Women in Football

[MRG]

I can’t help but notice that this season we seem to have a woman involved with presenting every televised game.

It all seems a little bit forced and if anything discredits women in football in that it feels like they are there to tick a box and not on merit.

[Vino blanco]

Yeah, but most of them are white though, which just shows how unbalanced the choice is!

[Leisure]

I can’t help but notice that this season we seem to have a woman involved with presenting every televised game.

Ditto cricket.

[MRG]

Ditto cricket.

I don’t watch much cricket so didn’t realise the PC brigade had got that far

[Vino blanco]

Ditto, most porn movies.

[Spiral]

For-profit/public service sports broadcasters involving panellist/presenter whose sex is representative of up to 50 percent of potential audience = PC.

Footy was better when it was a sausage party, amarite, lads!

[FactualFrank]

I've only seen 2 female pundits who talk well. Alex Scott and Sue Smith.

[tim_noone]

I've only seen 2 female pundits who talk well. Alex Scott and Sue Smith.

Careful Socrates will be along shortly.

[FactualFrank]

Careful Socrates will be along shortly.

Give me a shout. I'll post it again.

[bobinho]

On merit?

What merit?

I get that some women play football, but not to the standard they are involved in as pundits. By all means be a pundit on a womans game, but don't sit there spouting your high pitched shite about how Dele Alli played the wrong pass or how Mane held onto the ball a fraction too long.

Its a bloody bad joke...

[Lord Beamish]

"As in all the congregations of the Lord’s people. Women should remain silent in the churches, They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says. If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church." Corinthians 14:33-35

[Spiral]

Were all you angry old blokes cuckolded by a fit woman or summat?

[Longsidebovril]

Some people embarrassing themselves on here.

[Lord Beamish]

Some people embarrassing themselves on here.

This subject was never going to bring the best out in some.

[boatshed bill]

On merit?

What merit?

I get that some women play football, but not to the standard they are involved in as pundits. By all means be a pundit on a womans game, but don't sit there spouting your high pitched shite about how Dele Alli played the wrong pass or how Mane held onto the ball a fraction too long.

Its a bloody bad joke...

Sexist post of the year so far; Motson couldn't play football but was a fantastic commentator, there's no reason why a woman could not understand, commentate on, and assess a football match without ever having played the game.

Although I have my doubts TBH

[Spiral]

You don't need to be a farmer to know not to shag a sheep.

[boatshed bill]

You don't need to be a farmer to know not to shag a sheep.

But you do need a decent pair of wellies

[Bfcboyo]

I can’t help but notice that this season we seem to have a woman involved with presenting every televised game.

It all seems a little bit forced and if anything discredits women in football in that it feels like they are there to tick a box and not on merit.

Shhhhhhhhh you will upset everybody.

[Bin Ont Turf]

I much prefer listening to Alan (I'll repeat everything) Shearer and Martin (my head was set on fire and put out with a claw hammer) Keown.

[tim_noone]

Were all you angry old blokes cuckolded by a fit woman or summat?

Cuckoldry invented by men for the pleasure of women. Along with football cricket and golf. though personally I don't like womens cricket tbh.

[Longsidebovril]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LS37SNYjg8w

First broadcast 20 years ago

[tim_noone]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LS37SNYjg8w

First broadcast 20 years ago

Wonderful programme where men were men drank beer and women knew where the kitchen was...Where did it all go wrong?

[Dyched]

Pundits in football are chosen on merit. They’ve played at the level their talking about. Neville/Carragher/Henry etc did PL. Souness, Gullit CL on sky. FL pundits played most of their career in the FL. Shearer, Murphy, Neville, Wright on MOTD because they’ve played at that level. You wouldnt see Glen Little and Brad Maylett discussing CL because that would be silly. Womans football to mens football is a different thing.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Personally I've nothing against women being pundits for football, especially those who've reached the highest level of the women's game.

They've had to be the best to get where they are and let's be honest they can't be any bloody worse than Michael 'boring' Owen

Besides, it's always amusing to see the cavemen on here.