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I didnt say sexism wasnt on a par with racism but as with most things i think theres different degrees of each and i think what Ron Atkinson said was far worse than what Andy Gray said.
Well, it depends on who you are – race, colour, gender etc. As a mixed race female, I find Atkinson’s and Gray’s comments to be equally out of order.
Offensive? No. I feel sorry for them that they can’t embrace equality and diversity – it’s ignorance and I feel sorry for ignorant ppl. Sure, they are “victims” of their generation but that is their fault for not being aware that times change.
Fine if they want to be stuck in the past but when my Sky subscription helps pay their wages (or did) then I have a right to voice an opinion when I am rightly made aware of their attitudes.
And sport is supposed to be a unifying force – it is supposed to cut across all barriers and be inclusive not exclusive so there is no place in sport for the Gray’s and Atkinson’s of this world.
papers get on the band wagon
kenny dalglish is a pr rick
sian massey was with drawn from a game last nightSo you didn’t bother to read the links?
“Corby Town boss Graham Drury says that referee Sian Massey deserves to return to Premier League level football.
The 25-year-old, who is at the centre of a sexism row, will referee the Blue Square Bet North game between the Steelmen and Eastwood on Saturday.
Drury told BBC Radio Northampton: “If they’ve dropped her to our level [because of the row], that’s a shame.
“She stamps her authority on the game and she interacts with players well. We’ve got a top referee for this game.”
@yourchoice wrote:
If Dalglish couldnt see that was a woman he must have thought it was a bloke with some serious moobs :shock:
Maybe he did.
Or maybe, as the manager of Liverpool FC, he was concentrating on their business and not the appointed officials for the match.
@panda12 wrote:
papers get on the band wagon
kenny dalglish is a pr rick
sian massey was with drawn from a game last nightSo you didn’t bother to read the links?
“Corby Town boss Graham Drury says that referee Sian Massey deserves to return to Premier League level football.
The 25-year-old, who is at the centre of a sexism row, will referee the Blue Square Bet North game between the Steelmen and Eastwood on Saturday.
Drury told BBC Radio Northampton: “If they’ve dropped her to our level [because of the row], that’s a shame.
“She stamps her authority on the game and she interacts with players well. We’ve got a top referee for this game.”
yep in a few days gone from premiership to the blue square
i bet you cant find any other premiership ref dropped to the blue square@panda12 wrote:
I didnt say sexism wasnt on a par with racism but as with most things i think theres different degrees of each and i think what Ron Atkinson said was far worse than what Andy Gray said.
Well, it depends on who you are – race, colour, gender etc. As a mixed race female, I find Atkinson’s and Gray’s comments to be equally out of order.
Offensive? No. I feel sorry for them that they can’t embrace equality and diversity – it’s ignorance and I feel sorry for ignorant ppl. Sure, they are “victims” of their generation but that is their fault for not being aware that times change.
Fine if they want to be stuck in the past but when my Sky subscription helps pay their wages (or did) then I have a right to voice an opinion when I am rightly made aware of their attitudes.
And sport is supposed to be a unifying force – it is supposed to cut across all barriers and be inclusive not exclusive so there is no place in sport for the Gray’s and Atkinson’s of this world.
I still think they were sh.it on they were only saying what a lot of other people were thinking and saying only they were stupid enough to say it while they had microphones on.
I do get what you are saying though.
Just a thought, but maybe the ref in question, has been lowered to the Blue square league, to keep out of the limelight for a bit. Just so the terrace’s do not take there possible dis satisfaction out on her. When things quiet down again and Andy Grey becomes the pub joke that he has been for awhile (realistically) then she will be brought back to the level her talent deserves.
@andymcnabb wrote:
Just a thought, but maybe the ref in question, has been lowered to the Blue square league, to keep out of the limelight for a bit. Just so the terrace’s do not take there possible dis satisfaction out on her. When things quiet down again and Andy Grey becomes the pub joke that he has been for awhile (realistically) then she will be brought back to the level her talent deserves.
she has been an assistant for one prem game
hardly time to demonstrate a talent
she only has to wave a flag :roll:yep in a few days gone from premiership to the blue square
i bet you cant find any other premiership ref dropped to the blue squareLOL you make it sounds like she has been “demoted!”
I think you’ll find that refs can be appointed to officiate at any game in any league as funnily enough, the rules are the same!
As for being withdrawn from a match:
“Miss Massey was withdrawn from her duties as an assistant referee for yesterday’s League Two game between Crewe and Bradford because of fears the furore would distract from the pitch action.
Mike Riley, general manager at the Professional Game Match Officials, said: “PGMO and Sian believe that with any football match the focus should not be on the officials but on the players and the game itself. That is only fair to those connected with the clubs and their supporters.”@andymcnabb wrote:
Just a thought, but maybe the ref in question, has been lowered to the Blue square league, to keep out of the limelight for a bit. Just so the terrace’s do not take there possible dis satisfaction out on her. When things quiet down again and Andy Grey becomes the pub joke that he has been for awhile (realistically) then she will be brought back to the level her talent deserves.
Well said.
@panda12 wrote:
yep in a few days gone from premiership to the blue square
i bet you cant find any other premiership ref dropped to the blue squareLOL you make it sounds like she has been “demoted!”
I think you’ll find that refs can be appointed to officiate at any game in any league as funnily enough, the rules are the same!
As for being withdrawn from a match:
“Miss Massey was withdrawn from her duties as an assistant referee for yesterday’s League Two game between Crewe and Bradford because of fears the furore would distract from the pitch action.
Mike Riley, general manager at the Professional Game Match Officials, said: “PGMO and Sian believe that with any football match the focus should not be on the officials but on the players and the game itself. That is only fair to those connected with the clubs and their supporters.”wrapping her in cotton wool
would they do it if she were a man
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