{"id":38529,"date":"2023-12-08T11:40:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T11:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/?p=38529"},"modified":"2023-12-18T18:54:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T18:54:03","slug":"joey-barton-says-women-shouldnt-comment-on-mens-football-games-in-angry-rant-on-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/2023\/12\/08\/joey-barton-says-women-shouldnt-comment-on-mens-football-games-in-angry-rant-on-x\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey Barton says &#8220;women shouldn&#8217;t comment on men&#8217;s football games&#8221; in angry rant on X"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joey Barton, the ex-Bristol Rover&#8217;s manager, has sparked a row after claiming women should not be involved in men\u2019s football games.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This comes after Barton argued Alex Scott, a sports commentator, should not be commenting on men\u2019s football on a X (Twitter) rant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Women\u2019s game is absolutely thriving. Great to see. It\u2019s a fantastic sport in its own right. <br><br>Really entertaining. Good to watch. Technically and tactically not that much difference. <br><br>Physically. Complete different planet.<br>Until you have experienced that. You cannot say what\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Joey7Barton\/status\/1732695130824446178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since this, Barton has turned up the heat, appearing on Piers Morgan\u2019s Uncensored show on TalkTV last night to further discuss why he thinks \u201cwomen shouldn\u2019t be talking about men\u2019s games\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barton and Morgan were joined by Pearl Davis, an American controversial figure on social media. She expressed her opinions on women in men&#8217;s football games, agreeing with Barton that men should be commentating on games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s been a long old day, and night. <br><br>Goodnight Comrades.<br><br>My work here is done. <br><br>\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb\u26bd\ufe0f\ud83c\udf46<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/justwantabetterstandards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#justwantabetterstandards<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/itsourgametoo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#itsourgametoo<\/a><br><br>\ud83c\udf46 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AU16L8wQPy\">https:\/\/t.co\/AU16L8wQPy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Joey7Barton\/status\/1732931534858969590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While on the show Barton said: \u201cYou can\u2019t be there to fit this woke agenda that we\u2019ve currently got going on in society\u201d. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barton compared female football commentators to football personalities Mark Chapman and Rory Smith, saying they \u201cearned the right via hard work over a long period to get into that space.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laura Woods, a sports presenter, advised Barton to have private conversations with broadcasters if he feels that strongly about women in men\u2019s games.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said: \u201cThese tweets only encourage a pile on for the women getting on with their jobs. Or was that the intention?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joey\u2019s entitled to his opinion. If he feels that strongly about women in the men\u2019s game he could ask for a private conversation with the broadcasters &amp; state his case.<br><br>These tweets only encourage a pile on for the women getting on with their jobs. Or was that the intention? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1bsOjmvjHB\">https:\/\/t.co\/1bsOjmvjHB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Laura Woods (@laura_woodsy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laura_woodsy\/status\/1732749243574517922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joey Barton, the ex-Bristol Rover&#8217;s manager, has sparked a row after claiming women should not be involved in men\u2019s football games.&nbsp; This comes after Barton argued Alex Scott, a sports commentator, should not be commenting on men\u2019s football on a X (Twitter) rant.&nbsp; The Women\u2019s game is absolutely thriving. Great to see. 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