Chelsea fanzine editor David Johnstone believes the incident could have severe consequences for the club’s reputation. “Because of the actions of possibly half a dozen people on a Metro train in Paris all the supporters are going to be labelled as racist,” he told BBC Radio Five Live. “I think the majority of Chelsea supporters are disgusted by what’s happened. The 2,000 who were in Paris today support a Jewish-owned football team where the majority of players are black and foreign.”
According to a report in the Daily Mirror though "Chelsea fan DEFENDS racist chant and claims black passenger was pushed away because of lack of room."
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B. McPherson
2/18/2015 02:15:06 am
That's why they call them louts. I've encountered young British men acting badly in the former Yugoslavia. They would mob up, take up the walking space and try to bait anyone they thought had German ancestry. I would think every society has more than a fair share of them and France is no exception. My grandson is of mixed race, fluently bilingual and at age eight was subjected to really nasty comments about the morality of his mother and of his parentage. The "ladies" who were involved had no idea that both mother and son understood every hurtful word.
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eileen
2/18/2015 08:39:01 pm
Thanks for reading and commenting Barbara.
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Mo
2/18/2015 09:36:55 pm
well written! Couldn't believe what Chelsea fans did! It was like the 70s and 80s again! Kick It Out 🙏
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Eileen
2/19/2015 06:39:54 am
Thanks for dropping by reading and commenting Mo. I totally agree. You as a young football fan who attends matches knows this does happen but is not acceptable.
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