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We Have To Kick It Out

I am sure any true football supporter was sickened by the scenes during
England’s Euro 2020 Qualifier with Bulgaria. The authorities must now act
to show that these racist bigots cannot be allowed to contaminate our beau-
tiful game. Then just as we try to absorb what happened in Bulgaria we hear
of an incident at the Haringey Borough Vs Yeovil Town FA Cup match that apparently had racist undertones
with a couple of arrests.
This of course is more than just a problem in football in this country but a social problem that needs to be
dealt with immediately to prevent the disease spreading. We have come a long way with more awareness
regarding all forms of discrimination but it would appear there is still some way to go to stamp it out
completely. A cynic would say that governments do not do enough because distractions like what happened
in Bulgaria take peoples attention away from the real issues such as employment, housing and education
and lets not mention the ‘B’ word. These things, however, provide fuel for the racist because it is all too
easy to blame it all on ‘Johnny Foreigner’.
We have to arrive at a point when you never have to listen to a conversation that starts, “I am not a racist,
but..............” Let us all stand up and be counted and KICK IT OUT!

Thank you for reading.
Bob Chivington, Editor, 07854529118

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