Eni Aluko v Ian Wright

We need to make sure women are not being blocked to have a pathway into broadcasting into the women's game. That is what was said.

I wish she did work with the Charlton (she did play for us, and potentially could be inducted to our hall of fame after all) Community Trust and said this at a Women in broadcasting event then on a standard radio show, then it wouldn't seem less so directed at Ian Wright.

Ian (despite him being Palace) is an advocate for Women sport (encouraging Women to play the game and make the Women sport more visible), and is a famous name (that is why he gets the job).

The terms seems broadly at male presenters (working on women's broadcasting) in general than a jab at Ian. This seems a theme in the Women's game at the moment- with male (WSL) Managers saying Women should be in their job.

The female Sol Campbell 

JohnBoyUK said:

Wright is my favourite Gooner by a country mile (if I can say such a thing!)

Leroy Ambrose said:

The female Sol Campbell 

I actually came to say this!

So, I've got a novel idea.  Why dont all the women pundits doing mens football stick to doing the womens football? they'll get more opportunities and then that'll free up spaces for men doing more mens football.

Everyone's a winner?  apart from Aluko of course.

Can we get rid of Rio Ferdinand completely though please? 

Aluko is an absolute fool. Calling a guy out who has been at the forefront from a presenter perspective as really pushing the women's game is utterly ridiculous. In a different context of course, she is basically saying the same in reverse as Joey Barton. Men shouldn't be in the women's game. When Joey said the same he was slaughtered. Fyi I think JB is a massive tool, but just pointing that out

She's Charlton, he's Palace. What's wrong with you all? Could it be a touch of misogyny maybe?

I mean she definitely hasn't called him out or blamed him for anything specifically anyway. She literally only used his name because the interviewer did so first.

If you have issues with her as pundit in her own right then that's fair but a lot of the opprobrium is being thrown at her for something she didn't even do.

ValleyGary said:

She could come out and say Charlton are the bollocks, Nathan Jones is god and the reds are going up, I’d still think she’s an absolute tit.

My mates say all those things and they’re all wankers 

West2003 said:

CAFCDAZ said:

Aluko is an absolute fool. Calling a guy out who has been at the forefront from a presenter perspective as really pushing the women's game is utterly ridiculous. In a different context of course, she is basically saying the same in reverse as Joey Barton. Men shouldn't be in the women's game. When Joey said the same he was slaughtered. Fyi I think JB is a massive tool, but just pointing that out

 Given she mentions that the interviewer mentioned Ian Wright, can you tell me where she’s “called him out” here please? Thanks in advance.

There are some not so subtle digs in that quote tbh!

PrincessFiona said:

YTS1978 said:

West2003 said:

CAFCDAZ said:

Aluko is an absolute fool. Calling a guy out who has been at the forefront from a presenter perspective as really pushing the women's game is utterly ridiculous. In a different context of course, she is basically saying the same in reverse as Joey Barton. Men shouldn't be in the women's game. When Joey said the same he was slaughtered. Fyi I think JB is a massive tool, but just pointing that out

 Given she mentions that the interviewer mentioned Ian Wright, can you tell me where she’s “called him out” here please? Thanks in advance.

There are some not so subtle digs in that quote tbh!

Aren't men commentating on the women's game the same as women are commentating on the men's game though?

Yes, and shes not happy about it apparently!

Chizz said:

Woman dares to have an opinion, shock horror

killerandflash said:

ForeverAddickted said:

MarcusH26 said:

Essentially Aluko doesn't want Wrighty working on women's football because it stops chances for her. Wrighty has done loads for the women's game. 

Sigh!! - Whats worse is I'm sure she'll make it easy for lazy idiots to say: "Well if males cant commentate on the female game, females shouldnt be commentators / pundits in the male game" - Things like what she's said, ultimately end up doing more harm that good!!

 If you shouldn't have male pundits covering women's football, then it's a logical response to question all the female pundits and indeed female presenters covering men's football.

So bizarrely she's basically repeated Joey Barton's argument 

No, it’s not logical and so, no, she hasn’t. There is much more coverage of the men’s game so there is a certain sense in pushing women for coverage of the women’s game. It’s the same as restricting women's football to only women officials. The caveat is that the person doing the job has to be competent - some would say that rules out Aluko. 

Pelling1993 said:

I’d happily ban Wright from women’s football if it meant Aluko isn’t on any men’s coverage 

Racist fascist misogynistic far right homophonic transphobe. 

Alwaysneil said:

Gribbo said:

Pelling1993 said:

I’d happily ban Wright from women’s football if it meant Aluko isn’t on any men’s coverage 

Racist fascist misogynistic far right homophonic transphobe. 

Can't fucking stand those single channel speakers. 

Single channel speakerphobe

All women are Nazis. It’s true. 

PrincessFiona said:

Chizz said:

Woman dares to have an opinion, shock horror

Having an opinion is not the problem. Having a biased, hypocritical one is

And there we have it. Thank you.