| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action 22:01 - Nov 20 with 39103 views | aberhugh |
The violent scenes today in the East stand are a disgrace and were instigated by a group who have in the past displayed openly racist behaviour. During the Cardiff game my daughter and I called out two of this group for shouting racist insults which were vile. Prior to this she had spoken to them about booing taking the knee to which the reply was 'It's political'
Following the game I e-mailed the club with detailed information about the racist behaviour of this group. There was also health and safety concerns regarding these people standing on seats and when we scored and falling on to supporters in front of them and injuring one guy.
I made it clear that I felt this behaviour would be repeated and some overt stewarding would be required with senior stewards present. If my suggestions had been implemented decisive intervention today when the flags were displayed would have prevented the violent scenes. I feel let down by the club and unsupported when tackling racism on the terraces. Lots of fine words before the Cardiff game have not been backed up by action to root out racists. The club must support the fans when they call out racist behaviour as well as their players. My wife tackled them today about booing taking the knee.
I exchanged a number of e-mails with people in the club and identified the problem and perpetrators. The club must now take action to stop this blatant racism and protect the health and safety of supporters. It is time they took seriously their duty of care to us and not leave it to us to police people's behaviour. | | | |  |
| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 15:58 - Nov 21 with 1467 views | pencoedjack |
I’m not scruffy with ginger hair so anyone with any sense would realise it wasn’t mine. | | | |
| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 15:58 - Nov 21 with 1463 views | Flashberryjack |
"its best to let them get on with their now totally pointless gesture"
No it's not, if you disagree with something then say so. | |
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| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 15:59 - Nov 21 with 1462 views | Treforys_Jack |
If someone put the NI flag behind me with the red hand and Swansea loyal on it, I'd pull it down myself.No place for it at Swansea. NI flag no issue, UJ again no issue, however if its true that they were shouting racist comments then they deserve all they get. Stewards were way too slow to react. | | | |
| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 16:00 - Nov 21 with 1449 views | Treforys_Jack |
As I said , it's your right, but if things get ignored they generally fade away. | | | |
| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 16:01 - Nov 21 with 1445 views | Treforys_Jack |
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| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 16:07 - Nov 21 with 1435 views | 1462jack |
I’m in a welsh regiment and identify as being British and welsh | | | |
| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 16:12 - Nov 21 with 1397 views | onehunglow |
And it always will be unless there is another civil war
Welsh soldiers fought for Britain.
Last week was Remembrance Day you utter morons. | |
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| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 16:22 - Nov 21 with 1397 views | Lohengrin |
Head and heart without thinking twice.
That’s not to make some grand statement, it’s simply who and what we are. | |
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| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 16:23 - Nov 21 with 1396 views | BillyChong |
What’s Remembrance Day got to do with it? | | | |
| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 16:32 - Nov 21 with 1348 views | onehunglow |
Everything.
Welsh soldiers British army.
Get it now | |
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| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 16:35 - Nov 21 with 1362 views | Flynnidine_Zidownes |
Well every country is like that. England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland didn’t exist originally. They were made up of a number of petty kingdoms that were brought into union either by marriage, inheritance or war to come up with the state of affairs we have in the modern day. If you want things to go back to its original state we’d just have Dyfed and Powys knocking the shit out of each other again forever. | | | |
| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 16:37 - Nov 21 with 1358 views | Lohengrin |
” we’d just have Dyfed and Powys knocking the shit out of each other again.”
That’s youth rugby for you...  | |
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| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 16:50 - Nov 21 with 1327 views | Chief |
But would you stand in front of a Welsh independence flag with nothing said? | |
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| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 16:52 - Nov 21 with 1318 views | Chief |
So presumably you're baffled and dismayed by this group's and other military veterans insistence on union jack and loyalist centric flags that have no connection to Wales then? | |
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| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 16:56 - Nov 21 with 1312 views | Chief |
Why not try a Welsh flag or swans flag that says "Swansea Veterans" or the like on it then?
Pretty sure that wouldn't cause any dissention or divide amongst the fans?
If you class yourself as Welsh too, why not? | |
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| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 16:59 - Nov 21 with 1309 views | pencoedjack |
If it was put up at the back of the stand I couldn’t give a toss.
Do you really believe every flag at the back of the East stand belongs to the person sat in front of it? | | | |
| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 17:22 - Nov 21 with 1249 views | onehunglow |
Hot dogs for tea -the very worst.
Hot dogs ! | |
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| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 17:24 - Nov 21 with 1257 views | Chief |
Well it's either put up by the people who are standing nearby or its flags that people in the immediate vicinity don't mind being there. | |
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| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 17:29 - Nov 21 with 1241 views | guthrieintherain |
I remember going to Shrewsbury and Plymouth and Swans fans singing no surrender to the IRA.
Was embarrassing the last away game my father went to and can see why. | |
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| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 17:40 - Nov 21 with 1212 views | onehunglow |
I remember that too at Shrews.Was that when Andy Robbo,Winstons favourite player,got red carded.
I got very cross that game
I got even more cross when we got shafted in some mid week cup game ,think it was. | |
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| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 17:40 - Nov 21 with 1224 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
All sorts of minority interest groups and activists want to engage with the club and its up to 20,000 supporters. They hope for traction by associating with big numbers of people.
All fans should be anti racially but not necessarily pro BLM for example. Taking the knee is associated with the BLM ant police brutality symbolism whether the FA like it or not. The FA already had its own symbols ad organisations. In the main it has worked quite well.
Northern Ireland is made up of two ethnic groups that have seen serious disorder death and injury between them. The word 'loyalist' is taking one side over the other on neutral ground. They cannot be allowed to intimate the club supports one side or the other. Such flags should not be allowed. Neither should Sinn Fein flags be allowed. | |
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| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 17:43 - Nov 21 with 1193 views | onehunglow |
Good post that Res
Religious bigotry should be absolutely stamped on,its the worst of all,the biggest danger of all and naked hate based on various religious fantasies. | |
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| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 18:38 - Nov 21 with 1164 views | johnlangy |
Wrong ohl. The inclusion of NI as part of the UK will be sorted by a referendum in the not too distant future. | | | |
| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 18:41 - Nov 21 with 1161 views | angryjack |
I class myself british before welsh and don't see no wrong in the union jack,the welsh government dies nothing for anything outside cardiff,cardiff prospers and rest wales left to rot,I support the union Jack and if it was my flag and someone tried ripping it down I could assure you it wouldn't end well either,who the f@ck do these people think they are to go around touching other peoples stuff and thinking they got a right to do so,if they not happy about it contact club,not try and just think they can rip.other people's belongings off wall,if the club then makes a stance they would have to ban all flags not pick and chose certain ones as they will be opening a can worms.. | | | |
| Racist behaviour and a lack of club action on 19:16 - Nov 21 with 1122 views | 1462jack |
No union jacks have been on display with swans fans for as long as I have been watching them never a problem before | | | |
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