Sunday Express Skeleton 3Rd November
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A better mix in football?
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In the wake of another Sky sports reporter also being hauled off air for making the comment "apparently, a female lino today, bit of a looker".
The question must be asked, 'should female officials take part in what after all is a male dominated game'?
Or are we to spoil the game of football by demanding first gender equality? although I do believe there is not one gay player who has 'come out' in all the leagues.
Then a more racial mix, but no problem there we already have a good mix, except there seems a shortage of Asian players, so how do they fix that problem?
The question must be asked, 'should female officials take part in what after all is a male dominated game'?
Or are we to spoil the game of football by demanding first gender equality? although I do believe there is not one gay player who has 'come out' in all the leagues.
Then a more racial mix, but no problem there we already have a good mix, except there seems a shortage of Asian players, so how do they fix that problem?
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I saw MotD on Saturday where this young lady made a fantastic "not offside" decision during the Wolves v Liverpool game, one which many male colleagues may have quite feasibly missed.
Andy Gray of course has now been sacked by Sky Sports for his unguarded comments. I'm certainly not condoning what he and Keys said, but what was their actual "crime"? Not so much saying what they said, but being caught doing so. For, let's face it, the truth is that many men AND women do make sexist remarks - lots in public, too. However, the vast majority of us are not caught saying such comments via a broadcasting medium.
Therefore, there but for the grace of God go - how many of us???
Andy Gray of course has now been sacked by Sky Sports for his unguarded comments. I'm certainly not condoning what he and Keys said, but what was their actual "crime"? Not so much saying what they said, but being caught doing so. For, let's face it, the truth is that many men AND women do make sexist remarks - lots in public, too. However, the vast majority of us are not caught saying such comments via a broadcasting medium.
Therefore, there but for the grace of God go - how many of us???
Andy Gray has been obnoxious towards all match officials (male and female) for some time. His silence when Sian Massey got that decision right for the first goal was deafening. I cannot think that he would have maintained this silence had she got it wrong.
I am a qualified football referee (female) who referees mainly in the men's game. To let Mr Gray down gently, I was actually top in the county in my exams when I took them amongst a predominantly male set, so do have good understanding of the offside law. I have encountered very little sexism (but do ref at park level, not professional ), have received much encouragement from male colleagues, and just the 'normal' level of adverse comments from players and spectators. I can think of no reason why women should be excluded from the game if they have proved themselves proficient at that level.
I am a qualified football referee (female) who referees mainly in the men's game. To let Mr Gray down gently, I was actually top in the county in my exams when I took them amongst a predominantly male set, so do have good understanding of the offside law. I have encountered very little sexism (but do ref at park level, not professional ), have received much encouragement from male colleagues, and just the 'normal' level of adverse comments from players and spectators. I can think of no reason why women should be excluded from the game if they have proved themselves proficient at that level.
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