Racist Rovers Fan?

[Bazf]

REAL MADRID are expected to find out today if they face UEFA action for racism in the Bernabeu.

TV cameras captured swastika and Hitler-tattooed thugs making Nazi salutes during Tuesday’s Champions League 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen.The German club’s Brazilian defenders Roque Junior and Juan were also targeted with vile monkey chants by Real’s ultras. Real last night claimed they were “unaware” of racist incidents. But unused sub Michael Owen admitted he heard it for the second time in a week following the abuse of England’s black players in last Wednesday’s friendly with Spain. Striker Owen, 24, said: “It’s a bit disappointing to hear that. We’ve done really well in England to stamp it out but there are pockets in Europe that can’t.”
UEFA will study reports from the referee and look at video evidence. If found guilty, Real could be fined or forced to play behind closed doors.
UEFA spokesman William Gaillard said: “If there was racist chanting then it will be referred to the UEFA control and disciplinary body.
“The punishment will depend on whether it was the whole stadium or a small group of people. If it was severe, we may consider excluding the club from the competition.”

[WillowTheWhisp]

That statement regarding the punishment makes a lot of sense. If it wasn't representative of the club as a whole then only those responsible should be punished but if it was the whole of the stadium then excluding the club from the competition would be justifiable. Perhaps then the fans would realise that their behaviour affects the club which they support.

Back on the subject of the Blackburn Rovers Fan(s) and Dwight Yorke, the local news has shown the full footage and that sheds a completely different light on the issue.

The first gesture which the fan makes is indeed the monkey gesture, followed by the one I described in the first post of this thread. When only the second gesture was originally shown on the news it looked like he had been unfairly accused but there were definitely two distinctly different gestures and the first one was offensive.

Perhaps he realised too late that he shouldn't have done it and changed it to something else, but obviously he can't deny it when the evidence is right there on film. If the other guy was simply with him and didn't do anything himself then that explains why he is still denying the charge.

I don't think the whole club can be held responsible for the actions of one (or even two) of the fans.

[slater_scott]

whilst i do condone the action of these people, i do feel they have been unfairly punished, a 5 year ban isnt too bad but £1000 is a bit over the top.

you would get less for battering someone.

[WillowTheWhisp]

Then perhaps the fault lies with the punishment for battering?

I wonder how many fines actually do end up being paid.........I know of someone whose attitude is "I won't pay and they can't make me" and it simply drags on and on.

[Sparkologist]

That pair of divvies that got caught up in the emotion of the afternoon got all that they deserved. But does anyone other than me think that Dwight Yorke hasn't exactly helped himself in this situation.

I think that he engineered this confrontation by going and warming up infront of the Blackburn End. He knew full well that he would provoke a reaction from the home supporters due to the animosity they felt towards their former player. If Steve Bruce, his manager, had any foresight he would have told him to go and train in front of the stand where the Birmingham City fans were seated.

The following quote is from the Monday edition of the Daily Telegraph sports pages online,

"Only two Blackburn fans were apparently involved, the vast majority welcoming Yorke's arrival as a substitute with more traditional insults regarding his lack of industry and parentage."

Just for the record, I am not a Rovers fan, and I'm not condoning the fans' actions in any way, but there is no denying that Mr. Yorke was a lazy so & so when he plyed his trade at Ewood park. He knew it and tried to rub it in with the home fans, with an unfortunate outcome for all concerned.

[slater_scott]

TBH i cant remember the last time the away players warmed up infront of the away end. i remember thinking before the incident, why the hell has he come to warm up infront of the bbe.

[Bazf]

Probably because it was the emptiest and the quietest part of the ground.

[MCR ADIM]

we h8 the dingles u goin bet of millwall 2day

[Sparkologist]

Originally Posted by MCR ADIM

we h8 the dingles u goin bet of millwall 2day

Can someone please interpret this for me?

If you ask nicely, MCR, I'm sure Remploy can find room for you on one of their speech and elocution courses.

Apologies to the sensible members of this forum for digressing from the thread, into the realms of thread-rot.

[Bazf]

we h8 the dingles = we ate the snot

u = mistype

goin = enter

bet of = a bit of

millwall = Howard and Bulloughs wall

2 = twice
day = today

So as an interpreter of the new Accrington Education, English and other languages it looks like he works at H&Bs but has a snotty nose.

[Sparkologist]

I blame the government, and their Care in the Community initiative!

[slater_scott]

i think hes asking for predictions on burnleys game with millwall

[Steven]

no i think he is a millwall fan and is threatning us LOL

Come to stanley someday watch some real football

[MCR ADIM]

no i am a rovers fan and i go to a posh school