Suarez, Terry and Hansen
Luis Suarez has been given an eight match ban and a substantial fine for abusing Patric Evra in a racist manner. The ins and outs of the case are discussed in this article in the Daily Mail.
What annoys me about this case is the way that Liverpool and its fans will not let the matter drop. Suarez has been found guilty by the FA and may not normally be a racist, but it would seem that the evidence showed he said something very inappropriate.
It was very similar last night at Tottenham, with John Terry being cheered by Chelsea fans at every touch, after his well-publicised incident with Anton Ferdinand.
and then Alan Hansen makes a serious gaff on Match of the Day.
You could argue that his problem was less serious, as he was trying to make a serious statement and got the wrong words. Which of course he shouldn’t have done!
In the heat of the moment, we might all made statements appropriate to our feelings. I have several times said or mouthed things like “You stupid bastard”, when I’ve been cut up say, by another driver. But these days few of us would use any racial phrase in that sort of statement, even if they could have done, by virtue of the other person’s race. It doesn’t help either party.
In my view, the Terry case is the most serious of the three as the police have got involved. But then, this is not the first time, that the England captain has been touched by the law or scandal. Just read his Wikipedia entry.
In my view, John Terry’s real problem is that just like Alan Hansen, he has let himself down. He would not be the first footballer to do this and I hope he follows Tony Adams example and rebuilds his life constructively.
In some ways the pity of the Suarez and Terry cases is that the alleged offences were not spotted by the referee at the time. In that case, it would have been an immediate sending off, which would have probably calmed the situation somewhat, as sending off results in an immediate one-match ban, until the case is considered. So perhaps for racist behaviour it should be two or even a three match ban?
After all, if two of my employees had a racist spat, the first thing I’d do would be to send them home to cool off, whilst I discussed with my lawyers, whether I should fire someone.
The Anonymous Widower 
Personally I dont think Suarez is a racist. I believe cultural differences in upbringing are integral. I noticed Thiago of Barcelona calling his Brazilian team-mates the same thing the other day. Its something imprinted. HOWEVER, the way Suarez and Liverpool especially dealt with the situation was poor. They shouldve come out immediately apologized and explained exactly what I said above, instead of doing what they have done which is disgraceful. At the end of the day, a word was used which is widely considered racist by most people.
Comment by Babak Golriz | December 23, 2011 |
Agreed. I also think there is a commercial point here. Some teams need all the supporters they can get. Not being strong on racist behaviour sends a message to those who might want to be fans.
Comment by AnonW | December 23, 2011 |
I totally agree in your comments but as someone who has traveled and worked all around the World the problem of racism in the UK seems to be getting completely out of control. It seems that you can only be a racist if you are white where as I was called everything for years but no one said anything as the comments all came from black people. Why is the black community so touchy here in the UK as I have been called a Jock, Sweaty Sock, Haggis Basher yet we never complain or say anything about it as it is silly and petty so why all this fuss about the black people do they want special conditions !!!!! Your comments were prompted by the football fraternity yet we the Scots have been the but of all kinds of comments and jokes (normally quite true) and we understand that a lot of comments are made in the heat of the moment especially when you are in a highly competitive situation like a game of football. I do think this is an other case of the PRESS just trying to sell newspapers and nothing to do with life.
George Bell
Comment by George Bell | December 23, 2011 |
The last point may well be right. Living in an area of London, which is very mixed, there isn’t too much tension between the average passenger on the Dalston omnibus, no matter where they come from.
Last night, we were talking about John Terry down the pub and the general feeling was that he wasn’t the nicest of men. You have to remember though, that in this area of London, there are very few Chelsea supporters. In fact, ask the average Londoner, which team he wouldn’t want to watch and Chelsea may top that list. On the other hand, I can’t but admire Daniel Sturridge, who is one of the best young English talents, I’ve seen in a long time.
I had the standard joke yesterday from a black black cab driver, when I asked him to take me home. He said, as an Arsenal supporter he couldn’t because of the name of my road, but said he’d do it as a favour.
Comment by AnonW | December 23, 2011 |
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