RTE apologise for Souness remarks after ALG v SLv match?

joseph brand

what were the remarks?? I missed them.

Peyton Manning

About Vidic.

"He got raped by.....sorry, he got taken apart by Torres last year."

monkey9

joseph brand wrote: »

what were the remarks?? I missed them.

It's in the Serbia - Ghana match thread

ItsAWindUp

I think he said that Kazakhstan was an obscure place, or something like that.

IvySlayer

joseph brand wrote: »

what were the remarks?? I missed them.

He said Torres raped Vidic.

Columbia

He used the word "rape" in relation to Torres outplaying Vidic in the Premier League a couple of seasons ago.

mailrewop

cant remember word for word but i think it was vidic was raped by a player when he first came to united as in was ran rings around.

Diabhal Beag

He did apologise almost immediately TBF

That_Guy

Better than Adrian Chiles' "apology" last night anyway.

bonkers

here it is

http://www.balls.ie/2010/06/13/souness/

gibson

That_Guy wrote: »

Better than Adrian Chiles' "apology" last night anyway.

what was his apology for?

Columbia

Indeed, it was a slip of the tongue and he did apologise. Bad form if anyone called and complained, none of us speak like we're in a television studio 24/7 and these things happen.

Columbia

gibson wrote: »

what was his apology for?

ITV HD cutting to ads during a game and them ONCE AGAIN missing a goal.

Peyton Manning

Bonkers posted it already, but for those that don't click links for one reason or another...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msHq6EGsLK0

eagle eye

So stupid that people had to apologise. I've often heard people use the expression 'he got raped'.

There are many more meanings to the word rape than the sexual assault one.

World is gone pc mad when a tv station apologises for a word thats in everyday use in sports conversation like 'owned' which means the same thing.

IvySlayer

Archimedes wrote: »

Bonkers posted it already, but for those that don't click links for one reason or another...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msHq6EGsLK0

5-1? :mad:

It was only 4 matey!

Mr.Nice Guy

He only apologised because he doesn't want Vidic to find out about it. :pac:

Dave147

Pathetic, who gives a **** really? Rape also means to plunder, or rob by force, its an ambiguous word and there were no sexual connotations implied by Souness.

Buggered would have been different story...

Bodhisopha

Should've said "effed in the A".

joseph brand

Who takes the time to locate the phone number for RTE's complaints section, and then waits on hold to lodge complaint??
Slip of the tongue, and an expression regularly used by fans when discussing matches.

joseph brand

joseph brand wrote: »

Who takes the time to locate the phone number for RTE's complaints section, and then waits on hold to lodge complaint??

Vidic?

quarryman

Archimedes wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msHq6EGsLK0

"Souness raped on TV."

Some Fenerbahçe fans will be disappointed after their search only gives them that video....

Paulegend

joseph brand wrote: »

Who takes the time to locate the phone number for RTE's complaints section, and then waits on hold to lodge complaint??
Slip of the tongue, and an expression regularly used by fans when discussing matches.

have you not heard the amount of complaints already gone in because of the horns?????????????????????????????????????

Dub13

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

He only apologised because he doesn't want Vidic to find out about it. :pac:

Souness would take Vidic.

Mr Alan

Dub13 wrote: »

Souness would take Vidic.

With relative ease.

Jigga

Alan Pardew said similar on Match of the Day a few years ago and was condemned by overly sensitive Rape Crisis groups for trivialising sexual violence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx94jwmMxPs

Personally I think its ridiculous. Would Graeme or Alan have got the same reaction if they said "he murdered him there"?

Grid.

Ambiguous word......don't see the problem!:rolleyes:

Mr.Nice Guy

Dub13 wrote: »

Souness would take Vidic.

Mr Alan wrote:

With relative ease.

He'd try. And lose!

Dub13

The use of the word rape in this context is fine IMO,here is one definition of the word...

an act of plunder, violent seizure, or abuse; despoliation; violation: the rape of the countryside.

The above is what happened to Vidic in that game.

Esse85

Some losers must have RTE complaints number on speedial ready to dial the second anyone makes a mistake. Sad.

Aidric

I hope the apology will be the end of it. It certainly should be.

Stargal

He corrected himself immediately, RTE apologised, and really, it was a silly mistake rather than an offensive remark. It'll be ridiculous if this is even mentioned in any of the papers tomorow.

noodler

Dub13 wrote: »

Souness would take Vidic.

Mr Alan wrote: »

With relative ease.

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

He'd try. And lose!

He'd rape em!

podge018

Stargal wrote: »

it was a silly mistake

I don't even think it was...

magma69

I think "rape" was the most apt word to describe it myself!

Non issue, it will be ridiculous if people get uppity over a slip of the tongue like that.

podge018

Are you allowed say you "were robbed out there" anymore? Or is that trivialising the victims of muggings?

Kold

Raped is certainly more acceptable than pwned.

Leiva

Fookin PC Brigade again I suspect :mad:

Pack of hippos !

I like to think I raped a few centre halfs in my day .

IvySlayer

noodler wrote: »

He'd rape em!

/monocle drops to floor

:eek:

Barr

Cant believe people would make a complaint to RTE - some peeps have to much time on their hands.

flahavaj

I'm going to complain to RTE tomorrow all morning, just to annoy ye all.

Trolling via the airwaves, its the new in thing.:pac:

newballsplease

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nyCIqJP_4s

cut to 1.43

Yakult

Stargal wrote: »

He corrected himself immediately, RTE apologised, and really, it was a silly mistake rather than an offensive remark. It'll be ridiculous if this is even mentioned in any of the papers tomorow.

Front page on the Star no doubt :rolleyes:

Son Of A Vidic

'Goldilocks' Torres never struck me as the Rapist type!

Jigga

Jigga wrote: »

Alan Pardew said similar on Match of the Day a few years ago and was condemned by overly sensitive Rape Crisis groups for trivialising sexual violence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx94jwmMxPs

Personally I think its ridiculous. Would Graeme or Alan have got the same reaction if they said "he murdered him there"?

Try typing Pardew with predictive text on.;)

noodler

IvySlayer wrote: »

/monocle drops to floor

:eek:

You simply must stop being so horrified!

gosplan

Barr wrote: »

Cant believe people would make a complaint to RTE - some peeps have to much time on their hands.

True but anyone with a post count over 20 can't pass judgement on that.

Nunu

medicman2009 wrote: »

'Goldilocks' Torres

Not anymore, he's streamline Torres for this tournament.

Obviously means business - watch the goals go in by the bucketload now. The fact he got a proper haircut is the sole reason I put a significant sum (for me) on him to nab the golden boot:D

pickarooney

Everyone knows Vidic is the metallic Serbian rapist.

Mental Mickey

Archimedes wrote: »

About Vidic.

"He got raped by.....sorry, he got taken apart by Torres last year."

Good ol' Graeme.