[Ballbag]

I can't stand the way Carrie goes on about Chelsea and how great they are. Granted they have been the best team in England for the last three years, but I think if you threw unlimited funds at any team you'd expect the same.

She is SO smug it's cringe worthy......she should be banned from talking about Chelsea for ever. You'll see that when Leeds, Everton or Liverpool win matches the other three just cheer and generally be happy.... whereas she will ram it down people's throats when her beloved team win.
It drives me mad.

Still no champion's league title though eh Carrie.......

Rant over......

[Longview01]

Dont worrry mate, in a few years times when Arsenal become "the team to surpport" she will be going on about them.

Its quite obvious she is just a glory hunter

[Geonosian]

Quite right fellas i agree. It is sicklie does my bleedin head in. Anyway the worst one is that Frank Lampard. I almost threw in bed when she did that interview (hes her favorite, agh!) Im not into football but i watched the world cup and i swear to god EVERY SINGLE TIME he kicked the ball it went in the wrong direction and EVERY SINGLE TIME he tried to shoot at the goal it went the completely wrong direction. Apart from once when he kicked it straight at the goalie. Now come on, I could go out there and miss every shot. She should shut up about crap Lampard and poxy Chelsea. You are right if we had billions of pounds to make a team we would do just as good.

GET OVER THEM CARRIE!!!

[Ballbag]

I am a Brighton fan... and if some billionaire came in and bank rolled us to any kind of title, I would be ashamed. Not boastful at every single oppourtunity.


I personally can't wait for the day when Roman walks out and leaves them in untold debt.

[whatsthestory]

As I've said numerous times Carrie adds nothing to the show, there is NO reason for Newsbeat to have seperate news and sport presenters. Just because she know's the players names doesn't mean she understands football or sport in general, BRING BACK JULIETTE!!!

The worst thing though is when she attempts to stick up for other sports like Cricket and Rugby when Chris ridiculus them. As a rugbyplayer myself she sounds so stupid and up herself when she does this.

[Yudster]

It does seem strange that although her job description is presumably specific to sports news, she doesn't know anything about sport. Interesting. And she still reminds me of Anthea Turner.

[SAV1OUR]

Good job Chris puts little miss "OOH YES PLEASE" in her place then, hes very good at letting her know whos boss when she gets too big for her horsey boots.

[MC]

The worst thing though is when she attempts to stick up for other sports like Cricket and Rugby when Chris ridiculus them. As a rugbyplayer myself she sounds so stupid and up herself when she does this.

I definitely don't agree with that. I'm glad there's someone there to stick up for sports such as cricket etc, because Moyles can be an arse with stuff like that sometimes. Carrie does a good job.

For example, bet you Chris moans about the Ryder Cup on either Friday or next Monday, saying something along the lines of "it's only golf, who cares".

Carrie may not bring any comedic input to the show, but let's face it - she knows far more about sport than Chris (and probably Dave). Also, to the person who keeps saying "why do they have separate news and sport readers" - they always have. They always will. Every radio station/TV channel does.

No reason why Radio One should be any different.

[Console]

I completely agree with that, I've never really understood why people don't like Carrie. Sure, she's not the funniest person on the team, but that doesn't mean she can't be entertaining, especially when Chris, or others, make fun of her.

[Johnny 1989]

Agreed with the last two posts about Carrie, there's nothing wrong with her & if you read her team page she does quite alot behind the scenes regarding sport on the BBC.

You think that if Leeds was in the top five of the Premiership instead of 23rd in the Championship that he wouldn't be gloating, he used to do it quite a bit on the afternoon show when they were a good team.

Also there's nothing wrong with Arsenal, we're a bit crap at the moment but at least the majority of our fans are genuine supporters

[whatsthestory]

I definitely don't agree with that. I'm glad there's someone there to stick up for sports such as cricket etc, because Moyles can be an arse with stuff like that sometimes. Carrie does a good job.

Its the facile way in which she does it that bugs me, she thinks she's sticking up for the little guy. Chris takes the piss for effect, as he said recently, he may not believe it but he says things to get a reaction. Anyway why is he 'being an arse', just expressing an opinion(true or not), I couldn't careless if he takes the piss out of sports I like, it can still be funny, people take it too much to heart.

Carrie may not bring any comedic input to the show, but let's face it - she knows far more about sport than Chris (and probably Dave).

The best example I can think off of the top of my head to disprove that is, after an England warm up game where Hargreaves played defensive mid, she said in the news that he'd struggled and looked out of place(obviously heard that from the Carrick obsessed Hansen on the BBC post match program), where as Hargreaves was actually man of the match, and received wideranging praise for his perfomance and both Chris and Dave made her squirm badly.

Also, to the person who keeps saying "why do they have separate news and sport readers" - they always have. They always will. Every radio station/TV channel does. No reason why Radio One should be any different.

Just because everybody does it and always has, doesn't mean it's right, other station's like FiveLive, Radio 4 etc... are news and sport stations not music stations. When I want to hear about sport's or news I listen to FiveLive, not Newsbeat and their watered down version for kids, the radio version of Newsround. Though obviously it's not the biggest issue in the world, I can't see any reason for it.

[MC]

Chris takes the piss for effect, as he said recently, he may not believe it but he says things to get a reaction. Anyway why is he 'being an arse', just expressing an opinion(true or not), I couldn't careless if he takes the piss out of sports I like, it can still be funny, people take it too much to heart.

Of course he is taking the piss for effect, but I prefer it when he actually has something to rant about. For example, moaning about Steve Redgrave's knighthood (a five time Olympic champion) and saying "all he's done is row boats" for a living. It's stupidly controversial for no reason. I'm glad someone like Carrie is there to offer the other side of the argument.

I'm the opposite to you - if he takes the piss out of sports I like, it annoys me. Especially when the next bandwagon rolls by, and him and Dave jump straight on board.

The best example I can think off of the top of my head to disprove that is, after an England warm up game where Hargreaves played defensive mid, she said in the news that he'd struggled and looked out of place(obviously heard that from the Carrick obsessed Hansen on the BBC post match program), where as Hargreaves was actually man of the match, and received wideranging praise for his perfomance and both Chris and Dave made her squirm badly.

What England "warm up" game? By "warm up" you clearly mean before the World Cup, but Hargreaves never played defensive midfield in either of the warm up games - he played right back for one half against Hungary but that was it. If you mean that game, then clearly Carrie was right - he looked out of place as its not his natural position.

Just because everybody does it and always has, doesn't mean it's right, other station's like FiveLive, Radio 4 etc... are news and sport stations not music stations. When I want to hear about sport's or news I listen to FiveLive, not Newsbeat and their watered down version for kids, the radio version of Newsround. Though obviously it's not the biggest issue in the world, I can't see any reason for it.

Just because you listen to Five Live for sports news, doesn't mean everybody else should. Do you think 14 year old kids tuning in for the latest McFly single are really going to switch over to hear the latest sports news?

I can't see any reason to break with tradition - one news journalist reading the news, and one sport journalist reading the sport. Seems sensible to me.

Remember Radio 1 only do specific sports bulletins at peak time anyway - Moyles and Mills.

[whatsthestory]

What England "warm up" game? By "warm up" you clearly mean before the World Cup, but Hargreaves never played defensive midfield in either of the warm up games - he played right back for one half against Hungary but that was it. If you mean that game, then clearly Carrie was right - he looked out of place as its not his natural position.

Having done a bit more research, it was the Carrick performance against Belarus B that I was refering to, not Hargreaves at all, I'll do my research next time. You can tell by the way she talks about Sport that she has no general understanding of sport especially football, knowing the players name doesn't mean you get football.

Just because you listen to Five Live for sports news, doesn't mean everybody else should. Do you think 14 year old kids tuning in for the latest McFly single are really going to switch over to hear the latest sports news?

No I'm not saying people should etc... I'm just saying if people wanted decent sports news you wouldn't listen to Newbeat, they just scan over the headlines, which is why IMO there isn't a need for 2 reporters.

[Ballbag]

I just wish she'd shut up about Chelsea..... and perhaps do a topless shoot in Playboy.

[maximus]

Having done a bit more research, it was the Carrick performance against Belarus B that I was refering to, not Hargreaves at all, I'll do my research next time. You can tell by the way she talks about Sport that she has no general understanding of sport especially football, knowing the players name doesn't mean you get football.

Eh? I bet she knows much more than you or I do about football. The last thing I would say is that she doesn't know her sport.

[whatsthestory]

Having done a bit more research, it was the Carrick performance against Belarus B that I was refering to, not Hargreaves at all, I'll do my research next time. You can tell by the way she talks about Sport that she has no general understanding of sport especially football, knowing the players name doesn't mean you get football.

Eh? I bet she knows much more than you or I do about football. The last thing I would say is that she doesn't know her sport.

I may not know literature or science but I do know my sport(though it may not appear so after my last post ), that's why it bothers me so. Obviously not everybody agrees, but hey its my opinion and that's what this site is all about.

[stevotrash Esq.]

Another great sportsreader who had no idea about sports is Des Lynam. He did however know how to sex it up for the cameras and make bundles of cash.

Let that be a lesson, we can't all be Mark Kemode.

[Ballbag]

"Spurs just need to get a man sent off, because Liverpool can't beat 10 men".


SHUT UP CARRIE YOU BINT.

[Geonosian]

Yeah and Frank Lampard is s**t anyway i dont know what the fascination is. She is unbelievably shallow, the old 'just because hes a footballer' thing does my head in. If he worked in Woolworths she wouldnt look at him twice.

[Geonosian]

Precisely, well said.

[asy1mpo]

whats are this having a go at Carrie

She does a great job. She does know about sport - she talks about other stuff apart from football - golf, cricket,.....

OK, she mentions Chelsea a lot and 'Fat' Frank but she is a fan. Dave does his best to mention Everton every now and then in his tedious links for example.

[Laura12582]

How much does she actually know about sport tho?? Sometimes I think she gets all her knowledge off the net. I don't know much about sport but I'm sure I could do just as good a job as she does on the news... Also how come Dom can do the news and sport at 6.30 but by 7 it needs 2 of them...?

[Ballbag]

whats are this having a go at Carrie

She does a great job. She does know about sport - she talks about other stuff apart from football - golf, cricket,.....

OK, she mentions Chelsea a lot and 'Fat' Frank but she is a fan. Dave does his best to mention Everton every now and then in his tedious links for example.

when, as you say, Dave mentions Everton, and indeed Chris mentions Leeds, and Dom mentions Liverpool, none of them boast to the high heavens like wot she does. She rams it down everyone's throats every time she talks about her team, where as the others are very pragmatic.

That is my main problem with her......... she's for want of a better phrase.... an uber irritating bint.

[whatsthestory]

How much does she actually know about sport tho?? Sometimes I think she gets all her knowledge off the net. I don't know much about sport but I'm sure I could do just as good a job as she does on the news... Also how come Dom can do the news and sport at 6.30 but by 7 it needs 2 of them...?

Well said on both points.

[Laura12582]

I like carrie sometimes and other days she annoys me, but if she supported another team, and went on about them in the same way, would everyone dislike her so much? I think there's a lot of hate towards her because of the team she supports.

I think a lot of people think she is a glory hunter and that's what annoys them. Esp when there are lots of people who have been fans for yrs but dont get the opportunities she does... just a thought...