Not fishing at all but can I suggest you read posts a couple of times before you reply - the “have you stopped beating your wife” reference was obviously not a question to you, rather a well established example question where there is no good answer.
Again if you read properly my posts I said no big deal but your initial wording did not clarify in the respect of it not being an ideal fixture for her as to whether you meant, as a woman or simply through experience - you now seem to be trying to clarify it’s down to lack of experience which is a reasonable opinion (one I don’t actually agree with because you can’t pick and choose fixtures for any ref at this level and it also pre-judges team’s behaviours).
I remain a little sceptical of your original comment (given in all your previous postings and our years of experiencing poor referees) I have never seen you comment on it being the wrong game for a referee with limited experience before - but you have tried retrospectively to clarify.
As for trying to score brownie points on PC issues I have no interest in that type of exercise but I do have strong views and quite a lot of experience on sexism in sport and in the same way as you now see many female physios in football (unheard of 20 years ago) I think it’s great to see female referees emerging.
On other comments here I understand but disagree with Manny’s comments on suitable games - where the issue is purely a matter of physical strength then of course there are differences but for me a good female referee officiating at a man’s game is no different from a good female teacher at a boy’s school.
I find your analogy of wife beating is in poor taste and leave it at that. Unfortunately I find some of your comments a tad patronising. I say that without rancour!
