Some good old-fashioned racism from those cheeky Italian scamps at the San Siro last night.
Can you imagine the outcry if that happened here?
Can you imagine the outcry if that happened here?
Non racist related but I remember the inflatable craze back in the day when bananas, skeletons, beach balls and all sorts were common place at the game.
Seem to recall started by Manchester City in the old 2nd Division.
Non racist related but I remember the inflatable craze back in the day when bananas, skeletons, beach balls and all sorts were common place at the game.
Seem to recall started by Manchester City in the old 2nd Division.
I was assured by a Man. City supporting friend that they created the craze as a tribute to Imre Varadi, cheeky Manc. scamps corrupted his name to "banana" for some reason. Their other myth was that the Granddad of another fan's favourite, Uwe Rösler, was the pilot of one of the planes that bombed Old Trafford during the Manchester Blitz.
My fave inflatable from that era was the Grimsby one, "Harry the Haddock".
Are they ever racist towards their own players?
Not defending racism in European football there’s absolutely no place for it but it wasn’t that long ago our black players were subjected to some awful treatment from football ‘fans’ I recall a black player being pelted with bananas at the goldstone in about 1995-96. Also my ex refused to ever go to a football match again when I took her to Leyton Orient a few seasons back due to a number fans subjecting players and a black linesman to some shocking abuse.
Britain has moved on so much in the last 15 or so years, racism is tolerated by very few and generally our communities are integrated, thankfully this extends to football grounds but unfortunately racism in European football will always exist whilst there is division and ignorance within society, especially in countries where far right politics flourish.
Basically what I’m saying, probably pretty badly is that attitudes will change but it will take time and with action at governmental level not by throwing fines at the football clubs IMO.
At least you'd never get that sort of behaviour at the Amex