"Monkey" and The ex-Liverpool and Everton star also made a joke claiming a black player “should be used to that” while the squad were attending a Go Ape team building session. Not sure Beardsley is racist but I am absolutely sure he's a village idiot if he finds humour in these comments.
I’m just shocked that it’s 2019 and we’re having this conversation.
Is that an educated guess or just a hunch?
Are you really surprised though?
Not sure he's a racist after he calls black players monkeys and jokes about them climbing trees? What would he need to say for you to be sure he was?
Not sure he's a racist after he calls black players monkeys and jokes about them climbing trees? What would he need to say for you to be sure he was?
Genuinely can’t believe this post.
Newcastle held a thorough investigation and sacked him, the FA have done the same and banned him.
Yet J Dawgis questioning if he was even racist? Wow.
Given his track record for bringing through young black players who worshipped him I don't think Ron Atkinson is a racist.
I just think he's a bit dense.
Beat me to it lol.He'll have plenty time to stare out of the window in his puffa puffa jacket
You can be racist and still able to realise that black players are not bad footballers and thus not picking them is a bad career move.
How the %^*& could anyone understand what he was saying in the first place?would love to know what he said? doesn't strike me as a guy that would say much
Nope this was the late seventies and English football and football supporters were racist as phuck. The Liverpool clubs were noted for it. Big Ron stuffed his team with young black talent and not a phuck was given. Cunningham and Regis worshipped the man.
"He's what is known in some schools as a f**king lazy thick n****r."
That's what Atkinson said.
To be a racist you must show intent imo , was Gazza a racist when he got done for cracking a joke about the black doorman, no is the answer but he got found guilty. Beardsley is guilty of poor insensitive patter imo. I'd need to know him to say he's racist .Not sure he's a racist after he calls black players monkeys and jokes about them climbing trees? What would he need to say for you to be sure he was?
Just those that used derogatory terms.Yip but people of his generation myself included used paki and chink every day. Darkie was in common use. Was the entire country racist?
Whatever he did say I’m pretty sure you couldn’t make it out.would love to know what he said? doesn't strike me as a guy that would say much
I agree.To be a racist you must show intent imo , was Gazza a racist when he got done for cracking a joke about the black doorman, no is the answer but he got found guilty. Beardsley is guilty of poor insensitive patter imo. I'd need to know him to say he's racist .
Genuinely can’t believe this post.
Newcastle held a thorough investigation and sacked him, the FA have done the same and banned him.
Yet J Dawgis questioning if he was even racist? Wow.