New Posts For Thread: another example of why women shouldnt be allowed to talk about sportshttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29254635/another-example-of-why-women-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-talk-about-sportsbbc coverage. female interviewer chatting to the public who have gone to london today to see the torch etc. asks them if they are for or against the olympics. given that they are standing on the bridge watching todays events i would hazard a guess thi know what you meanshe's so bad trevor nelson can't get a word in edgewayshttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29254635/another-example-of-why-women-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-talk-about-sports?post_id=522350769#522350769i know what you meanshe's so bad trevor nelson can't get a word in edgewaysFri, 27 Jul 2012 17:28:09 -0500Who on earth made the decision to allow you know who be the lead commentator for tonight's opening ceremony? Dreadful to say the least and my head has caved in with the triviality, banality and raspiness of that person's presentation.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29254635/another-example-of-why-women-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-talk-about-sports?post_id=522350193#522350193Who on earth made the decision to allow you know who be the lead commentator for tonight's opening ceremony? Dreadful to say the least and my head has caved in with the triviality, banality and raspiness of that person's presentation.Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:15:50 -0500The BBC needs to learn that it is not about telling us what has gone on that day, over and over again. It is about showing us what is going on now. They are a broadcaster first and a news station second.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29254635/another-example-of-why-women-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-talk-about-sports?post_id=522342617#522342617The BBC needs to learn that it is not about telling us what has gone on that day, over and over again. It is about showing us what is going on now. They are a broadcaster first and a news station second.Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:33:36 -0500Well of course Tucho, though I'd take issue with Des Lynam being held up as some sort of Reithian model of communications brilliance.The rot started with his 'Hey, tell you what....' old smoothie schtik.I'm not asking for some Neville Cardus / EW Swahttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29254635/another-example-of-why-women-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-talk-about-sports?post_id=522333707#522333707Well of course Tucho, though I'd take issue with Des Lynam being held up as some sort of Reithian model of communications brilliance.The rot started with his 'Hey, tell you what....' old smoothie schtik.I'm not asking for some Neville Cardus / EW SwaFri, 27 Jul 2012 10:04:46 -0500I agree Tucho, bbc sports coverage has a lot of room for improvement. The presenters and commentators alike.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29254635/another-example-of-why-women-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-talk-about-sports?post_id=522332221#522332221I agree Tucho, bbc sports coverage has a lot of room for improvement. The presenters and commentators alike.Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:17:20 -0500Sorry but that's nothing to do with women and sport, that's just modern TV broadcasting in a nutshell, particularly the BBC.In some long and distant past it used to be presented by experts who tried to inform people sitting at home.Now the whole busihttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29254635/another-example-of-why-women-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-talk-about-sports?post_id=522332141#522332141Sorry but that's nothing to do with women and sport, that's just modern TV broadcasting in a nutshell, particularly the BBC.In some long and distant past it used to be presented by experts who tried to inform people sitting at home.Now the whole busiFri, 27 Jul 2012 09:15:01 -0500https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29254635/another-example-of-why-women-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-talk-about-sports?post_id=522331879#522331879Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:07:09 -0500Looks like he already did, but got too close to ithttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29254635/another-example-of-why-women-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-talk-about-sports?post_id=522331503#522331503Looks like he already did, but got too close to itFri, 27 Jul 2012 08:59:13 -0500would be funny if dale lit the olympic flamehttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29254635/another-example-of-why-women-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-talk-about-sports?post_id=522331355#522331355would be funny if dale lit the olympic flameFri, 27 Jul 2012 08:54:54 -0500For my sins, I occasionally catch the National Lottry Game show that Dale Winton hosts.Without fail, every woman that appears on there, when given a sports question, go 'Ooooh, now. I'm not very good on Sports.'Well what do you expect on a General Knhttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29254635/another-example-of-why-women-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-talk-about-sports?post_id=522331177#522331177For my sins, I occasionally catch the National Lottry Game show that Dale Winton hosts.Without fail, every woman that appears on there, when given a sports question, go 'Ooooh, now. I'm not very good on Sports.'Well what do you expect on a General KnFri, 27 Jul 2012 08:50:43 -0500