What is going on at Liverpool?

[Tooting Gull]

Stories tonight that one of Oldham's black players suffered racist abuse from fans.

It's getting like Mississippi Burning up there. Kenny's Kop Klan.

 

[cloud]

Aparently he was reduced to tears, poor guy

 

[DanielT]

While other players were trying to calm him, the camera showed some men dancing about with Suarez scarves and shirts on

Seemed to imply they had said things

 

[The Peanut Roaster]

I listened on 5 live.

Story is Old Bill are well aware.

 

[TS90]

I'm sure Twitter is awash with what was supposedly said.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

I know footballers are thick as shit despite their huge wages, you can never claim a footballer to have a brain, but now the supporters are openly doing it in front of TV and CCTV cameras... I'm beginning to wonder who is the more stupid?

Oh and as a matter of interest will they be able to get away with an insincere apology on Twitter in order to save their careers and not end up in court like the Rt Hon Dianne Abbott? Because that to me sets a precedence.

 

[Gwylan]

Fan arrested

Liverpool new racism row: Fan arrested on suspicion of abusing black Oldham player Tom Adeyemi - News - MirrorFootball.co.uk

Looks like Liverpool are replacing Burnley as the BNP's club of choice

 

[Bozza]

People may want to hold their horses on this one. A Beeb journalist in the crowd where it happened is adamant they were shouting "manc bastard" and not "black bastard".

 

[The Peanut Roaster]

Please Gus, just for once, no comment.

 

[The Peanut Roaster]

People may want to hold their horses on this one. A Beeb journalist in the crowd where it happened is adamant they were shouting "manc bastard" and not "black bastard".

Maybe so, already out there though, as above.

Liverpool new racism row: Fan arrested on suspicion of abusing black Oldham player Tom Adeyemi - News - MirrorFootball.co.uk

 

[Gwylan]

People may want to hold their horses on this one. A Beeb journalist in the crowd where it happened is adamant they were shouting "manc bastard" and not "black bastard".

Maybe so. It sounds strange though - would that really reduce a footballer to tears? Wouldn't thought he'd last long if it did.

And would someone get arrested for "Manc bastard"? Cells would be full

 

[1066familyman]

People may want to hold their horses on this one. A Beeb journalist in the crowd where it happened is adamant they were shouting "manc bastard" and not "black bastard".

He's never had anything to do with United though, so why would they shout that ? Or is it just an Oldham thing ?

 

[Bozza]

Maybe so. It sounds strange though - would that really reduce a footballer to tears? Wouldn't thought he'd last long if it did.

And would someone get arrested for "Manc bastard"? Cells would be full

Jeez. Supposition is...

1) Guys shout 'Manc bastard' in strong Scouse accents.
2) Player hears it as 'Black bastard' and gets upset etc
3) Fan(s) get arrested based on 2 and not 1.

He's never had anything to do with United though, so why would they shout that ? Or is it just an Oldham thing ?

Oldham being Greater Manchester, yes.

 

[Bozza]

Nick Parrott on Twitter

 

[Bigbelly]

Wish the police would clamp down like this for homophobia.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Calling someone a Manc bastard because he plays for Oldham, a third division team in an FA Cup match thats already dead & buried would seem a little unnecessary, if not downright improbable. Bit like us playing (say) AFC Totton & somebody screaming "f***ing scummer" at one of their players when we've won the game 5-1. Why would you do that?

If that really is the case, the bloke who shouted it displays a breathtaking lack of grace in victory for a Liverpool fan.

 

[Weststander]

Maybe so. It sounds strange though - would that really reduce a footballer to tears? Wouldn't thought he'd last long if it did.

And would someone get arrested for "Manc bastard"? Cells would be full

Aren't they making arrests where they can for swearing abuse now at the Amex and other stadia? Times are a changing at grounds.

 

[Gwylan]

Jeez. Supposition is...

1) Guys shout 'Manc bastard' in strong Scouse accents.
2) Player hears it as 'Black bastard' and gets upset etc
3) Fan(s) get arrested based on 2 and not 1.

Possible that the player misheard a strong scouse accent but it wouldn't explain how scouse coppers misheard. I think it's unlikely that Manchester police were on duty.

Mirror journalist has tweeted to confirm his story and Guardian has also confirmed that supporters were arrested on suspicion of racial abuse

Oldham's Tom Adeyemi suffers 'racial abuse' in Liverpool FA Cup tie | Football | The Guardian

 

[TS90]

The Mirror have probably made up this bollocks. I mean why change the habit of a lifetime?

 

[Billy the Fish]

Maybe so. It sounds strange though - would that really reduce a footballer to tears? Wouldn't thought he'd last long if it did.

And would someone get arrested for "Manc bastard"? Cells would be full

Even if they did shout the racist comment, what sort of man is reduced to tears by a bit of name calling

Grow up! (if that's true)