BBC TO INTRODUCE TUMBLE WEED CLIP AFTER MARK LAWRENSON'S BAD JOKES

Lawrenson, just not funny

The BBC are set to cover up the uncomfortable silences after a Mark Lawrenson joke by introducing a 5 second clip of Tumble Weed blowing in the wind.

This new idea from the BBC will launch in the new season on Match Of The Day and has come off the back of complaints from viewers and working colleagues of Lawrenson. They claim to feel embarrassed for the ex Liverpool defender and have asked for something to be introduced for the awkward pause after these truly appalling jokes.  

A spokesman for BBC Sport said they would rather do this than have to tell Lawrenson to stop trying to be funny. "It's difficult to speak to Lawro about this, as he genuinely thinks he's being funny, but he must think people are laughing at home, because his colleagues certainly aren't".

Guy Mowbray who has been commentating alongside Lawrenson for sometime, thinks the introduction of tumbleweed is a good idea as he is finding it increasingly difficult to fake laugh. "I just can't lie to him any more", said a frustrated Mowbray. "Just the other day we were commentating on a game and I referred to a player having something up his sleeve and Lawro replied by saying "yeah probably his shirt", I couldn't even fake laugh that one, so it just felt silent, I felt really embarrassed for him as it was just awful. I mean he's a great pundit, but he should leave the jokes to the comedians".

This is the first of many new changes coming to Match Of The Day in August, others could possibly include Alan Shearer and Danny Murphy sporting a wig, Gary Lineker having his ears pinned back and Martin Keown's face being censored.