Sian Massey clattered

[Craig_H]

Don't worry, Bender will post it tomorrow. Or maybe Thursday.

[PTP]

nah come on, he went for it

Either way... Female or male, it's always ****ing funny to see an official get decked

[PTP]

I saw a mod in here and thought "ok, this will get merged". Then I saw it was PTP

To be fair... We discussed the merging of this at the highest level and agreed it warranted it's own thread but thanks for your input


*note to self..chrono to be buried at sea in Islamic burial

[PTP]

There's always one

it was probably predictable it'd be me

[Victor]

Either way... Female or male, it's always ****ing funny to see an official get decked

You can't ask for more equal than that!

[Fosterbloke]

It could be that the other player blocked his view and he was just about to run back onto the pitch and OOPS there's this linesman in the way.

[little dave hedgehog]

what a horrible cunt!

[Fivex]

Really can't tell with this one. In isolation you can't see the impact any way other than a shoulder charge.

I want to say it looks really bad but think it's an accident. He makes the tackle, ends up a yard off the pitch and tries to get to the ball before it goes out. Think it's just a funny camera angle. Follow the ball like he's doing, he jolts in the same direction as the ball and sees her on his peripheral vision and tries to cushion the blow by crouching down and hunching his shoulders, Massey just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time for this particular 0.4 seconds. I hope.

[Pablo]

I also think it was an accident. It looks bad, but I think he was just trying to get back into position.

Is there another video that shows whether he helps her back up or says sorry or anything?

[Imy]

I also think it was an accident. It looks bad, but I think he was just trying to get back into position.

Is there another video that shows whether he helps her back up or says sorry or anything?

It was obviously deliberate, and on the original taken down video there was no apology or help he just ****ed off - ******.

Respect to her though, she just smiled and got on with it

[Neil Young]

Sky showed it from another angle today. It could have been as others have said, and Massey was out of his view until he swerved past the other player by which time it was too late.

Maybe.

Just as possible though is the idea that he took the opportunity to rub out the lino, forgetting in the heat of the moment it was a woman. Or maybe he just hates women.

Who knows.

[Reece]

If it was an accident surely he'd have helped her up and apologised. He didn't even seem to acknowledge it had happened.

[Neil Young]

Yes, I thought that. But maybe he just wanted to get back into position for the throw-in and was concentrating so hard on the game that it didn't register immediately what he'd done. It''s not how I'd have behaved (I hope) but then I've never been a professional footballer.

Who can say what goes on in the human mind? Our own expected responses to hypothetical situations of which we have little or no real experience aren't necessarily very reliable guides to what someone else's actions may signify about their thoughts.

[Rudo]

Andy Gray's reaction to the incident:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPMGRo-h1C4"]YouTube - Steven Gerrard - The Best Goal Ever ('Ohhhhhhhh ya beauty, what a hit son, what a hit!' - Andy Gray)[/ame]