NYCOWL Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Basically the majority of ethnic minorities are glory hunters and support the big 4 clubs, they tend to know very little about football too. No racism intended. Winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cersei Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 They totally do support the top 4 clubs though in my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCOWL Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 That may well be true. But I doubt they know any less about football than the majority of Owlstalk posters. It just doesn't seem possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) God this thread is ;laborious. Lets just get all the racism folks have been hinting at out the way shall we. Black people don't go to the games because they are too busy listening to booming music, selling drugs in and grinding hoes Midde aged Pakistani men people don't go because Saturdays are a great day when folks are at football is a great time to groom young lasses in care of Social services for sexual exploit. Arabs don't go to games here because being prince of small country means you can usually get top corporate tickets at A Champions League game. Chinese people don't go because they can only see half the pitch and their tightness means they work all Saturdays 52 weeks a year. Teenage Asian boys don't go to games because they are trying to be as cool as young Black men. Who don't go games. Teenage Black boys don't go to games because they'd rather spend their money on swag. Mixed race boys don't go to games as this tradition is passed on from father to son and non of them know their dads. Africans don't go to Hillsborough as there is not much need for buying Chupa Chups in the toilets and a splash of CK one on match day. Muslim girls don't go to Hillsborough because they are treated as second class citizens. Also they can't see through the letter boxes. blah blah blah. Edited October 1, 2014 by Lord Snooty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swfc1301 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I've not read the majority of this thread so I'll just have to imagine what the previous 17 pages entail... The only explanation I can think of is that football, especially in Sheffield, has historically been a white, working class leisure activity and that's just the way it has remained as the years have gone by. When families emigrated to England in the 50s and 60s, they would most likely have settled down south originally before moving up north. They couldn't exactly sail directly into Sheffield so would therefore support either the big teams down there, or the big teams elsewhere, as is still the case with many people. Yes, there are a large number of black or mixed race players in not only our squad but up and down the country and that's just the way the game itself has progressed with many players coming from abroad to ply their trade in England. I wouldn't say it has anything to do with racism. If more black or mixed race people want to come and watch Wednesday then fantastic, if not, then that's just the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.flem Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 A few of my mates are mixed race. Some go quite regular & sit on the south or kop end of tbe north. Two of my other mixed race friends went to the Millwall game & sat on the Lep end of the North & heard nothing but racist remarks thrown at both the opposition players & ours. Put them off going again. I told them if they sat somewhere else it'd be different but they nor I should have to listen to it anywhere. No place for it anywhere in society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IstillhateSteveBould Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 No place for it anywhere in society. True. But it's a bit like saying there's no room in society for burglars. There's always going to be nobheads about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phoenix Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) Haven't read all 18 pages but I'm the guy that started the huge 'Racism' thread after an ignorant fan said some ignorant things to me during the Cardiff game at the weekend. Bit of background - I'm mixed race, born in Sheffield but brought up in London. The entire of my Dad's family are from Sheffield and are Owls. Therefore naturally I was one as well. Picture how difficult it is to grow up in North London in the 90s as a Wednesday fan - especially when they got relegated at the turn of the century... It's difficult for me to get to matches as it's so expensive - but I try to go to all the away matches down South and you can find me every match day with my headphones on glued to Wednesday player. That's the first time in my years of supporting Wednesday that I've ever had anything racist said to me at a match - and I'm hoping it was the last. Apologies for mocking him for being ginger but I found hard it not to when he seemed to take an aversion to my appearance! Hopefully it'll be the last. I've always found Wednesday fans to be unbelievably friendly and welcoming and I hope that will never change. Edited October 2, 2014 by Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Haven't read all 18 pages but I'm the guy that started the huge 'Racism' thread after an ignorant fan said some ignorant things to me during the Cardiff game at the weekend. Bit of background - I'm mixed race, born in Sheffield but brought up in London. The entire of my Dad's family are from Sheffield and are Owls. Therefore naturally I was one as well. Picture how difficult it is to grow up in North London in the 90s as a Wednesday fan - especially when they got relegated at the turn of the century... It's difficult for me to get to matches as it's so expensive - but I try to go to all the away matches down South and you can find me every match day with my headphones on glued to Wednesday player. That's the first time in my years of supporting Wednesday that I've ever had anything racist said to me at a match - and I'm hoping it was the last. Apologies for mocking him for being ginger but I found hard it not to when he seemed to take an aversion to my appearance! Hopefully it'll be the last. I've always found Wednesday fans to be unbelievably friendly and welcoming and I hope that will never change. Without sounding cheesie, corny, the only thing I can see in the photos is a lad with a Wednesday shirt on, colour doesn't even come into mate.I posted in the other thread that you started and got slated from loads off of here, I hope you personally didn't take offence to my first reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phoenix Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Without sounding cheesie, corny, the only thing I can see in the photos is a lad with a Wednesday shirt on, colour doesn't even come into mate. I posted in the other thread that you started and got slated from loads off of here, I hope you personally didn't take offence to my first reply. Not at all mate - appreciate the comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 If they were mocking anything.it should be those mustard trousers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Good for you, lad. Absolutely fantastic pictures. Just follow your heart. Sod everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike312 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 True. But it's a bit like saying there's no room in society for burglars. There's always going to be nobheads about. According to various surveys done down the years, about 30% of people admit to being racist so lets not kid ourselves that it's a few idiots as it clearly isn't. In my experience more white English (I don't know how else to describe them/us) people do make what would be perceived as racist comments, whether through ignorance or outright racism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IstillhateSteveBould Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 According to various surveys done down the years, about 30% of people admit to being racist so lets not kid ourselves that it's a few idiots as it clearly isn't. In my experience more white English (I don't know how else to describe them/us) people do make what would be perceived as racist comments, whether through ignorance or outright racism. Never said it was only a few idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cersei Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 If they were mocking anything.it should be those mustard trousers. Nothing wrong wi them mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike312 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Apologies, shouldn't really have quoted you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IstillhateSteveBould Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Apologies, shouldn't really have quoted you. No worries mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) Nothing wrong wi them mate Edited October 2, 2014 by Cosmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IstillhateSteveBould Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 First time I've ever laughed at one of cosmo's posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cersei Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 you liked that wizard cardigan so you're opinion means nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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