Wiltshire Rhino Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 3 hours ago, gingerjon said: Is it enough to be abused? http://www.fisherfc.org/2019/12/29/club-statement/ No! Here's Croydon's statement https://www.afccroydonathletic.co.uk/news/club-statement-on-fisher-fc-game The player denies saying anything wrong. The club will support the investigation. The problem is it becomes a he said/he didn't say debate. There probably won't be any actual independent evidence. If something was said "throw the book" at the individual. But if there's no evidence the can of worms remains open. Has a racist got away with abuse or has a player been accused of something he didn't do? I'm glad I don't have to decide 2014 Challenged Cup Winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) Edit: Edited December 30, 2019 by Bleep1673 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 19 minutes ago, Wiltshire Rhino said: No! Here's Croydon's statement https://www.afccroydonathletic.co.uk/news/club-statement-on-fisher-fc-game The player denies saying anything wrong. The club will support the investigation. The problem is it becomes a he said/he didn't say debate. There probably won't be any actual independent evidence. If something was said "throw the book" at the individual. But if there's no evidence the can of worms remains open. Has a racist got away with abuse or has a player been accused of something he didn't do? I'm glad I don't have to decide What's interesting is that, according to the admittedly partisan Fisher manager, someone on the Croydon Athletic bench appeared to confirm that they had heard the alleged comment. (But that others on the bench claimed not to have heard anything.) Who knows where we'll go from here. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickhornet Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Nice win for Arsenal 2-0 against MU.Usually cannon fodder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 661 at Hastings yesterday to see the home town team score four inside the fifteen minutes and then have a training session before running out 5-1 winners over bottom of table East Grinstead. Only one automatic spot for promotion and Hastings are in it. The season reaches the halfway point next week I think. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivans82 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 4 hours ago, mickhornet said: Nice win for Arsenal 2-0 against MU.Usually cannon fodder. And for once Ozil took his hands out of his pockets and had a go for a change .Strange what a bit of motivation brings..............as with Everton , West Ham and Watford all with new Managers . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) You cannot stop individual nasty people from being dicks , all this rubbish about education is complete nonsense , if some Bell end decides he's ###### with an opposition player because his team is losing , and he decides he wants to insult that player who happens to be black , nothing will ever stop that person using racist terms Edited January 3, 2020 by GUBRATS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 10 hours ago, GUBRATS said: You cannot stop individual nasty people from being dicks , all this rubbish about education is complete nonsense , if some Bell end decides he's ###### with an opposition player because his team is losing , and he decides he wants to insult that player who happens to be black , nothing will ever stop that person using racist terms People like that should be charged and banned. But education and announcements have their place particularly when young people are involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I do wish we would just give the racists a break though. Why do we keep highlighting their abhorrent actions? Ignore them, they will go away without causing any harm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 59 minutes ago, Dave T said: I do wish we would just give the racists a break though. Why do we keep highlighting their abhorrent actions? Ignore them, they will go away without causing any harm. I know many will disagree Dave , but this is my opinion as well , yes ban and charge them if possible , but also try to stop giving them ' fame ' Unfortunately as I put earlier , nasty people will do nasty things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickhornet Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Dale 1 Newcastle 1 Brilliant result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, GUBRATS said: I know many will disagree Dave , but this is my opinion as well , yes ban and charge them if possible , but also try to stop giving them ' fame ' Unfortunately as I put earlier , nasty people will do nasty things I thought it was clear from my opening line asking for racists to be given a break that my post wasn't serious. I understand the point about fame but I think there is a point to shaming the crowds into doing something and self-regulating. By creating an underworld of racism it can help it to grow, and if it isn't publicly shamed people don't necessarily know that action is being taken. In some of the recent incidents, stewards and fans surrounding have just stood and watched. Edited January 4, 2020 by Dave T 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) Edited Edited January 7, 2020 by gingerjon Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 On 04/01/2020 at 17:02, Dave T said: In some of the recent incidents, stewards and fans surrounding have just stood and watched. Stood and watched. But when asked about it later: were looking the other way, guv. 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Five-a-Side Football is so welcoming and inclusive... unless you play for the side quoted at length in this thread: Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Rhino Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Great game and atmosphere at SN1 yesterday. 2014 Challenged Cup Winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Crucial game for Villa at Bournemouth today, I hope we can follow on from the mid-week semi and get a good result on the south coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Rhino Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) This season has seen my club really make an effort to reconnect with the Town. The social media guys are great and Swindon Town in the Community are so hard working. Starting this season with between 6500 and 7000 at home games, the attendance yesterday was over 13000. No special offers, just work with the community. And we won! Ok, I'm sure it helped that we are top of the league and we were playing 2nd place. Hope some of them come back... Edited February 2, 2020 by Wiltshire Rhino 1 2014 Challenged Cup Winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrek Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Don't watch much Premier League, but got Spurs v City on, this VAR is a farce, I really don't care who wins, but waiting 2 minutes for a penalty while play goes on is all abit silly!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 I believe that in the Premier League one of the issues is that the on-field referees are *not* looking at the screen by the pitch. Before Christmas there had been precisely zero instances of the on-field referee going to the screen itself. It was first used by a match official on 5th January. 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Getting the ball out, as Jimmy Hill used to say, Will Liverpool go the whole season undefeated? Will Leicester stay in the top four? Will Solskjaer be United manager next season? Will Leeds balls it up again? I think, No, Yes, Yes, and Yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 (edited) What Liverpool have done this year has been incredible, but it seems unlikely they will go unbeaten as Klopp has been quite clear in his focus on the Champions League rather than records. I think that might mean weakened teams in the Premier League if Liverpool can progress in Europe. I’m sure the Manchester City fans on here, who were congratulated last year by Liverpool fans on here, will return the favour soon, as you’d have to say that the reds are in a good position now. Edited February 3, 2020 by Gerrumonside ref 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 New one for me yesterday: goalkeeper sent to the sin bin. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 32 minutes ago, Johnoco said: New one for me, I didn’t know there were sin bins in football. It’s not universal but seems to be moving up through the leagues. So this was Southern Combination (formerly Sussex County) where it’s senior football teams who can enter the FA Cup but very low down that system. Sin bin is only for dissent. The goalie got in the face of the ref after being fouled and got a yellow card plus ten minutes. Outfield player took the goal for that time. 2 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMBJ Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 On 03/02/2020 at 13:17, HawkMan said: Getting the ball out, as Jimmy Hill used to say, Will Liverpool go the whole season undefeated? Will Leicester stay in the top four? Will Solskjaer be United manager next season? Will Leeds balls it up again? I think, No, Yes, Yes, and Yes Yes No Yes Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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