steveiron64 1:29 Thu Sep 21
Embarrassment of our FA
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So... "Come on you whites!" is now racist. Dear God. On top of their balls up concerning Sampson ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41337127
A "Super White Army" banner was covered up during an England football match after a picture of it was shared online by one of the team's top players.
The sign at Tranmere Rovers' ground was obscured by the FA for the Lionesses' World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, hours after Lucy Bronze shared it online. Her post received criticism and praise.
Tranmere Rovers Supporters' Club said it did not know why it was covered, adding it was "not remotely racist" and referred to their team's shirts.
England's Lionesses had been embroiled in an ongoing row before the match over discrimination allegations made against the team's manager Mark Sampson, who has since been sacked over an unconnected matter.
The FA confirmed it took down the banner at Prenton Park but said it would be making no further comment.
Supporters' club chairman Mark Bartley said the banner had been on display at the ground since the summer, but the words had "been our motto for years" and the decision to cover it "was a one-off [which] will have no impact on us".
"We are proud of our club colours, as are all fans up and down the country... and will continue to use the chant at our games going forward," he said. "It is not remotely racist - it is simply a reference to the white shirts that our team wear."
Tranmere Rovers FC declined to comment.
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cornish
1:47 Thu Sep 21
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Unfortunately that is what our country is becoming.
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Northern Sold
1:52 Thu Sep 21
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Fucking pathetic
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Northern Sold
1:53 Thu Sep 21
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Whatever next ... Chelsea fans not being able to sing `Come on you Blues' in case it upsets the cast of Avatar 2??
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Side of Ham
1:57 Thu Sep 21
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What the fuck are New Zealand going to do when this shit spreads to Rugby?
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chim chim cha boo
2:02 Thu Sep 21
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To be fair they've failed to report the last 11 letters on that flag that said 'upremacists'.
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Willtell
2:04 Thu Sep 21
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All Blacks is permitted because it isn't racist.
Black people can't be racist. Only white people can be racist.....apparently.
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Russ of the BML
2:17 Thu Sep 21
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Who the fuck is Lucy Bronze? And what was her intention in posting it? Was she offended?
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White Pony
2:23 Thu Sep 21
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Russ, she's an England player I believe. I think she was sharing it because she liked the banner but then it all kicked off?
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LeroysBoots
3:26 Thu Sep 21
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The FA stand for everything that represents liberal North London Guardian readers
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Gavros
3:30 Thu Sep 21
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She posted it as a retort to the black player who accused the (now sacked) manager of racism. Basically it's a shit storm at the moment and the FA wanted to end it, hence what they did.
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master
3:35 Thu Sep 21
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For the good of humankind we must ban all adjectives immediately.
Fucking idiots.
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4ever-blowin-bubbles
3:45 Thu Sep 21
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well they did employ big sam
and we all knew he likes a bung
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Dr Moose
3:53 Thu Sep 21
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They would have been damned if the they did (as they have been) and damned if they don't. A no win situation for the FA.
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Sven Roeder
4:05 Thu Sep 21
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Lucy Bronze?
Surely her surname is offensive AND ALL THAT if we are going completely mental
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cholo
4:09 Thu Sep 21
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Only a matter of time before "cum on you irons" gets banned.
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REALGSA
5:21 Thu Sep 21
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Shop - The White Company is next in line to be BLACKlisted
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Russ of the BML
5:37 Thu Sep 21
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White Pony
Gavros
Right ok, cheers.
So basically, despite it actually being anything to do with race, with what is currently going on that was a stupid thing to do, yeah?
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DaveT
6:10 Thu Sep 21
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Sven,
With her name don't you mean completely metal?
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BillyDe7
6:29 Thu Sep 21
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We're all going to pretend that the England national team doesn't have a long history of racist (white supremist) support are we?
It seems to me that the FA will be conscious that far more of the TV audience will be aware of the history of English racist fans than they will of the home kit of Tranmere Rovers and will have wanted to avoid the assumption that they were turning a blind eye to the former.
They didn't burn the banner or demand Tranmere remove it - they covered it for the duration of the match.
For the FA this seems quite reasonable and sensible which, Lord knows, is rarely something that can be said.
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Mike Oxsaw
6:37 Thu Sep 21
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Would having a "strip of color" as A SECOND strip be considered derogatory, by association, to "people of color" ?
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