Sitting in his front room staring at a blank telly, Des Lynam is going a bit stir crazy. Like millions of sports fans in pandemic lockdown, he’s craving some footy, racing or golf – and dreading a summer without tennis.
But you won’t find Des, 77, watching YouTube re-runs or Match of the Day’s classic highlights. Because, as the face of TV sport for more than three decades he’s been there, seen it and got the numbered shirt.
What Des patently HASN’T got is dementia – contrary to the baffling and hurtful comments made by former colleague Mark Lawrenson recently.
The soccer pundit said in a podcast Des was “struggling” with Alzheimer’s and “not in the greatest of health”. While Des refuses to respond to the bizarre claims, it’s clear from our