What about the "Soccerette" section on Soccer Saturday or the Yorkie ads that used to be on during the same programme (Yorkie sponsor the show I think)
Double standards - surely not!
Or the ongoing 'joke' on soccer am about Georgie Thompson's box!What about the "Soccerette" section on Soccer Saturday or the Yorkie ads that used to be on during the same programme (Yorkie sponsor the show I think)
Double standards - surely not!
I thought what was more controversial was the fact they questioned her ability to do her job because she was a woman.
The irony was that she made an important decision which led to a goal and she was right.
Leaving aside any feelings I have about Andy Gray, his commentator abilities or his Scottish accent my first impression when I heard this story was that Andy Gray was rightfully sacked. There is no place for sexism in today’s TV industry.
Then I sat back and thought about it.
Andy Gray is working for SKY for 20 years. Has he only started making these remarks in the last few months? I doubt it. The terms he used were just banter. I have used them and so has every male in my office. Should we all be fired? Then I discover he is suing the News of the World because they hacked into his phone to listen to his voicemail. There are countless other people in the UK suing Rupert Murdoch’s Newspaper for the same reason.
Rupert Murdoch owns the NOTW. As far as I know he is also the majority shareholder in SKY.
Then all of a sudden clips start getting leaked to newspapers in the UK. They were feed in a drip drip method to ratchet up the public frenzy against him.
Andy Gray is accused of sexism and is fired. Surely this was an orchestrated witch hunt against him? Richard Keys and the sideline reporter are just collateral damage in this.
Murdoch owns a collection on tabloids in the UK who publish photos of topless women on page 3, have photographers sitting outside nightclubs to try and get upskirt pictures of celebrity women getting out of cars and have photographers hiding in bushes to try and get photos of women naked through gaps in curtains and then they accuse Andy Gray of sexism!!??
The whole thing stinks to high heaven and I hope he sues them for all he can.
Are there any women out there reading this thread that actually were offended by what was said?
Surely people cant be that sensitive?
I have to say it's absolutely ridiculous.Give them a bit a bit oif a telling off to keep up appearances, fine.
But sacking/forced to resign is way OTT in my book.
Why are men feeling the need to 'prove' that they are on message.
Who knows whether they qualified the "offside" comment with the fact that most male assistants (and football pundits) don't understand the rule either?
Ah Rio Ferdinand who said the pair were prehistoric. I presume Rio's idea of contemporary man's view on women is relating to the allegations and incidents of "roasting" and escort services that footballers engage in. Or is it the sexist and homophobic music he produces and promotes?
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