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To true.

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What I can't understand is why so many people are supportive of someone who verbally and physically abuses a work colleague?

Having said that, if he had punched the vertically-challenged one and wrapped that hideous orange Zonda around his head, it would have made me smile :D

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Indeed how some can support him beggars belief as there are simply no excuses for what he did.

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But, but, but.....


BBC, PC, Left-wing namby-pamby tree-huggers, etc. etc.

Also, Nazis.....;)

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i feel like lamping someone at work at least once per week ;)

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I read somewhere today that the Director General of the BBC bit someone on the ear years ago. The truth is clear, without the work Clarkson put in building the brand of Top Gear up then the BBC would have £65 million less a year.

Regardless of this incident, you cannot deny he is pretty much Top Gear to a lot of fans, fans who will not watch it with anyone other than Clarkson in. Including me.

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You usualy find that they say one thing but do another.

it happens with Big Brother all the time.
they say "The show's ruined for me... I'm off. not watching it no more!"

but they still are.

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True. Be interesting to see what viewing figures are for the new look Top Gear without Clarkson.

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I personally never supported or defended him but like millions of others love Top Gear and it was Clarkson, Hammond and May that made the program what it is. Without one or all of them it simply won't be as entertaining or a good IMO.

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I nearly did a Clarkson at work today.

I was off for 2 days after a gout attack, and the manager we have to see to get a sick for from wanted to see me, but he didn't. After the current situation I'm in I will lose it with him, exRAF or not.

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Personally l think its finished now Stephen as yes JC is entertaining at times but like most long running shows its well past its sell by date now.

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Viewing figures and global earnings say you're wrong about that.

Make no mistake, the BBC will try very hard indeed to keep it going with new presenters.

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Yes, it'll be interesting to see the direction they choose - male or female for example? There'll be plenty of pressure from within (and without) the Beeb to mollify all the testosterone with a dose of oestrogen.

Then there'll be personality - will JC's replacement have one or will they opt for yet another bland, inoffensive, left leaning, 'face which fits'? I dare say that female German Nurburgring specialist Sabine Schmitz would tick a number of boxes, including diplomatic ones, but would have the downside of inducing within the male viewers and presenters certain traits the Beeb might deem unsuitable for a family show... :)

Anyway, it'll be a hard act to follow for whoever they choose. JC's humour was a big part of the show - anyone who tries to copy it will be accused of just that and if they don't, the show will have lost a key element of its appeal.

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Yes they do make a lot from sales of the show world wide but actual viewing figures in this country were in a six year decline until 2014 as its peak audience was in 2008.

l have no doubt they will keep it going but its going to be very hard for them to get someone with a certain aura and gravitas in my opinion.

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The thing is Den as there are more channels with more choice, viewing figures are likely to suffer across the board. Also people have the ability to watch shows on catchup etc. so live viewing figures, if that's what you're referring to, might not tell the whole story.