Following the game on Sunday afternoon, Celtics manager Brendan Rodgers was accused of misogyny for referring to BBC reporter Jane Lewis as a “good girl” in a post-match interview.
Following the controversy surrounding his “good girl” comment, Eamonn Holmes has hurried to support Brendan Rodgers.
After the Celtics manager received backlash for his remarks made to BBC reporter Jane Lewis during a heated interview, Holmes, 64, defended Rodgers. Rodgers, 51, has since been referred to by the Scottish Feminist Network as a “dinosaur”.
They think the remarks made by the former Liverpool boss were meant to belittle. According to the Daily Mirror, Rodgers has not yet offered an apology for his remarks, which he made following Sunday’s 3-1 victory against Motherwell.
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The statement was played on the BBC Sport Sportsound radio program. However, similar to Rodgers, the TV network hasn’t yet made a public statement on the issue.
Nonetheless, renowned former This Morning host Eamonn Holmes did, believing Rodgers was merely quoting a common proverb from their home of Northern Ireland. Host Holmes of GB News expressed strong support for Rodgers and stated that he doesn’t need to apologize.
“He meant ‘good girl,'” confirmed Holmes. “Brendan Rodgers hails from the Northern Irish town of Carnock.” We frequently tell girls they’re good. We frequently receive criticism for it due to its antiquated practices. It’s true, folks from Northern Ireland will say things like “good girl, good boy, good lad.”
Lewis had asked Rodgers to provide further context for his statement that “the story has already been written about this group, but we will write our own story” during the discussion of the fight for the Scottish Premiership. Rodgers complied.
Rodgers ended the interview early after being asked for more information, but not before saying, “Done, good girl, well done.” Social media users and commentators quickly took issue with the Celtic manager’s word choice.
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