1sy female commentator last nite......

x in the city

ching a ling.......:D

was listening to the fulham game and was thinking is that a females voice....hmmm

seems to be pretty fit too.

im not sexist or anythin so fair play to motd;)

Bateman

From another forum, by BBC Head of football

The Earth didn't shift on its axis last night. Match of the Day went on air at 10.30pm and Manchester United's draw with Middlesbrough led the programme.

Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Lee Dixon presented and discussed the issues, closing titles were run before midnight and everyone went home.

Somewhere in there, a woman commentated on a football match on BBC 1. In and around that, a few people lost their sense of perspective.

Jacqui Oatley is a fine young broadcaster with a deep love of football. Working on Five Live, the television production teams noted her work. I spoke to her and then decided to give her a chance on MOTD towards the end of the season.


Since regaining the rights to Saturday night highlights nearly four years ago we have sent commentators to all the games we cover. Previous contracts had only allowed commentary on three or four games with the rest done as reportage at the end of the programme.

As a consequence approximately 20 commentators have now worked on the programme. Most work well, a few don't.

Jacqui deserved a chance and she was given Fulham v Blackburn. We put her name on our normal rota and somehow this reached a tabloid newspaper. Cue Apocalypse.

The phone-ins revved up, the newspapers took a view, and the bloggers blogged.

Dave Bassett opined that: "Commentary is different. You must have an understanding of the game and the tactics, and I think in order to do that you need to have played the game." He also said: "When she commentates at the weekend, I shall not be watching."

He believed that everyone he knew in the game, and Mrs Bassett, agreed with him.

Down the years I have played football with most of the major football commentators in the land. If Dave meant they should have played at the top level, then all of them are in trouble. If he meant that a woman should be able to play as well as a man, then I suspect Dave is in trouble.

One sportswriter felt it was an "insult" to her more established BBC colleagues. Colleagues like Motty actually wished her well. The Premier League (through chief executive Richard Scudamore), Fulham manager Lawrie Sanchez and managing director David McNally, and Blackburn chairman John Williams were intelligent, supportive and generous.

How did she do? She did fine. As well as we thought she would. And like a number of other commentators who start with us, Jacqui will be given more opportunities.

If some people wish to moan while roaming the Earth that's OK. The programme and all its contributors consider Match of the Day a delight and privilege to work on, and hopefully the viewers continue to enjoy it. Perhaps last night we picked up a few new ones.

KdjaCL

Rule on boards no talk of hot females without pics.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/presenters/media/jacqui_oatley.jpg


your ok this one time



kdjac

mike65

I heard the first few mins of that package and concluded wimmin and footie commentary is like wimmin and maps "turn right, oh I meant the other right!" etc

Mike.

justfortherecor

Political Correctness has yet again gone too far.

Ronan|Raven

Next they will be wanting to vote.

Mr.Nice Guy

It just didn't sound right to me. By all means have female commentators - for women's football games.

~Rebel~

I think my google images is broken..i did a search for her and didnt find any of her in a bikini...always thought there was a rule all famous wimmins had to have a few bikini shots..

Bateman

In fairness, she's better than Jimmy Magee or Ger Canning anyway.

~Rebel~

true, in reality id take her over any of the commentators RTE have to offer. Id take a fatally injured walrus's cries over what TV3 have to offer - the only channel where you pray for the "sorry for the loss of commentary" message to roll across the screen!

Big Ears

~Rebel~ wrote:

I think my google images is broken..i did a search for her and didnt find any of her in a bikini...always thought there was a rule all famous wimmins had to have a few bikini shots..

Even Mary Harney.............[cringes]

KdjaCL

Big Ears wrote:

Even Mary Harney.............[cringes]

is she famous down your way? Shes known as a **** up here


kdjac

el rabitos

well i hope she was at least doing some cooking while she was commentating

Big Ears

KdjaCL wrote:

is she famous down your way? Shes known as a **** up here


kdjac

She's famous for being the butt of jokes .

Dun laoire

I pity her husband. He must have to wait ages for his dinner

HashSlinging

Cant say I was overly impressed by her, a bit "prim and proper" for sports.

Would they not have let Delia "lets be havin ye" Smith a go??

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KdjaCL wrote:

Rule on boards no talk of hot females without pics.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/presenters/media/jacqui_oatley.jpg


your ok this one time



kdjac

Ah jaysis, she's alright - for a bird who likes football.

I don't know what the big deal is tbh, so what, a woman commentating on football?

We even have women officials in the First Division.:eek:

Chong

She certainly isnt any worse than other commentators. Although, I do have strong hatred for commentators and pundits alike, I dont need to listen to their waflle, I know what to think, I feel they bring the game in to disrepute.

cournioni

She was terrible. Even worse than listening to Motson.

Rikand

She looks a lot better in brown!

http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/m2/may2006/2/2/1D3C72C3-90D2-830C-27DD0ADA71B91877.jpg

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Yes indeed she does.

*drool*

~Rebel~

Rickylovesuall wrote:

She looks a lot better in brown!

http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/m2/may2006/2/2/1D3C72C3-90D2-830C-27DD0ADA71B91877.jpg

isnt that lindsey lohan?...

*checks copy of Mean Gir...Porn*

i think it is..

shane86

Its funny, the other night i was just thinking 2 points

Has there ever been a female manager of a major mens team?

and

Does this board have female posters? A few (by no means plenty) women watch football regularly, Im suprised we dont seem to have any here.

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shane86 wrote:

Does this board have female posters?

I'm a female every second Friday.

Pepe LeFrits

She sounds alright to me. Decent enough to do the smaller games on MOTD, but a bit too generic sounding for the big events.

GuanYin

shane86 wrote:

Does this board have female posters? A few (by no means plenty) women watch football regularly, Im suprised we dont seem to have any here.

Yes it does!!!!!!

YeatsCounty

I listened to bits and pieces of her commentary on YouTube. Her delivery does need work but not too bad at all for her first time doing Premiership TV commentary.

And to anyone who says that she's the worst commentator ever (not saying that any boardsies are), two things:

1) Give her a chance.
2) You've obviously never heard of Tommy Smyth ("Smyth with a y").

TwoShedsJackson

She was crap and how anyone could say she was better than Jimmy 'Memory Man' McGee is beyond me.

Prufrock

For her first attempt she was good. I didn't mind it at all. If she likes football then why the hell not.

PiE

I hate Dave Bassett with a vengeance.