Racism - Mod Note on 1st Post - Read before posting.

K-9 wrote: »

So, lets get through the bull then, you think Suarez is a racist?

As for the Kenny stuff, the club is entitled to defend their player if they feel the verdict is harsh and entitled to appeal.

It doesn't matter if Kenny, the club or Evra do not feel he is an actual racist.

All that matters is whether or not he made a racist remark.

I'll want to read the report of the commission.

I have been sent off for a physical altercation in a football game before - and the fact I am not an aggressive person shouldn't mean I am not punished for it.

manual_man wrote: »

The FA seem to have a problem with the word 'black'

Whats so wrong with being black, i do wish they'd tell us......

Ah jesus, go to sleep.

Mr Alan wrote: »

It does make reference to his ethnicity though, which is the same rule Suarez has been charged with breaking.

Also it's 4 games for abuse, 4 games for bringing race into it.

Evra did both too but faces no sanction.

As far as I can tell Suarez was banned for using abusive language that contained reference to his (Evra's) skin colour. Not sure about the 4 + 4 thing from the FA statement so again I don't see why Evra's innocuous football banter should be used as an excuse or dragged into it.

Any papers branding Suarez a racist are moronic and dishonest, but that sums up most of them really. But I don't really see this as changing general public opinion of him, he's already polarized most football fans.

kryogen wrote: »

ASOT wrote: »

Balotelli: The FA are willing to ban someone based on one persons claim, with no video evidence? In that case, the whole ManU squad racially abused me.

Is that a genuine Balotelli quote??

If so he has just become a bigger legend in my eyes

The game needs characters like him

I love that man

K-9 wrote: »

What drip feeding from Anfield.

Somebody else made a similar claim and have been asked 3 times to back it up. I'd expect you to back it up or shut up with the claim.

There is no chance that I am going searching for all the old articles. If you missed the articles in the papers, the LFC statement on their website after the game, the Suarez interview, the quotes from Dalglish on the case, etc., then fair enough.

This tweet from Clarke Carlisle, the Chairman of the PFA, sums up the campaign Suarez will be up against now.

FA say (and do not refer to Racism) as part of their charge. Their opening statement (according to Liverpool) says that Luis Suarez isn't a racist.

So, why is the Chairman of the PFA, saying this kind of thing?



http://twitter.com/#!/clarkecarlisle5/status/149240489000968193

" He is an ambassador for the Kick It Out campaign and is Chairman of the Management Committee of the Professional Footballers' Association." according to Wikipedia.

Fair enough, but you are now calling Suarez a racist. Based on the FA saying he is not a racist? This is the smear/hate campaign will have to deal with. And it is being led from the top.

If Suarez is racist, then FA, admit it. Come on. Stand up and say in your statement "We think Suarez is a racist". I'd love them to do that, would absolutely love it. Because they have no legs to stand on with such a bold statement.

I'm an Arsenal fan so I'm glad Suarez is going to be missing some time which will hopefully cost you points, but eight games is a joke. I thought he'd get maybe four but likely less, was expecting about a two game ban with another two suspended sentence or something.

With that being said, Carroll hasnt exactly set the world on fire so how do you think you guys will fare over those few weeks? Some tough games for him to be missing. Are any of you expecting to keep up the pace without such an important player for such a lenght of time, or are you expecting this to maybe cost you the shot at a top four finish?

Since its my first post in this thread I had better say this too. I hope no-one takes this the wrong way as I am genuinely asking for opinions here and am not trying to wind anyone up. Apologies if I failed in that regard.

flahavaj wrote: »

Credit to Evra for stating "I do not think Suarez is racist." A better man than many gave him credit for in heree when he was being called a liar and all sorts.

The ban is longer than I ever thought they'd dish out, but it is unacceptable to bring skin colour into a heated argument in a game already full of bad feeling.

Delighted Liverpool will be missing their best player for so long tbh, no point in pretending otherwise. Throw in a likely two game ban for the Fulham incident and its a lovely early Christmas present for the Flah.:pac: His stupidity and ignorance is costing his club dear. Not sure why more liverpool fans aren't raging with him to be perfectly honest, their season could be in tatters.

cos for the most part we think its bull****.

Credit to Evra, jesus go way

Crazy Horse 6 wrote: »

Would be if he was South American

This sets a massive precedence for the Terry case. But hey, feel free to accuse to FA of being racist instead.