I wish her luck etc, but tbh he (and therefore her) was a fairly quiet and introverted person, she didn’t offer or contribute much when a commentator at a recent race I watched (vuelta I think, but might have been tdf). Given his known personality, I’m not even sure why she was there other than maybe (cynical side now) to tick a PC / LBGT box. Anyway, wish her well, but not sure her future lies in TV commentating.
I agree she isn’t a great commentator, but then she’s not the first ex-sportsperson to do some commentating/punditary and be utterly rubbish at it, so to say it’s box ticking is a bit harsh.
True that she’s not the first ex sportsperson to be ineffectual at commentary, however how many of those others that have tried their hand were known to be as surly as Robert Millar was?
The guy didn’t want to deal with the media and was generally awkward. This is what B.A.Nana is alluding to.
The argument could be made that Millar was so awkward and aloof because of this secret he was carrying around but that’s another discussion entirely.
I don’t think it’s beyond the pale that it was a political move to have York commentate.