Simon Jordan ‘Dismantles’ Eni Aluko In Row Over Male And Female Pundits In Football

ByMF Jones

When it was announced that Eni Aluko was going on TalkSport to discuss her issue with male pundits in women’s football, you just knew that Simon Jordan and Jim White were going to hit the former Lioness with some harsh truths.

Aluko has come under fire this week after accusing male pundits of taking work away from their female counterparts, hitting out at Ian Wright especially and suggesting he should be giving up his punditry jobs for her (seriously).

Here’s what Simon Jordan had to say about it when sat with Eni Aluko earlier:

Simon said: “I think we live in a society where people don’t have the experience and substance, don’t know what they’re talking about [and are] masquerading as experts,” he said.

“With all due respect to women in men’s football, I think they have zero expertise in men’s football.

“I think they can talk about tactics but the two games are vastly different – the speed, the scale, the pressure, the physicality. They are vastly different games.”

The ex-Crystal Palace owner also suggested that Aluko had benefitted from diversity policies.

He said: “The language that you use is, to me, it’s steeped in a sense of entitlement.

“The sheer weight of the entitlement you seem to believe you have would sink the weight of the Titanic. I think you have been quite fortuitous.

“I think because of initiatives like DEI, they’ve allowed people to be put into positions in the men’s game that I don’t think they have merited.

“I listened to your observations about Ian Wright, and I’ve known Ian for 25 years – Ian is not in any shape or form obligated to provide any support structure for you, or give you a sense of entitlement.”

Aluko stuck to her guns, insisting that she’s a top pundit and ‘good enough’ for the role.

She said: “I listen to the professional, the people who have hired me for the last 11 years, the biggest broadcasters in the world. By default, if I’m working with the people who are considered brilliant broadcasters. If I’m next to them, then by default I’m considered also a brilliant broadcaster.

“I appreciate what you’re saying, but in reality, I’ve been good enough for 11 years. And as I said, I’m the person to go and seek out feedback, for someone to go: ‘I think you’re struggling’…it’s never happened.”

In fairness to Aluko, she did come across quite well here and respectfully disagreed with Simon Jordan without going into any kind of bratty meltdown. She may not be the greatest pundit or the most liked, but at some point, everyone piling on and sticking the fork in becomes a bit much.

Maybe she should take some time out, do some reflection, and pop up on ‘I’m A Celebrity’ or something? May as well do at this point.

For the time ex-QPR goalkeeper Paddy Kenny dug up ‘abusive’ DMs that Aluko had sent him, click HERE.

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