Newstalk: Off The Ball

This is brilliant, did you think of it yourself?

Whatever about mispronounced names, she hasn't a clue. Brendan Dolan won his darts match today 3 frames to 2. And Rob Cross won yesterday 3 frames to nil.

Doesn't matter what it is, anybody should know that.

To be fair, the lad reading the sports news on The Last Word used the word frames yesterday and he was a man.

I wonder was it just a generic report that both stations used?

Edit: Meant to quote the post above.

I see they've launched a TV and online campaign to promote the subscription service. Throwing good money after bad...

Anyone I know into sport won’t pay for it.and the number of subscribers on the morning show is less than 10 anytime I watch the morning show.

No , but surely the person who writes up the report for the newsreader to read should know their stuff and have the correct terminology for the scoring system for the sports they report on.It would take 30 seconds to check on the internet if they were unsure.Just smacks of un-professionalism from a national broadcaster.

No. You didn't mention that whoever writes the report, or the editor, should proof read and make sure the terminology is correct

Not coming from a place of bitterness or misogyny in my opinion it's because women can't play men's sport and men can't play women's sport for a reason. I wouldn't question Hayes expertise on the women's game but I would on the mens game. I think the only sports with direct competition between opposite genders is Equestrian, Motorsport ,Tennis doubles and Snooker.

They are like two different games because in the difference physically between men and women. I enjoy watching women's football say compared to men's because of lack diving and technically it's usually very good etc...

That is why I wouldn't listen to say as you mentioned in your comment Joey Barton talking about women's soccer because he never or can't play it, it would be the same if it's Alex Scott or Karen Carney talking about mens soccer they never played it because they are rules from each FA that they can't.

1. Physicality is one of the reasons probably the main reason men and women can't play together in football or rugby. But women can't play the sport legally so they would never have any experience even in secondary school or college of competing against men.

2. No it doesn't but I would give more credence to a ex female or male pro player playing the game on either sexes game.

They legally cannot play together that's the main reason and the physicality is too an important reason to overlook.

Soccer is the same rules but again men can't play against women so and vice versa so MY preference would be to listen to the person who are allowed to play that sport.

Doesn't make any sense at all... that would imply that simply being a student of the game is not enough to be a good and insightful speaker on it, which is demonstrably untrue - plenty of the best speakers on football are people who never played it at any professional level at all, and indeed in most cases never played beyond (or even at) local park level. People like James Richardson, Sid Lowe, Barney Ronay, Jonathan Wilson, Tim Vickery, Marcela Mora Y Araujo etc etc.

The most important thing for any speaker on football to be good, irrespective of gender, is for them to be a passionate and intelligent observer of the game, with the diligence to do the work.

As I said before that's my preference. I would prefer to listen to someone who can play that game and at a high level. If you prefer to listen to those you mentioned that's fine.

Yes that is my preference but it never is like that usually there is someone as you mentioned on the panel also like a ex player from the male/female game or an journalist/student of the game there also. I listen to what they have to say too.

It's just my preference for me to listen to an ex player from either the women's or mens game. If they have someone from the opposite game or someone who hasn't played that fine, Its just my opinion that all. (You obviously don't agree, that's ok)

I think you're ok because you're a dude.