Intresting comments from Mike Newell!

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Luton manager Mike Newell tonight launched an astonishing attack on assistant referee Amy Rayner and claimed female officials should be banned from professional football.

Speaking after his team's 3-2 home defeat by QPR, Newell claimed the presence of Rayner - in her second year as an official - amounted simply to tokenism and political correctness.

Newell said: "She should not be here. I know that sounds sexist, but I am sexist, so I am not going to be anything other than that.

"We have a problem in this country with political correctness, and bringing women into the game is not the way to improve refereeing and officialdom.

"It is absolutely beyond belief. When do we reach a stage when all officials are women, because then we are in trouble?

"It is bad enough with the incapable referees and linesmen we have, but if you start bringing in women, you have big problems.

"This is Championship football. This is not park football, so what are women doing here? It is tokenism, for the politically-correct idiots."

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Tonys Twostripes

Exactly. The only qualification should be wheather you are good enough or not. I can't stand all this so called positive discrimination.

Also all this money going into girls Football/Rugby beause it is PC yet noone cares about it. Sports like Hockey and Netball suffer.
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stiffy1 · Reserve team player Joined: 19 Jan 2006 Posts: 45

I agree totally with Mike Newell's comments because Amy Rayner is a s***e ref and lineswomen and as a city fan i have seen some of her awful decisions and its not good for the game.

yorkcityrobdob · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 6:48 pm Post subject:

mick winn · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:52 pm Post subject:

As in any area, if they are good enough then no problem. Amy Rayner is so poor the people who qualified her need to be examined.

deeuu · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:15 pm Post subject:

Obviously no one has learned since "the Thatcher experiment" went so horribly wrong...
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KEWELL10 · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:40 pm Post subject:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/6140922.stm

Newell looks as if he could be in trouble.
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yorklass74 · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:42 pm Post subject:

I agree with his comments too. I would say no harm women refereeing in womens matches but not in main stream professional football
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deeuu · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:51 pm Post subject:

tomowen · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 9:24 pm Post subject:

I wouldn't say it's a case of positive discrimination. Is she really any worse than half the refs in this division?
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yorkcityrobdob · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 9:48 pm Post subject:

The Moleman · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:25 pm Post subject:

If she is sh*t, she is sh*t. It has nothing to do with her being a woman in football! There are loads of men refereeing in this game that are absolute bollocks. It should be about talent, not sex. I'm sure there are female refs out there that are as good as male refs. Did we not have a female linesman a couple of seasons back who was actually quite solid and kept up with the game rather well?

I like Newell though. Honest and fair. What we need more of in football.
Like the way he admits he is sexist too Laughing

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Tim Wills · Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject:

Is Shaun Proctor-Green a woman? Big girl's blouse maybe.
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catkin · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:09 am Post subject:

she is awful. last time i saw her was cambridge away, and she was the worst i've seen by a long long way. i personally have no problems with women referee's, i'd take a half decent one over some of the s***e we've been subjected to over the past few seasons, but she is there simply because she is a woman, which is sexist in itself!!!
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Frid · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:54 am Post subject:

Tommi_J · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:13 pm Post subject:

Why is sexism and racism judged as being completely different?

If Newell was to say the same, because a referee was black, he'd be suspended at the very least.
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tanghaller · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:37 pm Post subject:

anyone remember kidderminster away last season. there forward 1 on 1 with porter who then takes him out and she gives a goal kick. even porter was walking back to the dressing rooms.

Reg Hedge · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:51 pm Post subject:

Yes, but making a bad decision, doesn't make it a good one just because on that oxxasion it went in our favour does it?

A crap ref is a crap ref whether it's a totty or not.
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dicko.35 · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:01 pm Post subject:

womens minds work duifferent to mesn they shouldnt be refreeing at a top level football match im waiting for a barrage of abuse !
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MacPhail · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:28 pm Post subject:

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MarkW · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:43 pm Post subject:

Newell is completely out of order - there is definitely a place for women officials and if they would just agree to do the job topless.................

Sorry - couldn't resist....(snigger).... Rolling Eyes

Helen · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:21 pm Post subject:

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Frank · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:51 pm Post subject:

The idea that your dangly bits make any difference to your ability to referee a game of football is pure bollocks.

However, if you really think a penis is the only piece of equipment a referee needs, apply to be one (referee, not penis) yourself.

You can help drive out the female plague and restore refereeing standards to the total perfection of the golden age before women got the vote.

Unless and until more people come forward to give of their time and effort, the FA will have no choice but to rapidly promote officials who may have insufficient experience.

Shockingly, there are actually men Shocked

who are being fast-tracked in this way, including some we’ve seen at Bootham Crescent over the last couple of seasons.

There is a shortage of good quality officials, but hurling Neanderthal sexist abuse at one particular official because you don’t like her decisions or her gender isn’t much of a recipe for improving things.