Racism in football - is there a problem?

[VladimirIlyich]

10 minutes ago, dave u said:

I've watched the video, it needs subtitles really but I think this is what they were singing

 

Marvelous Nakamba

His dad is a rasta

McGinn is his master

His cock is massive

McGinn is his master? WTF!

[sir roger]

Being uncomfortably close to ' Divock's Big Dong ' in the TLW Fantasy League I can sympathise with anybody suffering these stereotypical remarks.

[dave u]

The Villa fans in the video look like teenagers / early 20s. There were only a small group of them and from what I've seen on Twitter they've been absolutely hammered by other Villa fans.

 

Mind you, some seemed more offended by the fact they were still wearing Burberry in 2019. 

[sir roger]

I suppose it stopped them singing about Stevie for 5 minutes.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

12 hours ago, sir roger said:

Being uncomfortably close to ' Divock's Big Dong ' in the TLW Fantasy League I can sympathise with anybody suffering these stereotypical remarks.

Being close to anyone's big dong is a bit uncomfortable. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

 

 

An FA Cup tie was abandoned after Haringey Borough's manager took his team off the field amid accusations of racism, bottle throwing and spitting.

Home keeper Valery Douglas Pajetat was reportedly spat at and hit by an object thrown from the Yeovil Town end.

Defender Coby Rowe was then "racially abused", according to Haringey boss Tom Loizou, who said "there was no way I could let him continue".

"If we get punished and thrown out, I don't care," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.

The match, played at non-league side Haringey's home ground Coles Park Stadium, was in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup, with the winner set to progress to the first-round proper.

"It's very distressing," said Loizou. "The abuse a few of my players got was disgusting.

"Yeovil's players and manager were different class. Their team tried to calm their supporters down, they tried their best and they supported us - they said 'if you're walking off we're walking off with you'.

"I took the decision to take my team off and I don't want Yeovil Town to get punished for it. If we get thrown out of the FA Cup and they go through, there is no hard feelings there.

"I have not done it for any other reason than looking into my players' faces and seeing how distraught they were. They are not used to this."

The incident comes four days after England's Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria was halted twice as fans were warned about racist behaviour, including Nazi salutes and monkey chanting.

In a statement issued on Saturday evening, the Football Association said it was "deeply concerned about the allegation of discrimination".

It added: "There is no room for discrimination in our game and we are working with the match officials and the relevant authorities, as a matter of urgency, to fully establish the facts and take the appropriate steps."

What actually happened at Haringey v Yeovil?

Visitors Yeovil were leading 1-0 through a Rhys Murphy penalty when the game was halted in the 64th minute.

There was a long delay for that spot-kick to be taken, with Haringey goalkeeper Pajetat reportedly initially struck by an object from the stands.

Shortly after Murphy scored, play was suspended as the hosts left the field.

About 35 minutes later, it was confirmed the match had officially been abandoned, with BT Sport reporting that Pajetat was both racially abused and spat at by visiting fans.

 

Haringey said on Twitter: "Sorry for the late update but wanted to make sure we gave correct information. Game has been abandoned following racial abuse. Horrendous afternoon.

"It must be said that 99.9% of [Yeovil] fans are also disgusted by what's happened as much as we are. One club, one community."

'We stand with Haringey' - Yeovil boss Sarll

Yeovil Town manager Darren Sarll told BBC Somerset: "On behalf of Yeovil Town, we fully support Haringey and we stand together.

"The players and I decided we'd support [Haringey] and make a stand together, and be stronger with togetherness.

"I want Haringey and our football club to know we don't condone anything of that nature, if there was anything of that nature.

"We, footballers and managers, get a lot of abuse but nobody should feel discriminated against when they come to play football.

"I'd do anything to win but there are certain levels and lines I'd never go over. There was no way I'd support racial discrimination.

"I feel we've done the right thing. I'm not going to feel anything other than proud for the way the players conducted themselves.

"Now the authorities will take care of what they need to take care of."

The campaign group Kick It Out said in a statement on social media: "These reports of alleged racist abuse aimed at goalkeeper Valery Douglas Pajetat yet again means players are continuing to receive discriminatory abuse while doing their job.

"The Haringey manager and players took swift and decisive action as a result of the abuse, similar to that taken by the England team out in Bulgaria.

"Kick It Out has informed The FA and will support the club in identifying the offender(s) to ensure appropriate action is taken and strong punishment issued.

"We would also like to offer our full support to Douglas and all at Haringey Borough FC."

[Grinch]

Non league and it's been handled superbly by both sides.   

[Guest Pistonbroke]

5 minutes ago, Grinch said:

Non league and it's been handled superbly by both sides.   

 

Indeed. Hopefully it gets loads of coverage and those guilty of this disgusting behaviour found and banned from every ground in the country. Cunts. 

[VladimirIlyich]

Why are we surprised at this though? Once the country (well,a load of braindead idiots) voted for Brexit,the election of Trump,Johnson and the Tory party legitimising bigotry,racism,misogyny then it was always going to lead to incidents such as this. Fair play to both clubs for walking off butdo you trust the FA to do anything other than create a few slogans to deal with it?

[moof]

Competition bans or points deductions are in order, I think. Let’s see them undertake a serious zero tolerance policy. 

[TheHowieLama]

Brescia's Mario Balotelli has been called "arrogant" by the club's ultras group as it defended Verona fans after some racially abused the Italian.

The striker, 29, kicked the ball into the crowd and threatened to walk off the pitch after being abused in Sunday's 2-1 defeat at Verona.

 

 

 

[Trumo]

Brescia usually play in half-empty stadiums anyway so banning fans from home games won't make any difference. Nor will the pitiful 20 Euros fine that eventually gets handed out. The ultras (or right-wing racist stabby cunts as they are better known) will just carry on as before.

[TheHowieLama]

Not in Italy - no sir.

 

We are all monkeys.

 

Fuckin hell.

[VladimirIlyich]

We have a racist Prime Minister and a population which has voted to isolate itself from those 'bloody foreigners' in the rest of Europe. Can't see any problems ahead of us in the UK!

[TheHowieLama]

"I realised it was inappropriate (after a worldldwide reaction and condemnation)" said the league's chief executive Luigi De Siervo in a statement.

 

I added the italics -- he did not know it would look racist until just now?

[Trumo]

It's like that JDART thing and is the way of the world nowadays.

 

I don't know enough about Italian culture to know how racism manifests itself in everyday life, but it is certainly true that cunts use football matches as a means with which to display their ignorance, hatred and bigotry. Which means it was already in them to begin with.

[Bjornebye]

Italy is a stunning country. Probably my favourite place in the world that I have visited. 

 

Their football fans however are massive horrible disgusting scumbags. 

[polymerpunkah]

Before the Roma/Inter match one of the papers, and apparently one of the big sports papers, had this as it's cover:

 

 

I'm starting to see a pattern.

[suzy]

Both that headline and the ‘artwork’ beggar belief.

[Jairzinho]

8 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

Italy is a stunning country. Probably my favourite place in the world that I have visited. 

 

Their football fans however are massive horrible disgusting scumbags. 

The problem is that ultra culture has driven away those that aren't cunts, they don't go to the grounds any more. Or, obviously, hang around in scooter gangs trying to knife people's arses. So all you ever see is the cunts. 

[Paulie Dangerously]

Serie A have unleashed their latest anti racism campaign. 

 

Can't believe no-one though that this might be a little risky. 

 

[rb14]

12 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

We have a racist Prime Minister and a population which has voted to isolate itself from those 'bloody foreigners' in the rest of Europe. Can't see any problems ahead of us in the UK!

I'm sure you're a lovely person but your last two posts in this thread; really? 

[suzy]

1 hour ago, Paulie Dangerously said:

Serie A have unleashed their latest anti racism campaign. 

 

Can't believe no-one though that this might be a little risky. 

 

The news this morning is they're getting rid of it! Like you say how they didn't realise before is astounding

[VladimirIlyich]

1 hour ago, rb14 said:

I'm sure you're a lovely person but your last two posts in this thread; really? 

You dont think society and sport mirror each other? 'Picaninnies?' 'Brexit?' May not happen as much at the top level but has certainly raised its ugly head lower down. Was it Yeovil recently?

[Bjornebye]

More brain-dead dickheads ruining the game.