Racism on the Kippax/Maine Road

[Skashion]

No, but as you like to deal in facts i was giving you one.

You didn't give me a fact. You asserted our firms weren't racially mixed (the opposite case) on the basis of an exception - and you said yourself it was an exception and numbers were small. That would make you more wrong than myself on the strength of your own words.

 

[1_barry_conlon]

No, but as you like to deal in facts i was giving you one.

You didn't give me a fact. You asserted our firms weren't racially mixed (the opposite case) on the basis of an exception - and you said yourself it was an exception and numbers were small. That would make you more wrong than myself on the strength of your own words.

Zzzzzzzz, why don't you go and read your hoolie books as no doubt that's where you get all your info from, there's a good boy.

 

[Dirty Harry]

Started going with my old fella 80/81 when i was a kid & it was alex williams who got it a lot...being in the net and the 1st black goalkeeper he suffered badly with abuse from what i can remember...good local lad aswell.

I'm really surprised (and sad) to hear that mate, I remember Alex's debut and have to say apart from Colin Bell's return it was the best reception I'd seen a player get, the support and cheers he got that day were brilliant, something I've always been proud of.
Only times that stick in my mind was two blokes who obviously knew each other and used to try and wind each other up (hope your wife's shagging a n*****, that kind of stuff) and an old bloke who I only ever saw criticizing black players (an assumption based on the evidence I guess).

 

[Skashion]

Zzzzzzzz, why don't you go and read your hoolie books as no doubt that's where you get all your info from, there's a good boy.

All I need is your words, not books, as I just pointed out above. :)

 

[Blue Streak]

Started going with my old fella 80/81 when i was a kid & it was alex williams who got it a lot...being in the net and the 1st black goalkeeper he suffered badly with abuse from what i can remember...good local lad aswell[/b][/u].

I'm really surprised (and sad) to hear that mate, I remember Alex's debut and have to say apart from Colin Bell's return it was the best reception I'd seen a player get, the support and cheers he got that day were brilliant, something I've always been proud of.
Only times that stick in my mind was two blokes who obviously knew each other and used to try and wind each other up (hope your wife's shagging a n*****, that kind of stuff) and an old bloke who I only ever saw criticizing black players (an assumption based on the evidence I guess).

Alex Williams suffered abuse from City fans? or are you talking about away from home?

 

[Corky]

Started going with my old fella 80/81 when i was a kid & it was alex williams who got it a lot...being in the net and the 1st black goalkeeper he suffered badly with abuse from what i can remember...good local lad aswell[/b][/u].

I'm really surprised (and sad) to hear that mate, I remember Alex's debut and have to say apart from Colin Bell's return it was the best reception I'd seen a player get, the support and cheers he got that day were brilliant, something I've always been proud of.
Only times that stick in my mind was two blokes who obviously knew each other and used to try and wind each other up (hope your wife's shagging a n*****, that kind of stuff) and an old bloke who I only ever saw criticizing black players (an assumption based on the evidence I guess).

Alex Williams suffered abuse from City fans? or are you talking about away from home?

He let in a very soft goal at home in a derby, it was not pleasant.

 

[Carver]

The referees took quite a lot of abuse then as now and their kit was black- so you can imagine the comments and chants. Don't recall those same chants being sung towards a black player by the majority though.

 

[bernabias home shirt]

Started going with my old fella 80/81 when i was a kid & it was alex williams who got it a lot...being in the net and the 1st black goalkeeper he suffered badly with abuse from what i can remember...good local lad aswell[/b][/u].

I'm really surprised (and sad) to hear that mate, I remember Alex's debut and have to say apart from Colin Bell's return it was the best reception I'd seen a player get, the support and cheers he got that day were brilliant, something I've always been proud of.
Only times that stick in my mind was two blokes who obviously knew each other and used to try and wind each other up (hope your wife's shagging a n*****, that kind of stuff) and an old bloke who I only ever saw criticizing black players (an assumption based on the evidence I guess).

Alex Williams suffered abuse from City fans? or are you talking about away from home?

It was the aways mate yes was young with my dad & never went to any aways till about 83 he wouldnt take me, then noticed the abuse proper,dont think he missed a game for city for ages.

 

[Blue Punter]

As a kid, I remember an oldish guy (60's probably) in the North Stand giving Tony Cunningham (Sheff Wed) a dogs abuse when we were in the old 2nd Div.

Cunningham later signed for us and he carried on with the stick regardless. I was surprised how no-one tackled the old bigot, but unfortunately that's how it was back then I suppose.

 

[JGL07]

City were one of the first teams to field a black player when they signed Stan Horne in 1963. He used to get some stick from the terraces, particularly the Kippax. It was mostly fairly good natured, or so we thought at the time!

Stan was with City for five years and although he was never a regular he made 50 appearances. When he moved in to tackle a player he would be greeted with cries of "stick your spear in him Stan". His name would be chanted followed by animal noises.