tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813669675884552864.post2979839400439736721..comments2023-09-15T09:30:15.203+01:00Comments on Dear Mr Levy: Allegedlyspookyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01570079480285287461noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813669675884552864.post-33192923196471651472009-01-15T23:48:00.000+00:002009-01-15T23:48:00.000+00:00Spooky, you have to admit there's a minority (a gr...Spooky, you have to admit there's a minority (a growing one) that seem to be prone to singing these type of songs (like the one about Adebayor). So prosecuting these 11 is sending out a message that it won't be tolerated. <BR/><BR/>*thinks*<BR/><BR/>Yep, high profile to make the papers, so even though the 'abuse' is not as venomous as other examples of terrace 'banter' this whole exercise serves a purpose.<BR/><BR/>Can't believe that the lunacy song isn't part of the charges against the 11.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813669675884552864.post-37493124216355713742009-01-15T23:36:00.000+00:002009-01-15T23:36:00.000+00:00It's a bullshit police based media stunt for the m...It's a bullshit police based media stunt for the masses. Yes, the chants are crude but any lawyer that doesn't have his head up his harris will get this thrown out before you can say...<BR/><BR/>...no, actually I can't say it.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566018145929266425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813669675884552864.post-38611437828494471862009-01-15T23:29:00.000+00:002009-01-15T23:29:00.000+00:00Look. I hate having to write about Campbell and th...Look. I hate having to write about Campbell and the chanting. <BR/><BR/>I don't involve myself, ever, in this type of singing. Would rather sing about my team and my players rather than some bloke who once wore the shirt. <BR/><BR/>I don't like Campbell as a man or a footballer, for obvious reasons. I hate the amount of energy spent by our fans, aiming songs at him. I dont think they should ignore him - because if he wasn't abused, in his own misguided way he'd think he was forgiven and justified.<BR/><BR/>Old fashion boo'ing and name calling (thats traditional name calling) is fine by me, and although you wouldn't get away with it on the street, its ok in a football ground.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, fans don't tend to have too many brain cells, and hit the lowest common denominator. In this case, the gay slurs.<BR/><BR/>It's embarrassing. <BR/><BR/>All I was saying (and obviously, not very well) was that the police seem to be setting an example, but it lacks true focus in the grand scheme of things.<BR/><BR/>So much more has been ignored - week in and week out, and yet this has dominated headlines and goes out on a whimper.<BR/><BR/>Why so selective?spookyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570079480285287461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813669675884552864.post-19706467022045756362009-01-15T23:19:00.000+00:002009-01-15T23:19:00.000+00:00I dont think he is trivialising the behaviour. If ...I dont think he is trivialising the behaviour. If you read previous blogs you'll get that. Although Spooky does (and he's admitted it) appear to be stuck in the middle of what is right and wrong. I think all he's saying is, why make scapegoats of these Spurs fans for chants that are not that uncommon when police and other clubs have choosen to ignore the very same chants sand by a number of fans?<BR/><BR/>Is it because Campbell complained? Will this set a precedence for other footballers to also complain?<BR/><BR/>Football sadly is plighted with such 'humour', this being low-grade and unoriginal. But it seems a complete waste of time to prosecute these fans especially when the press went ape-shit over the lunacy song - which is a complete nightmare to dissect (as either racist or homophobic).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813669675884552864.post-31440920069788728842009-01-15T23:13:00.000+00:002009-01-15T23:13:00.000+00:00Yet again we have another website trivialising the...Yet again we have another website trivialising the vile behaviour of some Tottenham "fans" - the chant of "Gay Boy" is enormously offensive because it is only chanted because these people believe that it is an insult to call someone homosexual. Sadly I have no faith that the police or THFC will get rid of these scum who blight my away trips (Someone said "Green is a gay colour"to Nijmegen fans and then sang songs about how we saved the Dutch from the Nazis without a hint of irony)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com