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Post by gassier on Jan 7, 2017 20:41:38 GMT
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Post by Russgas on Jan 7, 2017 20:49:52 GMT
Northampton Town manager Rob Page has apologised for labelling his side's 5-0 thrashing by Bristol Rovers as "men against girls".
The 42-year-old made the comment after watching his side lose for the ninth time in 11 games in all competitions.
"I immediately realised that this comment was totally unacceptable," said Page after a "difficult afternoon".
"No offence was meant by it and I apologise wholeheartedly if any was caused."
Page made five changes to his starting line-up because of illness, injury and international duty, but saw Ellis Harrison score four times for Rovers in Saturday's League One match.
Afterwards, Page told BBC Radio Northampton: "People are knocking on my door, saying they deserve a chance and when you do, do your talking out there.
"Actions speak louder than words. There was a couple giving that. It was men against girls, not boys.
"That was embarrassing. My staff and players feel like we've let the football club and the supporters down."
Page took charge of the Cobblers in the summer after Chris Wilder, having led Northampton to the League Two title, moved to Sheffield United.
A 31-match unbeaten run stretched between seasons and they were in the play-off places in late October, but their poor run of form has seen them drop to 16th in the table.
The Welshman insisted he was not a "quitter" in the face of job pressure and said there was "no excuses" for his side's performance at the Memorial Stadium.
"I've got to apologise to the supporters. They didn't deserve that today. It's not acceptable, I'm a proud man and that's a hard one to take," said Page.
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Post by pirateman on Jan 7, 2017 21:04:50 GMT
oops
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Post by pirateman on Jan 7, 2017 21:06:04 GMT
But on the other hand, so what. An average boys team would nearly always beat an average girls team.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2017 21:09:41 GMT
But on the other hand, so what. An average boys team would nearly always beat an average girls team. I said to my old man at half time when the under 12's were doing their lap of honour, they would have given Northampton a drubbing today too. |
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jan 7, 2017 21:46:25 GMT
The bloke sounds like a bit of a spoon.
I'm not making excuses but X got injured, not an excuse but Y was ill, I wouldn't make any excuses but Z is on international duty, I'd never make an excuse but W lacks match fitness.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2017 21:52:12 GMT
Have young ladies accepted this apology?I would be Dam livid at such a slur if I was of the female gender.
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Post by Blackbeard on Jan 7, 2017 21:55:44 GMT
But on the other hand, so what. An average boys team would nearly always beat an average girls team. totally agree with this my son plays for South Glos u9s and before Xmas they beat Bristol City girls u10s 10-3 was the result so that's pre-academy boys playing up a year vs academy girls we refrained from calling them she-eds  However the thin skinned PC brigade don't like to deal in reality and it is appropriate for the Northampton manager to apologise |
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Post by pirateman on Jan 7, 2017 21:58:26 GMT
But on the other hand, so what. An average boys team would nearly always beat an average girls team. totally agree with this my son plays for South Glos u9s and before Xmas they beat Bristol City girls u10s 10-3 was the result so that's pre-academy boys playing up a year vs academy girls we refrained from calling them she-eds However the thin skinned PC brigade don't like to deal in reality and it is appropriate for the Northampton manager to apologise Yeah agree it was not politic to say it. I'm sure he was not thinking straight after a result like that. Congrats to your boy's team as well. |
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Jan 7, 2017 22:06:33 GMT
But on the other hand, so what. An average boys team would nearly always beat an average girls team. totally agree with this my son plays for South Glos u9s and before Xmas they beat Bristol City girls u10s 10-3 was the result so that's pre-academy boys playing up a year vs academy girls we refrained from calling them she-eds However the thin skinned PC brigade don't like to deal in reality and it is appropriate for the Northampton manager to apologise I think the idea is that girls' teams, especially as the FA is trying to grow girls football, don't need to have EFL managers using them as a yardstick for the worst football they can think of. It's hardly very encouraging for a developing sector of the game, is it? Of course, just saying sh** like 'it's political correctness gone mad11!!!!1!1' saves you from actually thinking about it. |
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Jan 7, 2017 22:14:26 GMT
Illness stopped me from attending today so it was a day of following the action listening to Radio Bristol and following Social Media.
One of the slightly mischievous joys of this today was following the match thread on Northampton's forums. To say that Cobblers fans are livid and underwhelmed with him would be an understatement, some were calling for him to be sacked in the centre circle at half time! This interview sounds like it could be the cherry on the top of the cake for some!
They can't understand how in 8 months they have gone from being 14 points ahead of us, winning the league at a canter to losing to us twice including a thrashing when basically we still have exactly the same team now as then!
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Post by Blackbeard on Jan 7, 2017 22:19:12 GMT
totally agree with this my son plays for South Glos u9s and before Xmas they beat Bristol City girls u10s 10-3 was the result so that's pre-academy boys playing up a year vs academy girls we refrained from calling them she-eds However the thin skinned PC brigade don't like to deal in reality and it is appropriate for the Northampton manager to apologise I think the idea is that girls' teams, especially as the FA is trying to grow girls football, don't need to have EFL managers using them as a yardstick for the worst football they can think of. It's hardly very encouraging for a developing sector of the game, is it? Of course, just saying sh** like 'it's political correctness gone mad11!!!!1!1' saves you from actually thinking about it. No I agree it's not a helpful statement , my daughter plays for Keynsham u13s and I'm a huge fan of her team, they are second in the league and against their peers are imperious IMO. but the reality is vs an average team of u13 boys they probably would get tonked, so as I've said, the manager should and has apologised I'm sure he didn't mean to illustrate that girls football is dreadful, simply pointing out that on a pound for pound basis, men will beat women at football. |
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Jan 7, 2017 23:39:21 GMT
Illness stopped me from attending today so it was a day of following the action listening to Radio Bristol and following Social Media. One of the slightly mischievous joys of this today was following the match thread on Northampton's forums. To say that Cobblers fans are livid and underwhelmed with him would be an understatement, some were calling for him to be sacked in the centre circle at half time! This interview sounds like it could be the cherry on the top of the cake for some! They can't understand how in 8 months they have gone from being 14 points ahead of us, winning the league at a canter to losing to us twice including a thrashing when basically we still have exactly the same team now as then! Well, it's a continuing theme under DC, isn't it? 2nd to Barnet in the conference season, massively outperformed them last season. Now at the top of the mini-league of promoted teams this season, all of which have performed with credit. Mostly the same team. But then, I'm sure I remember reading somewhere that DC doesn't improve players..... |
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Post by justin blue on Jan 8, 2017 0:30:26 GMT
Northampton Town manager Rob Page has apologised for labelling his side's 5-0 thrashing by Bristol Rovers as "men against girls". The 42-year-old made the comment after watching his side lose for the ninth time in 11 games in all competitions. "I immediately realised that this comment was totally unacceptable," said Page after a "difficult afternoon". "No offence was meant by it and I apologise wholeheartedly if any was caused." Page made five changes to his starting line-up because of illness, injury and international duty, but saw Ellis Harrison score four times for Rovers in Saturday's League One match. Afterwards, Page told BBC Radio Northampton: "People are knocking on my door, saying they deserve a chance and when you do, do your talking out there. "Actions speak louder than words. There was a couple giving that. It was men against girls, not boys. "That was embarrassing. My staff and players feel like we've let the football club and the supporters down." Page took charge of the Cobblers in the summer after Chris Wilder, having led Northampton to the League Two title, moved to Sheffield United. A 31-match unbeaten run stretched between seasons and they were in the play-off places in late October, but their poor run of form has seen them drop to 16th in the table. The Welshman insisted he was not a "quitter" in the face of job pressure and said there was "no excuses" for his side's performance at the Memorial Stadium. "I've got to apologise to the supporters. They didn't deserve that today. It's not acceptable, I'm a proud man and that's a hard one to take," said Page. Not one word of credit for Rovers, arrogant tw@t |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 1:10:38 GMT
If its sexist then why not allow women playing against men?
There is a reason they dont!
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Post by gasincider on Jan 8, 2017 7:28:37 GMT
Have young ladies accepted this apology?I would be f**king livid at such a slur if I was of the female gender. F..k me. What has the world come to when you have to apologise for saying 'men against girls'. Hold tight. Dark ages here we come, AGAIN. My daughter just laughed. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 8:07:44 GMT
Hahaha! I didn't expect to see anybody worried about that but there you go.
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Post by long john silver on Jan 8, 2017 8:13:04 GMT
If its sexist then why not allow women playing against men? There is a reason they dont! Thats not the point, female footballers probably don't appreciate there game being used as a benchmark for sh** football. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 8:33:35 GMT
If its sexist then why not allow women playing against men? There is a reason they dont! Thats not the point, female footballers probably don't appreciate there game being used as a benchmark for sh** football. Are we being offended on somebody else's behalf here? Has the Girls Football Federation reacted in outrage? Does it really matter at all? Do people seriously pick up on anything said to call a card of some sort! The bloke apologised which probably attracted more attention than the original statement. |
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Post by long john silver on Jan 8, 2017 8:44:03 GMT
Thats not the point, female footballers probably don't appreciate there game being used as a benchmark for sh** football. Are we being offended on somebody else's behalf here? Has the Girls Football Federation reacted in outrage? Does it really matter at all? Do people seriously pick up on anything said to call a card of some sort! The bloke apologised which probably attracted more attention than the original statement. Why should only women be offended by sexist and derogatory remarks ? |
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