Two Sky Sports presenters have caused a stir following comments they made while they thought they were off-mic about female official at the Wolves v Liverpool match on Sunday. 

The coverage of the conversation has been all over the media today, even on Sky News. 

This story highlights something that everyone who ever comes into contact with the media should already understand. There is no such thing as "off the record." I was once told if you wouldn't want your grandmother to hear it, don't say it in front of a microphone. 

In some respects, that's the thing I find more shocking here. Not that men have a prejudice view of women in football, sadly that is frequently all too obvious although incidents like this show how unacceptable it is. The thing I find surprising was that two broadcasters who have plenty of experience between them didn't realise that what they were saying would be recorded and therefore would ineviatbly leak out. 

More worryingly, perhaps they didn't think it would matter? If that is the case then I expect they now realise the extent their naivety. There is no way a business like Sky can afford to be seen to support such out-dated and discriminatory views. 

I suggest that Sky Sports consider sending the two of them to meet with some of the very talented female footballers and officials, and for them to explain why their views were so wrong.