Female football commentators.

[roving-eye]

Watched a match the other day with a female commentator ...truly shocking

[*concerned*]

I know, I stopped watching the match, it was really bad!

[Nick2]

I know, I stopped watching the match, it was really bad!

Why was it so bad? The ladies are also commentating on international cricket. Whilst it is unusual to hear a female voice, we'll become accustomed. They clearly know what they are talking about, having played the game at the top level. So I say....."Welcome Ladies"

[Derek H]

Watched a match the other day with a female commentator ...truly shocking

Welcome to the modern world! Three out of four!! Carina Olset, Lise Klaveness, Lars Tjærnås and Anne Sturød were responsible for commenting on the Spain - Chile match in 2014. In 2014!!!!! And they did a good job of it. We have just as many female commentators in Moscow this year as we have men.

[grassroots]

I find the ladies very good , they are informative, and there is one lady whose name escapes me who played for England who is brilliant .

[Ceam]

Nice to see sexism is still alive and kicking.

[Little Londoner]

Not very significant really when you get money grabbing tossers advertising Nivea for "MEN"??

We have had TWO female Prime Ministers who have been far better at dividing the Country than their Male counterparts in their party.

[grassroots]

Not very significant really when you get money grabbing tossers advertising Nivea for "MEN"??

We have had TWO female Prime Ministers who have been far better at dividing the Country than their Male counterparts in their party.

, no bigger tossers than yourself .

[Mr Saxon]

I find the ladies very good , they are informative, and there is one lady whose name escapes me who played for England who is brilliant .

Would that be Alex Scott....??

[grassroots]

Would that be Alex Scott....??

She looks familiar, Saxon .

[Mr Saxon]

She looks familiar, Saxon .

On the panel of pundits with the others out of view

[Toodles McGinty]

I'd like to think the OP is joking.

I'd like to, but...

[*concerned*]

Most here are referring to TV pundits, the post is about actual match commentators - commentary during the match

Its one of them if you didn't watch the actual match, then …………. :-)

It was a combination of actual bad commentary with a hard to listen to voice for 90mins

[Nick2]

Most here are referring to TV pundits, the post is about actual match commentators - commentary during the match

Its one of them if you didn't watch the actual match, then …………. :-)

It was a combination of actual bad commentary with a hard to listen to voice for 90mins

There are some pretty ordinary and irritating male commentators too, whose voices grate. So why did the OP feel it necessary to accentuate that the commentator was female?

As somebody said earlier, "sexism is clearly alive and kicking"

[*concerned*]

Yes OK Nick2,

I assumed you listened to the match in question and found the commentary acceptable ?