Matt Le Tissier suggests Sky Sports sacked him for views but insists: "I'm not a nutter"

Matt Le Tissier’s latest conspiracy theory leads him to believe that Sky Sports sacked him due to his controversial beliefs and insists: “I ain't a stupid human being!"

The Southampton legend had been a mainstay on Sky Sports News’ iconic show Soccer Saturday, but in August 2020 - along with fellow ex-pundits Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson - he was removed from the line-up. A Sky statement shortly after the change-up read: “We are changing some parts of our football coverage – Matt, Charlie and Phil have done a great job for us over the years, and they will leave us with our sincere thanks and very best wishes.”

However, Le Tissier, who this week stood down from his ambassadorial role at Southampton, claims there was an ulterior motive behind his removal. Le Tissier has often been accused of spreading conspiracy theories since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, once suggesting that images of people infected in China looked “inauthentic”.

He claims he got into researching theories behind the pandemic during the first lockdown which made him “question the narrative” offered by mainstream media. And speaking to the AJ Roberts show last month, he thinks that’s the reason the broadcaster removed him from his post.

"I went into working in the media from 2002 onwards until late August 2020, which was an interesting scenario where I lost my job,” he explained. “Obviously the pandemic started in 2020 in March - and very early on in that I had my doubts as to what was really going on.

"I felt early on there was a massive overreaction to it by the governments. And that's where it all started for me with questioning the narrative and probably ended up with me losing my job at Sky."

The Saints icon has also been vocal