Dalglish Backs Women As Sky Duo Hit by Rap ; Women Officials Backed As Sky Duo Hit by Rap
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KENNY DALGLISH has backed referee's assistant Sian Massey as the sexism row involving Sky Sports duo Richard Keys and Andy Gray rumbled on. Both Keys and former Everton striker Gray were stood down from duty for last night's televised match between Bolton Wanderers and Chelsea after making comments off-air about Premier League official Massey. The Sky pair commented on 25-year-old Massey's appointment for Liverpool's trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, when they believed their microphones were switched off. They concurred that female officials "don't know the offside rule", with Keys adding: "I can guarantee you there'll be a big one today. (Liverpool manager) Kenny (Dalglish) will go potty."
Massey was subsequently involved in a major offside call when replays confirmed she was right not to flag Raul Meireles before the Portuguese set up Fernando Torres for Liverpool's opening goal. "I never even knew it was a woman," admitted the Liverpool manager. "In the second half I was watching it and I said to Steve Clarke, 'Steve that's a woman over there!' "I don't have a problem with the gender of people officiating at a football match. They've got to know the laws of the game, haven't they? "I don't know what Sky's attitude is towards women, but certainly for me if you're good at your job I don'think your gender should be a restraint. "The most important thing is how they see and interpret the laws of the game. The fact that we never knew tells you something. And by the way, I never noticed if it was a guy on the other line either.See the full content of this document
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Dalglish Backs Women As Sky Duo Hit by Rap ; Women Officials Backed As Sky Duo Hit by Rap
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