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First female commentator on MOTD

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
edited January 2023 in General Chat
Yep, Jacqui Oatley is to commentate on the Fulham vs Blackburn game on Saturday. Fair play to her, there are plenty of male commentators around at the moment that get on my tits. Old timer John Motson in particular. I will make to the effort to make an old school video cassette recording on Saturday to see how she gets on.

Full story here

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/04/19/move_over_motty.html
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    "He's offside?! Offside?! Can you explain that one?"

    *10 minutes later*

    "So he can't run until he's...Oh fuck it I'm away to buy some shoes."

    I'll only endorse this idea if they do the same as with sign language on TV. Stick a hot chick commentating with her tits out at the bottom right of the screen, and I'm all for it.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Tbh, you don't tend to get female commentators/narrators for many things, which is funny because in normal life, you can't shut them up.....:yeees: Seriously though, good luck to her. John Motson is a cock.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'm With Stupid wrote: »
    Tbh, you don't tend to get female commentators/narrators for many things, which is funny because in normal life, you can't shut them up.....:yeees: Seriously though, good luck to her. John Motson is a cock.


    She been reporting on Five Live for a few years. Will be interesting to see how she gets on.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    she'd have to be truly awful to be worse than what we already have so it's worth a go.

    it will be rather strange though. i'll definitely have to tune in.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Dan the Man wrote: »
    She been reporting on Five Live for a few years. Will be interesting to see how she gets on.

    Oh her. Yeah, she's alright. I prefer Alan Green though.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'm With Stupid wrote: »
    Oh her. Yeah, she's alright. I prefer Alan Green though.

    Alan Green is a legend!

    I love it when he starts laying into Drogba and Chelsea for diving. It's comedy gold when that man's on the mike.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Can't be much worse than Motson, i'll give her a chance before saying if it's a good idea or not.

    They had an article in the paper about it and some of responses were quite strongly against it, which I don't understand. If she was useless then yes fair enough but give her a chance first. I hope this isn't some token gesture by the BBC and she actually got the job because shes more than able to do it.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Who cares. I tune in to wtach the game no listen to the witterings of some no-mark commentator. I can see what is happening thanks...

    Besides they usuall get it wrong and I wonder if I am watching the same game.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Is she fit? Gotta be an improvement on looking at Gary Lineker's face.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    as long as she's been hired on merit and not for a gimmick, then i don't see why anyone would have a problem.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    O_o wrote: »
    as long as she's been hired on merit and not for a gimmick, then i don't see why anyone would have a problem.

    Agreed. Is it the same woman who commentated for Five Live last month do we know?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Renzo wrote: »
    Agreed. Is it the same woman who commentated for Five Live last month do we know?

    Yes.

    Jaqui Oatley

    Aladdin - is she fit? You tell me...

    jacqui_oatley.jpg
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I would.

    Don't see an issue at all, but no woman should have to sit in a cramped commentary gantry with Mark Lawrenson AKA the creepiest man in the world.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Man Of Kent wrote: »
    Yes.

    Jaqui Oatley

    Aladdin - is she fit? You tell me...

    jacqui_oatley.jpg
    :yes:


    Definitely an improvement on old Gary.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    This will be funny.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    it sounded odd to me.
    pundits, yeah ok. but commentating? hmmm..not sure.

    makes a nice change from motty and the downright fucking awful itv ones though.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    better than that one a few years ago who forgot her words during the goals round up, went oh shit, and then sat for the rest of the tape in silence :lol:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i heard a bit of it on the news round up on sunday morning.

    sounded like a little excited boy on his first day commentating on school radio.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Mushroom Boy wrote: »
    better than that one a few years ago who forgot her words during the goals round up, went oh shit, and then sat for the rest of the tape in silence :lol:

    Excellent, someone else who remembers that. It was possibly one of the funniest moments of TV I've ever seen.
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