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http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/787042/david-moyes-female-bbc-reporter-slap-sunderland-match-of-the-day
thought the mic was off
“It was getting a wee bit naughty at the end there so just watch yourself. You still might get a slap even though you’re a woman."
Seems like 'banter' but then he sternly says “Careful the next time you come in.”
Sunderland fans on their forum hoping it can be classed as gross misconduct so he can be sacked without the massive payoff he is clinging on for
One colleague of Vicki Sparks, who asked not to be named, said last night: “This is disgraceful bullying and sexism ending with a chilling warning.”
Last night a BBC spokesman said: “Mr Moyes has apologised to our reporter and she has accepted his apology.”
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Moyes is such a mug. hope he gets hung out to dry
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Been a complete lack of questioning by the press of the poor job he's doing.....as if he's been given a free pass
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true colours.
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Sexism? How
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I see the virtue signalling emperor (Lineker) has been all over this
 FFS, grow a pair. It was a f***g joke. |
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Virtue Signalling to the extreme Platini what an absolute N*b Lineker is. As much as I don't like Moyes and what he said was wrong anybody who is willing to take that joke literally needs to have a hard look at themselves. This last year or so the virtue signalling phenonenom just keeps getting worse. Its cringeworthy stuff everybody wants to be offended. All the big issues going on across the world today and this is BBC breaking news? f**k off. 230 innocent civilians were bombed in Mosul Iraq last week didn't hear too much about that did we.
One massive positive the Trump affect has had is that the vast majority of people see through this corporate mainstream media BS thats been drummed into the public for years. |
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classic white knight syndrome
The same white knight who binned his wife, the mother of his children, in favour of a younger model  |
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If anything she is being treated the same as a man and not being treated differently because she's a woman. That is the opposite of sexism and I thought that was what they all wanted? A lot of them don't even understand what sexism is and just bleat out the word.
They were up in arms last week about Legs-it because you'd never see something like that if it were two men. |
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That's true lurka. It's not sexist at all but it is unpleasant.
Great opportunity for Sunderland to sack him, possibly avoiding a large pay off. |
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sweaty hard man
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if you listen to the interview its said in good spirit and thats how vicki took it, it might make a story for some tabloid but there really is nothing in it, as mentioned its the type of banter that makes her inclusive, not that the pc brigade would understand that
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He wouldn't have said it to a male reporter, tried to bully/intimidate the reporter just because he thought he could get away with it because she was a women.
The reporter was laughing nervously and not laughing normally. |
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Yer the above is spot on. Way too much bs is tried to pass as "banter" these days.
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He knew the camera was still rolling. It was ham-fisted ad-libbing which came out way too near the knuckle, for which he's apologised, but she laughed because she knew he was trying to share banter with her. A sign of a good working relationship.
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he'd no idea the camera was rolling hence the press conference apology today, he himself didn't even try to dress it up as anything other than what it was so, so he basically was acknowleding he was well out of line i.e, it wasn't banter.
I know people get wound up by the PC brigade, but in this case he was basically being a bully/trying to intimidate someone for doing their job. It's true what people have said on this forum about how little attention is drawn towards British managers like Moyes when struggling in the job yet as soon as foreign managers are anywhere near the relegation zone it's mentioned every week, Moyes seems to have got a free ride even though he has been dire, so surprised he reacted like this. Same old British managers always do the rounds and seem to get jobs no matter how many times they fail but TV pundits are reluctant to criticise them and top British players for things like Diving but go in hard of overseas players (the Vardy/Nasri incident a perfect example)....the pundits see these managers at golfing days and charity events as well as guest pundits (as tobermory said yesterday) so that would explain it. |
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why the f--k are you worried about what Moyes said to a reporter. who f--kin cares. cheers.
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interview ends after 10 seconds, banter begins at 11 seconds:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39484238 He knew the camera was still rolling. |
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whether he knew it was on or not (let's say he knew), he assumed it wouldn't be broadcast, which it wasn't, just leaked.
That bit at the end though "be a bit more careful next time" in that tone he used, that gave it away, he was pissed off and said as much. |
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FFS the female reporter didn't complain and has refused to get involved in the follow up.
Spoke to Moyes 2 days after the incident and she was happy with what was said. Not enough for the sweety wife brigade on here though. |
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not like you to stand up for your fellow Jocks Aka
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Listen he's an ex celtic man so if I get an opportunity I'd put the boot in (metaphorically speaking of course) but here it was quite obviously a joke.
They can both be clearly heard laughing albeit for some reason you seem to now it's not her normal laugh. Could you provide a link to her normal laugh please. |
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lol. aka, put this dumb clown in his place. cheers.
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So he was joking when he said "just be caredul next time" in that tone.
Have you even seen his press conference ? he didn't even try to deny it, he said it was heat of the moment, he is ackowledging it  |
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That's only your interpretation of what he said/meant.
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You believe it was more likely "be careful the next time you come in" was made as an unprovoked threat to a female BBC journalist in front of a room full of witnesses rather than the continuation of a clumsy bit of banter?
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Btw passing that as banter is poor as best. The reporter laughs when he says the first line about you were getting a wee bit naughty there. After he says the second bit about the slap, it turns very awkward, and the atmosphere screams awkward.
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If it's poor at best why not tell me what I really mean?
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Trump said he likes to grab them by the you know where.....
and he ended up as President |
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the white knight paragon of virtue (signalling) Lineker has given this non-story arms and legs.
Is this the same white knight who binned his wife, mother of his children, in favour of a younger model ? Better stick to crisp commercials and tax evasion, pal  |
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I'm not sure which part of David Moyes' comment "it was heat of the moment and I apologise" akabula doesn't understand.
Nothing to do with interpretation he is acknowledging what he did and not even trying himself to pass it off as banter, literally never even tried to defend it |
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HAVEN, moyes was joking imo ( and the reporters ), only in your world was he being serious and about to slap her .
regards his statement he took the only route out left to him. |
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don't know anyone that jokes with women by saying I'll give you a slap, maybe it's common place in Glasgow.
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...EXACTLY my point, you seem to have a problem knowing a jovial situation from a serious one.
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don't buy it, he was clearly agitated by the question about being under pressure esp with the owners in the stand today, he snapped and admitted "I regret my comments".
To me it just seem like macho men trying to justify it as "a bit of banter", rather then for what it was, a man trying to intimidate a women because he didn't like her question. |
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"heat of the moment" was referring to having to field a question he knew was coming after dropping 2 points against a team with one of the worst away records in the history of the premiership that all but confirmed Sunderland's relegation.
What should he have done other than apologise? Say his threat to slap her was only a bit of banter? Or do you honestly believe a 53 year old streak of piss intended to launch himself, on camera, across a room full of people (including a BBC cameraman and soundman who could have pointed out the inappropriateness of his comments if they thought he was serious) at a woman who was merely doing her job? Moyes is under pressure, not mentally unstable. |
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Journo's are one of the most hard neck bast**d professions there are. Wouldn't waste any tears on them.
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apologising was the smart thing to do given the likely outrage from social justice warriors, that doesn't necessarily mean he thought an apology was warranted in the circumstances
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This has to be one of the more ludicrous interventions by the FA. A quiet word about tact and no more should be heard of an innocuous remark.
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