Tommygilf Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Family Game and all that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Just now, Tommygilf said: Family Game and all that... Saints acted pretty quickly to tweet out that they’re against what happened (which is absolutely outrageous) and have invited him to the players lounge for the next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 At a child, no words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 There’s some proper d1ckheads about, hopefully they find out who it was and ban him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, Spidey said: At a child, no words At anyone it’s bad enough, at a young lad it’s beyond comprehensible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The storm Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 11 minutes ago, Jughead said: At anyone it’s bad enough, at a young lad it’s beyond comprehensible. Its a very rare thing for me to hear racist abuse from fans as many of our star players come from different backgrounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, The storm said: Its a very rare thing for me to hear racist abuse from fans as many of our star players come from different backgrounds Exactly. It’s beyond ridiculous in society as a whole and just as staggering, as you say, because Rugby League is a melting point of backgrounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 27 minutes ago, Tommygilf said: Family Game and all that... It's a grim story but I was very heartened by the response on social media. No downplaying from the club - who have gone out of their way to be supportive to the lad in question - and I haven't (yet) seen any numbskull fans saying it couldn't have happened. 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...
DavidM Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 On top of everything else … what bravery it took to give a gob full to a 7 year old , what a tough guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Browny Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Despicable but on brand. I can confirm 30+ less sales for Scotland vs Italy at Workington, after this afternoons test purchase for the Tonga match, £7.50 is extremely reasonable, however a £2.50 'delivery' fee for a walk in purchase is beyond taking the mickey, good luck with that, it's cheaper on the telly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 minute ago, DavidM said: On top of everything else … what bravery it took to give a gob full to a 7 year old , what a tough guy Four blokes gave my wife a mouthful when I’d gone for a slash and she was waiting for me outside Upton Park holding my Norwich scarf once - brave lads. She’d never experienced anything like that before (understandably) and was a bit taken aback by it. Obviously as an adult it was soon forgotten and I hope this kid bounces back as quickly, and doesn’t get put off from going to RL matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris22 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 At last night's match, when Jordan Dezaria took up a run, heard a bloke a few rows behind me yell "bloody hell, it's Kurt Zouma, make sure there's not a cat around." The only similarities between the two is that both are black. Probably a comment to try and get a cheap laugh, but it was met with total silence. I imagine the man who yelled it would have felt a fool. Probably a good thing. As for giving verbal abuse to fellow supporters, let alone children, it's reprehensible. The only pleasing thing is that Saints appear to be taking it seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 This stuff does happen unfortunately and is not a Saints problem in isolation. Often alcohol is involved and it is horrible to be on the end of something - especially a little kid. St Helens have responded really quickly and looks like the community have acted quickly too. The RLWC has invited the lad to the England-France game. Society is ugly at times sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlash Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 33 minutes ago, Chris22 said: At last night's match, when Jordan Dezaria took up a run, heard a bloke a few rows behind me yell "bloody hell, it's Kurt Zouma, make sure there's not a cat around." The only similarities between the two is that both are black. So, there's 2 incidents that we know about already from this Catalans game alone. How many more that we are not yet aware of? @The storm - Maybe it is not as rare as you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordshire Bronco Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Despicable hardly covers it. Name and shame then ban if possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Who in their right minds would shout abuse at a 7 year old about anything, never mind something as despicable as this? I actually find it impossible to comprehend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 44 minutes ago, The storm said: Its a very rare thing for me to hear racist abuse from fans as many of our star players come from different backgrounds Some of the greatest ever from so called minority or non white backgrounds. Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Dane Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Has what was allegedly said been reported? If they did in fact racially abuse him then throw the book at them, but you should never jump to conclusions before you know the facts. From the way it's being reported it sounds like he was targeted because they thought he was French, and it'd be pretty random for somebody to start hurling racial epithets at a person for that reason, especially if we assume, as is most likely, that both parties are in fact the same race. You'd think if they were attacking him for being French that they'd attack that national identity, not the persons race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Browny Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 minute ago, The Great Dane said: Has what was allegedly said been reported? If they did in fact racially abuse him then throw the book at them, but you should never jump to conclusions before you know the facts. From the way it's being reported it sounds like he was targeted because they thought he was French, and it'd be pretty random for somebody to start hurling racial epithets at a person for that reason, especially if we assume, as is most likely, that both parties are in fact the same race. You'd think if they were attacking him for being French that they'd attack that national identity, not the persons race. The obfuscation commences. I can confirm 30+ less sales for Scotland vs Italy at Workington, after this afternoons test purchase for the Tonga match, £7.50 is extremely reasonable, however a £2.50 'delivery' fee for a walk in purchase is beyond taking the mickey, good luck with that, it's cheaper on the telly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, The Great Dane said: Has what was allegedly said been reported? If they did in fact racially abuse him then throw the book at them, but you should never jump to conclusions before you know the facts. From the way it's being reported it sounds like he was targeted because they thought he was French, and it'd be pretty random for somebody to start hurling racial epithets at a person for that reason, especially if we assume, as is most likely, that both parties are in fact the same race. You'd think if they were attacking him for being French that they'd attack that national identity, not the persons race. That's just whataboutery. Either way its attacking a 7 year old at a Rugby game and that is wrong on so many levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, The Great Dane said: Has what was allegedly said been reported? If they did in fact racially abuse him then throw the book at them, but you should never jump to conclusions before you know the facts. From the way it's being reported it sounds like he was targeted because they thought he was French, and it'd be pretty random for somebody to start hurling racial epithets at a person for that reason, especially if we assume, as is most likely, that both parties are in fact the same race. You'd think if they were attacking him for being French that they'd attack that national identity, not the persons race. I suggest you read the article as its all covered there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cw25 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Probably a drunk/druggie who decided to pick on a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Dane Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Just now, Just Browny said: The obfuscation commences. All we have is an accusation. Maybe you should put your pitch fork down until you actually know that there is a criminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Dane Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 6 minutes ago, Damien said: That's just whataboutery. Either way its attacking a 7 year old at a Rugby game and that is wrong on so many levels. Firstly, you don't know what whataboutery means. Secondly, you don't know that a 7 year old was attacked. 6 minutes ago, Spidey said: I suggest you read the article as its all covered there Got a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 12 minutes ago, The Great Dane said: Has what was allegedly said been reported? If they did in fact racially abuse him then throw the book at them, but you should never jump to conclusions before you know the facts. From the way it's being reported it sounds like he was targeted because they thought he was French, and it'd be pretty random for somebody to start hurling racial epithets at a person for that reason, especially if we assume, as is most likely, that both parties are in fact the same race. You'd think if they were attacking him for being French that they'd attack that national identity, not the persons race. I tell you what. Let's save the multi page debate on the difference between race and nationality shall we and concentrate on the part where a seven year old boy was bullied and abused by adults. "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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