Manager sacked for saying his players would have to "get raped" to get penalties
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Good. fecking stupid thing to say
Whether or not a dismissal is harsh, one thing is for sure... it's a really stupid fecking thing to say
I expect the match would be called off straight away and a police investigation launched if his players actually got raped in the box.
No rape jokes before anyone thinks of posting one. Should go without saying really but have to post it as I know what some are like.
The more interesting story over the past couple of days was Andre Villas Boas coming out and telling the club he didnt authorize signing the player from celtic, and then the club suspending him for disrepute.
No. This is ridiculous thing to say
“I don’t know when we’re going to get a penalty. I think one of my players would have to rape someone or get raped himself if he was going to get a penalty.”
Game's gone soft.
Just checked, they're bottom of the table.
I suspect it's one of those things where if they're top it's not nearly as big a deal.
I suspect it's one of those things where if they're top it's not nearly as big a deal.
Tempting but I reckon I'll save it and not get warned.
Idiotic for you to type 'pc gone mad?'
Ffs. Rape isn't a joking matter, if you start making jokes like thst in your work place then you deserve to be fired.
Ffs. Rape isn't a joking matter, if you start making jokes like thst in your work place then you deserve to be fired.
Is it a stupid thing to say? Absolutely.
Is it a sackable offence. Not in my book.
Is it a sackable offence. Not in my book.
Pretty terrible thing to say and especially irresponsible in a country like India which has a big problem with rape in society.
Sounds like they wanted rid of him anyway and this was the perfect excuse. Easy sacking and gives the club some positive PR.
Stupid by the manager though, especially in India right now where rape is a huge topic.
Stupid by the manager though, especially in India right now where rape is a huge topic.
probably
Really daft thing to say especially in a country like India where we have seen the horrors of rape and how it impacts the victims and their families. I don't think he is aware of the local news and sensibilities of the people.
Alan Pardew did something similar on MOTD and hasn't been asked back.
Rightly so.
Rightly so.
Agree - somehow I think if he said they'd have to get shot (which is serious in it's own right), it would weirdly not generate as strong a response.
Such a terrible and vulgar choice of words though, and you have to wonder what his psyche is like to land on rape of all things
Nonsense.
If a manager in England talks like this in a press conference, he is likely to be on the brink of sack too.
Interestingly from a linguistic point of view, had he said killed (one of the few things worse than rape), I think nobody would have taken issue that. Then again there are a lot of jokes involving the word 'kill' but not 'rape'. Incredibly stupid thing to say. Can't complain about the sack.
Yeah this is pretty much the sentiment in India. A ban and apology was appropriate, the sacking is a bit harsh. I suppose the league not being very long + his general medicrity affects decisions like these.
a manager is in a post of responsibility, he needs to show leadership.
In any role, if you stated something similar publicly like this, you would expect to be sacked. Maybe that’s why he did it.
but no, it’s not PC gone mad.
In any role, if you stated something similar publicly like this, you would expect to be sacked. Maybe that’s why he did it.
but no, it’s not PC gone mad.
I'm almost sure that your book has more than one answer depending on context, for example is it a sackable offence if you don't like that person and wanted to part ways?
I'd like to know how he thinks a player commiting rape would get his side a penalty.
Completely idiotic comment, could have used hundreds of other phrases. Personally don't think people should lose jobs for isolated (I assume) incidences of saying something stupid unless its directed at an individual in an inappropriate or threatening way. But his bosses obviously feel differently
It’s a wise move to dismiss such a manager - he is not very clever (and it’s bad for a team to have a stupid manager)
Also important to note that the club haven't actually said that they've sacked him for making this comment. They have said it was unacceptable and they would take action, but it could have just been a shroud to sack him because he was rubbish.
Stuart Baxter is a well travelled man and should have known better. He should have stayed away from rape anologies and said "you gotta be a cow to get a penalty".
If he had said his players would have to "get killed" to get penalties, would it have created the same controversy?
I very much doubt so.
I very much doubt so.
They likely sacked him because Odisha are rubbish. The owner said that he was sacked for the post-match comments though. The club have also filed a complaint against a
ref for being “a serial offender in terms of decision making”.
ref for being “a serial offender in terms of decision making”.
Last poll I saw determined that more people found sexual abuse harder to forgive than murder. It's a bit odd, but I suppose reflecting that there are about 10 times more rapes than murders in modern western societies.
Who is joking here?
An hyperbole can be used in a rather serious way, unless English is a completely different language to my mother language. Otherwise, yes, it's a case of PC completely gone mad.
It's not even a good analogy because statistically most rapes go unpunished.
Educate yourself.
They asked him for his reponse to his sacking but it couldnt be repeated
Including those committed on a football pitch with 22 players, 2 linesman and 1 referee?
Deserved. This is disgusting thing to say.
One of the few times when a murder joke would’ve probably saved his job, should’ve stuck with the trusty “gone down like he’s been shot” 
VAR would overrule it anyway...