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  • Still better than all the ITV commentary crew.

  • Shrieking hell

  • Whether she is any good at this job or not is debatable. I think she's a perfectly fine commentator but that's just personal oponion.

    However, there is one irrefutable fact: she is better than John Motson. And if John Motson can still keep his job as a BBC commentator, despite being painfully bad, then I don't see why Jackie Oatley can't do the same job.

  • I think these sexist comments are disgraceful. Show some respect, its nearly 2012!! Besides, she is doing a great job. Its not easy commentating AND doing the ironing at the same time, fair play to her.

  • She sounds better than every yank commentator i've heard. It would have taken some getting used to, but not bad at all.

  • I think she was ok commentator even though im a guy. Stop discriminating guys we live in 2011..

  • I was at this game

  • Comon, it's really not THAT bad, I have nothing against female commentators aslong as they are passionate about football and have the skill to match the others at BBC.

  • Eh, she's got the words, but there's just nothing behind the voice. You don't get the excitement from the goal that you'd normally get from another commentator. Though gender has nothing to do with it; it's just that she's a rather average commentator.

  • theres just no exictment when she speaks

  • It's like I'm watching a highlights show.

  • Stay in the kitchen

  • Funny, isn't it. This just doesn't sound right, however if she was presenting a highlights package or something like that, or a news item on the game, there would be no problem. Perhaps a woman's voice clashes with the roar of the crowd, particularly in exciting moments. It pierces and spoils, when a commentator should compliment what's on the field.

    Rather than wanting more women in the commentary box or on the sidelines, more attention should be given to getting the women's game airtime.

  • I think this commentary's fine. I'd much rather listen to this than that scratchy din of Jonathan Pearce or the whiney tone of John Motson any day, & she made no mistakes either which cannot be said for many other BBC commentators

    You're only complaining because you're not used to it, and if you heard every week you'd stop noticing it and there wouldn't be a problem

  • Worst commentary ever.

  • I feel a bit sorry for her, it's just doesn't work im affraid!!

  • At least she doesn't just say the players' names like some commentators do! I don't have a problem with her, she doesnt seem to make fuck-ups and she at least actually describes what's going on. I'm not saying that she's the best commentator or anything, I'm just saying she's not any worse than some of the other commentators.

  • my ears are bleeding because of this

  • Appalling commentary. Her voice is just plainly annoying. No reflection on her as a person or women in general. There are some terrible male commentators too. The female voice just isn't suited to commentary. God, imagine she was doing a live match!! Just too high pitched when something exciting is happened.

  • The worst commentary eve! She's like a female Alan Partridge gone wrong...sadly, however, she's not funny in any shape or form. I hope they don't give her any big games to commentate on as whenever I hear her rubbish commentary and annoying squeaky schoolboy voice i have to hit mute!

  • absolutely appalling commentary.

  • wow....i dont like fuckin high voiced people gettin excited at every opportunity....she not selling it to me..just stating the obvious...

  • Well call me a caveman but think the idea is daft!

    Reason 1) tho more woman have got into football its still very much a mans game.

    reason 2) why on mens football and not on the womans premier league? is it because they know hardly anybody pays attention to it?

    reason 3) because 9/10 people if asked would say no!

    its not a case of sexism at all its just commen sence just to leave things alone. If it aint broke dont fix it!

  • @123twan123 reason 2 is ridiculous. and if you knew anything about football you would know that we dont have a professional womens league in england. all our players left for america when fulham went back to amateur.

    it is sexism, but none of you want to admit it. pathetic really.

  • @racewalkingrules womans premier league cup look online i think you'll find they have a league! te reason nobody see's it on tv or bothers with it is because like it or not its a mans game thats not sexist or ignorant its fact! Do you watch the womans premier league? if not then why you even bothering to comment!

  • @123twan123 but with all the other football i watch i dont have time to watch more, i do have other things to be getting on with.

    the football we watch is played by men, it is not a mans game.

    besides its NOT pro and i watch enough amateur football without watching any more.

  • @racewalkingrules fare enough but football is a mans game its run,played,owned by men its managed by men has alot more male support than female. I'm not saying woman shouldnt be involved at all just not on such a high level. I 100% no there are alot more people against the idea whitch dont make us all cave men its just some things shouldnt change.

  • @123twan123 a high level?? are you having a laugh? one female commentator on motd and you think thats a high level!!! its not like the fa is run by women and we have all female managers and coaches. i think you need to get over yourself.

  • @racewalkingrules Any way i'm just glad i aint heard it since! And i think its you that needs to get over yourself! everyone has an opinion and your arguing with everyone over it! the world will never be ready for female invation of the beautiful game FACT.

    If we had it your way they'd be females playing for the teams aswell!

  • @123twan123 the world i am in is very ready. maybe you're on another planet.

  • @racewalkingrules then go for it, make female premier league and womans FA cup a success! it'll be a success if more people watched it or supported it. But why go for change on mens?

  • @racewalkingrules go on the FA com Leagues/WomensPremierLeague online

  • she did great. the only reason you lot are saying she's crap is because its rare to have women commentating on football.

    dont worry it'll be normal soon to have women officials/commentators/manager­s :) cant wait :P

  • dude, its weird when she gets exited, their voice gets so pitchy its like listening to a boy. its just weird, lets keep the men as commentators shall we?

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  • theres no heart in it, theres no passion her voice sounds so empty

  • clearly not. id rather have her commentating than the likes of andy gray and lawro who are absolutely shocking and half the time speak a load of shit.

  • painful ...well everyone is entitled to their opinion i just think urs is shit....male commentators sound so much better, her voice gets slightly tedious after a while

  • andy grey is the best commentater in the country

  • @baggieboy95 no way! he talks more crap than the motd people.

  • She should stick to Bingo calling.

  • I prefer commentators to be male who have a well-spoken, serious '007' voice. You've got to love that eloquent gentleman's 'brown voice' after a goal gets whipped in after beautiful play, for some reason it's just quality & works well.

  • OMG she is so shit at comentating. No passion what so ever. Lets be fair shes only commentating because shes a women.

  • Not too bad for a first attempt after a lot of media hype and to be fair she's gonna be nervous too. If you listen to her these days, 2 years after this match, she's much more natural and fluent with more expression. I bet none of you were brilliant on your first day at work.

  • Absolutely awful. No passion and sounds as if she's reading from a script

  • Better than the shrieking westie nasally feral rat voiced woman calling the AFL in Australia these past few weeks,

    The Aus FOX SPorts news readers are also awful, Nasally shrieking colonial scrubs.

  • And it's Benny McCarthy, And it's Benny McArthy?

  • It just doesn't sound right!

    That's not sexist, that's the truth!

  • Would you just fuck off with your 'political correctness'? If people say it doesn't sound right then it doesn't fucking sound right.

    Nobody is saying it to be sexist, she just isn't very good. Jesus, fuck off.

  • Hahaa, well said.

  • No it has nothing to do with sexism. amd nobody is talking that women should not be practicing certain sports. It is as awefull as a man commentating rhythmic gymnastics, it is just wrong. If women want to commentate soccer games there is plenty of women soccer games to comment, k. Now fek off with your misplaced feminism,

  • Shes awful, i googled her and she is DOG

  • Are you blind - yes you are, she's bloody lovely! Specsavers mate. She's a sweet honey.

  • @jonny6554 not true and not true. I think she's attractive, and I think she does a pretty good job . . . . better than any of us could do I guarantee it.

  • Oh god somebody shut her up! Her squealing voice is enough to give anybody a splitting headache!

  • SHES SHIT AND BORING...STUPID WOMAN

  • Irritating to think that there are probably 20 more accomplished Male Commentators who will not be given the opportunity that she has.

    Women are good Sports analysers and hosts but few (any?) make fine commentators and their voices will always sound shrieking and shrill to most Men.

    Been watching Football for almost 50 years now and how I weep for Brian Moore/Ken Woolstenholme etc...

    No real passion or enthusisam, more a News Report and she should NOT be above criticism 'cos she's a Lady.

  • @Isleofskye "their voices will always sound shrieking and shrill to most Men."...so what about all the women watching?? ever thought about them? nahh didnt think so. its not all about accomodating men.

    its true that women shouldnt be above criticism but there is nothing to criticise about her. she is articulate, doesnt make mistakes and sounds enthusiastic about the match...all qualities which make for a good commentator.

  • @racewalkingrules

    Certainly they are admirable attributes in a commentator but I really do not think she merits or deserves these accolades. I feel that she was pushed forward, solely as "tokenism" because of her gender. I would guesstimate that there are hundreds of other males who could give a more cogent delivery.

    Its significant, I feel, that she is no longer there and, to my knowledge, not one of MOTD's current Commentators.

  • Didnt no MOTD allowed pre pubesent boys to comentate on their games

  • I'm sorry, but she's shit. If she really is hot though, please link me to a picture. Chur.

  • she's not bad...

    she's ok

    and she is hot!

  • Only dogs can hear her when a goal goes in. Awful.

  • awful commentator...sexy woman

  • ooooh dear - she sounds too desperate and reports like we're all a bit stupid.

  • i agree with everything that you beneath me said :)

  • it sounds completely wrong, she cant keep up with whats happenin in the game and shes trying too hard to be enthusastic about the game, she is bad

  • She's better than Dave O'Brien on ESPN. Good on her!

  • welcome to the MOTD crew your are in the big show.

  • God, some of you lot amaze me! Anyone would think you'd never heard a woman speak before!

    I think the problem is that there's not really anyone else to compare her to, so you're all comparing Jackie Oatley here with the guys who we're all used to. And you lot are all like "She's got a higher voice than John Motson! This is an outrage!".

    Once a few more women break through to football comentating everyone will start to accept them and pick their favourite(s).

  • ah she isnt quite as bad on this as some of you are saying...

  • She is awful and I turn the volume down on any match she is commentating on until it is over. She has been even more annoying in recent interviews she has done during the six nations. She is so blatantly pro-english it makes my blood boil!

  • irritates me. just sounds like a 10 year old boy at times...

  • Mcarthyyy !

  • I'm gonna have bad dreams about a woman commentating on a World Cup Final!!!!!!!!

    AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGHGHGHGH­!!!!!!!!

  • dreadful

  • Listening to her commentate was one of the weirdest experiences I've had recently. It sounded like Guy had a sex change.

    What I mean is that her style was just an impersonation of the way most of the fellas do it. The inflections, the tones of her voice were all right on cue. So what can she do to improve, eh?

    ...show us yer baps for a start, love!

  • She was truly awful last weekend on the Stoke vs Brom game. It is painful to listen to.

  • yep. 100%. i'm watching the stoke/brom game now it's.. it's laughable.

    it actually annoys me, i *guess* its sexist but seriously it just sounds fake and forced when she raises her voice in an exciting moment.

    so just because she commentates on MOTD, does that mean she was the commentator in the whole match on BBC? i'm down under so i havent seen it.

  • The woman is shit, doesn't know what football is.

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  • Sit down, lower your head and keep to yourself on topics that you don't understand, and don't you dare criticise the competent and educated audience of a subjective artform of which you have little comprehension, and hence have no part in.

  • And football is very much part of my life, but I wouldn't expect you to understand that since you seem not to know or understand much about a sport that means so much to so many (as clearly demonstrated by your insistence that she's good enough for the position she's currently holding).

  • Would someone at the BBC please fuck this woman off she is fucking shite. Give her a job serving the pudding for her male superiors in the canteen.

  • women should not comment on football, end of

  • Alan Partridge post-op

  • It's not that she's a woman. If she sounded like John Motson or Brian Moore I'd accept her. But she doesn't - she sounds like a screeching woman who doesn't know much.

    In the same way if a man sounded like her I would think he was crap. I don't like Guy Mowbray either, he's a man. I must be sexist to men as well then.

  • "If she sounded like John Motson or Brian Moore I'd accept her. But she doesn't "

    That's because John Motson and Brian Moore are MEN, you plank! And she isn't one. Why don't you try looking past the higher-than-usual voice and try to focus on her skills as a commentator. I think she did alright here: articulate and informative, could have shown a bit more enthusiasm though...then again I suppose it was only Fulham-Blackburn!

  • Skills as a commentator include the sound of her voice, if you don't know that then you're a plank. Someone can come out with all the sense in the universe but if they've got a crap voice, which she has, they're a crap commentator. That's why I don't like Alan Parry nowadays, used to have a great voice, but now the years have gone by and it's annoying when he shouts. And Why is informative important? I know about football and I can see it on the screen, how much info can she possibly give me?

  • she is shit that voice annoys me sounds like shes nagging. no im not sexist i just cant stand her voice and she dosent create any atmosphere like jonathon pearce, i dont think women will ever be accepted in comentating football.

  • thnx for helping me with my sociology coursework!!!keep the sexist comments coming!!!

  • It's not sexist, she's just crap. If she was a man, I'd still be annoyed.

  • ya worst commentator in my life steve wilson is the best

  • We're not being sexist. We just think she's shit.

  • People, stop being such sexists. Ever heard of human rights? It's stupid and sad how people can be sexist, racist or whatever.

  • cant enjoy a game with a female commentator! sounds like a little posh boy..so annoying!

    woman probably doesnt even like footy! im sick of all this pc bollocks! 'ooh women have the right to do this and that!' fuck off and stop ruining stuff!

  • no no and no. female's only good for fucking and cleaning.

  • 100%right

  • In Brazil , TV Record has the first brazilian female commentator . She is Milly Lacombe. She is commenting Euro 2008 and will comment UEFA Champions League 2008/2009.

  • When I read the name "female football commentator" I just sighed and expected it to be shit. I've seen to many women getting a spot as "experts" duscussing the game in half time, probably only for the reason that they are women. But this actually sounds ok. I'm not bothered by it at all. I'm surprized!

  • Not Bad it hasn't happened in Australia

    yet so what can we say. And women do have a role in football

  • women...football

    women.....football

    women....football...it just does not work,

    it almost makes me sick listening to this woman commentating, it just doesn't work!!

  • exactly. i mean im not being sexist, but it just doesn't work. i know some chicks who think the same way.

  • voice is too high when she gets excited, i must say she has a very manly voice for a woman.

  • She is fine describing the outset of the game in the first 10 seconds or so; but as soon as he actually starts commentating and raising her voice; its too high pitch.

    I prefer a more earthy masculine tone to my commentary. I want to hear grit and enthusiasm not a woman raise her voice in an unconvincing fashion.

  • I still prefer this to John Motson

  • id stick it on mute, and do my own commentry

  • Made my ears bleed. I'd rather it were in a different language....or mute.

  • As a heckler said at a Hillary Clinton speech "iron my shirt"

  • and hopefully the last....

  • She needs a good cock in her mouth!!

  • She is fucking absolute shite, anyone hear the daft bitch last night? Send the bint back to the kitchen.

  • Is there any place for this?

  • It's a fair enough point but she adds in stupid comments and facts "and its the Italian on loan from Roma" and most of the time when someone scores she puts on their age, fair enough for a young or an old guy but for a 29 year old is there any need? One more thing, she never insults anyone!!!

  • Ok. But it was her debut so why can't everyone just chill instead of slaughter her? And does she still add these irrelevant comments when she now commentates on MotD? The Roma comment was alright my book. There were only two goals in the match so how can you say she adds the age on most of the time!!!??. They should really use her for high-profile matches.

  • She commentated quite a few times and thats how I know she adds ages and she still adds lots of irrelevant facts

  • Why don't MotD get Alan Green and Mike Ingham?

  • That would be heaven - time for Motty to hang up his microphone - hes just on there for his supposed comedy duo act with Lawro

  • Yeah. But Green and Lawro - that would be good for BBC ratings.

  • 1. The game is not sexist.

    2. If you do consider it sexist, tough luck.

  • Tough luck? Very well. But your rebuttal against me is as if your life depends on football not being sexist. GET A LIFE.

  • Attack the messenger and not the message. Says it all really.

    Because I've decided to take a shot at your ridiculous assertion that we're being sexist for calling her out as the mediocre commentator that she is, I now have no life?

  • fucking awful

  • I'm not being sexist but she is awful!

  • if i was blatter i would ban all women from football,not only forbiding them playing but also having any interest in the sport.i would even have strict rules which demand big sum of money.

  • women just don't know shit,kevin keegan don't know shit about football let alone women

    fucking feminists stick on cooking

  • Open your eyes to football. The fact that you think she's alright has qualified you as a contributor to the so called "sexism" that you're trying to expel. Irony.

  • fuck u

  • I hate this woman's voice, I can't concentrate on the match when shes on - same for when the scouse commentators on and I'm a scouser myself - all commentators should sound like Martin Tyler!!!!!!!!!!

  • It's not so much the fact that she's a woman, more the fact that she's shite!

  • I thought she was quite good. Better than Motty for sure.

  • Oh for fucks sake can't we have just ONE area of our lives as blokes not infiltrated by all the crap of political correctness? Women are equal yes but there needs to be some cultural divides for the sake of sanity that allows men to be men. Let women commentate on women's football and all other women's sports and let men do the same, Jackie should be flying the flag for womens football.

  • political correctness GONE MAD!! football= a mans game, this just makes me cringe....

  • Damn id definitely give her one...

    but Stfu bitch and go make me a Sammich!!!

  • IO c'ero.. comon fulham c'mon fulham!

  • The only time I wantt to hear a woman shout "Yes it's in!" is in the bedroom.

  • do you struggle with directions or something?!

  • Touché, pun intended.

  • Let me guess...

    14 and horny ? and childish btw.

  • Oops, 'twas a typo. I meant to say: NO pun intended.

  • someone give me some ear plugs please

  • She has the right technique and great commentator ability, everything a normal commentator would say, but its just the female voice which doesn't suit...

  • She's HOT, i'd def chat her up if I met her.

  • I'd fuck her though, you seen her?!

  • Awful commentary, just doesn't sound natural. Sounds like a news report. Hope they kick her off the team soon.

  • she's prpper shite

  • if only we were in Saudi Arabia :)

  • she is awful. i'm more than happy for there to be a female commentator just not this one!

  • But... she's rubbish. Has nothing to do with her gender.

  • Do one dear. Who's the genius at MOTD who gave her a job?

  • chris o'byrne. yakubbaabaaaaoooooooooouuuuuuu­

  • Her commentary ruins the game, I can't watch it with her going on.

  • What an amazing commentator.

    not!

  • ruins any game of football!

  • get your rat out!

  • I'm giving you a RED card Love.........

  • painful

  • Woman + Football = Absolutle shite.

    Stick to cooking, love.

  • Get your tits out, love.

  • she's shit, she's says things to l8

  • dat just dont work!

  • I don't mean to sound sexist but it just,doesn't sound right :/

  • its not bad why are you all so sexist ?

  • shes fu**n nasty!! send her off!

  • dreadful commentary

  • she's quite good!

  • too squeeky.

  • Hmmm...she said all the right things. I just dont think the female voice works. at all. Sorry.

  • Get the fuck back in the kitchen

  • No, no and more no!

    Shes really not that good. Dont fix what aint broken :)

  • what a cunt