Joey Barton

[Vienna_70]

Nonsense.

What’s nonsense about it?

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

As I said earlier, it’s not a similarly low standard as non-League football.

The WSL is the élite level in women’s football in this country.

For what it’s worth, I think Izzy Christensen - ex-Manchester City - is one of the best pundits around. She is far more insightful and eloquent than Spit the Scouse, gargoyle Gary or Jamie Catflapp.

I know that the WSL is the best division of women's football over here but whoever is the best team would get battered against the likes of Chesterfield, Barnet etc

 

[Craig]

I know that the WSL is the best division of women's football over here but whoever is the best team would get battered against the likes of Chesterfield, Barnet etc

They’d get battered by a decent pub team. Think he’s a complete bellend but made some decent points. When a female is talking absolute shite in the studio no pundit will dare pull them up on it. By contrast when Richards is talking utter bollox pundits like Keane, Chuckle and Carragher will tell him so.

 

[Ric]

I’m not sure why it’s suddenly become a prerequisite to have played at the highest level to be a good co-commentator. There’s numerous examples of exceptional footballers who are terrible in the role.

 

[SWP's back]

I’m not sure why it’s suddenly become a prerequisite to have played at the highest level to be a good co-commentator. There’s numerous examples of exceptional footballers who are terrible in the role.

I think the point regarding pundits is that Sky et al ONLY employ male pundits that have played at the highest level.

 

[the talisman]

What’s nonsense about it?

Sorry but it is nonsense. Any league 1 team would win the women’s World Cup.
That’s just the way it is.
Having said that some of the best pundits were average players and some female pundits are excellent.
And Joey Barton is nothing more than a thug who could play a bit

 

[Thaksins Love Child]

Broadcast companies are commercial ventures and they've realised that audiences want and prefer a range of voices and styles rather than more of the same. It's not box ticking, it's about representing their audiences better and giving people what they want.

Selecting pundits based on their gender and/or skin colour rather than ability is box ticking.

 

[Ric]

I think the point regarding pundits is that Sky et al ONLY employ male pundits that have played at the highest level.

Isn’t that the same for the female pundits they employ too though? At least they’re consistent in that regard.

 

[SWP's back]

Isn’t that the same for the female pundits they employ too though? At least they’re consistent in that regard.

The point being that the top level of the men’s and women’s games aren’t comparable.

 

[Ric]

The point being that the top level of the men’s and women’s games aren’t comparable.

That’s true, but the top level of men’s and women’s punditry are comparable, and frankly the difference isn’t huge. They’re both often equally banal and cliched.