I remember Roeder giving his opinion at an AGM/NCISA meet years ago

where he expressed his belief that the future of the game was 6 foot 7 athletes 'from Africa', along with a hasty note that we weren't to repeat that outside of the room.

lol.

Posted By: mr chimp on February 28th 2014 at 15:24:47

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We had six black/mixed race players starting v Spurs (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 28, 12:06:03
- I remember Roeder giving his opinion at an AGM/NCISA meet years ago (NCFC) - mr chimp, Feb 28, 15:24:47
- I asked this same question a few years ago and......... (NCFC) - usacanary, Feb 28, 14:39:06
- Good observation (NCFC) - Molmans Custard, Feb 28, 13:33:08
- Does it matter? (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Feb 28, 12:46:17
  - Oh FFS. (NCFC) - norway, Feb 28, 12:53:06
    - Apologies (NCFC) - norway, Feb 28, 12:57:59
      - No need to apologise (NCFC) - JoeyDeacon, Feb 28, 13:14:53
  - ROLF (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 28, 12:52:44
  - There was no tone in my message (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 28, 12:46:50
- Hadn't noticed that either, but then I did an experiment a while back in NL. I wrote down (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Feb 28, 12:32:03
  - I only counted it up (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 28, 12:34:20
    - It is. I think Kei was our first African player wasn't he ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Feb 28, 14:48:20
      - Efan Ekoku (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Feb 28, 14:51:17
- Amazing to think that we had no coloured players 40 years ago (NCFC) - Upperjarroldmiddle, Feb 28, 12:09:46
- never noticed (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 28, 12:08:56
  - BANG (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 28, 12:09:40
    - u 4got da manaja (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 28, 12:11:07
      - Actually astonishes me that people are scared to comment on (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 28, 12:28:46
        
        i'm sure i posted similar a couple of years back (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 28, 12:40:23
        
        I can't really even believe you're having to explain this (NCFC) - norway, Feb 28, 12:39:20
        
        I can. Because of the long and inglorious history of gobb not being very bright on (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Feb 28, 12:45:06
        
        He's more of a blundering Shrek than a Hydra. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Feb 28, 12:42:08
        
        Shrek (NCFC) - norway, Feb 28, 12:43:57
        
        yes. suppose he was thinking back to the filums. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pit, Feb 28, 12:53:30
        
        Noticing someone's race does not make someone a racist (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Feb 28, 12:35:17
        
        Good (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 28, 12:35:56
        
        good for you then (NCFC) - Tombs, Feb 28, 12:34:01
        
        Yep, been quite a long time since I last heard any (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 28, 12:38:58
        
        ? (NCFC) - Pit, Feb 28, 12:33:59
        
        I said that because GOBB (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 28, 12:36:17
        
        he was trolling. i dont see anything wrong with your post. (NCFC) - Pit, Feb 28, 12:39:16
        
        Good (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 28, 12:35:46
        
        I used to notice that under Lambo we'd often have entirely white teams (NCFC) - lurd, Feb 28, 12:31:30
        
        oh yes maybe that's the post i made under lambert (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Feb 28, 12:41:57
        
        ....... (NCFC) - HairyBobbingManAss, Feb 28, 12:30:44
        
        haha - awesome (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 28, 12:32:16
    - not disappointed then (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 28, 12:10:42
      - Oh dear. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Feb 28, 12:32:33
      - No (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 28, 12:13:10

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