Alex Scott to replace Dan Walker and become first female host of Football Focus

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Alex Scott to replace Dan Walker and become first female host of BBC Football Focus

Former Arsenal and England star Scott was quickly installed as the bookies favourite for the role when Walker announced he was quitting last week, and will become the first female host of the Saturday lunchtime show, which has been a BBC staple throughout the football season ever since 1974.

 

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She is very knowledgeable about football and can answer questions well but she is truly awful at presenting.

Yeah, but looking pretty and playing football doesn’t necessarily mean you can be a tv presenter on ‘live’ tv. Look at Alison Hammond?

The BBC make me sick , they follow what popular option to gain ratings ! and no other reason.

She’s there on merit. Top presenter and pundit. A natural

You know what, for all the racist gammon in the comments, it's actually good to see a lot of people recognising talent and saying well done. That's society I suppose: a lot of idiots but generally reasonable.

I’m really pleased for her, Alex has been great on TV . I’m sure Alex will smash it.

She’s great.

Good, she’s great

Well done

Why are so many blokes so upset by an England football international, with countless winner’s medals and trophies, getting a job presenting a show about football. What are you so scared of?

Is Football Focus still a thing? Last I saw it Frank Bough was the man.

June4th Should football be a top interest for men or women when men in large numbers beat up their partners when their teams lose? I'd ban professional football altogether.

MirrorFootball Neither are presenters.

TBH your probably right in our politically incorrect country. But at least she is someone who can actually do the job well. Well done AlexScott

Now there’s a surprise NOT

Good appointment. Well done AlexScott

Hazel Irvine was daen this 30 year ago FFS

oh no another less talented person who gets the job just because she is female .Wont watch .

Why not,if she can do the job go for it.

Excellent, AlexScott will do a great job.

Good luck to her

One of the best pundits around. I have always hated the pc selection of women in sport, when done for gender reasons, because there are plenty gifted enough to do it. Positive discrimination doesn’t work, just pick the best people, whatever gender👍🏻

Excellent choice

Thats two boxes ticked by the bbc. Can see the likes if dan walker been forced out on other shows

excellent

Knows what she’s talking about.

Amazing news as she’s class but how come Dan is leaving? Contract up I take it?

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Excellent decision, she's class 👏

MirrorFootball 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Yet another box ticking exercise for the Ultra Woke BBC

I knew it... People gonna say 'It's coz of her color '... It's not... That girl earned it by her talent

Fucking hell won’t be watching that show again

Question to all the male chauvinists on here. Would you do better? .... thought so. So shut up.

sometimes it’s just nice to hear from people that can relate a bit better to the people on the pitch. it’s nice when they have stories from the dressing room or the training pitch, or just funny stories they have from their own experience. i wish her the best though

Go on girl, well done 👏 ❤ xx

Well done to Alex, ignore the male chauvinistic haters. ❤👏👏

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

AlexScott Go on girl. You will be great. Good luck

Phwoooooaaaaarrrrrrrr !!!!!!!

When they let a woman do the commentary on Match Of The Day, it always sounds like some 12 year old boy, like it was bring your kid to work day or something. I think is quite entertaining. Certainly more so than trying to count pixels on a VAR pic in an soulless empty arena.

Well she's better to look at than dan walker 😃

Well done AlexScott. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Love Alex great presenter but for this programme which is mainly male orientated it's the wrong choice.

They have to be pilitically correct so they appoint a black female. In the future she will bring down BBC

I'm amazed that Alex has enough time to be the token female football presenter on yet another program

🎁✅

BBC ......

She is pish. Fa

Fantastic! Well done Alex, well deserved 👏

Well i guess it has to fit the current agenda.

Brilliant! Very impressive.

Is she really the best person or is about appearing to be current... there are far better people who actually have proper experience! She is so plastic...

MirrorFootball Goals on Sunday went off air after she took over .......

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