Sky punish reporter over comments

[Win2Win]

Sky discipline reporter Andy Burton following sexist comments made against a female official at the weekend.



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[Dedworth]

I hope this all leads to an early retirement for Andy Gray

[KeithD]

Mountain out of a mole hill. We are all entitled to our personal views, or maybe we shouldn't allow any free speech. :doh

[les_taxi]

I picked him up last year and he's one of the lads:)
Scapegoat as usual and I agree with some of his comments having played in the odd game with a female referee:yikes:

[bornatbirth]

i think sky football is great, i wonder who they will replace him with :Erm:

[Dedworth]

It's all over for Andy Gray Sky have P45'd him - he made some sleazy remarks that are on You Tube

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9373280.stm

Despite what I said in Post 2 I found him very sameish on Sky but this would be a great opportunity for the BBC to do a bit of cost cutting - run down the contracts of Lineker, Shearer, Hansen, Lawrenson, Dixon etc and hire Andy Gray with Graham Le Saux as his sidekick

[Englishman2010]

Whether we privately agree with him or not (I don't by the way), he had to go. The precedent was set when Ron Atkinson used the N word several years ago. People in the public eye have to be seen to set a good example at all times, especially those who can influence young people. A generation of young boys will have seen these comments on You Tube and they can't be allowed to grow up thinking it is Ok to make sexist, racist or other derogatory comments on the TV.

[Arthur Little]

Sky discipline reporter Andy Burton following sexist comments made against a female official at the weekend.

Content from... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/9373280.stm)

Glancing at the surname given above - and before clicking the link - I'd been about to be a :blacklistsmartassHL ... by remarking that it looked as though his career had "gone for a Burton" ... until I :ReadIt: ...

[Arthur Little]

... and then discovered it had been Andy Gray that was being discussed! :doh

[Dedworth]

i think sky football is great, i wonder who they will replace him with :Erm:

Fat Ron's been in exile for about 8 years ?

[Pete/London]

He was trying to bite the hand that fed him by going after The News of The World, some very clever people out there to set him up like that.
Will probably get a morning slot on Talksport :doh

[bornatbirth]

why was it recorded and released, must of been a woman :Erm:

[Dedworth]

He was trying to bite the hand that fed him by going after The News of The World, some very clever people out there to set him up like that.
Will probably get a morning slot on Talksport :doh

I read that in the Mail - he's a mug trying to sue the NoW and biting the hand that feeds him ie Murdoch

[Ako Si Jamie]

So men get punished for a sexist jibe yet the females on 'Loose Women' constantly get away it week in week out. :NoNo:

[Ako Si Jamie]

Will probably get a morning slot on Talksport :dohAnyone's better than dreary Alan Brazil and his sidekick Irani! :NEW5: And he won't be getting a million plus a year at Talksport.

[Ako Si Jamie]

Andy Gray & Richard Keys have signed up with Talksport. They'll have a slot between 10am and 1pm starting on Valentines Day.