Racist Comment

Lets remind ourselves again what our club posted

"Blackpool football club is dismayed to confirm that a racist remark was directed at Wycombe player Chris Forino"

Talk about putting petrol on the fire,, its no wonder the hard of thinking on this site are getting so het up about it all
 
From the Wycombe MB....

Yes, saw Forino talking to the ref and pointing towards the South stand, a couple of minutes later during a stop in play the ref went over to the fourth official along with what looked like both managers.

The game was stopped for around 30 seconds while he spoke with everyone on the touch line.

This was in the first half, at half time the stadium announcer asked the South stand to report any abuse to the club and they would be searching CCTV for the guilty party/parties.

Fair play to Blackpool for jumping on it straight away and taking immediate action. 👏🏻

So was it abusive language or racist language or did it happen at all? Was it aimed at a player or the referee? There seems to be a lot of confusion on what actually happened. One thing is for sure it was reported on Sky Sports News and once again our club's reputation has been tarnished.
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
Yeah so I've no idea how they are going to be able to prove anything

What if a fan shouted "fcuk off ref you useless cnut"

And the player thought he heard "fcuk off Forino you black cnut"

Might have to get a team of lip reading experts in like Arsenal did a few years ago
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Or, fcuk off ref you white Cnut
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
Nobody heard anything are you that thick to understand?

Come on take my bet, its only about 50 bottles of Gin, its nothing for a man who drinks as much as you do
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No. But I will make the following Charity bet.

£500 that, within seven days of today’s date, the club has NOT issued a statement confirming that witnesses have come forward with evidence that no racist statement was made and that Forino must have misheard.

Charity of choice Black Lives Matter.

It’s within your gift. Just tell your mates to tell the club that they didn’t hear any racist comments. And pass to the club the number of the police officer who can corroborate their statements.

Easily sorted and the best way to clear the club’s reputation.
 
Matesrates said:
Without reading the entire thread, what was said and about who?
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A Wycombe player thought he heard something racist so he reported it, the stadium announcer then told people to report it or something like that which is part of the FA protocol book that Wizaard has under his pillow
A couple of innocent fans were then interrogated in public by several police and stewards before being released, the club then sent out a ridiculous statement to cover their arses, the statement used words like "dismayed" and "confirm" that's meant a load of bored middle aged men, mostly from the extreme left of our society have jumped up and down in blind panic that we have racist fans
Social media is awash with people feeling sorry for the player and hoping the racist fan gets prison and a life long ban

Apparently nobody else heard anything but avftt posters don't believe that for a second due to the club statement and don't believe in the innocent until proven guilty rule thingy anymore as its a hate crime

Hope that helps
 
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Mexboroseasider said:
No. But I will make the following Charity bet.

£500 that, within seven days of today’s date, the club has NOT issued a statement confirming that witnesses have come forward with evidence that no racist statement was made and that Forino must have misheard.

Charity of choice Black Lives Matter.

It’s within your gift. Just tell your mates to tell the club that they didn’t hear any racist comments. And pass to the club the number of the police officer who can corroborate their statements.

Easily sorted and the best way to clear the club’s reputation.
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Sorry i won't support terror groups and you can't change the rules of the bet
 
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Phil_bfc deux said:
A Wycombe player thought he heard something racist so he reported it, the stadium announcer then told people to report it or something like that which is part of the FA protocol book that Wizaard has under his pillow
A couple of innocent fans were then interrogated in public by several police and stewards before being released, the club then sent out a ridiculous statement to cover their arses, the statement used words like "dismayed" and "confirm" that's meant a load of bored middle aged men, mostly from the extreme left of our society have jumped up and down in blind panic that we have racist fans
Social media is awash with people feeling sorry for the player and hoping the racist fan gets prison and a life long ban

Apparently nobody else heard anything but avftt posters don't believe that for a second due to the club statement and don't believe in the innocent until proven guilty rule thingy

Hope that helps
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Pretty much covers it Phil
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
Yeah so I've no idea how they are going to be able to prove anything

What if a fan shouted "fcuk off ref you useless cnut"

And the player thought he heard "fcuk off Forino you black cnut"

Might have to get a team of lip reading experts in like Arsenal did a few years ago
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"Yeah so I've no idea how they are going to be able to prove anything"

I imagine the police will be taking a statement from Forini on what he heard and where he was on the pitch? The police will be talking to stewards and checking CCTV. Also asking for witnesses as to what was said and by whom. If the police believe there is a case to answer then I expect further actions will be taken.
 
Seainsea said:
"Yeah so I've no idea how they are going to be able to prove anything"

I imagine the police will be taking a statement from Forini on what he heard and where he was on the pitch? The police will be talking to stewards and checking CCTV. Also asking for witnesses as to what was said and by whom. If the police believe there is a case to answer then I expect further actions will be taken.
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And if there is no case to answer as i expect, we will probably hear bugger all on the sorry episode ever again
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
A Wycombe player thought he heard something racist so he reported it, the stadium announcer then told people to report it or something like that which is part of the FA protocol book that Wizaard has under his pillow
A couple of innocent fans were then interrogated in public by several police and stewards before being released, the club then sent out a ridiculous statement to cover their arses, the statement used words like "dismayed" and "confirm" that's meant a load of bored middle aged men, mostly from the extreme left of our society have jumped up and down in blind panic that we have racist fans
Social media is awash with people feeling sorry for the player and hoping the racist fan gets prison and a life long ban

Apparently nobody else heard anything but avftt posters don't believe that for a second due to the club statement and don't believe in the innocent until proven guilty rule thingy anymore as its a hate crime

Hope that helps
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Extreme left. Grow up.
 
So, here we are, a couple of days on.

Has ANYONE else, corroborated the Wycombe player’s version of events?
ANYONE? Police? Stewards? Linesmen? Referee? Other fans, home or away? CCTV? Anything?


For all we know, it could have just possibly been Critchley shouting for everyone to get back.

🤨
 
tangerine_neil said:
So, here we are, a couple of days on.

Has ANYONE else, corroborated the Wycombe player’s version of events?
ANYONE? Police? Stewards? Linesmen? Referee? Other fans, home or away? CCTV? Anything?


For all we know, it could have just possibly been Critchley shouting for everyone to get back.

🤨
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Yeah its bizarre, its like the phantom farter all over again
 
Mexboroseasider said:
Well neither of us know what the club do or don’t know. Or what they may find out.

And again, absence of evidence doesn’t prove it didn’t happen. It just means no one has come forward to corroborate what Forino heard.

Why would he make claim it unless he was absolutely sure what he’d heard? And why would he make it up?
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Not one person has suggested he made it up. That doesn’t mean it happened though. Thought you took yourself to be an intelligent man?
 
1966_and_all_that said:
What makes you think I would desire that? It wasn't in the words I used. Neither have I messaged the Mods to request it. You seem a little jumpy for some reason.
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I didn’t
TangerinePeel said:
You've taken huge liberties with the definition there, there is absolutely no way simply perceiving you've been the victim of hate crime means the person you've accused has their rights forfeited. A hate crime goes through the exact same report/investigation/judicial process as any other crime does.

The difference is what is enough for a hate crime to be reported and considered a crime, the person perceiving they've been on the receiving end of a hate crime is enough. But it absolutely does not waver the accused's right to be innocent until proven guilty, or any other right they have. It would be despicable in a free and democratic society for that to be the case.

Someone only has to feel they've been victim and the person is automatically guilty? Surely you can't believe that? It is factually incorrect for a start.
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I think he did actually believe exactly that……it’s incredible isn’t it 😂
 
Has anyone watched the full 90 minute replay on the off chance that Forino's reaction to the alleged remarks were caught on camera?
 
1966_and_all_that said:
What makes you think I would desire that? It wasn't in the words I used. Neither have I messaged the Mods to request it. You seem a little jumpy for some reason.
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I never said anything about you going to the Mods so don’t know why your reply to me includes that

What makes me think you would want the thread closed down?…..perhaps because YOU mention the thread getting closed down when no one else has….when there is no reason to close the thread down

The fact you try to “butch up” by suggesting I “seem” a little jumpy nearly had me pissing myself 😂…….Joker
 
rememberlesshannon said:
I wasn't going to get involved with this, but I'm not going to let a " trial by Tony Parr " comment pass.
For those that don't know , if a player reports racist abuse there are protocols in place, the first being an announcement by the PA. In this case Tony Parr.
Second stage if it continues, the players are taken off for up to ten minutes before the game continues.
Third stage, match abandoned.

Dragging a " Tony Parr announcement " into it is poor form
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That bit wasn't entirely serious...
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
And if there is no case to answer as i expect, we will probably hear bugger all on the sorry episode ever again
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I get the process and it's designed to cut out genuine racism, which this doesn't seem like it is according to people's accounts.

The way its been handled is not good IMO for a situation like this, you get damaging allegations put out as fact, not alleged, that are likely never updated on when seemingly there's no case to answer.

They simply have to follow up on what was found, it can't be difficult, it wasn't a good atmosphere and the south isn't exactly noisy anyway.

Either the guy did it and other fans, multiple microphones from the clubs and other media, officials etc will have likely heard it for the player to be able to hear it or something was misheard and the record should be corrected.

The clubs reputation has been hit again over something that might not have even happened, other fans jumping on it, that doesn't seem right.
 
Insider said:
Has anyone watched the full 90 minute replay on the off chance that Forino's reaction to the alleged remarks were caught on camera?
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Just had a look now and it's hard to hear with chizzy on, the club will have the audio without him on.

Watch from around 22 mins 40 seconds on the match time, when Carey has a shot and it goes to a replay. One of their players goes down and you can hear maybe 2 shouts in the time he's down, unclear from where.

Not sure what the guy thinks he's heard, it would be helpful if we knew. There seemed absolutely no reason to shout anything at him, nothing was seemingly happening involving him.

Absolutely bizarre.
 
Bloodtangerine said:
I never said anything about you going to the Mods so don’t know why your reply to me includes that

What makes me think you would want the thread closed down?…..perhaps because YOU mention the thread getting closed down when no one else has….when there is no reason to close the thread down

The fact you try to “butch up” by suggesting I “seem” a little jumpy nearly had me pissing myself 😂…….Joker
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Oh dear. "Butch up". How quaint. Here's a thought...just because someone states something in a post doesn't mean it has to be a reference to a thought you might or might not have had. Get over yourself.
 
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1966_and_all_that said:
No you don't. Racism is institutionalised among some groups in our society. Taking the knee shows an opposition to that. I'm proud of our players for doing it.
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I think this thread is refreshing, most cannot understand racist comments and roundly condemn them in the strongest terms.
Not sure taking the knee is relevant anymore, many black players no longer do it.
 
tangysider said:
I think this thread is refreshing, most cannot understand racist comments and roundly condemn them in the strongest terms.
Not sure taking the knee is relevant anymore, many black players no longer do it.
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A reasonable point of view. However, our players seem to want to do it and I'm proud of them for that.
 
I see a Wrexham fan has just been given a 3 year football banning order for shouting

English B@stards towards a group of Tranmere fan's

Worlds gone mad
 
Phil_bfc deux said:
I see a Wrexham fan has just been given a 3 year football banning order for shouting

English B@stards towards a group of Tranmere fan's

Worlds gone mad
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That is ridiculous. Football sanitised…..in a few years you’ll have to cheer the opposition on if you’re beating them so they don’t feel sad
 
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