I detest this ballbag. The ultimate generic, rent a quote pundit.
Frank however was a top fella. Think he got the chop chop for some racist quote or something along the lines.
http://www.onlinearsenal.com/forums/...hp/t-3768.htmlSoccer legend Frank McLintock faced fury last night after branding Tottenham Hotspur as “Ten Little N***ers” — live on TV.
The former Arsenal captain was discussing Saturday’s match between Spurs — who fielded four black players — and his old club.
Suddenly he stunned viewers of Monday’s You’re On Sky Sports phone-in show when he said of the number of axed Spurs managers: “It’s like Ten Little N***ers.”
McLintock, 64, sniggered — and fellow pundit Rodney Marsh chipped in: “Yeah.” The camera then showed both fighting a fit of the giggles.
The gaffe is the most outrageous racist slur on telly since soccer commentator Ron Atkinson, 65, was sacked after calling Chelsea star Marcel Desailly a “f***ing lazy big n***er”.
Anti-racism groups last night slammed McLintock. Piara Powar, director of Kick It Out — which campaigns to eradicate racism in sport — said: “Frank’s language here is wrong and offensive. This is a word repugnant and charged with hate. It’s time broadcasters realised the damage language like this does.”
Agatha Christie’s Ten Little N***ers was famously retitled Ten Little Indians in 1978 after a public outcry