Comments on: West Ham v Millwall fallout: now with racist chants

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[...] Robbie Savage, of all people, has waded in, calling Tyson a “disgrace” and citing the West Ham v Millwall match as evidence that fans are little more than animals that can’t control [...]

By: 1 happy yid

1 happy yid — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:08:14 +0000

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By: dave

dave — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:35:18 +0000

I was there in the Millwall end and didn’t hear any chants about Collinsons dad. I hadn’t even realised his dad had died until it was mentioned briefly on the news later, nobody mentioned it in conversation around us either.
While I think you are trying to be even handed, for every one of you there’s 20 people like Ash from Dagenahm who say “Millwall should be ashamed of themselves!” Leaving aside the fact that there was no chanting about Collinsons dad as far as I’m aware, would you say that black men should be ashamed of themselves because a few black men have mugged people. Now unless you’re a racist, I’m assuming the answer is no, you wouldn’t find that logic acceptable so why do you think it is with Millwall fans? Stones and glasshouses come to mind.

By: Lions fan

Lions fan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:43:27 +0000

I was there on Tuesday and there was 100% no chants about Jack Collinsons Dad..this is yet another piece of lazy journalism !

By: Steve B

Steve B — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:05:46 +0000

After putting in my reply, I read most of the others and I think that everyone would find all of the the football clubs up and down the country have a vast majority of true, loyal and well behaved fans which is great. However, there is a much darker and sicker element element to fan bases, the minority of mindless idiots that the rest of us feel so much contempt for and EVERY club has them, no exceptions and maybe your post would have been more pertinent if you had of highlighted the situation as a whole instead of focusing on the Millwall or West Ham chants. The other thing that I would like bring up about those disgusting scenes on Tuesday night is that people are quick to blame both clubs and the fans, but at a game like that, you would always get a few old boys from the 80s era on both side that just turn up purely for a ruck, to incite violence and stir up impressionable youngsters as you probably would not see them at any other game because they are probably banned, so therefore have no tickets and every Premier League club unfortunately has them. So it the draw had of been Chelsea or Tottenham vs Millwall for example, then there would have still same scenes at Stamford Bridge or White Hart Lane, so let’s get a bit of true perspective on this for once and it as I said in my previous reply…..You can’t go around blaming a club and it’s whole fan base for the mindless actions of a few idiots, that’s just as out of order in my book.

By: Fulman

Fulman — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:48:28 +0000

Ollie’s right, these pigs need to be called on their behaviour. That is a fucking horrible thing to sing, and to bring back the monkey chants puts English fans on the same level as those neanderthals in Spain. I know there’s plenty of decent West Ham & Millwall fans, but I did hear from a Spurs supporting mate whose brother nearly got knifed for ‘looking jewish

By: DMan

DMan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:45:21 +0000

Wow! So let’s get this straight – you’re ANTI racism and AGAINST making fun of the bereaved! Thanks God someone at last has had the GUTS to speak out on these issues. With your forthright and unconventional views, you should be writing a column somewhere far more prestigious!

By: Ollie

Ollie — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:35:06 +0000

@ Steve B: Totally agree. It’s rarely anything more than a very small section of idiots. I know some lovely Millwall fans and some lovely West Ham fans. Equally, I know some Spurs fans who are utter tools.

By: Roffers

Roffers — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:34:51 +0000

You need to take that chant down immediately.

By: Doc H Ball

Doc H Ball — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:33:31 +0000

I was at all the games to which you refer.
There were no chants about Pat Lampard or any racist chants to Jason Price. Period.