Post by OffTheBoatPsycho on Aug 17, 2018 20:19:30 GMT
The BBC have been allotting a fair amount of column inches to the topic of late. Ian Wright is convinced he is, as is Lord Ouseley, chairman of Kick It Out.
I don't believe he is. He's got a lot of stick over his finishing capabilities, and there was a fuss about a tattoo on his leg. But racism? That's a pretty strong accusation.
"There is a certain amount of racism. What else can it be?" - Ian Wright
"Are the football leaders happy to see a young black talent driven out of the English game?" - Ouseley
I don't believe he is. He's got a lot of stick over his finishing capabilities, and there was a fuss about a tattoo on his leg. But racism? That's a pretty strong accusation.
"There is a certain amount of racism. What else can it be?" - Ian Wright
"Are the football leaders happy to see a young black talent driven out of the English game?" - Ouseley
Absolute twaddle from Wright. I've seen countless number of non-black players over the decades receiving negative and sometimes harsh criticism from the media. Sometimes warranted sometimes seen over the top. Black players have been praised to the rooftops by the media because they're fantastic players. Wright has cherry picked one player because of his skin color to rant about racism and the Ousley remark about driving out young black talent is something from 'The Twilight Zone'. I mean what planet is he from. I think Wright needs to be held accountable for without being specific branded his media colleagues racist without any evidence. I think he is way out of line.