"i'm Not Racist But..."

[sp1814]

Is there any better sentence than that to make you automatically sigh and shake your head, because you know what's coming up next?

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/feb/17/arrigo-sacchi-no-racist-too-many-blacks-youth-teams

[i]The former Italy manager Arrigo Sacchi has denied being racist after he was quoted as saying there are “too many black players” at youth level in Italy – evidence that the nation is now “without dignity or pride”.[i]

Is this the very definition of racism?

If the players are good enough, then what's the problem if they are black?

[Baldric]

From the Link in the Link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torneo_di_Viareggio

[-Talbot-]

Thanks, Baldric but that does not look like a link to

'Viareggio, the Italian youth team'

[Mamyalynne]

He is tripping himself up with his own words - begins by saying too many 'foreign players' then moves on to 'Black players' then 'Coloured players'.


It would have been easier to state 'I wish there were more young Italian Players playing in Italian Teams.

[DTCwordfan]

It's in the Torygraph and there's a reference to the youth set-up......
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/italy/11417178/Arrigo-Sacchi-there-are-too-many-blacks-in-Italian-youth-teams.html

[-Talbot-]

Yeah, like I subsctibe to the Torygraph.....I have read a few reports from different sources and as usual each one puts their own slant on it.

[DTCwordfan]

Naturally so, that's journalism.....

[tamborine]

He can cherry pick from the bounty of hungry migrants desperate for a life that locals cant compete with. Not racist just sad he cant equal the talent from his kinsmen.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/16/more-than-2000-migrants-from-libya-rescued-by-italian-coastguard

[Prudie]

Someone please clarify so I understand. Is this Viarregio tournament open to teams that can field players from across the globe (like our league) and he's moaning that not enough white (presumably) Italians are making the effort to get selected or is it teams that must be made up of Italian nationals only and too many black Italians are getting in? Makes a huge difference to whether you think he's being offensive.

[-Talbot-]

Nobody seems to care about any facts or context or even their understanding of Italian culture. All that matters is that we nail this racist to the cross with some very big ring wire bits of metal.

[Peter Pedant]

// would a real racist hire black slaves?//

I dont think you would fire a slave....

Nubian slaves ( jet black to use old terms ) have certain attributes that even a racist may want to acquire

[Peter Pedant]

o god 'hire' not "fire"

[ummmm]

Ha ha DT...I obviously didn't think of that!

[tballrossi]

Everything said before the word BUT is normally a lie.

[Just-Jude]

Some of my best friends are black...

I've nothing against them, but...

Can't believe the hypocrisy on this thread!

[retrocop]

sp
You are a hypocrite with a chip on your shoulder. If you are going to continue to bang the racist drum could you please alter your Avatar. I find it deeply offensive as since Robertson's Jam were advised to no longer promote the G**ly
badge promotion I feel a victim of prejudiice as I can no longer pass my collection on to my Grandchildren as I feel,in your eyes ,I am a racist.
.

[Orderlimit]

More nonsense from the guardian to feed outrage those that can't control themselves when the R word is used.