Dorking’s White given six-game ban for sexist comment

Marc White, the owner and manager of Dorking Wanderers, was given a six-game touchline ban for a statement he made on a women’s podcast.

In his 1,000th game as club manager, White was punished for remarks he made before his side lost 3-1 to Weston-super-Mare last year.

Before the National League South game, he said, “You have to pay a little more respect to the women refs, so you know what I mean? ” In a conversation with the Under the Cosh podcast before the game.

You must show some more respect, such as helping them park.

White was charged by the Football Association in May with using offensive or verbal language in the interview, calling it an “aggravated breach” of the rules because it made reference to gender.

The club announced that White will now be barred from using the touchline for Dorking’s National League South’s first six games.

First team manager Marc White has received a six-game touchline suspension starting the league season as a result of (intended fun) comments made on a podcast about women drivers. The club posted a message on their X account.

Since the club’s formation in 1999, White has become one of the most recognizable faces in non-league football and has been a vocal and frequently controversial player.

He claimed he had been banned from 12 stadiums during an Under the Cosh interview.