The FA have confirmed that they're not going to do anything about the chants on Saturday. Well, that was a total waste of time, wasn't it? It'll be interesting to see what they do when we play Chelsea on the 28th.
Significant is it not that the world and his wife pile in to criticise Spurs supporters for use of the Y word. But they don't want to acknowledge why the supporters used it in the first place, nor the positive effect it subsequently had.
It was never going to work because the police had already said they won't take action against it. The worrying side to it was that the statement came totally out of nowhere, if they wanted to make a sincere attempt to stop us chanting it then they need to have prolonged and open discussions with the club and the fans but that's not the option they took. The message was unequivocal and, as I said, came out of the blue which suggests their plan was to make a swift example of some of our fans, or the club as a whole. As it is nothing has happened like I said on the first page but the more I've thought about it, the more I think they are going to try and make an example of us at some point. They can say they've warned us now and I wouldn't be surprised if it all goes quiet again as the FA plan the next move, whether it's fining the club or trying to get fans ejected for singing it. I find it hard to believe that the FA released that statement only to give up so easily after we essentially flipped them off and carried on as usual.
Just had an article on BBC London. Attempted hatchet job as expected. Didn't even know David Baddiel had a brother. Obviously there is a muppet gene.
I would normally have to be restrained from head-butting Cameron if I saw him, but on this occasion this is the most sensible thing he's uttered... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-fans-charged-using-Y-word-unless-hatred.html
Despite the fact he's a bit of a nancy, Cameron usually gets these non-policy affecting moral issues right in my eyes. I'd be interested to hear Miliband's views, as probably the country's most influential Jew.
With the weight of the Villa supporting PM behind the issue, I suspect these other interfering pricks might slither back under their rocks now. Isn't Manu just pointing out he's a Villa fan with his V sign? please log in to view this image
THST Official ‏@THSTOfficial 6m THST Joint Chairman, Darren Alexander, will be discussing the Y Word on BBC Radio 5 Live, 909AM, at 6.50pm this evening. #THST
David Cameron in sensible comment shock: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24133145 For the first time ever, Iain Duncan Smith comes in useful for something, given he;s a Spurs fan...
Peter Herbert's chipped in again and illustrated that he clearly doesn't have the foggiest, unsurprisingly. "David Cameron luckily is not in charge of the Crown Prosecution Service or the Metropolitan Police, therefore these decisions are not his to make. "These comments are like saying that I actually condone anti-semitism or racism. It's no better than that, and it doesn't get any better just because you're the Prime Minister saying it. "What we're concerned about is the impact on the victim and that is an offence under the Public Order Act 1986, whatever Mr Cameron thinks. "So we really have to understand the fact that people in the Jewish community, not all of them, and certainly many people in the wider community black and white, have a real problem being on the receiving end of these comments." "Football is a part of society and not separate from it, so the Prime Minister has to really think what he is saying because he legitimises anti-semitism and that is a sad thing for any parliamentarian to do. "You cannot have people breaking the criminal law on Saturday afternoon and saying it is okay because we have a badge of honour." Twat. When is someone in the media going to pull him up for his links with anti-Semitism? Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and, worst of all, Louis Farrakhan. That's leaving aside his contact with Richard Reid.
Everything proceeding exactly as I expected. NOT ONE of these muppets are prepared to : - Acknowledge the reason Spurs supporters used the Y word in the first place. - Commend the Spurs supporters over the years for nullifying its derogatory intent. I reckon YV is on the right track with this one. The club and its supporters are being set up as the bad guys, with some suitably public punishment now being concocted by the "authorities" .
Thanks but I read it in post#67. SSN played his speech earlier, in addition to your bit of the transcript PNP, he added at the end, every time we use the word it insults the holocaust....now I'm insulted. I hate this **** with a vengeance now. **** the FA, business as usual, if a section want to sing Yid Army and they start being ejected, I'd like to see and hope that the whole stadium, 36k sing it, how the the hell are they going to eject and arrest that number of people. They can't and if a few individuals are charged, any brief will get it dropped for that reason, token arrests can be construed as victimisation. We sing what we want
David Cameron isn't in charge of The FA. Besides, this thread keeps getting blocked on my work computer!
