Yup, you see, you took your eye off the game, this is my point. I do believe that some women, the minority of course, do understand the rules of football etc and Sian Massey will be able to do her job as good as many man, I really do believe that. But that doesn't mean that I want to see split arses officiating the game.
i was thinking the same thing during the wolves game and totally agree with you. i think for a girl also there may be an influence of her subconsciously favouring a player she finds more attractive when making a decision.
there are a lot of women out there who watch football but when you ask them if they are watching the match at the weekend (not the best chat up line) they usually reply with "who wouldn't want to see 22 hot men running around a pitch getting sweaty and dirty".
i have a lot of respect for sian massey cos it was inevitable she would be subjected to the kind of criticism given by by andy gray and richard keys but im not sure if its the best idea to have women refereeing mens games and vice versa.