Has anyone from the BBC actually confirmed he’s been suspended for using the term ‘handbags’?
The complaints were coming from those who saw it as religious favoritism though. Never miss an opportunity to play a down trodden victim if you can get mileage from it. Even my granddaughter thought it was unfair until she thought about it a bit longer having had a bit of a chat about it.
Apparently it was for a triple whammy of 'handbags', saying 'the referee's wife must be in' (presumably after playing a lot of injury time?), and calling a player a drama queen and saying he should be wearing a skirt. He was warned in 2018 about his language.
The BBC has confirmed that handbags is against its guidelines though.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mir...n-23082063.amp
All he was trying to do was be funny on the airwaves, that was his best attribute as a manager too
I’d say sacking someone involves unilaterally terminating their contract of employment. If you’re not using a freelancer anymore, you’re just not using them anymore and apparently they’re not even doing that on a permanent basis.
I’ve quite liked Thommo when I’ve heard him as a summariser and I hope they do bring him back.