Jeff Stelling aghast at Rodgers’ change with feminine BBC reporter
Jeff Stelling appeared shellshocked after listening to Brendan Rodgers‘ controversial post-match interview with a feminine BBC reporter on Sunday.
Celtic boss Rodgers has been criticised by girls’s teams after labelling skilled broadcaster Jane Lewis a ‘good woman’ earlier than ending the interview.
Campaigners on the For Women Scotland organisation have accused Rodgers of ‘informal sexism’ whereas one other group described him as a ‘dinosaur’.
Rodgers has been urged to apologise for the terse change, which came about on the Sportsound programme after Celtic beat Motherwell 3-1 at Fir Park.
Stelling was aghast when the interview aired throughout his talkSPORT breakfast present.
Brendan Rodgers has been urged to apologise for an allegedly sexist comment to a reporter
BBC Sport Scotland’s Jane Lewis interviewed Rodgers after Celtic’s 3-1 win at Motherwell
Jeff Stelling was aghast after listening to Rodgers label the skilled broadcaster a ‘good woman’
‘Good woman, good woman?’ he stated. ‘Goodness me, Brendan. What does he imply?’
Lewis, 53, had requested Rodgers to broaden on a degree after she was advised that ‘the story has already been written about this group’ within the context of the league’s title race.
When requested to elaborate, Rodgers, 51, appeared sad with the journalist’s line of questioning and stated: ‘No, no. You know precisely what I imply.’
Lewis once more pressed Rodgers for a follow-up, just for him to seem to finish the interview. He was then heard saying: ‘Done, good woman, nicely completed.’
A broadcaster with many years of expertise, Lewis is regarded as unfazed. She has not but commented on the matter or posted a response on her X account.
However, the Scottish Feminist Network have hit out at Rodgers.
‘Jane Lewis was simply doing her job, attempting to extract a proof from Brendan Rodgers on his cryptic remark,’ the group stated.
‘That the go-to angle was condescension is kind of illuminating, however actually very miserable in 2024. We thought dinosaurs have been extinct.’
Rodgers celebrated his facet’s dramatic win at Fir Park however was then embroiled in controversy
Rodgers has been criticised by girls’s teams for ‘informal sexism’ and for being a ‘dinosaur’
Lewis beforehand labored for Sky News, Sky Sports, Eurosport and STV’s Scotland Today present
Celtic’s victory noticed them transfer two factors behind leaders Rangers within the Scottish Premiership
Campaigners at For Women Scotland imagine Rodgers ought to apologise.
A spokeswoman stated: ‘It’s miserable that informal sexism remains to be embedded in sport. Women’s achievements are underrated and dismissed, and their skilled standing undermined. Rodgers owes the reporter an apology.’
Celtic selected to not remark when approached by Mail Sport on Sunday.
Lewis has beforehand labored for Sky News, Sky Sports, Eurosport and STV’s Scotland Today programme, and has coated a variety of main sporting occasions.
