You can’t say those things Mark.
Mark Lawrenson certainly wouldn’t be everyone’s cup of tea as a football commentator, but up until tonight we can’t remember too many examples of him saying something that could genuinely be interpreted as offensive.
Following Arsenal’s first goal in their excellent victory over Bayern Munich this evening, Lawrenson, commentating on TV3, made the suggestion that goalscorer Olivier Giroud would have a big nose because he is French.
Quite understandably, it did not go down well…
https://twitter.com/Dg_Taylor10/status/656569271460474880
https://twitter.com/Hsuanrecords/status/656566894686769153
Mark lawrenson with some casual racism there. 'He's French so he'll have a big nose' with regards to girouds goal!! Twat
— InWengerWeRust (@Cesc_Pistol) October 20, 2015
https://twitter.com/Oreilly_MUFC/status/656566778248736769
Mark Lawrenson with a nice bit of racism there, "he's French he will have a big nose" #TV3 #ARSvBAY #GIROUD
— Ronan McManus (@Max_Manis) October 20, 2015
https://twitter.com/HarryPulse/status/656566725350158336
"He's French, he'll have a big nose" Mark Lawrenson on #giroud. #notracistatall
— Niall Geraghty (@NiallerGeraghty) October 20, 2015
https://twitter.com/callumjcameron/status/656566470873382913
Fingers crossed Mark doesn’t experience treatment like this in the near future…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDg07hd0BhQ
Clip via mattmcnerlin
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