Clare-Balding Claims Football Fans Are Homophobic And Racist.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2301012/Football-fans-homophobic-racist-says-Clare-Balding-claims-women-players-skillful-men.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

While Clare Balding is dishing out labels to male football fans by calling them both homophobic and racist, and then also claiming that women players are more skillful than men, perhaps she should at the same time attach the label sexist to herself?

Incidentally why did the BBC deem it necessary to employ her to host the Boat Race, as if we don't we see far too much of her on our screens now?

[carrust]

We see her on our screens so much because she's a top broadcaster!

[Canary42]

Why are you always on the attack AOG ? You must be a very unhappy person.

[mikey4444]

So its only now that she is finding this out ? Where has she been for the last 3 years ?

[RATTER15]

I agree Canary, some people, it appears, like to live their lives in the negative.

[mikey4444]

On the contrary, anotheroldgit always makes thought-provoking contributions to AB ( even when I don't agree with him ! )

Perhaps we could start a new column for completely uncontroversial subjects, that everybody agrees on ?

We could call it Fluffy Bunnies !

[Sqad]

AOG.....I have a certain amount of sympathy with the views of Clair Balding...........she is a relaxed and well informed sports presenter and certainly the comments that she makes about women's soccer are similar to my own views.

Canary2/RATTER......I am rather confused about your definitions of "unhappy" and like AOG I have been accused of being a " very unhappy man."

No, I don't go around all day with an idiotic smile on my face, no, I don't agree with all the opinions of people that i meet, I don't sit on a bar stool eating peanuts and cracking jokes...yes i am opinionated...BUT ..does that necessarily make AOG and myself........UNHAPPY?

[RATTER15]

Lol, dont get too confused Sqad, its not good. I just think some people are just very negative and never seem to acknowledge anything that is positive in life.

[anotheoldgit]

canary42

/// Why are you always on the attack AOG ? You must be a very unhappy person. ///

What like this you mean, mind you don't fall off that high perch.

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Sport/Other-Sports/Question1161570.html

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Sport/Question1157617.html

And are you hoping to come top of the league?

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1101324.html

3615 answers, 29 questions, in four years Mmmmm!!!!!

[anotheoldgit]

RATTER15

If you want that type of posts, I suggest you stick with ChatterBank or if you want a jolly good laugh, may I also suggest Jokes?

[THECORBYLOON]

anotheroldgit, since when has the number of questions and answers been important? Would you rather 3,000 inane questions and 10,000 irrelevant answers or a few hundred probing questions and a few hundred inciteful responses?

[Kiki-frog]

I like Clare Balding. There's something very endearing about her, like when she was still trying to talk to the boat crews when they were obviously trying to get away from her. There's persistence for you

[mikey4444]

Now now girls...play nicely !

[anotheoldgit]

THECORBYLOON

When one questions another, one would expect that they had a certain amount of experience, to be able to do so.

[THECORBYLOON]

anotheoldgit, why do you think we see far too much of Clare Balding by the way?

[THECORBYLOON]

anotheoldgit, do you believe there is no homophobic or racist abuse at football matches whether from male or female fans?

[RATTER15]

lol thanks aog, I will try them, I never knew we had such categories :-)) Go on, give us a big smile!! :-))

[anotheoldgit]

THECORBYLOON

/// anotheoldgit, why do you think we see far too much of Clare Balding ///

just the same as some think we see too much of Bruce Forsyth, Ant & Dec, Phillip Schofield, Eamonn Holmes etc, etc.

[THECORBYLOON]

I am asking why you think that way, not what others think.

[anotheoldgit]

THECORBYLOON

/// anotheoldgit, do you believe there is no homophobic or racist abuse at football matches whether from male or female fans? ///

What is this twenty questions?

In answer to your question, have I said there isn't? I was merely commenting on the fact that Ms Balding could also be described as sexist, noting her criticism of male footballers compared to female ones.

[jackthehat]

Have you watched (m)any Women's Football matches, AOG?

I have to say I agree with Clare........but you might well think, "Well, she would, wouldn't she?".