Pitch Talk Podcast

In this Pitch Talk Special Feature segment SSLJA & JBK to discuss the underrepresentation of people from BAME (Black and Minority Ethnic) backgrounds in Women's football. 0:00 Intro & Lack of representation as a barrier to entry 4:00 Damaged perception of Women's football after Aluko & Spence vs Mark Sampson as a barrier 14:00 - Are the fa doing enough to change the system & address a lack of BAME mentoring? 16.58 - Social Media abuse & Black underrepresentation in society 19:00 - Can the system be changed and how? 20:00 - Are the men running women's football taking away opportunities? 25:00 - Hope Powell, Alex Scott & Rachel Yankey, can they open BAME doors? In this second part of 2 videos SSLJA and JBK discuss reasons why people from BAME backgrounds lack representation on the pitch, looking at reasons including lack of representation on the pitch and off it as a barrier to entry, dissecting recent interview quotes from Aston Villa ladies player Anita Asante. SSLJA & JBK a