Sexist Slur from Sky Sports Presenters

Sian Massey did a great job in
her first Premier League game
but is the subject of a sexist slur.

Saturday saw a good game of football between Liverpool and Wolves with the reds winning 3-0. The game will be remembered for a great volley by Raul Meireles and a brace by Fernando Torres, the second of which came after a 30 pass move. Another reason the game should have been remembered was the introduction of only the second female assistant involved in a Premier League game. Sian Massey was the subject of much speculation and it must be said that everyone was wary of what could have been a major talking point had she made a mistake. This only built the pressure on the assistant and when it's hard enough to officiate your first game in the Premier League in the first place she did a good job. Yes I was amongst the very large majority who held their breath when Meireles ran through on goal before setting up Torres' first goal, but the official did her job and got the tight decision spot on, something that many of her male counterparts could do well to replicate. The assistant had a good game and like all good officials she was hardly noticeable and no mistakes were made despite the pre-match attention.
Since the game has finished it has come to light that two big Sky Sports presenters had a bit too much to say on the issue. Richard Keys and Andy Gray had a conversation recorded before the game that went like this:

Keys: “Somebody better get down there and explain offside to her.”
Gray: “Can you believe that? A female linesman. Women don’t know the offside rule.”
Keys: “’Course they don’t. I can guarantee you there will be a big one today. Kenny [Dalglish] will go potty. This is not the first time, is it? Didn’t we have one before?”
Keys: “The game’s gone mad. Did you hear charming Karren Brady this morning complaining about sexism? Do me a favour love.”

Keys and Gray's sexist slur shows their views and will is may have been common to think like this many years ago time have changed and it is completely unacceptable, disrespectful and arrogant. I'd like to see Andy Gray or Richard Keys running the line in a premier league game and see how they get on. With over 20 years of Sky Sports experience, the fact that Richard Keys and Andy Gray are two of Sky Sports flagship presenters has to mean that they will always be watched/listened too but I'm not saying that if they weren't caught it would have been OK. The people defending them are saying that they didn't know that they where being recorded but the fact remains they still said those things and that appears to be their opinion. There is still yet to be an apology from either man apart from the now formality of a pre-fabricated Sky template apology stating how both men regret what happened. Sky have banned them from the show they made famous in Monday Night Football but I should hope that a longer ban in put in place and a proper apology is forthcoming however I'm glad that their reputations will forever remain tarnished.
Check out the recording here: