Guardian sports coverage is a lot funnier than usual today, thank to some reader comments on the story that Premier League referee Bobby Madley has left his job and is relocating - apparently he's been caught shagging a dog!

Here's one comment:
"has anything else happened like this in other sports? Cricket maybe - Jack Russell? Do we know if this has ever affected a boxer?"

Sorry run that by me again...

He has quit refereeing because he ‘got caught shagging a dog’!?

If you have Twitter... simply search Bobby Madley.

It's mental.

He just had to whippet out at every opportunity.

It put a spaniel in the works as far as his refereeing career was concerned.

Twitter is terrible you cannot just make shih tzu up.

Hope it was a bitch!!

Aye, it would be a bit strange if it was a male dog, wouldn't it?

Referees have been complaining for years that they get dog’s abuse. I guess he decided to give it as well as take it, but took it a bit too literally...

So young though to be hounded out he was already on the FIFA list he could have gone on to winalot as an official.

I think you are all barking up the wrong tree here!

Who collared him?

There were several leads.

He’s so ashamed he’s going to move to the most Easterly part of Canada and become a recluse; Labrador.

This tail sounds a bit far-fetched. Mastiff been terrierfying for the paw thing.

He supports Huddersfield. Guess he takes "up the the terriers" literally.

It just shows how careful you have to be when in the public spotlight, you just can’t get away with things your average Joe would, one small mistake like allowing yourself to be filmed having a sex with a Jack Russell and it’s all over in a heartbeat.

We live in a brutal World. I’m sure it’s nothing a stint in Celebrity Big Brother can’t fix.

Looking back he was always overly lenient towards Ross Barkley, Paul Pugba and Harry Kanine.

A bit ruff on the dog though.

Maybe it was consensual?

It has to be a wind up?

Terrier, Madley, Deeply.

Can't believe no one has mentioned Monkeybutt's shenanigans yet.

To be specific, the rimming thing.

I reckon it's all a big mix-up, something like 'All I did was blow my whistle and he came'.

Up the Rovers

Huddersfield fan, never knew his "Up the Terriers" chants were so literal.

I've heard he supports Huddersfield and took 'up the Terriers' literally.

Apparently he's a Terriers fan. There must be a joke or two in that.

I always pull my boxers off before I go to bed, the wife says I spoil them dogs!

or newfoundland if he likes em bigger. think it could be due to wolves promotion though. mind you there are plenty of dogs around huddersfield canine and human.

Gone into exile in Barking so keep an eye open for him at the Pools game at Dagenham.

It's true he is now on the RSPCA register as a Puppyphile

You're all quick to judge. He only quit due to his marriage falling apart, not surprising after he got collared doing what he did.