Kick it Out Campaign

[silhillvilla]

Sky are making the most of this to deflect attention away from The Sun and Leveson etc.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

It seems to me that the Kick it Out campaign has been making progress amongst fans. Hopefully in changing attitudes but certainly in making those who hold such odious views think twice before voicing them amongst other fans.
But it also seems to have had virtually no effect amongst those that play the game.

Seems like our overpaid footballers cossetted away from the real world have a bit of catching up to do with those of us who watch them.

 

[damon loves JT]

It seems to me that the Kick it Out campaign has been making progress amongst fans. Hopefully in changing attitudes but certainly in making those who hold such odious views think twice before voicing them amongst other fans.
But it also seems to have had virtually no effect amongst those that play the game.

One theory I've heard today is that the Ferdinand/Terry thing has exposed the cliqueyness of Premiership football, rather than an undercurrent of racism.

[tomd2103]

What is Ferdinands problem with the t-shirt?

Apparently he decided to protest against racism by not participating in the anti racism campaign.

He bizzare logic is that not enough has been done (true) so he should opt out of Kick it Out. What is bizzare is Kick it Out has no powers beyond awareness. So he is picking on the wrong group.

What he should have done if he had the balls is to do an interview criticising the FA, he would have got the press and been able to make his points.

Passively aggressively not wearing a TShirt makes him look pretty silly on the matter imho.

Couldn't agree more.  I really can't see the reasoning behind criticising Kick it Out, for as you rightly point that they have no powers.  The FA dealt with the Terry matter awfully and are now hiding behind Kick it Out and letting them take the brunt of the criticism.  Also, the FA don't seem to have put anything in place to deal with an incident like this should it happen again. 

 
ps.   I really don't think it is wise to have live interview with some footballers when it comes to sensitive issues like this.  I was listening  to Radio 5 last night and Jason Brown (Aberdeen keeper) was tying himself in knots talking about the issue.
 

[Phil from the upper holte]

Ferguson was fuming about it, one paper said it'll be the end of him at old Trafford

[DeKuip]

It's a worry that there are actually people in this country who buy and read the Mail.
Some of them possibly even fall for the tripe they're reading.

[damon loves JT]

Ferguson was fuming about it, one paper said it'll be the end of him at old Trafford

Ferdinand is on thin ice. Ferguson has got rid of better players for less.

[DeKuip]

Ferguson was fuming about it, one paper said it'll be the end of him at old Trafford

Ferguson was around in the 70s and 80s and saw how badly black players were treated back then. He will hopefully point out to Ferdinand that it is in no small part due to the worthy efforts of the Kick it Out campaign that things have improved as much as they have. Ferdinand's action was downright disrespectful to all those who have worked so hard for that campaign over the years.

[silhillvilla]

Was at Elland Rd when they threw bananas onto the pitch at Bruno. People barely batted an eyelid back then. Absolutely disgusting.

[rob_bridge]

#I wouldn't wipe my fucking arse with the Daily Heil or the Heil (light) on Sunday. I'd rather the shit stick to my bottom as I'd still be much cleaner. And the same goes for the ****** at Murdoch's empire who advocated the tapping of the Murdered Girl's Phone and Dead Soldier's phones.

Scum. Sub human Scum - all of them!

[Dave Clark Five]

Was at Elland Rd when they threw bananas onto the pitch at Bruno. People barely batted an eyelid back then. Absolutely disgusting.

Our fans did that at The Hawthorns for at least two seasons on the trot. The green grocers along the Soho Rd must have done a roaring trade.

[lovejoy]

Can we email this journalist to note our displeasure?

[Lizz]

There was an article in yesterday's Independent that mentioned  Savo Milosevic apologising on behalf of the Serbian FA.

[Steve R]

If the Ferdinands - and others - feel that Kick It Out is a worthless idea then there is nothing to stop them putting time and money into starting an initiative of their own. It's not like they work 24/7 or are a little short of cash come the end of the month.

[bertlambshank]

Ferguson was fuming about it, one paper said it'll be the end of him at old Trafford

Ferdinand is on thin ice. Ferguson has got rid of better players for less.

Ferdinand is a big headed twat who was a decent defender 5 years ago.This all goes back to the Chelsea racist getting the England captaincy.It just so happened that the Chelsea racist was being that to his brother.Rio is nothing more than a bandwagon jumper.