A bit like the local ‘kite club’ commenting on the Red Arrows performance at an air display.

agree in principle to what he said but not about the validity of their opinions because they never played the game. thats like saying every fan that attends a game should not have their opinions and need to follow their betters, the team manager and not criticise. have heard this from players and managers in the past who actually dislike fans because in their minds we have not played football at their level.

Fans watching their team are entitled to say what they want. The difference is they are not being paid a fat salary for their opinions and multiple thousands of viewers are not expected to take their opinions as gospel and indeed be scared to disagre because if they do they will be called a sexist. The majority of people who watch men's football are men, so why are the main tv companies packing their punditry and commentating teams with women? It is identity politics, pure and simple and we need more men from the professional game to have the balls to call it out.

On top of all this you get the constant push for diversity amongst fans who turn up pushing more and more for women attending, ethnic minorities and the gay community coming to games and being made more welcome than the average new white straight male fan who decides to go. They just cannot get it into their thick bloody heads that football is not the b all and end all of these people. Most lasses i have known plus reletives would rather stay in the house without the heating on and a broken tele than they would go to a match. Same with many of the asians and gays i have known. the first group are far and away more interested in cricket either playing or watching it. have a her game too if they want but never forget its our game more than theres like its always been.

Spending our hard earned cash on xmas presents for relatives and friends you couldn't give two shites about... don't you just love em.

Women’s Football the scores and fixtures on the BBC sport website Thursday/Friday took presidence over the men’s football scores and fixture’s European results. The BBC are really trying to force the popularity of women’s football down our throats.

The media are trying to big up something that they value…..this is a media that is increasingly detached from the values of ordinary people, y’know ordinary people, the ones who get up at daft o’clock, worked and scraped and are actually and openly treated with contempt by the snooty media.
They BBC in particular labour under the misapprehension they can make a new reality because they want to believe it and won’t accept any other other view but their own.

My wife loves to watch Strictly Come Dancing and it was evident the BBc were desperate to have a gay bloke win this year. The chap in question was a professional dancer who had been in several West End shows and topped the leader board almost every week. My missus said he was by far the best dancer. The final result is determined by the public vote only so what the judges say is not counted. The gay bloke didnt win! You could almost taste the BBC's disappointment through the tv screen. They were devastated but they tried to put a brave face on it. Cheered me up no end. I dont have any problem with gay people, not in the least; it is the BBC's social engineering agenda I cant bloody stand so I was delighted to see it frustrated.

i would add to that a few years ago i had no issue with any minority either through race, religeon or sexuality and have had a few gay mates and have always more or less got on with asians and niggers. however this constant push push push especially by the bbc has caused me to rethink to the point of being sick to death of seeing and hearing them. know i,m not the only one to feel like that and they are doing more harm than good with the position they are taking.

The U.K. singer to represent the U.K. in the Eurovision is Olly Alexander surprisingly he is gay.
Ian Wright is leaving MOTD at the end of the season no loss for me, I will place a bet he will be replaced by another ex black player.
I agree with Accrington, I had nothing against gay people and niggers in the past but it’s in you face all the time, why, they are in the minority but play the race and gay card at every opportunity.
Employers are ‘scared’ to turn them away in the event they get done for racialism and discrimination.

And never forget Jamie.
If have your own opinion, They use the "Bigot" card.

And don,t forget "Woman is the new Man"

I feel pretty confident that the BBC being the BBC will be anxious to replace Wrighty with a female. After all, isnt it about time we had a female pundit on MOTD? At least, that's what the BBC bosses will say.

It will get much much worse when dickhead Linacre gets to run the BBC which he will very soon.

Why the fuck does anyone care if a presenter is black or a woman or a white man?
If you can't stand a woman or a black presenter what is it except bigotry?
All types have good and shit presenters.

No it is not bigotry. It is the media agenda that I object to. Lots of females being shoe horned into punditry and commentary of a game which is played by and watched by predominantly men. If crowds at men's games were 50/50 males to females, there would be some justification but as we all know, it is nowhere near that ratio so why the push towards female pundits and female commentators? What are the mainstream media trying to do? I object to it. I have no problem at all with black presenters because there are huge numbers of black players in the game, so it is fair enough.

Every time I see Linacre’s smarmy cocksure face, why do I think …Catweazle


I feel it’s so unfair to think a mild natured bumbling wizard with good intentions should make me think of a reptilian egotist.

Boxing has a number of women pundits now, most of whom are also well worth one and don't dress like a carpet muncher.

Perhaps they are just the modern incarnation of the girls with the round number card, as fans - including myself - don't seem to be particularly bothered by it.

As I've said, they are usually very easy on the eyes and some of the fighters flirt like fuck with them during interviews.

Most of us are married to women for a start but speaking for myself, I have always held the ideal that the best person available for the job, including most if not all jobs, should be selected irrespective of their race, colour, creed or gender.
However choosing people just for the sake of diversity, balancing up or to suit an agenda does not necessarily get the best person.
As you say shit emerges from all corners but that doesn't mean to say we have to put up with it, or does it.

I agree, Mr Derwent. It is all about equity, isnt it? The appearance of equality by placing individuals into jobs they are not best qualified for, just for the sake of appearances. There would be hell on if loads of male commentators and pundits started appearing in the womens game. I have no objection to properly qualified women being involved in mens football but the increasing numbers suggests another agenda is in play. Gets my goat.

Selection by talent and ability is my viewpoint as opposed to quota filling….we’d be in a fine pickle if they started applying it to surgeons or airline pilots for example.

I had to laugh tonight’s ITV Tyne Tees 6pm local sports news section. Following the obligatory 5x minutes worship of NUFC, we were treated to the cursory reference to the new SAFC boss (yes, who?) and then the weekend SAFC and Boro games goals followed by the goals from Betty’s Boys surprise win over Notts Co. Although I appreciate that these are non-league fixtures, there was no mention of the Heed’s televised home defeat to Halifax, nor of course Pools loss to Chesterfield, despite these games attracting over 6k fans between them.

Instead, viewers were treated to goals from the Durham and Sunderland Women’s games that seemingly took place at the very Durham Uni sports complex (where Pools train I believe) with a handful of spectators looking on - or more likely they were substitutes and coaches.

Conversely, BBC Look North did at least show (albeit very brief) highlights of the Pools and Gateshead games tonight. Makes you wonder who at TTTV actually makes decisions to put women’s footy before the real McCoy?

I gave up on TTTV years ago when they became more entertainment than news…the sort of programme where they’ll do a 10 minute feature on a kid who had won a national dance competition for 5 year olds but miss out on some big job loss or event elsewhere.
It’s all fluffy kittens, Newcastle in depth and thing become less relevant as it gets further away from the Tyne Bridge, which is the centre of thej known world to them.

sports personality of the year. be shocked if a white male wins this.

How on earth does the wheelchair tennis bloke get on the short list. Never heard of him and even now can’t think of his name.

Fup me just read that sports personality of the year is paid 320k per year by Man Utd. Just imagine how much killip could be on if he transitioned

Now that’s a surprise she won !

£8.50

Why do all these sports personalities lack anything resembling a personality..

Oh what surprise, never heard of her.

How long will it be before we get Butch Spazzidy and the Bumdance Thlid...?

careful garry she,ll be coming for you and your job next.

I can see in a few years time where women apply to play in men’s football but are refused and they go to court saying it’s discrimination..

Which of course it is if you take the word to its nth degree, and don't apply logic and common sense.

Never mind smokers who are discriminated against by scumbag private landlords, insurance companies and all hospitals.

Or left-handed folk - who are discriminated against from cradle to grave, but you don't hear us whining about it. Try asking your factory supervisor to change your workstation round to accommodate being a leftie and see what response you get.

Even inanimate objects are against us. Musical instruments, scissors and tin-openers being the worst bastards.

We really have thrown the baby out with the bathwater in recent times.

Duplicate. Soz!

There,s already enough fannies in the mens game, And NO i don,t care if the woke lot are offened.

You are obviously a smoker who feels discriminated against, the main reason it is it kills people.

I don't feel discriminated against - I am 100% discriminated against as a smoker - which was the point of my post, and not me whinging about it. As I said, if you take the word literally, then almost everyone is discriminated against in some way or another.

I also mentioned applying logic and common sense with regard to discrimination, and that's exactly what is NOT happening these days. Scream loud enough and you'll get some law changed no matter how ridiculous it is. A gadgie in a frock is still a gadgie in frock no matter how much the mentally challenged pretend HE isn't.

With regards to smoking, I am very surprised that my habit hasn't been banned altogether by now, but I wouldn't cry like a bairn if it was - even though "passive smoking" is complete nonsense if you think about it logically.

But that's a separate debate altogether...

Regular updates and match reports on the OS site about the Pools women’s team, currently the main headline.

Matter of time before women footballers want mens wages on the 500 people who pay to watch most matches. As for tv presenters pick the best people it doesnt matter what they are, but no one can tell me that lass that does football focus whose ratings have plummeted is the best for the job, or some of these women footballers, a sunday league team would beat most womens teams, i dont see why they now need to be pushed into jobs.

I had this lovely dream last night that KP had taken on a good looking young female physio and she joined the players in the showers after the match finished.

She had more than stiff thighs to massage after!

It would have been a better dream if you’d been taking part but according to your report you’re a voyeur…aka peeping Tom .

Guilty My Lord