Steve Thompson

[Stuart W]

I see our manager from the mid-nineties has got himself into hot water.
He has been working as a commentator for BBC Radio Lincolnshire and committed the heinous crime of dismissing a spat on the pitch between two players as "handbags".
Oh Steve, you can't say that in this day and age. So many of our rising woke generation and snowflakes will keel over or collapse in tears over such an utterance.
Given the biased BBC's predictable position on this, it is no surprise that Thompson has been suspended.
It should hopefully be of some consolation that the silent majority are right behind you Steve.

 

[Ricey]

I looked this up on Twitter and one of the articles had lots of replies from women all saying it’s an absolute joke and doesn’t offend them.

The BBC love making something out of nothing.

Bet if you watched back all of this years Match of Day guarantee that someone refers to a scuffle as handbags!

 

[londonblue]

I see our manager from the mid-nineties has got himself into hot water.
He has been working as a commentator for BBC Radio Lincolnshire and committed the heinous crime of dismissing a spat on the pitch between two players as "handbags".
Oh Steve, you can't say that in this day and age. So many of our rising woke generation and snowflakes will keel over or collapse in tears over such an utterance.
Given the biased BBC's predictable position on this, it is no surprise that Thompson has been suspended.
It should hopefully be of some consolation that the silent majority are right behind you Steve.

Do the BBC not realise they're being sexist by assuming only women use handbags?

 

[Stuart W]

Do the BBC not realise they're being sexist by assuming only women use handbags?

Loved the comment I heard this morning re: a Merseyside derby back in the late sixties/early seventies.
Apparantly a Liverpool supporter ran on the pitch and presented a handbag to Gordon West, the Everton goalkeeper.
Those were the days when humour was allowed in this country.

 

[OldBlueLady]

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Do the BBC not realise they're being sexist by assuming only women use handbags?

Perhaps things have changed in the UK (but I rather doubt it).I seem to remember on a trip back in the early 90's taking my very practical man bag to an England game at Wembley and getting a "Look at her"from a couple of young kids queuing up for the exit on the way out.Also remember going to a home game around the same time and popping into the gents at the Spread and getting an ironic burst of applause on my way out from the Southend faithful (presumably for the same reason)!

 

[SUBBlue]

BBC footie pundit dropped in sexism storm now accused of homophobic remark

A FOOTBALL pundit dropped by the BBC following a sexism row has now been accused of making a homophobic remark. Steve “Tommo” Thompson was relieved of his duties after making three “troubleso…

www.thesun.co.uk

Also in the current bun today..
I’m sure “that was handbags at ten paces” used to be one that Paul Clark or Glenn Pennyfather used on our commentaries.

There is nothing wrong with it in my book, people shouldn’t have to go around watching their p’s & q’s in case they inadvertently ‘offend’ someone who often has nothing to do with the issue in question.
People do like to kick up a fuss over f*ck all these days as a virtue signalling exercise.

 

[rigsby]

If he didn't want to cause offence, he should have said it was Manbags .....Or even gender neutral bags.

 

[HUMBLEPIE]

Can someone advise me am I allowed to say he is like a big girls blouse or in the land of wokery we now live is that now prohibited ?.

 

[Napster]

Thommo is a massive snowflake himself. He blocked me on Twitter for a very innocuous remark.

 

[blues exile]

Lee Hendrie uttered the very same phrase tonight in the Rotherham v Brentford game.

 

[Ricey]

Lee Hendrie uttered the very same phrase tonight in the Rotherham v Brentford game.

Ive heard it on Match of the Day numerous times!

 

[rigsby]

Ive heard it on Match of the Day numerous times!

Its a standard and well used footballing cliche. Who on earth would be listening to local radio commentary and not understand the context in which it was said.

Who knows he may have upset the wrong person at some stage. I'm reliably informed that behind the scenes on many sporting programmes there is a very high level of bitching.....Especially on MOTD, which is understandable when you see Linkers wages.

Still reflects the modern work world. Lots of middle management seem to thrive on creating problems that don't exist.

 

[NZamba Legend]

I'm sure the BBC create these non stories on purpose so their bosses the Tories can keep stoking up their dumb culture wars. I am pretty left wing and not in the slightest bit offended by this.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

This doesn’t really seem to be about Steve Thompson any more.