Gray’s sexist remarks didn’t surprise me, says Byrne

ONE of Ireland’s best-known women footballers says she wasn’t shocked by Andy Gray’s sexist remarks.

Arsenal and Ireland goalkeeper Emma Byrne believes that the sacked Sky Sports pundit was simply caught out expressing views of women in football which are still prevalent in the game.

“I can’t say I was shocked really,” she says. “Those kinds of views are still bubbling beneath the surface.