ansdellmafia
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£35,000 and threatened with playing behind closed doors , following sectarian/religious abuse from supporters against Wigan last season .
Club fined for Wigan game.
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HighfieldSeasider
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Fined £35,000 for sectarian abuse aimed at James McClean
Simonized
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TangerineFarmer
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I'm assuming his fine is to follow for antagonising the crowd? No, thought not.....
hampshire_exile
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If you sing “fuck the Pope…” it’s sectarian. End of.
Perhaps the idiots who did this would like to stump instead of Simon.
Perhaps the idiots who did this would like to stump instead of Simon.
SeasideKurt
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The guy is a prick to be honest, the sooner he retires the better.
hampshire_exile
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Agreed. But was it ok for him to goad the Blackpool support.
I mean really, Blackpool with it's diverse population is the least sectarian place considering it's demographic there is, surely.
King Billy
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Yep and he will fully intend to wind up the north stand every chance he gets while any sort of reaction the club will get another fine.
fcblackpool
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Blackpool the place, maybe. Blackpool FC fanbase, different matter- see posts on Celtic.
Sooty59
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Perhaps they should take a deposit from everyone in mainly the North Stand to pay these fines. Then the perpetrators can be dealt with by those around them knowing they will also lose their money. Oh shit I’ve just remembered I’ve moved to the North. Ok blocks A B C & D then.
Or just simply accept these things are no longer acceptable & BEHAVE.
Or just simply accept these things are no longer acceptable & BEHAVE.
BigHandsOliverKahn
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And yet some people come on here defending this kind of poor behaviour from our fans.
It's causing self-inflicted injury on the club. Playing budget now £35K down so probably one less player able to sign or a lesser quality player targeted to make up for the loss.
It's causing self-inflicted injury on the club. Playing budget now £35K down so probably one less player able to sign or a lesser quality player targeted to make up for the loss.
SeasideKurt
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Yeah, shouldn't happen. But the guy is a massive knob. And he should be fined also.
1966_and_all_that
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The idiots who did it need educating.
Tangerinetiltingatwindmil
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Don’t agree with the goading of McClean banal at worst.
But surely this is censorship by the efl in a free speech society
But surely this is censorship by the efl in a free speech society
Alfie Conn
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Don't understand how the club is to blame for the conduct of its fans, how could BFC possibly predict this could happen and how could they stop it beforehand?.
Gerry Ingrams Blonde Hair
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Because of the abuse McLean gets at a lot of grounds he uses this to wind himself up a gear and is regularly their best player and his crosses are fantastic - even though he is a knob!
BIG_BERTHA_3
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Next time he plays against us lets shower him with rose petals .
Bpooltown54
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Wow. 35k is steep as well
WIZARD OF TANGERINE
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Blackpool has lost more then a full games gate receipts , because of stupidity and I bet some of those singing are the ones that have moaned about SS not buying expensive players or players that demand a high wage . What a bunch of clowns.
Matesrates
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Have any been identified? They need to be banned
Wizaard
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Abuse isn't free speech. That's the difference.
1966_and_all_that
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Individual freedoms are limited by our obligations to others in society. We are obliged, both morally and in law, not to insult or denigrate people in public.
Matesrates
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Tell that to anyone on here who have definitely insulted many people, I’m pretty sure you have as well. I only have to mention Boris.
Macseasider
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Agreed. But isn't it the individuals that should be identified? Not sure how the club can be responsible for the actions of a few boneheaded bigots?
1966_and_all_that
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There is a big difference between a limited interest web-site like this and a rowdy mob. You have a point when it comes to the likes of Twitter et al.
Wizaard
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Totally agree. It's not the first time, so maybe they're saying we haven't done enough previously.
The Catcher in the Rye
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EFL have come down hard on us! Not saying I disagree with their sanctions but it’s more than I thought!
Shame the SPFL don’t have the balls to do the same with Rangers/Celtic and double it each time.
Shame the SPFL don’t have the balls to do the same with Rangers/Celtic and double it each time.
basilrobbie3
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Actually, it is the EFL enforcing their published policies on discrimination, consistent with the Equalities Act. The clubs are familiar with them and are required to take reasonable steps to uphold them.
The problem here is not the EFL. It is the element among our support who still think this kind of bigotry has a place in football grounds. The fact that the player concerned is something of an idiot does not excuse their behaviour.
Gods honest truth
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I wouldn’t blame SS if he put a small increase on next season ticket price (north) to recover the club fines .
Think your maths is out by a decimal point.
PR3BFC
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McLean is a knob but fans know he’s going to wind up and should know better.
Always makes me laugh when fans play the “he incited the crowd” card when most of the time the fans start the chants first and a player responds.
If I was playing away from home and I got a load of abuse ** right I’d be giving it back and I’d celebrate in front of them if I scored (I know he didn’t)
Doesn’t look good for us as a club and could do without the fine!!
Always makes me laugh when fans play the “he incited the crowd” card when most of the time the fans start the chants first and a player responds.
If I was playing away from home and I got a load of abuse ** right I’d be giving it back and I’d celebrate in front of them if I scored (I know he didn’t)
Doesn’t look good for us as a club and could do without the fine!!
TangerineBayern
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Why should the vast majority in the North have price increases to their season tickets next season because of a minority of fans?
TSSeasider
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I said it at the time, it's a stupid chant and will get fined - it's not as though we are liked by the EFL.
There's plenty of ways to abuse him without bringing his religion into it.
I just hope they are even handed with the PNE chant which is both misogynistic and homophobic. But I bet they won't be.
I also warned my son not to join in a whole bunch of chants as he's going be in the police shortly and it's the type of thing which you'll lose your career over.
There's plenty of ways to abuse him without bringing his religion into it.
I just hope they are even handed with the PNE chant which is both misogynistic and homophobic. But I bet they won't be.
I also warned my son not to join in a whole bunch of chants as he's going be in the police shortly and it's the type of thing which you'll lose your career over.
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1966_and_all_that
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Yes, it's not even that they have an intellectual position on sectarianism. They just chant it because they know it's naughty and it gets them attention.
1966_and_all_that
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Err, because all of those idiots are in the North. Yes, I know what you mean - not all in the North do it. I don't know, how do you sanction those who do it?
poolseasider
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Police it better?
The security in the North is pathetic those agency staff from Blackburn couldn't give a toss and there's enough of them.
tangerine_neil
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That nob must be a proper little money earner for the FA
Alfie Conn
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From where I was in the North, that would be half the stand then.
Suddickbender
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Would there have been a fine if the chant was pro IRA and McClean had given a thumbs up ?
Charliecleanstonysheens
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Exactly ! What's good for the goose.
Wallo7619
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Starts with one dick head starting a chant and like a pack hunting animal the rest follow simple.
There is no room for this in football, religion, sex or sexually needs have no place in our game.
Why should some idiots tarnish our great football club with things they have no idea about?
And now club has a fine and risk of playing behind closed doors!
Wake up!
There is no room for this in football, religion, sex or sexually needs have no place in our game.
Why should some idiots tarnish our great football club with things they have no idea about?
And now club has a fine and risk of playing behind closed doors!
Wake up!
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1966_and_all_that
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I would suggest that the Club's Community Trust needs to work with schools and colleges to combat this sort of thing by educating young people about the negativity it sowes across a far wider community than they understand.
1966_and_all_that
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It doesn't. As you say the pack simply follows.
Mark_GT
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We seriously need to separate what we think of McLean and his antics from how this kind of thing can affect us as a club. There is no doubt we are firmly on the radar of the authorities nowadays. Add to this incident numerous reports for objects being thrown on the pitch for instance. It's time we got a grip of it before it costs us more than just money. New season, new start.