Is Barnes right, or is HE a racist??

[Cheeky Monkey]

I'm more concerned about the fact that Yorkie is posting on here again than this shit!

 

[NMH]

I don't know what your definition of racist is NMH but making comments highlighting what he believes to be discrimination against black managers without being derogatory to caucasians isn't mine, or most peoples I would imagine. Shame you have reduced what could have been an interesting debate on the issues Barnes has raised by that bit of blatant stupidity.

'Blatant stupidity' is, in my opinion, exactly what Barnes has expressed. Apparently you still find what he has said to be debateable.
Why don't YOU have at it and interestingly debate it instead of using MY COMMENTS as an EXCUSE ??

 

[The Wookiee]

Does Barnes deserve to be taken seriously regarding his claim that there is discrimination against black managers now?
Do chairmen really give a toss?
Personally, I think Barnes is being racist against white chairmen!

From Soccernet;

"Former England international John Barnes believes there is sub-conscious racism in British football which sees black managers treated unfairly.

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Paul Ince takes Macclesfield to Chelsea in the FA Cup at the weekend, but he is one of only two non-white managers in the Football League along with Keith Alexander at Peterborough.

Barnes, who had an unsuccessful brief spell in charge of Celtic seven years ago, does not see football as a level playing field for black coaches and managers.

The Liverpool legend told PA Sport: 'From an athletic point of view there will be black people because athletically we are equal, from a managerial perspective it's more to do with the intellectual aspect of it and I don't think we are regarded as intellectually equal.'

He added: 'If you want to talk about racism, I think it is a sub-conscious racism.

'I don't think anyone goes out to say `I don't like black people and they're not going to be a manager'.

'It's not that he won't give him a job because he's black, it's because he's not up to the job. Why is he not up for the job? Because he's black.

'Sub-consciously he would think `I don't want him because he's not up for the job'.'

The only black top-flight managers have been Dutchman Ruud Gullit and Frenchman Jean Tigana, and the Professional Footballers' Association and League Managers' Association have been looking at getting more non-white coaches qualified for coaching and management.

'Of course it's an issue. The only two non-white managers in the Premier League have been French and Dutch, so although they are black they were a bit exotic - not English with an English accent,' added Barnes, who was recently invited by sponsors Vauxhall VXR to coach amateur side Team VXR in London for a day as the club bid to become semi-professional."

What a load

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

I can't ever recall us turning black managers down in favour of white ones. If they don't apply they won't get the job!

i can




(leroy rosenior btw)

 

[Trigger]

(leroy rosenior btw)

Luther Blissett before Brady.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

incidentally i think rosenior was REJECTED in favour of mark "KKK" mcghee



what more proof do you need?

 

[Bry Nylon]

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[turienzo's lovechild]

fair call bry