“She should not be here. I know that sounds sexist, but I am sexist, so I am not going to be anything other than that. We have a problem in this country with political correctness, and bringing women into the game is not the way to improve refereeing and officialdom. … When do we reach a stage when all officials are women, then we are in trouble. It is bad enough with the incapable referees and linesmen we have, but if you start bringing in women, you have big problems.”
— Mike Newell, coach of English second teir club Luton, blames assistant referee Amy Rayner for a 3-2 defeat to Queens Park Rangers. (The Observer)