Ovalman Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) On 7/28/2020 at 8:25 AM, steve roberts said: Do they generally partake in attending any spectator sport (other than cricket)? As I posted earlier do they attend football matches in any great numbers despite many of the players being of ethnic background? Was never really the case but has it improved over the years or are they just not interested in spectating generally? I really don't know. Expand Went to Millwall last season, very few black faces in crowd, in area of large black population. I suppose The Wall have always been associated with right-wing, same as Chelsea. They dont do the knee down the Den. The Arsenal have a large black following, their one time hoolie leader called Denton, now deceased, was a huge black geezer. Dulwich Hamlet have black manager and mainly black players, very few black fans? Edited July 28, 2020 by auntie doris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 7:50 AM, steve roberts said: Still wouldn't interest them. The promotion at White City tried all sorts of publicity to attract the basically West Indian community and it didn't work. As a matter of interest do many ethnic communities attend as spectators at football matches where there is a big influence of multi racial individuals taking part? Expand Do you really expect BLM supporters to turn up at "White City" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 8:36 AM, iainb said: Do you really expect BLM supporters to turn up at "White City" Expand Good one although the local community was heavily ethnic hence the action taken by the then promotion! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWitcher Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 It's clearly time football took action as black players are vastly over represented in terms of players in the Premier League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 8:18 AM, geoff100 said: So u think " lewis" is going to give up some of his millions to his " blm" friends after all he works for one of the worlds worst slave users during ww2, mercedes.i am no racist but in 50 yrs of going to speedway and having been to every track now in operation i have yet to see a " coloured" spectator , i know it reads bad but its true.i would welcome anyone to our great sport but it seems certain groups just dont get it Expand Berwick had a Black Promoter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenga Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/27/2020 at 6:29 PM, OveFundinFan said: Reminds me of the wife while she down on her knees dusting the fireplace hearth - I say to her "while you down there you may as well kiss my feet". That gets her up quickly. Expand good to see you cleaned that up . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff100 Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 10:30 AM, Fromafar said: Berwick had a Black Promoter. Expand True would it be wrong to say he left " under a black cloud"! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 11:19 AM, geoff100 said: True would it be wrong to say he left " under a black cloud"! Expand Very Black cloud I’d say. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thornaby48 Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 In 18 years of caravanning i have only once seen a coloured family doing likewise. Some things just do not appeal to them just as i am sure some of the things they enjoy dont appeal to us. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 8:34 AM, auntie doris said: Went to Millwall last season, very few black faces in crowd, in area of large black population. I suppose The Wall have always been associated with right-wing, same as Chelsea. They dont do the knee down the Den. The Arsenal have a large black following, their one time hoolie leader called Denton, now deceased, was a huge black geezer. Dulwich Hamlet have black manager and mainly black players, very few black fans? Expand The thing is with Millwall, with Arsenal, Dulwich or even speedway and caravanning, is the likely worry of being in a mainly white crowd for some. It would be the same for a white person going to a mainly black or Asian event. There was though a small crowd of black fans at the Den. Ian Wright was/is a Millwall fan. Not sure if he went at all before his career, but I do remember seeing him with the Lions fans at Wembley v Wigan. There was/is also British heavyweight champion Julius Francis He also admits to being one of Millwall's rare black hooligans - 'At first they thought I was an undercover policeman.' He has a real sense of humour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crump99 Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/27/2020 at 5:57 PM, bruno said: Imagine if speedway crowds took the knee, most would never get back up again Expand Playing the national anthem pre-introduction at Peterborough was bad enough via Horton & Watson. By the time most supporters had risen from their seats the anthem had finished. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillipsr Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/27/2020 at 6:35 PM, The White Knight said: Michael Holding (Cricketer) did a terrific job talking about diversity on SKY recently, he was superb. For me though, Taking the Knee - definitely not. I would not kneel as I think it should be down to personal choice. Having said that though - I totally agree with Bruno - I doubt if I would be able to get up again without help. Expand Theres a shock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 7:50 AM, steve roberts said: Still wouldn't interest them. The promotion at White City tried all sorts of publicity to attract the basically West Indian community and it didn't work. As a matter of interest do many ethnic communities attend as spectators at football matches where there is a big influence of multi racial individuals taking part? Expand Maybe they should have tried renaming the stadium. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk127 Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 3:53 PM, tyretrax said: Maybe they should have tried renaming the stadium. Expand They did, I think it was Blackbird Road Leicester but not sure it really made any difference. Speedway is not a factor nor is most sport apart from say the likes of F1and Hamilton who has made a fortune from all the WASP support and now feels the need to make a stand without donating financially to the cause. It makes no difference, those who support these actions have an agenda that is so insular they will never accept the wider view. So many down trodden members of society and those that are suffering in huge numbers from a range of abuses be these racial or religious or sex or disability can garnish the support of BLM and few stand up for them in the way that the hard done by BLM movement claim is their position. The BLM is but a pimple on the arse of the world yet gains publicity from the dregs of the media who give credence to this while ignoring, not least on a numbers basis, those who are are abused and suffering in far greater numbers. The BLM movement fail to look outside the box and cannot see what is happening in the real world and yet the media across the spectrum gives them airtime. Why do they deserve it above all the other causes? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 After the news regarding the NFL Washington R words and Rugby Union C words "having" to drop their club emblems, should Speedway take a look at itself? Ipswich W words Poole P words Somerset R words Birmingham B words Berwick B words Edinburgh M words Kent K words & R words Armadale D words Isle of Wight W words Plymouth G words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFCB Wildcat Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 7/28/2020 at 9:47 AM, BWitcher said: It's clearly time football took action as black players are vastly over represented in terms of players in the Premier League. Expand Quite right, and not a transgender player in sight. The Premiership is institutionally racist & homophobic! I feel that strongly about their agenda of hate and discrimination that I won't attend a single Bournemouth game in the Premier League next season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodaman Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 7/30/2020 at 8:51 AM, iainb said: After the news regarding the NFL Washington R words and Rugby Union C words "having" to drop their club emblems, should Speedway take a look at itself? Ipswich W words Poole P words Somerset R words Birmingham B words Berwick B words Edinburgh M words Kent K words & R words Armadale D words Isle of Wight W words Plymouth G words Expand Somerset have already dropped their logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 7/30/2020 at 2:10 PM, Skodaman said: Somerset have already dropped their logo. Expand Yes they have haven't they, for a dragon, yet they still call themselves Rebels? Is there a connection between Rebels and Dragons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient mariner Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 (edited) On 7/30/2020 at 5:32 PM, iainb said: Yes they have haven't they, for a dragon, yet they still call themselves Rebels? Is there a connection between Rebels and Dragons? Expand Ahem, Somerset Wyverns I think you'll find? Edited July 30, 2020 by ancient mariner 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted July 30, 2020 Report Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 7/30/2020 at 5:45 PM, ancient mariner said: Ahem, Somerset Wyverns? Expand Isn't that how Sam Ermolenko pronounces Woryna? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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