Off topic slightly - I have no problem with female commentators as such. However the issue is pitch of voice. Majority of women have higher voices than men and this become accentuated in the heat of the moment when commentating on an exciting incident in a game e.g. a goal, and can be rather hard on the ears.

I suspect that she would have far less trouble keeping up with play than a good few of the 'porkier' men do!

A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

Heard on radio recently that a Muslim ref,a girl reffed a game.
A decision went against a player and he was
Giving it to her as he would a male ref.
Another player said "ease up she's a girl,
Give her some respect"
And apparently he got back words to the tune of
" And to respect her and her position as a ref she has to be treated like any ref, not namby Pamby she's a girl crap"
" That's how she gets respect"
I reckon that is spot on.
If that is how it is then yes get women reffing mens games.
If they can't take the abuse and what comes with a bad decision then no.

Tbf she got up pretty quickly. I'd have stayed down

So I manage a Workshop which provides a safe learning environment for blokes struggling with PTSD and other mental health issues. Being a Palace fan isn't listed yet.

Agreed, although I'm still trying to figure out where the f*** he pulled 5 minutes injury time from.

We don't do possession; we do defense and attack. Everything else is just wa**ing with a football.

You're old fashioned.

"Soccer" coverage in the U.S. is typically anchored by either Rebecca Lowe or Katie Abdo. Both are excellent at their jobs.

I would be happy to listen to a female match commentator if she was similarly good at the job. I suspect that Lowe, at least, would be a better colour commentator than half the ex-player Cro-Magnons we have to suffer through.

For example, listening to Lee Dixon (I think it was - they're so interchangeable) drone on about the fact that Aguero should've been tucked up in bed with a cup of tea - like back in his day - instead of getting into a completely random, no fault on his part, cab accident, was excruciatingly painful. I would welcome a fresh perspective, regardless of the pitch of the voice.

They need to understand that Paul Whitehouse's "Ron Manager" was a parody, not a blueprint.

We don't do possession; we do defense and attack. Everything else is just wa**ing with a football.