After two weeks, the FA has finally realised the importance of Moyes’s words to BBC reporter Vicki Sparks after their 0-0 draw with Burnley. After the interview, which included some hard questions, Moyes said to Sparks: “Just getting a wee bit naughty at the end there so just watch yourself or you might get a slap even though you’re a woman.”
When asked why he made these comments in a press conference he said “It was in the heat of the moment…sometimes you only have seconds to think and answer.” Also in the conference the Scotsman described Sparks as the girl, not referring to the reporter by her name.
The Woman in Football organisation issued a statement about Moyes’s behaviour saying “We are deeply disappointed and concerned by the threatening language used by Sunderland manager Moyes”.
Moyes only came in at the start of the season and could continue the merry-go round of Sunderland managers being sacked if the Sunderland board deem the comments a sackable offence
Sunderland’s next game is a fixture with a Leicester tonight, where with a loss they could fall further into the relegation zone.