Episode 94: Pitch Talk Special Feature

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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 also discuss what can be done and how the system can be changed to help create more opportunities, to help more people from BAME backgrounds feel more welcomed & included in women's football and eventually grow the talent pool. https://www.mixcloud.com/pitchtalk/pitch-talk-30-10-2017/ - Pitch Talk podcast discussing the Eniola Aluko & Drew Spence v Mark Sampson case. For more information about Pitch Talk visit: http://Facebook.com/pitchtalk (Become a fan & member of our Facebook group) http://Twitter.com/pitchtalk @pitchtalk https://www.instagram.com/pitchtalk/ http://Youtube.com/pitchtalk Find & Subscribe to our audio - Add us to your favourite podcast app via RSS Feed - https://pitchtalk.podomatic.com/rss2.xml Podomatic - https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pitchtalk Podbean - https://pitchtalk.podbean.com/ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pitch-talk-podcast/id445883703 Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3BpdGNodGFsay9mZWVkLnhtbA Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0y9lR6WJaNLyAr7diAHhqh#upsell PlayerFM - https://player.fm/series/pitch-talk-podcast-2859976 #BAME #WomensFootball #FA #Diversity #EnglandLadies #Lionesses #RooneyRule #Equality #EniolaAluko #MarkSampson #DrewSpence #LianneSanderson #ColinKaepernik #MarcusRashford #RaheemSterling #Coaching #Racism #AlexScott #AnitaAsante #DanielleCarter #LaurenJames #EbonySalmon #FA #ArsenalLadies #AstonVillaLadies #WatfordLadies #stereotypes #racialstereotypes #racialbarriers #PitchTalk #Vlogs #PremierLeague #EFL #Podcast #money #football #players #coaching #soccer #GrassRootsFootball #UEFA #FIFA #FootballVideos #opinion #fans #facebook #twitter #igtv #instagram #YouTube

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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...

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