So recent reports in the news show West Ham fans singing Anti-Semitic songs on the tube on the way to the game yesterday, classy. Maybe you could cut the moaning about refs decisions Sam and maybe concentrate on teaching your fans how to conduct themselves better.
http://news.sky.com/story/1432594/anti-semitic-football-chant-film-investigated
Or maybe they could meet up with some Chelsea fans and they could make beautiful music together......
Anti-Semitic West Ham fans
posted on 23/2/15
Nope.
posted on 23/2/15
nothing wrong with singing yidarmy
posted on 23/2/15
http://goo.gl/y2NaAU
posted on 23/2/15
50, if you're genuinely interested....yes there's been a strong focus on cutting out the use of the Y word in the stands at WHL. I myself don't join in on any songs that use it these days, even though I used to. As Holtby rightly pointed out, it was adopted as somewhat of a defence response to the amount of vitriolic abuse sent our way by certain rival fans (hi Chelsea and West Ham). But I'm one of those of the opinion that it's time we moved on and cut it out entirely, but it's a fairly divisive issue all round.
However, singing 'Yíd Army' and similar songs within that context is in no way comparable to singing 'where's your foreskín, fúcking Jew'.
So no, our own fans don't sing that stuff.
posted on 23/2/15
comment by Philspurs - Vertonghen-cheek (U3278)
posted 5 minutes ago
50, if you're genuinely interested....yes there's been a strong focus on cutting out the use of the Y word in the stands at WHL. I myself don't join in on any songs that use it these days, even though I used to. As Holtby rightly pointed out, it was adopted as somewhat of a defence response to the amount of vitriolic abuse sent our way by certain rival fans (hi Chelsea and West Ham). But I'm one of those of the opinion that it's time we moved on and cut it out entirely, but it's a fairly divisive issue all round.
However, singing 'Yíd Army' and similar songs within that context is in no way comparable to singing 'where's your foreskín, fúcking Jew'.
So no, our own fans don't sing that stuff.
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posted on 23/2/15
Besides all of that it's been ruled fine in a court of law. It's about context, which anyone with an ounce of common sense understands
posted on 23/2/15
As far as I know none of our fans have been or ever can be prosecuted for use of the Y word in the context they use it.
That is of course unless certain people yearning for the limelight get their way and the law is changed.
posted on 23/2/15
It is very well know, and has been for decades now that West Ham and Chelsea have some very unsavoury fans, and a large number that include racist chanting amongst their repertoire of songs. Not quite sure why anybody is denying that fact.
posted on 23/2/15
comment by Better Call Dave (U1060)
posted 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
All Spurs fans are nice gentlemen, never heard a bad word at football from 1 of them
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Some of the forum members on here weren't around during the 80's
posted on 23/2/15
@West Ham fans on the train.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B4BpnoIff4