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I would give her views the same credence as anyone else that hasn't played the game to that level. Which is not a great deal so I wouldn't bother watching. If she was talking about the women's game, I'd consider her hugely well qualified and, no doubt, find her insight very interesting...

So, you genuinely seem to be saying that Rooney - who's collected every domestic, European and club trophy (many of them multiple times), who played almost 500 Premier League matches scoring more than 200 goals and won 120 England caps - is no more deserving of publicity than players who appear...

If that's the best example to back your argument, totally laughable.

Personally, I don't give a fig about the opinions on the podcasts either. You only have to hear them talk about a club you know well to realise that most of it is based on shallow knowledge at best. Information about foreign leagues from the likes of Sid Lowe, Guillem Balague - sure, that can be...

Yes. It is pretty much exactly the same. How seriously would you take his analysis of a Champions League match compared to, say, Graeme Souness? The whole idea of the pundits is to provide expertise in that field. The fact that some don't bother shouldn't be an excuse to get in lots more that...

But that doesn't address why the airwaves are not full of lower league male footballers giving their opinion on matches at the highest level. Credibility is required to back up those opinions and, in football, that comes - with a few, mostly derided, exceptions - from having played or coached...

There are some extremes on here, for sure. But let's say the standard is National League (which is probably only true of some players). What chance do you think a National League player would have of being invited in as a pundit to give their view on a Premier League game, based on their...