NEWELL STRIKES A BLOW FOR NWAF

Last updated : 12 November 2006 By Ed

Not happy with female 'linesman' officiating yesterday.

"Women have no place in the game.

"She shouldn'tbe here," said Newell of Rayner, a second year national list assistant referee. "I know it sounds sexist but I am sexist and I'm not going to be anything else. It's a token effort for the politically correct idiots.

"That's not the way to improve refereeing by bringing women into the game. It's beyond belief.

"When do we get to the stage when it's all women? Then we'll really be in trouble. It's bad enough with the incapable referees and linesmen we've got.

"When you start bringing women in then you do have a problem."