Dorking Wanderers proprietor and supervisor Marc White has been given a six-match touchline ban for a remark he made on a podcast about ladies.
White has been given the punishment for a comment he made earlier than his aspect’s 3-1 defeat in opposition to Weston-super-Mare final season – his 1,000th recreation in control of the membership.
Talking to the Below the Cosh podcast earlier than the Nationwide League South fixture, in reference to his disciplinary file he mentioned: “Extra ladies refs now, so it’s a must to pay a bit extra respect, have you learnt what I imply?
“It’s a must to pay a bit extra respect, like assist them park.”
The Soccer Affiliation charged White in Could, exterior with utilizing insulting or abusive phrases within the interview, describing it as an “aggravated breach” of the foundations because of the reference it contained to gender.
White will now be banned from the touchline for the primary six matches of Dorking’s Nationwide League South season, the membership mentioned., exterior
“Following (meant enjoyable) feedback made on a podcast relating to ladies drivers, first group supervisor Marc White has obtained a six-game touchline suspension to be served from the start of the league season,” the membership posted on their X account.
White has grow to be one of the crucial recognisable faces in non-league soccer because the membership’s formation in 1999 and has been a loud and sometimes controversial character.
Within the Below the Cosh interview he claimed he had been banned from 12 stadiums.
Dorking completed sixth in Nationwide League South final season and misplaced 4-3 to Boreham Wooden in play-offs.