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Gayle's Incredible 20/20 IPL Innings

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  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,315
    Before this thread becomes a right laugh, I'm here with my big misery sponge. Gayle's a twat
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,652
    A woman who landed her job based on her looks takes offence when man can't see past them?

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  • cafcnick1992
    cafcnick1992 Posts: 7,413
    Is this cricket?
  • NomadicAddick
    NomadicAddick Posts: 2,114
    pathetic situation. What is the world coming to?
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    Basically he can't comment on her looks
    If he said "you are U-G-L-Y you ain't got no alibi you're ugly" he'd get in trouble as well

  • Kenny Achampong
    Kenny Achampong Posts: 540
    edited January 2016
    Whilst agreeing that this is all a bit of a 'Storm in a Tea Cup', I think it only fair to point out that Mel MacLaughlin is a well respected sports journalist here, and used to head up Fox Sports coverage of the A League, before switching to the BBL on Ten.

    She certainly know's her stuff, and certainly deserves better than to be treated as some kind of sexual object by Chris Gayle, live on National TV.

    Of course he then went on to use the old 'banter' excuse, which I am sure he himself would accept if he was racially abused by a fan in the stands.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,446
    Gayle is a patronising twat with the mentality of a 15 year old. Love the fact that some still feel the need to defend him.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Aye. Total ninny.

    Changing the subject. Where does Gayle stand in terms of all round greatest cricketer across all formats?

    This assumes all formats are given equal weight.

    He's a destructive batsman with two triple centuries (though I think they are against Bangladesh?) His bowling is tight and effective.

    Got to be worth considering surely?
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,848
    Leuth said:

    Before this thread becomes a right laugh, I'm here with my big misery sponge. Gayle's a twat

    Knew you would be!
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    This is double standards. If he asked a bloke out on a date on live TV he would have been hailed as a hero.
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  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,741
    smudge7946 said:

    This is double standards. If he asked a bloke out on a date on live TV he would have been hailed as a hero.

    He would then have got in trouble for batting for the other side ;)
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,012
    Kenny Achampong said:


    Of course he then went on to use the old 'banter' excuse, which I am sure he himself would accept if he was racially abused by a fan in the stands.


    Since when was asking a woman out for a drink comparable to racial abuse?

    To me, Gayle is guilty of nothing more than being a bit cocky. Complete over reaction.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,243
    Great cricketer, a joy to watch bat

    Never met the man but it's been said by more than a couple of journalists and other cricketers he's at best pretty crass as an individual.

    He made himself look stupid with his behaviour the other night but let's have it right, he wasn't abusing the lady. He did something stupid but not malicious it was more David Brent as opposed to Ron Atkinson
  • Man_About_Town
    Man_About_Town Posts: 997
    Gayle was sexist and embarrassed Mel. Not on. What he should be doing is playing for a struggling WIndies red team, but his heads too far up his arse for that
  • newyorkaddick
    newyorkaddick Posts: 3,052
    He's tried to bowl a maiden over which is no job for a batsman
  • CAFCBourne
    CAFCBourne Posts: 3,790
    She's a 7 in my book, worth a shot at certainly
  • Riscardo
    Riscardo Posts: 2,337
    More of a story if he's asked a bloke out on TV ....
  • masicat
    masicat Posts: 5,008
    Gayle is an ugly twat.
  • Kenny Achampong
    Kenny Achampong Posts: 540
    In answer to Chris from Sidcup, I think that racism and sexism make pretty comfy bedfellows don't you?

    Was he asking her out for a drink, or was he using his supposed celebrity and status to demean and embarass a female journalist? If he wanted to ask her out then by all means do so - when she isn't working, and when she is off camera.

    To use another analogy, how would Mr Gayle feel, if his interviewer was a gay man, who flirted with him and asked him out for a drink live on air?

    Would he have been similarly amused, or as I suspect would have felt embarassed and humiliated at his place of work?
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Making comments like that to anyone when they're in the middle of doing their job is incredibly inappropriate. Say that when the cameras are off sure and I can see it's a bit of a laugh, but she's trying to do her job.

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