your turn.
06:22All right, Paul.
06:23Did the suspension for the BBC over the social media comment get blown out of proportion?
06:29Oh, I think so, yes.
06:31It got completely blown out of proportion by, mainly because of the Daily Mail.
06:37I find it very, very frustrating.
06:40It was a crazy week.
06:42A crazy week.
06:43It upset me.
06:44Press a week?
06:44Having all the press outside my house every minute of the day for about five, six days.
06:51It's got a bit silly, but it's, I mean, it was actually also lovely because my, you know,
06:58the backing I got from the people I worked with was beautiful.
07:03Um, yeah.
07:06Yeah.
07:07I mean, you could always go to Sky Sports.
07:10Why?
07:11I mean, like...
07:14How much did you get paid? A million?
07:16I'm not telling you.
07:17A thousand?
07:17A thousand?
07:18Everyone knows anyway, but...
07:19You've got to come to Sophie next.
07:22OK.
07:23Hello.
07:24Hello, Sophie.
07:25I heard you went to Japan.
07:27I did.
07:28Have you learnt Japanese?
07:29Only a little bit.
07:31Oh, hello.
07:32Hello.
07:34Hello.
07:34Hello.
07:34Hello, Sophie.
07:35OK, second question.
07:39Shall I conquer your fears?
07:42I don't know what my fears are until you...
07:46I'm fearful of this question, if that's it.
07:48Go on then.
07:49Your vertigo.
07:50I don't like heights at all.
07:51You don't like heights.
07:52No.
07:52If you don't want to do it, that's fine.
07:54What do you want me to do, then?
07:56Do you want to look out the window?
07:58Look out the window.
07:59I'm OK with that, with this glass there.
08:01I'm fine.
08:02OK.
08:03Yeah, you believe me, right?
08:04OK.
08:04We don't have to do it.
08:05That's what you're saying.
08:06That's what you're saying.
08:07Yeah.
08:09Do you want me to prove it?
08:10Go on.
08:10No, it's all right.
08:11No, it's all right.
08:14No, I didn't realise it went right to the floor, that glass, but...
08:18Oh, come on then.
08:19OK.
08:22Go on, Gary!
08:23Gary!
08:24Gary!
08:25Gary!
08:25Gary!
08:26Gary!
08:26Gary!
08:27Gary!
08:27I can't put it!
08:30I don't like that at all.
08:32You did well.
08:33Maybe.
08:34I did.
08:36I'm not abseiling down there, if you think of it.
08:39Thank you, anyways.
08:40Thank you very much.
08:41Thank you very much.
08:43Right, next we're going to come to Julis.
08:46So, my first question is, I know you were featured on the very controversial Brass Eye episode,
08:53Pedogeddon, and you held a photo up.
08:57It was a photo of, like, a lovely landscape with a very small, tiny bit of it had a child
09:03in it,
09:03and you held it up and said, if a paedophile sees this photo, they will try to attack the child.
09:09And my question is, how were you fooled like that?
09:14Did it come across?
09:15They cut out all the stuff where I kept saying, this is a joke.
09:18This is a joke.
09:19So, they were quite devious.
09:23But they told me they were with police, and they wanted me to do it.
09:27Halfway through, I started to think, no, this is just a scam.
09:32But people found it funny.
09:34My second question is a bit heavier.
09:38Heavier than that?
09:39Yeah.
09:42Heavier than paedophilia.
09:43OK, right, OK.
09:45Oh, no.
09:48Can't wait for this one.
09:51Go on, Juli.
09:52Go on, go on.
09:53When your son got diagnosed with cancer, what was that process like emotionally?
09:58Oh, that was really tough.
10:02I think it changes you.
10:07He was only two months old, and we got told that he had leukemia.
10:13He wasn't given much chance.
10:16It was really awful.
10:18We were in hospital, really, for about seven months with him.
10:21But we were the lucky ones, and, you know, there were other parents in there that lost their kids.
10:27So, we felt actually quite fortunate in the end, but it was really scary.
10:34I don't know, you deal with things in different ways as well, when you're going through something like that.
10:39You know, I felt I needed to talk about it, to deal with it.
10:44And Michelle, she would bottle things up.
10:47But, ultimately, we got a good ending.
10:49We were lucky.
10:50Yeah.
10:52Thank you very much.
10:53You're welcome.
10:53Thank you, Julis.
11:05Who was your first love?
11:07Oh, crikey.
11:09I think I was about...
11:11Go on, Gary.
11:12I was about 12.
11:13Aw.
11:14And, yeah, I had a crush on the...
11:18Actually, my teacher's daughter.
11:20What?
11:20Your daughter?
11:22What happened?
11:24What did your teacher say?
11:26What happened?
11:26Well, nothing.
11:26I was only 12.
11:28I was...
11:29Yeah, I think that was a little crush.
11:30But, yeah.
11:31Um...
11:32Yeah.
11:33But that's a long time ago.
11:34My mum seems to have a crush on you.
11:36Whoa!
11:38Are you serious, fam?
11:40And she said she was like, she would like to eat your Walker's Crifts.
11:43Oh, Christ.
11:46I wondered where that was going for a minute.
11:50Sorry, Mum.
11:51I'll give you the number later.
11:53Oh!
11:56Ali, your question.
11:58I just found out that you've never been booked or sent off throughout your career, right?
12:03No.
12:03I never tackled anyone.
12:05Oh, OK.
12:06I think it's impossible now to get...
12:08To go through a career without being booked.
12:10It was different in my day.
12:12So, in my day, you had to commit grievous bodily harm to get booked.
12:16Yeah, good description.
12:17I remember it was a question on the chase once.
12:20Oh, was it?
12:21How many times have you been booked and there was a multiple of three?
12:24It was against the chaser.
12:26Did they get it right?
12:28They...
12:28Well, did they get it right?
12:32They...
12:34Did they get it?
12:38Come on, Jacob.
12:40They...
12:40They did get it right.
12:42OK.
12:44That's good.
12:45That's good.
12:46You got some report?
12:47No.
12:49No.
12:50Our next question is from Essen.
12:53So, again, you don't have to answer if you don't want to.
12:59Erm...
12:59In Saudi Arabia, they stone people like me.
13:04When they host the World Cup, will you be a part of that tournament?
13:09No.
13:10OK.
13:11OK.
13:11OK.
13:11I won't be there.
13:12And hopefully by 2034 that has changed.
13:15Well, I hope.
13:17Thank you!
13:19Why is it so hard for gay male footballers to come out?
13:25I don't know.
13:27I don't know.
13:28I...
13:31If the first one comes out, say a player at the top level, and I think others will follow.
13:36But it's very easy for me to say, oh, they should do it.
13:39It's hard to know what and how difficult a thing that is.
13:43Yeah.
13:43There's probably a little bit of fear involved.
13:46But I actually think if a player came out, the reaction would be incredibly positive.
13:52Yeah.
13:52And, you know, applaud them for the bravery of doing it.
13:56Exactly.
13:57Yeah.
13:58OK, Harry, you're up next.
13:59Hi, Harry.
14:00I love your hat.
14:01Oh, thank you so much.
14:03Bit of Laurel and Hardy there.
14:04Well, what can I say?
14:07I've got a question for you.
14:09Yes.
14:09Those boots are really cool.
14:10Can I guess your shoe size?
14:12Can you guess mine?
14:14Go on.
14:18I think we're the same size.
14:20You're a nine.
14:21I'm a nine.
14:22You're a nine!
14:25What?!
14:26What?!
14:26I can't believe it!
14:28What size are you?
14:29I'm a nine, too.
14:30I knew it!
14:30I told you, Harry, it would be the same size.
14:32That's so cool.
14:33Is it hand size next, or...?
14:35Er...
14:35Let's not go any further than that, all right?
14:38Calm down, Harry, calm down.
14:40Thank you so much for your time.
14:42Thank you very much.
14:43Nice to meet you.
14:43And you.
14:44Right, we're gonna come to Jamal now.
14:46Okay, so, I was wondering, um, when you play football, have you ever entered, like, a sort
14:53of flow state experience, and is that ever, like, carried on in your life?
14:57Like, that ability to enter flow state, like a transcendence?
15:01Yes.
15:02Oh, that's a good question.
15:05Blimey!
15:06You know, sometimes I might be thinking, how's this happened?
15:09Um, you know, how have you done so well in a big moment?
15:13So it's more, like, intuitive?
15:15It's intuitive, but there's also a process to it.
15:17I think it's the degree of mathematics involved with goal scoring.
15:21If I can explain that the secret to scoring a lot of goals is gambling.
15:25So you gamble on a space.
15:28It's just basic laws of probability.
15:30The more you do it, the more you do it, the more you do it, the more you do it,
15:32the more
15:32chance there is of that ball being in the right place and more chance there for you scoring.
15:37So, a lot of it is intuitive, but a lot of it is also thought out.
15:41Cool.
15:41There you go.
15:42Cool.
15:43Right, we'll come to Luca now.
15:45Oh, go on, Luca.
15:46There he is.
15:47Luca.
15:47You all right?
15:48Gary Lineker.
15:50Do you know what you and I have in common?
15:53Um, we're both male.
15:55Well, that's one thing.
15:56We're both...
15:56I don't know.
15:57It's that we understand that the world can be against us sometimes and there are going
16:02to be negatives and letdowns on this rollercoaster of emotions.
16:05But you and I always are positive.
16:09We try.
16:09We always look on the bright side of life.
16:12Do you want to sing?
16:14Always look on the bright side of life.
16:18Do, do, do, do, do, do.
16:22Always look on the bright side of life.
16:26Do, do, do, do, do.
16:29When life's a piece of shit.
16:36And one last thing.
16:38The other thing you and I have in common is that we have a sweet tooth.
16:42I can't help but eat chocolate every now and then.
16:44I made a deal with my mum, I only have once a week.
16:47Welcome.
16:47And that's why I have a gift.
16:50Ooh.
16:51David, this is chocolate.
16:52This is very melted.
16:54Sorry, I sweat easily in these pants.
16:56Thank you for it.
16:58We're going to come to Elijah next.
17:02Hi, Elijah.
17:03Hey.
17:05What would you like to be remembered for?
17:08Remembered for?
17:10I don't, I don't really mind what people think about me to be honest.
17:14Because people have opinions about people when frankly they don't have any idea what they're really like.
17:22People thought I was a good footballer.
17:24It was obviously what I was born to do.
17:26I was born to be in the box.
17:29And then I learnt to be on the box.
17:31And very soon I'll be in a box.
17:34But...
17:38But it's been fun.
17:39It's been fun.
17:40I've been, do you know what, I really think I've just been incredibly lucky.
17:44And sometimes I think, you know, why have I been so blessed?
17:49But I'm thankful.
17:52It was great to meet you.
17:52My pleasure.
17:53Thank you, Elijah.
17:57And now Jamal has something he'd like to show you.
18:00We'd like you to cast your mind back to Italia 90.
18:03Ooh, blimey.
18:05You know, Gasser was crying?
18:07I was, I was there that day.
18:10Oh dear.
18:10With him.
18:11Yeah.
18:12And he did cry.
18:13Yeah.
18:13I was a bit worried about him.
18:21He was alive.
18:28And he made him very small.
18:29He did cry.
18:29Amen.
18:48For this in pequeño BSLK...
20:40Wow.
20:45Amazing.
20:46Amazing.
20:47Really amazing.
20:52Incredible.
20:54Wow.
20:56They're really amazing.
20:58Beautiful.
20:59All right, Marcus, would you like to sum up?
21:01How was that for you?
21:03I thoroughly enjoyed it.
21:04Some very difficult questions.
21:06Was it hard?
21:07Some great questions.
21:08It was hard.
21:09Some of them, but it was fun, wasn't it?
21:10Yeah.
21:11And there's a really good, really good energy in the room.
21:14I've enjoyed it a lot.
21:15Well, that was a hit, guys.
21:17Well done.
21:17Oh, no.
21:20Thank you, everyone.
21:22Nice to meet you all.
21:24It's very nice to meet you.
21:26And you.
21:27And you.
21:27Lovely to meet you.
21:30All right.
21:31Nice to see you.
21:32I hope you're taking time before the match this day.
21:36It'll be all right.
21:36Just chill out.
21:37Cheers.
21:38Enjoy the chocolate.
21:42Great to see you guys.
21:43Good to see you.
21:43Thank you very much.
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