[Albion] Sacking Hughton and racial implications

[El Presidente]

Words fail me, am I missing something?

It's a fake.

 

[Icy Gull]

It's a fake.

Fake or not, WTF

 

[Surf's Up]

Regrettably accusations of racial discrimination pretty nearly always go with the territory when it comes to sacking people of colour, irrespective of the validity of the reasons for their dismissal. CH is not the first manager, irrespective of skin colour, to be sacked after a string of bad results and will not be the last.

 

[Steve in Japan]

Just waiting for the Guardian to weigh in now - can't be long, shurely.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Out of interest, who is everyone else?

Everyone who is suggesting the media [in general, pundits, journalists etc.] is making this about race. Didn't seem that unambiguous when I typed it.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Just waiting for the Guardian to weigh in now - can't be long, shurely.

A balanced informed piece of journalism perhaps?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/13/brighton-sack-chris-hughton

 

[Icy Gull]

A balanced informed piece of journalism perhaps?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/13/brighton-sack-chris-hughton

This quote and the last sentence in the article suggest that there were divisions behind the scenes

There were suggestions that training drills prioritised defence to the extent that Brighton’s attackers felt alienated.

 

[lizard]

Stupid second-rate journos making s**t up for clickbait sensationalism. Pathetic.

 

[Wozza]

It's a fake.

Please delete it.

It's not a good look.

 

[Dick Head]

Fake or not, WTF

It's topical satire. You are allowed to get your knickers in a twist or not. Your choice.

 

[Icy Gull]

It's topical satire. You are allowed to get your knickers in a twist or not. Your choice.

Finding something distasteful is not getting my knickers in a twist. I won’t be screaming for a policeman, so carry on if you find it amusing.

 

[Dick Head]

Finding something distasteful is not getting my knickers in a twist. I won’t be screaming for a policeman

As you were then.

 

[symyjym]

This quote and the last sentence in the article suggest that there were divisions behind the scenes

There were suggestions that training drills prioritised defence to the extent that Brighton’s attackers felt alienated.

Sounds similar to the David Burke Poyet scenario with one undermining the other, only Ashworth is qualified and Hughton is a gent.

 

[DJ NOBO]

Nonsense

 

[Wozza]

It's topical satire. You are allowed to get your knickers in a twist or not. Your choice.

It looks like a racist statement, whether you intend it or not.

As I said, it's not a good look for Albion fans.

 

[Dick Head]

It looks like a racist statement, whether you intend it or not.

As I said, it's not a good look for Albion fans.

Erm, that's the point. Did you see the title of the thread?

 

[Wozza]

Erm, that's the point. Did you see the title of the thread?

Not sure that's any justification. It's certainly not funny.

Regardless, if it's screengrabbed by rival fans or journalists...

 

[Commander]

It's topical satire. You are allowed to get your knickers in a twist or not. Your choice.

And when it is plastered all over Twitter in about ten minutes, how will it look then? Just take it down FFS.

 

[Nottseagull]

I'd just love to see these journoes and organisations having to eat their words if we managed to lure Nuno!

 

[Dick Head]

And when it is plastered all over Twitter in about ten minutes, how will it look then? Just take it down FFS.

Nope.

But it's nice that you think I've got such influence.