I was sat last night, immediately in front of the corporate boxes and to sit/stand in front of those boxes and consistently hear one of the Rovers player referred to as “a black c%*t" EVERY time he touched the ball is just not on.
When a friend remonstrated about this he was told ‘come up here, and we will sort you out’. Someone went and reported this to the stewards and the reply from them was ‘its corporate boxes, we are not allowed to do anything in there. We are not allowed in there.’ I must say that two stewards were sent up to that area, what did they do, they stood there for the rest of the match giving our group the ‘evil eye’, not the perpetrators of the situation.
Two rows in front of the box in question sit, two, sometimes, three junior season ticket holders, they are young enough not to need to hear not only the language but the racial abuse put forward by these supposed supporters of whatever team.
If, I, just a normal season ticket holder had made similar sort of comments and abuse, I would have been swiftly ‘asked to leave the stadium’.
The campaign, RESPECT, which the Football League, Doncaster Rovers and everybody and his dog subscribes to, and which we are reminded about by the public address announcer before every game applies to everyone, so we are told.
Do you think it’s possible, through this forum, to tell the Stadium Management Company and their agents, the stewards, this.
After the game, two people went to the office and complained about the offense, only to be told something similar to what the stewards had said and to put the complaint in writing, which, I understand, is being done.
I await the outcome.
Double Standards
posted on 3/11/11
Alex, I am, personally, not prepared to take the matter much further, but my mate, who was actually the person that remonstrated and was threatened by the 'yob', is, and if you would forward an email address to bobbylad@instantemail.t-mobile.co.uk . I will forward his details to you. I think you can appreciate that i don't want to publish personal details on here for obvious reasons. He has rung me this morning to say that he was not happy with the response from the club and that he was contemplating how he could take it further. He has also emailed the club to say that he didn't feel that he had got a satisfactory response to his complaint. Maybe a dialogue with your "contact" is the means that this could stir things into a more positive reaction from the club. Apart from anything, I know its a bit cynical, but any publicity is good publicity, and publicity puts bums on seats, which is what we all want ultimately. "Bums on seats", and here's me wanting some fans banning from the ground, maybe that seems like double standards from me, but I want "proper" fans, not yobs.
Rant over
posted on 3/11/11
BDB
Hope you get a positive result here. Racism is born out of ingorance and intolerance and has no place in the modern world
posted on 3/11/11
Hi Bob,
If you google extra-time and communicate through Spike who also contributes on JA606. We will then be able to exchange details safely.
Can we work on this one Spike?
posted on 3/11/11
OK,
I have just read the full content of the email, my temper got the better of me. I will be intouch.
posted on 3/11/11
No problem alexmyhero. We've got private chat as well as private messaging on the site. Give me a shout on Extra Time when you're ready.
This is a link to the site if you need one Bob
www.extra-time.co.uk
posted on 3/11/11
Bob,
There are 3 of us on the case right now and thanks to NY some interesting information. Speak to you later.
posted on 3/11/11
Talked to Bobs mate, I fully support his views and any action that follows. So Donny get it sorted or you could face some bad publicity.
posted on 3/11/11
In the light of all the bad publicity going John Terry's way i would be very suprised if the club allowed this to hit the press.
It really would be straightforward to identify the boxholder that evening and ask them/him/her to co-operate in naming the guilty party.
A banning order could be placed on the person who did the abusing or on the box holder if he chose not to help with an identity.
Stamp it out now Rovers, dont let it get worse.
posted on 3/11/11
Hound, Its a pity Bally wasn't there I think it may well have been sorted on the night,a banning order wouldn't come in to it!
posted on 3/11/11
TOO RIGHT
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