Sexist comment of the week

[Gwylan]

From the BBC. Good to see Scottish football moves with the times (although the sub can't seem to tell the difference between a ref and a lino).

Boss blasts female ref


Peter Hetherston was angry at the decisions against Montrose
Albion Rovers manager Peter Hetherston could be in trouble with the Scottish Football Association after what is being viewed as a sexist blast at the country's first women referee.
Hethertson said Morag Pirie should have "been at home cooking" and not running the line in his side's Third Division 1-0 defeat to Montrose.

His remarks are almost certain to be investigated by the SFA's general purposes committee.

"I knew it wasn't going to be our day when I arrived at Links Park and found that we had a women running the line," Hetherston told the Sun.

"She should be at home making the tea or the dinner for her man who comes in after he has been to the football.

"This is a professional man's game. I believe that she shouldn't be here.

"Crucial decisions are being made which affect players and managers. Every time the ball went forward in the first half, she had the flag raised for offside.

"That's how I feel and I think I have to speak out."

 

[Yorkie]

Linemen or lineswomen (linespersons?) are called assistant referees nowadays.

I agree that sounds stupid too.

So what do you need to be a lino? Good eyesight and a pair of legs for running.

Women have both.

 

[The Great Cornholio]

I have to disagree Yorkie - we had that woman ref (Can't remember her name) running the line at the Goldstone once and she couldn't keep up with play. Eyesight obviously isn't a problem but it is a medical fact that men are faster than women. It would need to be a very fit and fast woman to make a top class ref/lino. Nothing sexist but a fact of life.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

eyesight and a good pair of legs ? I'd agree with that.



It was Wendy Toms who disallowed Harts last minute goal at Reading, but then allowed Steele's offside goal against Bristol City.

 

[Sully's Moustache]

I thought Wendy allowed our goal at Reading only for the Ref to overule her.

 

[Vinyl Richie]

There's a couple of Women lino's kicking about in the county league at the moment. I wouldn't mind if they could do a competent job but deary me!! The time we had them (both lino's women in 1 match) one of the ladys had to go off with about 30 minutes to go....our physio to run the line.

Don't get me wrong there is a general poor standard of officials this year in county one but these women were not up to scratch by a long shot.

NB: May be an exception, not a rule.




f***ing birds I ask thee! (joke)

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

You may well be right, my memory is terrible.

 

[rool]

I dunno, some of the fat wasters we have had at withdean can't keep up with play either. If you are talking about professional sportspersons at the height of their fitness then men are faster and stronger than their female counterparts, but I would say it wouldn't be difficult for the average woman to compete favourably with most of the pot bellied refs and linos we seem to get.

 

[Vinyl Richie]

Nah the fitness thing (MM if your speaking to me that is) was just the icing on the cake, they'd been pone all game. Damn ref dins. Mind you we don't ever do ourselves any favours by getting on their backs from the off

 

[fatbadger]

(although the sub can't seem to tell the difference between a ref and a lino).

She is Scotland's first referee; in this game, she was the asisstant ref.

 

[Marshy]

no comment

 

[Dancin Ninja BHA]

Women & football don't mix, end of!

Hi BB

 

[tedebear]

Women & football don't mix, end of!

I'm ignoring this thread before I get wound up....

 

[BrightonBird]

Women & football don't mix, end of!

Hi BB

Hi

Going back to wash your socks now. See you later. Dinner on the table at 5. If your back late, I'll feed it to the dog.

Women, know your place.

 

[Gary Nelson]

At last BB you are talking sense!!!

 

[Mr C]

Anyway how can you have a female lino It's a well-known medical fact that women do not understand offside.

 

[tedebear]

a medical fact??

how is the offside rule medical??

 

[BrightonBird]

a medical fact??

how is the offside rule medical??

It's a proven fact that most men talk complete and utter sh** though.

 

[Yorkie]

It's a proven fact that most men talk complete and utter sh** though.

 

[JEM]

In his defence he does say he's lost.