Gary Neville

Maureen and other managers saying it's down to the crowd to police it,it's not,they are there to watch the game not get in a possible aggro situation

Whilst i can't stand neville he is spot on,lets not forget ashley coles opinion about it,he has heard it everywhere he is played

Kick it out say it's a growing problem,all reported figures never tell the true story
 
Former player Gary Neville also addressed racism in the game on Sky Sports.

He said: "I mentioned it a couple of weeks ago that we have just had a general election in this country where the leaders of both main parties are accused constantly over the past month of fuelling racism and accepting racism in their parties.

"If it is accepted in the highest office in the country - we aren't talking at a micro level, we are talking at an enormous level.

"It is the same here today, which you could say is down to one individual person but it is a far bigger problem than that and something needs to happen quickly.

The Professional Footballers' Association said it was "dismayed and disgusted" after claims of racist abuse at the match on Sunday, and called for a government inquiry into racism and the rise in hate crime in football.

Sports Minister Nigel Adams is due to meet with Tottenham Hotspurs on Monday.

He told Sky News he takes this issue very seriously and he wants to use the conversations to get to the bottom of this incident and discuss the next steps. He will issue a statement later on Monday.

Boris Johnson's official spokesman said the government would be monitoring the authorities' response and is ready to take further steps if required.

The spokesman said: "Racism of any kind has no place in football or anywhere else and we must confront this vile behaviour.(TRY LOOKING AT YOUR BOSS)

"Clearly there remains more work to be done by the football authorities in tackling this issue and we are committed to working with them on this to stamp it out.

"The FA, Premier League and English Football League have significantly stepped up their efforts, but we expect them to continue to prioritise this issue and to consult with both players and supporter groups, and we will be monitoring how the football authorities implement their plans through the season.

"We will continue working with the authorities on this, including the Professional Footballers' Association and we don't rule out taking further steps if required."
 
roypaulknewmyfather said:
Jones is the anchor idiot, he was the one who said Nevilles comments were his own and not necessarily representative of Sky's viewpoint.
Later tweeted an apology for interrupting an important point.
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Jones also nearly mounted Neville when they equalised in the derby at the swamp two years ago, he had to stop himself but he was defo jumping up when they scored.
Also have you seen nevilles reaction to calamity donuts fumble?
Falls to the floor then precedes to chirp on like a budgie on helium.

True colours on show, not that we didn't know already.
 
Shirley said:
Neville needs to look no further than his pay masters.

What other set of sports fans have their intelligence insulted on a daily basis than football fans? The tabloid media bullshit which whips up hatred and tribalism is digested daily by millions in this country simply confirms it imho.
Never do they produce such crap for cricket, golf or rugby fans to read.
I’m perhaps missing the racist point but why is it only prevalent in football?


Never underestimate the power of the press.
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I must have missed the monkey chants and signals during the many World Cup and Ashes games in the cricket this season, or the racism at the Rugby World Cup.

Sure, it happens at some point in all walks of life but it happens a lot more often at football.

Football fans need to route this out. A large proportion of a whole block of seats at City were abusing a Utd player, some throwing stuff at him and one suggesting he was a monkey.

This isn’t acceptable and our fans need to grow the fuck up.

Comparing it to a sport like Cricket and Rugby will only make football fans look worse.

It’s time to drop the toxic tribalism and get back to just being passionate and backing your own team.

Of course the majority behave but these incidents are far too often and football fans often take things too far.
 
Murph said:
You may have a point, I find it difficult to believe that multiple fans would do a coordinated monkey chant, and not be outed immediately.
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and that is as big a danger as racism itself. Thanks to the way everything is reported these days it is simply accepted that it happened. Football fans are now guilty within minutes, no need for arrests, investigations or even a trial. 'We' have decided it was racist chanting full stop. Next will be a politician saying that football is not ready for safe standing and someone will say photo ID cards will be needed for ticket purchases. I am not saying it didn't happen, I am simply saying before we condemn lets find out what happened.
 
Unlike some blues, I don’t mind Neville too much, and it’s difficult to argue with a lot of the stuff he said yesterday. However, I’m going to be a bit of a twat here and pick up on his point about what he said regarding various football authorities hiding behind each other. Who was Neville hiding behind when Peter Schmeichel was alleged to have racially abused Ian Wright?
 
M18CTID said:
Unlike some blues, I don’t mind Neville too much, and it’s difficult to argue with a lot of the stuff he said yesterday. However, I’m going to be a bit of a twat here and pick up on his point about what he said regarding various football authorities hiding behind each other. Who was Neville hiding behind when Peter Schmeichel was alleged to have racially abused Ian Wright?
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And he admitted he did fuck all for Ashley Cole. And he’s best mates with the scouser who spat in a young girl’s face.
 
M18CTID said:
Unlike some blues, I don’t mind Neville too much, and it’s difficult to argue with a lot of the stuff he said yesterday. However, I’m going to be a bit of a twat here and pick up on his point about what he said regarding various football authorities hiding behind each other. Who was Neville hiding behind when Peter Schmeichel was alleged to have racially abused Ian Wright?
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He was just as outspoken when his Captain assaulted a fellow pro. Pretty certain he was a players union rep at the time as well...
 
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