Rodney Marsh, the "Clown Prince of Soccer" and one of the original Tampa Bay Rowdies. He was also the reason I fell in love with the sport.
I agree that his joke had nothing to do with mocking the tsunami victims and it's sad to see him shafted this way.
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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA
Okay, maybe it's just my years of insensitivity training kicking in, but I don't see why this guy got the boot. Seems to me he was taking a shot at Beckham's intelligence perhaps, and not mocking the tsunami victim's in the slightest.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlin...322961&cc=5739
LONDON -- An English sports commentator was fired Tuesday for making a joke about the tsunami disaster.
Former English soccer player Rodney Marsh made the comment Monday night during a phone-in program on Sky Sports. A Sky spokesman said Marsh apologized on the air for the comments, which were edited when the program was retransmitted.
In his comments, Marsh jokingly said Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham turned down a transfer to the English club Newcastle after hearing of trouble with the "Toon Army in Asia."
Supporters of Newcastle are called the "Toon Army," which sounds similar to the word "tsunami."
"During the live nighttime phone-in, Rodney made comments that were offensive and inexcusable," Sky said in a statement. "These remarks should never have been made, and Sky would like to offer its apologies to those who were offended."
A former striker for Queens Park Rangers, Manchester City and Fulham, Marsh was a regular sports commentator with Sky, Britain's satellite broadcaster. |