| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package 17:17 - Mar 26 with 12924 views | Darran |
F*cking disgusting.
His mother goes down the Liberty at the start of the season and explains the situation with the wheelchair and says she wants the Hull game so her parents can come along.
The club rightly so say they'll have to ok it with the groundsman for him to go out and back to the centre circle.
The groundsman says it's no problem at all there's no way (because he knows who the kid is) the pitch will suffer any damage.
The club take the £500 and today ten days before the game phone the mother up and say he can no longer go on the pitch for the usual photos.
Not only that whilst all the other mascots are in the centre circle he'll have to stay by the tunnel area.
Like I said f*cking disgusting. |  |
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:10 - Mar 26 with 2768 views | Darran |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 18:57 - Mar 26 by 3swan |
Darran have the family contacted
Disability Officer
Ian James
ianjames@swanseacityfc.co.uk
and give the details? and the reason why the club have said no.
This stinks. |
Thank you I'll do that and in all fairness Leigh Dineen has just asked me to email him the details. | |
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:12 - Mar 26 with 2755 views | Swanjaxs |
Whoever made this decision needs to be named and shamed!! Absolutely disgraceful! !! |  |
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:13 - Mar 26 with 2745 views | monmouth |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:10 - Mar 26 by Darran |
Thank you I'll do that and in all fairness Leigh Dineen has just asked me to email him the details. |
Yes I wasn't being sarcastic, I thought that if he knew about it he would surely sort it out. |  |
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:13 - Mar 26 with 2744 views | Dr_Winston |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:12 - Mar 26 by Swanjaxs |
Whoever made this decision needs to be named and shamed!! Absolutely disgraceful! !! |
They won't be though. |  |
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:17 - Mar 26 with 2719 views | Darran |
As someone just said on Twitter how are these allowed on pitches all over the world!
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:25 - Mar 26 with 2680 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 18:57 - Mar 26 by 3swan |
Darran have the family contacted
Disability Officer
Ian James
ianjames@swanseacityfc.co.uk
and give the details? and the reason why the club have said no.
This stinks. |
Get Swansea Viking on the case. Shocking |  |
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:27 - Mar 26 with 2667 views | 3swan |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:25 - Mar 26 by Brynmill_Jack |
Get Swansea Viking on the case. Shocking |
! The club should correct the wrong
2. The club should waive the fee |  | | |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:33 - Mar 26 with 2635 views | waynekerr55 |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:13 - Mar 26 by Dr_Winston |
They won't be though. |
I'm surprised that the usual crew who come on and defend haven't shown their face. |  |
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:36 - Mar 26 with 2626 views | oh_tommy_tommy |
Poor form SCFC.
I am sure common sense will prevail . |  |
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:37 - Mar 26 with 2624 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:27 - Mar 26 by 3swan |
! The club should correct the wrong
2. The club should waive the fee |
Agreed 100%. I wonder if the club realize they may be in breach of a lot of disability discrimination legislation, aside from hurting the feelings of a wheelchair bound 12 year old ?
I'm aghast, all that aside what disastrous PR for the club. Unbelievable | |
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:40 - Mar 26 with 2604 views | SilverSurfer |
This would never happen at the family club of the year |  | | |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:42 - Mar 26 with 2595 views | 3swan |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:37 - Mar 26 by Brynmill_Jack |
Agreed 100%. I wonder if the club realize they may be in breach of a lot of disability discrimination legislation, aside from hurting the feelings of a wheelchair bound 12 year old ?
I'm aghast, all that aside what disastrous PR for the club. Unbelievable |
I agree about the legislation comments, but everything should now be aimed at making the lad feel extra special, after taking away what must have been a day he was looking forward to at HIS club | | | |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 19:59 - Mar 26 with 2539 views | Martyrman57 |
Hopefully common sense will prevail and if the club does not refund the money paid then a supporters collection should be organised on the day to embarrass the club and get the media to report it. | | | |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 20:04 - Mar 26 with 2508 views | snork44 |
I suggest the boy be made a special guest of the club, given VIP treatment with a squad member taking him under his wing as JJS did with the young boy with allopecia,which the club milked all the publicity at the time. |  |
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 20:12 - Mar 26 with 2481 views | swan_si |
did the club give a reason as to why he can no longer go onto the pitch? |  | | |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 20:25 - Mar 26 with 2407 views | Gowerjack |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 18:57 - Mar 26 by 3swan |
Darran have the family contacted
Disability Officer
Ian James
ianjames@swanseacityfc.co.uk
and give the details? and the reason why the club have said no.
This stinks. |
I've just emailed him as well.
I'll let you all know what the reply is. |  |
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 20:25 - Mar 26 with 2404 views | fbreath |
Am shocked the club would say yes and then change their mind.
I thought the club was very proud of making the stadium disability friendly.
Why should a child in a wheelchair be treated any differently to an able bodied child.
Even if the club go back on this the damage has been done. |  |
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 20:30 - Mar 26 with 2384 views | Starsky |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 20:25 - Mar 26 by fbreath |
Am shocked the club would say yes and then change their mind.
I thought the club was very proud of making the stadium disability friendly.
Why should a child in a wheelchair be treated any differently to an able bodied child.
Even if the club go back on this the damage has been done. |
There's probably some jobsworth at the club regretting that decision
Will probably be in the Western Fail and on Radio Wales... Any chance for them to give us bad publicity Although deserved in this case. |  |
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 20:47 - Mar 26 with 2329 views | C_jack |
Does he have monster truck tires on his chair?
'Damage the pitch', give me strength. |  |
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 20:51 - Mar 26 with 2301 views | Phil_S |
Have pointed the right people in the direction of this thread
WIll let you know what I hear back |  | | |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 20:54 - Mar 26 with 2287 views | Darran |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 20:51 - Mar 26 by Phil_S |
Have pointed the right people in the direction of this thread
WIll let you know what I hear back |
Thank you Philip. | |
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 21:40 - Mar 26 with 2169 views | SgorioFruit |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 20:54 - Mar 26 by Darran |
Thank you Philip. |
I really hope this forum helps for a positive outcome in this situation.
This is Swansea City, the best family, community club in the Premier League. Lets strive to keep it that way.
Diolch. |  |
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| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 22:10 - Mar 26 with 2099 views | Swanzay |
What a ridiculous decision by the club, whoever was responsible for that decision needs a stern word.
Family club my ass, what a corporate type decision to make, strong signs the club no longer give a feck about 'real fans'.
Disgusting, words fail me!
If the club dont sort it out, and make a extra special effort for him on the day, after this nonsense, I will truly be saddened!
Feck my eyes as you say Daz! |  | | |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 22:14 - Mar 26 with 2082 views | cwrw |
I'm very pleased to see so many people sticking up for this young lad and it being brought to the attention of the right people at the club. However this shouldn't have happened in the first place. The person responsible need to be taken to task over this. It was a terrible decision and a poor day at the club when posters on a football forum have to shame them into action over it. A big well done to all the planet Swans posters on this thread |  | | |
| 12 year old wheelchair bound lad refused full mascot package on 22:31 - Mar 26 with 2034 views | cimlajack |
It beggars belief,truly shameful. There seems to be an acute shortage of common sense somewhere at the Liberty.
That lad has probably been counting down the days for months for his big day,it would be cruel for his club to let him down so shabbily.
We,as a club,have to better than this.
No iffs,No buts,get it sorted PRONTO. | | | |
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