Firstly, let me be clear, l do not condone racism. However, Danny Rose is not helping the situation by stating that he cannot wait to leave it all behind after the next 6 years. There is no 'one fits all' solution to this; racism has been around for a very long time, and will remain so for an indefinite period. No measures that FIFA or the FA in this country introduce will eliminate the problem; closing grounds will not help, it will just intensify 10 fold when these idiots are allowed back in the ground. Taking players off the pitch will only 'award' a kind of victory to those responsible for it all; and they will only add fuel to the fire and fan the flames of racism wider than ever before.
People like Rose and Sterling and other black players will have been called 'names' before, will have heard the monkey chants, had banana skins thrown at them when they were younger; obviously such behaviour is totally unacceptable; but they, like anyone else in the public domain are there to be shot at. They are adults, is it too much to expect them to rise above it all? While they continue to 'make themselves heard, and give more publicity to the issue via the press and social media, they only serve to make their own problem worse; bullies in the school-yard lose interest if they are ignored, and subsequently move on to something else.
However, what really upsets me is that Danny Rose and Sterling will continue to take their millions each year from the game; retire in a comfort style which we can only dream about, and still maintain how hard done by they were in their respective playing careers because they are black.
Rose states that the fines being handed down equate to what he spends on a night out in London; he should not forget that he is in a very privileged position; and being able to spend money without a care in the world is a virtue that us mere mortals will never be able to experience.
Stop complaining about how you are being treated because you are black; you are very talented footballers in a very public bubble. You are amassing fortunes; if you feel that strongly about it, leave the game now that is paying you so well, not at some point in the future.
People like Rose and Sterling and other black players will have been called 'names' before, will have heard the monkey chants, had banana skins thrown at them when they were younger; obviously such behaviour is totally unacceptable; but they, like anyone else in the public domain are there to be shot at. They are adults, is it too much to expect them to rise above it all? While they continue to 'make themselves heard, and give more publicity to the issue via the press and social media, they only serve to make their own problem worse; bullies in the school-yard lose interest if they are ignored, and subsequently move on to something else.
However, what really upsets me is that Danny Rose and Sterling will continue to take their millions each year from the game; retire in a comfort style which we can only dream about, and still maintain how hard done by they were in their respective playing careers because they are black.
Rose states that the fines being handed down equate to what he spends on a night out in London; he should not forget that he is in a very privileged position; and being able to spend money without a care in the world is a virtue that us mere mortals will never be able to experience.
Stop complaining about how you are being treated because you are black; you are very talented footballers in a very public bubble. You are amassing fortunes; if you feel that strongly about it, leave the game now that is paying you so well, not at some point in the future.
