Fans to return...

Expect some feedback from the punters each week then.

 

I don't know if racism will go away.

Tearing down statues and defacing national monuments won't do it- that will only harden attitudes.

Taking a knee ever week won't change mindsets either.

If you are delivering the same message each week, people will tune out.

 

From sir les, Ferdinand not Patterson
This should not be about QPR. Many clubs did not take the knee on the opening weekend, yet this was not reported.

"Taking the knee was very powerful but we feel that impact has now been diluted.

"In the same way 'Clap For Carers' was very emotional for us all, it got to a stage where it had run its natural course and the decision was rightly made to stop it.

"Does that mean we, as a nation, don't care or appreciate our NHS workers? Of course it doesn't.

"No-one is more passionate than me about this topic. I have spoken on the matter throughout my footballing life.

"I work for one of the most diverse football clubs in this country. A lot of people are being fooled out there.

"Recently, I took the decision not to do any more interviews on racism in football because the debate was going around in circles. People want a nice soundbite when something happens, but how many of the media who have criticised QPR over the past 48 hours genuinely want change?

"The taking of the knee has reached a point of 'good PR' but little more than that. The message has been lost. It is now not dissimilar to a fancy hashtag or a nice pin badge.

"What are our plans with this? Will people be happy for players to take the knee for the next 10 years but see no actual progress made?

"Taking the knee will not bring about change in the game - actions will.

 

That's racists' problem then, not the problem of victims of racism. Oppressed people aren't obligated to ask their oppressors and persecutors politely to stop oppressing them. They do have the obligation to fight back though.

 

If the issue is equality, it's possibly inappropriate to do it in an arena that bans women from participating.

 

Exactly, which was the point of the post that started all this about 200 pages ago...

 

Do you agree with defunding the Police?
Do you agree with Closing all prisons?
Do you agree with smashing capitalism?

Those are some of the aims of BLM, and it is not possible to separate them from the initials.

I'm not sure what they have to do with football either.

 

I wasn't there booing it but maybe some who were there booing it wanted to express their disapproval of the politicisation of games involving their clubs.

Like 'Enough already'.

Some will think it should happen before every game, some will think it should't happen at all.

Why would anyone assume football fans all see politics exactly the same way?????

 

A mere 0.033 % of the population of the UK.
What's that? The population of Ferriby (North of course).

 

Have women gained the right to vote yet ? I've been away.

 

Yes and no.

In some cultures their menfolk them do it for them, often by postal vote.

 

Then you are defending the wrong message.

Black lives matter is the slogan the football people are claiming to be behind, and Black Lives Matter stand for those things I listed.

You cannot simply cherry pick.

Defending equality in a game that bans women from competing seems an odd position too.

 

Women are banned from playing in the professional league we are discussing.

They can claim what they like, but by using the branding they do, they are associated with that movement. It'd be naive in the extreme to believe it would be any other way.

 

How about another poll on those issues. Do you really think they would generate any support? The only issue relevAnt here is the question about persecution and intolerance.

Wanna link us to their manifesto to confirm their objective list ?

(Any spelling mistakes, please contact City Man or Barca...they're compiling a dossier on spelling and inappropriate stalking & responding to posts).

I'm thinking of emigrating again.

 

I can't post it on here, as we're already stretching the politics rule to the limit, but that's unavoidable, given the authorities are, whether intentionally or through naive ignorance, supporting a political movement, but you could just educate yourself by looking for some of Kemi Badenoch's comments on this.

 

A lot of persecution in Muslim countries, a lot of Muslims are persecuted against in China. A lot of black people are persecuted by other black people in Africa. Yet people aren't taking the knee for them. A bit racist.