O/T:- thoughts on the outrage of Souness ‘it’s a man’s game’ comment

[DaveSmithRules]

You should definitely have a listen to what he said to gain further context. It wasn’t about tough tackling in isolation, but more about the whole physical aspect of the games he had watched including players rolling around (which has reduced significantly since referees don’t blow for free kicks).
I read somewhere that ‘it’s a man’s game’ as a phrase has been used to differentiate the men from the boys, rather than man v woman. This is the context I believe many feel Souness intended.

I've taken your point on board and have just watched a clip of it. Tbh I don't think it shows much other than that he's a pundit using clumsy and outdated 'macho' language. I'm not offended by it, but I think it's ignorant in terms of the wider context of football in the UK right now.

The bizarre thing is that from what I've seen players rolling around feigning injury is something that is much more prevalent in the men's professional game than the women's. Tho admittedly I haven't watched enough 'boys' football to make a judgement on how much diving there is in that.