Mick Beard BHA
Hirsute
I'm having trouble pasting the article here so i'll try to sumarise:
There's a copy of the Daily Mail floating around at work (not mine, honest!). In it there's a small article about a DVD the FA have produced, "The Pride of the Nation" which is included in a welcome pack for new members. Its a 30minutes selection of England's top players over the last 40 years.
However its caused a bit of a stir, as there are no black players included in the 17-man selection, which did included Moore, Bryan Robson, Shearer, Beckham, Butcher, Lineker, Bobby Charlton, Gascoigne, peters, Waddle, Pearce and Gerrard.
The list of greats was picked by "a list of stars", and some black players were included. However, the video producers cut the number of 'greats' down to 17 so that it did not exceed the 30 minutes running time.
A few questions for you England fans- do you think this is an error in judgement (especially considering the current importance of anti-racism initiatives)? Which (if any) black footballers should have made the list? etc etc
I'm not an England fan, but i have watched a fair few England games. I certainly dont think Gerrard warrants a mention in the category of 'greats' yet...
There's a copy of the Daily Mail floating around at work (not mine, honest!). In it there's a small article about a DVD the FA have produced, "The Pride of the Nation" which is included in a welcome pack for new members. Its a 30minutes selection of England's top players over the last 40 years.
However its caused a bit of a stir, as there are no black players included in the 17-man selection, which did included Moore, Bryan Robson, Shearer, Beckham, Butcher, Lineker, Bobby Charlton, Gascoigne, peters, Waddle, Pearce and Gerrard.
The list of greats was picked by "a list of stars", and some black players were included. However, the video producers cut the number of 'greats' down to 17 so that it did not exceed the 30 minutes running time.
A few questions for you England fans- do you think this is an error in judgement (especially considering the current importance of anti-racism initiatives)? Which (if any) black footballers should have made the list? etc etc
I'm not an England fan, but i have watched a fair few England games. I certainly dont think Gerrard warrants a mention in the category of 'greats' yet...