What was Kevin Keegan, the former England and Newcastle manager, thinking when he decided to share his views on ‘lady footballers’ and female pundits talking about the England men’s team? Keegan made the remarks to an audience of about 250 people who had bought tickets to An Evening with Kevin Keegan OBE, an event held in Bristol.
‘I’m not as keen, I’ve got to be honest,’ he said, ‘and it may not be a view shared. I don’t like to listen to ladies talking about the England men’s team at the match because I don’t think it’s the same experience. I have a problem with that.’
His remarks even drew some applause, and he went on:
‘But if I see an England lady footballer saying about England against Scotland at Wembley and she’s saying, ‘If I would have been in that position I would have done this,’ I don’t think it’s quite the same.
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