Racism in football

The support shown last night for Suarez has baffled me. Is it really that honourable for players to wear t-shirts in support of a colleague found guilty of racism? If any of my colleagues uttered any kind of racist remark I would make sure they were sacked and not show unstinting support.

Terry, on the other hand, may be innocent - the truth will out in due course. But most professionals would find themselves suspended on full pay if they were on such a charge (think teachers, police etc). All the press seem to care about is whether he should continue as England captain.

Racism is one of the most abhorrent things a society can tollerate - whatever form it takes or to whoever it is directed at. I think football writers and players have lost sight of that fact.

Feel free to disagree, but I WILL judge you (ha ha!!)

I can only think his colleagues know what really happenend and they genuinely feel he has been treated unfairly.

The written report will be very interesting.

It also makes you wonder why the BBC keeps pixelating out Terry's outburst on the TV. I suppose in-case someone can lip-read and take offence.

this is also quite alarming

Abbey wrote: The support shown last night for Suarez has baffled me. Is it really that honourable for players to wear t-shirts in support of a colleague found guilty of racism? If any of my colleagues uttered any kind of racist remark I would make sure they were sacked and not show unstinting support. Terry, on the other hand, may be innocent - the truth will out in due course. But most professionals would find themselves suspended on full pay if they were on such a charge (think teachers, police etc). All the press seem to care about is whether he should continue as England captain. Racism is one of the most abhorrent things a society can tollerate - whatever form it takes or to whoever it is directed at. I think football writers and players have lost sight of that fact. Feel free to disagree, but I WILL judge you (ha ha!!)

salmidach wrote: ok... I'm going to be a devil's advocate here. If that was a court case then it would have been thrown out before even getting there. The case was totally on the hearsay of Evra (a character with shall we say a chequered past, unproven racist remarks by a Chelsea groundsman, a player that goes on strike at the world cup). now Evra has admitted that he had also verbally abused Suarez in spanish at the game, but no charges have been brought up for him... to me and this is how I feel.. it is a concerted attack by Man Utd against a liverpool player that they fear very very much.... we all have language difficulties and some things in welsh would be a front to english people.. to call Suarez a racist when he himself is of mixed raced origin is laughable

Good point regarding football not being like other professions.

Perhaps I've started this thread and imposed my own morals. I did cringe at Terry's statement which was "some of my best friends are black".

I do see where Sal is coming from as one person can say "you're a ******" and the other will say "and you're a black ******" but I personally feel that there is no two ways about racism.

My main point was that the Liverpool players went out of their way to support someone who had been found guilty of racism and I find that a little disturbing as it condones the action.

By the way, "coloured" is a stupid term used by grannies and was stamped out when Love thy Neighbour and It aint Half Hot Mum were booted off the TV along with the odious Jim Davidson and Bernard Manning. Hansen should know better as the term infers that someone is different with a "colour" but we're "normal".

salmidach wrote: that's it SA14. I'm calling the police as you are being racist to the Cornish.. perhaps any welshman called Taffy by the english should also call the police or scotsmen called Jock.... very ropey ground.... Doc, Suarez played last year for Ajax with one of the largest compliment of black people in the league...