Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers accused of ‘casual sexism’ after saying ‘good girl’ to BBC reporter after terse radio interview, with one campaign group saying: ‘We thought dinosaurs were extinct’

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers came under fire from women’s groups after saying ‘good girl’ to a BBC Scotland reporter at the end of a terse post-match interview.

Campaigners at the For Women Scotland organisation accused the Celtic boss of ‘casual sexism’.

And they called on him to apologise to Jane Lewis after the exchange between the pair was broadcast on the Sportsound radio programme following Sunday’s dramatic 3-1 win over Motherwell at Fir Park.

Lewis had asked Rodgers to explain himself after he told her that, in terms of the title race, ‘the story has already been written about this group, but we will write our own story’.

When she asked him to elaborate, he seemed unhappy with the line of questioning and said: ‘No, no, you know exactly what I mean.’

Lewis had asked Rodgers to elaborate on a cryptic comment made about the title race

Lewis again pressed Rodgers to explain, but he appeared to wind up the interview and said: ‘Done, good girl, well done.’

Lewis, a broadcast professional with decades of experience, has not commented on the matter and is thought to be unfazed.

However, a spokeswoman from the Scottish Feminist Network said: ‘Jane Lewis was just doing her job, trying to extract an explanation from Brendan Rodgers on his cryptic comment. 

‘That the go-to attitude was condescension is quite illuminating, but really very depressing in 2024. We thought dinosaurs were extinct.’

Campaigners at For Women Scotland called on Rodgers to apologise. 

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A spokeswoman said: ‘It’s depressing that casual sexism is still embedded in sport. Women’s achievements are underrated and dismissed, and their professional status undermined. Rodgers owes the reporter an apology.’

Meanwhile, former Hibs player Tam McManus described Rodgers’ comments as ‘utterly embarrassing’ on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Celtic chose not to comment when they were contacted by Mail Sport on Sunday night.