Not apologising for it but the whole things has been blown massively out of proportion

The prime minister commenting on it. The media going ballistic. Talk of anyone identified being banned for 3 years. A couple or blokes did not let a man onto an already quite full metro carriage. Nobody really knows if that was because he was black, French or just "not a Chelsea fan." A few more fleetingly sang a song which may or may not have been about Jon Terry or may or may not have been deliberately linked to the bloke not being allowed on the train. If that's the case then the meaning is clear and wrong.

Its unsavoury behaviour. The guy who pushed him may have committed an offence but its pretty minor stuff and yet again being seized upon by our media to slag off English football fans the vast majority of whom these days are amongst the best behaved around. Meanwhile over in Spain whole stands make monkey noises at players and in Italy fans get regularly murdered with very little reaction.

Posted By: Jim on February 18th 2015 at 16:39:19

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Playing devil's advocate here (General Chat) - norway, Feb 18, 16:20:43
- Not apologising for it but the whole things has been blown massively out of proportion (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 18, 16:39:19
  - We do know it was because he was black (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 18, 16:58:01
    - But that song wasn't racist. (General Chat) - norway, Feb 18, 17:02:13
      - TBF white men who can afford to follow Chelsea home and away (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 18, 17:10:42
    - That's just cruel coincidence (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Feb 18, 17:01:31
  - Maybe he smelled bad. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Feb 18, 16:41:52
- Only to Bleeding Heart Leftie Marxists (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 18, 16:34:14
  - Those leftie Marxists are just the worst. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Feb 18, 16:37:29
    - Does depend how far left they are. If they go far enough to the left, (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 18, 16:40:33
      - Pol Pot - pinko luvvie (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Feb 18, 16:43:56
- Only when followed up with "maybe the guy deserved it for having the cheek (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 18, 16:27:52
  - "Quite why he wanted to get in that carriage with that rabble is beyond me to be honest." (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Feb 18, 16:37:59
    - It is. Does not excuse it if he was racially abused but I (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 18, 16:57:07
      - Jesus wept (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Feb 18, 17:04:52
      - Well, without wanting to sound too blunt, so fucking what? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 18, 17:02:13
        
        No it doesn't. Was merely me saying that in (General Chat) - Jim, Feb 18, 17:50:16
  - Brought it on himself (General Chat) - norway, Feb 18, 16:36:27
  - yes but it *was* a full carriage (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 18, 16:34:21
    - Rubbish - that's half empty (General Chat) - norway, Feb 18, 16:39:50
      - fun times on theway to work! (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 18, 16:42:30
      - That's feckin mental (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 18, 16:41:37
- pretty much yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Feb 18, 16:23:33

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