Here's objective for you: -
Subscription TV = subscriber numbers and demand affects salary.
BBC and consequently the salary the talent receives = no taxpayer choice yet still salary is high.
Taking what you've said at face value, and there's probably a fair bit of truth in what you've said, do you believe Shearer is worth over £400k a year for providing what he provides?
I appreciate it takes time pre-program (although not £400k+ a years worth), but I simply don't agree on the analysis. MotD is a watered-down football fest for those who want basically no analysis or depth, and Shearer contributes to that. If you want analysis, Sky unfortunately is the place to...
The disgraceful one for me is Shearer. He does about 15 minutes of TV a week on a seriously outdated football show and he gets half a million for it, despite offering absolutely no analysis of note every time. Shocking.