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<\/p>\nLaura Woods has criticised Joey Barton <\/p>\n
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Broadcaster Laura Woods has hit out at ex-footballer Joey Barton after a series of misogynistic posts on social media.<\/p>\n
Barton has been heavily criticised after suggesting that women \u201cshouldn\u2019t be talking with any kind of authority\u201d on men\u2019s football.<\/p>\n
The one-cap England international, sacked by Bristol Rovers in October, has since doubled down on his comments on X (formerly Twitter), saying that \u201cyou cannot watch a game now without hearing the nonsense\u201d. <\/p>\n
Presenter Woods fronts TNT Sports\u2019 coverage of the Premier League and Champions League, and has also worked for ITV, talkSPORT and Amazon.<\/p>\n
She has accused Barton of creating a \u201cpile on\u201d with his remarks.<\/p>\n
\u201cJoey\u2019s entitled to his opinion,\u201d Woods said on X. \u201cIf he feels that strongly about women in the men\u2019s game he could ask for a private conversation with the broadcasters & state his case. <\/p>\n
\u201cThese tweets only encourage a pile on for the women getting on with their jobs. Or was that the intention?\u201d<\/p>\n
Barton\u2019s stream of posts on the matter have continued into a second day after initially posting on social media during Prime Video\u2019s coverage of Wednesday night\u2019s Premier League action.<\/p>\n
\u201cWomen shouldn\u2019t be talking with any kind of authority in the men\u2019s game,\u201d Barton wrote initially. \u201cCome on. Let\u2019s be serious. It\u2019s a completely different game.<\/p>\n
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Joey Barton\u2019s remarks have been heavily criticised <\/p>\n
\u201cIf you don\u2019t accept that. We will always see things differently. The women\u2019s game is thriving. Fantastic to see. I cannot take a thing they say serious in the men\u2019s arena.\u201d<\/p>\n
As part of his comments, Barton shared a clip of a post on Manchester City\u2019s Instagram account that featured a female broadcaster making a small error. <\/p>\n
Barton has also suggested that any men that have criticised him and support female broadcasters are \u201ceunuchs\u201d.<\/p>\n
Responding directly to the clip, Woods suggested that while she and Barton had previously \u201cgot on\u201d, his singling out of the young presenter was \u201cwrong\u201d.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cUsually avoid these conversations as I don\u2019t like adding more oxygen. But throwing young vloggers to the wolves is wrong. <\/p>\n
\u201cI started my career vlogging & I\u2019ve always got on with Joey. He also sent me a lovely good luck message for TNT in June. Does that make him a eunuch too?\u201d<\/p>\n