Were Grey and Keys set up?

[epsomraver]

Sian Massey, the referee at the centre of the Sky Sports sexism row, has been withdrawn from duty at the weekend due to the intense media attention on her.
The 25-year-old was due to referee the Blue Square Bet North match between Corby Town and Eastwood on Saturday

that is a big come down from Liverpool v wolves in the Premier league, cannot imagine Webb or any other top ref or lino doing a blue square? the plot thickens

[The Doctor]

I think she was due to officiate at a midweek game as well, no idea what division though.

I think there are different levels of referee, so with a certain qualification you can ref a non-League game or run the line at any level.  But you need to have the highest qualifications to ref in the top divisions, and there are so few of them that they're not used for anything else.  I could be wrong though.  Presumably Massey's reffing at non-League level is part of the process of "paying your dues" on the way up the reffing ranks?

[Edwatch_Winston_Malone]

Can't see what the assistant ref's duties has to do with any conspiracy theory  There is probably more than enough dirt on those two plonkers to sack them 2 or 3 time over...

[epsomraver]

It was a league 2 game midweek , just seems strange to bring in a lino from the lower leagues for the televised game, ..................or was it?

[BalDrick]

Having a female lino isn't exactly a set-up is it? They still had to say 'them things'.

[Chopper]

It was a league 2 game midweek , just seems strange to bring in a lino from the lower leagues for the televised game, ..................or was it?

she was going to be a linesman at Crewe mid-week.

I think that's how it works for the assistant officials though. Effectively they ARE assistant Refs, so she can ref at Blue Square level but assit at league level. I think the Wolves game was her first at Premier league level and no doubt there is a desire to fast track female officials to the highest level. It's a gradual process though, you get a few games one season, then maybe become a regular official for a couple more before being included in the "elite" team.

I can remember Uriah Rennie making it from a dreadful performance at the game between us and Barnet in the bottom division to regular Prem ref within 2 or 3 seasons.

She is obviously highly thought of, and I'm sure she'll be getting regular appearances in the league at some level in the near future. Hope the furore doesn't put her off.

[Burt]

Failing to see how this could have been a set-up.

It would have taken elaborate fixing to make sure she was running the line at that particular match and in any event it would not have worked if AG and RK didn't say what they said.

:dead horse:

[finnster01]

It was a league 2 game midweek , just seems strange to bring in a lino from the lower leagues for the televised game, ..................or was it?

I can remember Uriah Rennie making it from a dreadful performance at the game between us and Barnet in the bottom division to regular Prem ref within 2 or 3 seasons.

Unfortunately I remember Uriah Rennie too.

How shite was he  :032:

[Lighthouse]

Still feel sorry for the lineswoman who again has been taken off REFEREE duty tomorrow in a Blue Square Match. Blimmin Keys and Gray were only set up once they had made the comments off air. The whole thing should have been dealt with within 24 hours of Keys phoning the lineswoman up and apologising. Instead SKY have dripped dripped the comments and dragged the whole thing out. Awful management and really only one victim and that is the lineswoman. Who gives a toss about overpayed twats like Gray and Keys. They will soon find a job for some pathetic broadcast company.

[The Doctor]

What Beamer said.  They're managing to milk the publicity, aren't they?  It's at times like this I'm glad I've never paid Sky any of my hard-earned - well, not directly anyway

[LBNo11]

...I don't know or frankly care if the presenters of Sith sky sports were set up, but it is an interesting time as the evil Emperor (Darth Insidious) pays us a visit to silence (Jedi mind tricks)the leaks surrounding his publication News of Alderan the World and their comms. hacking at the same time as recent events. Timing, co-incidence or using the force..?

[finnster01]

And yet there are Klingons on the starboard bow  :tom:

[Edwatch_Winston_Malone]

I think that they are trying to show that they are cleaning up their act so that they can get control of BSkyB

[Logicalman]

I have a feeling this is one conspiracy theory that almost equals Eurabia!!!  :wine:

[TonyGilroy]

I think that they are trying to show that they are cleaning up their act so that they can get control of BSkyB

I suspect that Messrs Cameron and Murdoch came to an "understanding" at around the time that News Corp decided to back the Tories.

[VB]

kind of ironic that Sky are playing there 'moral highground' when in the show SoccerAM they have some young lady prancing up and down in front of a group whooping blokes,

sexist my arse