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A surprisingly good article about how our club are treated different from a bigot who is in charge of FARE.

Colin Duncan: FARE’S not fair until the fight against racism plays an even hand

26 November 2014 10:58 AM Colin Duncan

PREJUDICE and bigotry is the scourge of society but don’t single out some and turn a blind eye to others.

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Whelan and Mackay have used racist words

THE widespread condemnation which followed Wigan chairman Dave Whelan’s alleged racist and anti-Semitic outburst last week was understandable.

His Alf Garnett-esque comments in the wake of appointing Malky Mackay manager added to the outrage .

Mackay is subject to an FA probe, investigating texts and emails of a racist, sexist and homophobic nature.

The anti-discriminatory bodies didn’t miss Whelan who could now find himself in the dock alongside his manager.

Football Against Racism in Europe were among the many campaign groups who, quite rightly, took the pair to task.

Yet where was the outcry from bodies such as FARE when this month Aleksandar Tonev was hit with a seven-game ban by the SFA for racist conduct?

The Celtic midfielder was found guilty by an independent tribunal of abusing Aberdeen’s Shay Logan, reportedly calling him a “f*****g black c***.’

What happened to showing racism the red card?

There was not so much as a yellow from their executive director Piara Powar who is also on FIFA’s anti-racism task force.

Surely if you are the head of an organisation which vows to fight all forms of racism you cannot pick and choose which abhorrent acts to condemn.

And while not for one minute playing down the severity of Mackay and Whelan referring to Chinese people as “Chinks” surely, on a sliding scale, calling a fellow professional a “black c***” is far more offensive?

When John Terry and Luis Suarez were found guilty of similar racist offences Powar and his colleagues couldn’t have been any more critical.

Yet not a word when Tonev was found guilty of “excessive misconduct by the use of offensive, insulting and abusive language of a racist nature”.

Regardless of the fact no hard evidence was presented – it was one Aberdeen’s word against Celtic’s – the case against Tonev was proved.

Last year former Rangers chief executive Charles Green was fined by the SFA for “offensive and racist comments” in an interview that referred to former Ibrox commercial director Imran Ahmad.

Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths also has a racism charge hanging over his head after being caught on camera singing inappropriate songs along with fellow Hibs supporters.

Again this seems unworthy of FARE’s intervention.

Piara Power (left) has spoken up for many race-hate victims

Powar’s name may be familiar to Rangers fans as his organisation was forced to deny claims of a “deliberate and targeted campaign” against the Ibrox club three years ago.

Rangers were disciplined, and correctly so, by UEFA after it emerged supporters sang sectarian songs during the home and away Europa League clashes with PSV Eindhoven.

On both occasions they were reported on the basis of submissions from FARE, rather than the UEFA match delegate.

At the time Powar said: “There are explicit suggestions emanating from Rangers FC of ‘a deliberate and targeted campaign against the club’.

“The FARE network is focused only on our core mission of tackling discrimination in football and encouraging social inclusion through the game. We have no axe to grind with any club.”

In 1999 Rangers defender Lorenzo Amoruso racially abused Nigerian striker Victor Ipkeba during a European clash with Borussia Dortmund.

Again the incident was not included in the UEFA delegate’s report but Powar, then with anti-racism group Kick it Out, demanded it be investigated.

Fast forward to 2013 and former Celtic player Paul Elliot had to resign from his positions within the FA and Kick it Out after he branded ex-Charlton defender Richard Rufus a “n****r” in a text conversation.

Powar was quick to Elliot’s defence insisting: “I can understand the concern over the use of the n-word, whoever uses it, in whichever context.

“However, I cannot accept it is racist to use it between two friends and business colleagues in a private text.

“Racism and other forms of discrimination are not simply about words. It may be difficult for some to accept the difference between those words used with discriminatory intent and those that are not.”

But when the League Managers Association misguidedly dismissed Mackay’s comments, which were also sent by text and email, as friendly banter Powar’s private text argument suddenly didn’t hold water.

He tweeted: “Wow! The LMA defending the indefensible. Why would you put out something so utterly ridiculous? Because you haven’t a clue.”

Now this is not about Rangers and Celtic but about what is fair and what isn’t.

And when it comes to removing the ugly stain of racism it would seem FARE is not always FAIR.

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Fast forward to 2013 and former Celtic player Paul Elliot had to resign from his positions within the FA and Kick it Out after he branded ex-Charlton defender Richard Rufus a “n****r” in a text conversation.

Powar was quick to Elliot’s defence insisting: “I can understand the concern over the use of the n-word, whoever uses it, in whichever context.

“However, I cannot accept it is racist to use it between two friends and business colleagues in a private text.

FARE's credibility zero after reading that.

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His missus is Asthma Mir of Radio 5 Live who is a Septic fan.

she decded to support sellick in '86 when racist Rangers fans handed out NF leaflets outside her school gates so she says . What I want to know is why she didn't stop supporting sellick in '88 after her fellow fans racially sbused Mark Walters? Also she is good pals with lying scumbag kholi who said it was Rangers fans who threw exotic fruits at Mark Walters .
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And in a past interview, Mir, a presenter on BBC Radio 5 live Drive who was brought up in Bearsden, has been quoted as saying that she could "never" support Rangers, because she remembered men in the club's shirts handing out BNP leaflets when she was at school.

SHE PREFERS MEN IN BALACLAVAS OUTSIDE THE PIGGERY COLLECTING FOR IRA DEATH SQUADS.

go and take a run and f@@@ to yourself

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she decded to support sellick in '86 when racist Rangers fans handed out NF leaflets outside her school gates so she says . What I want to know is why she didn't stop supporting sellick in '88 after her fellow fans racially sbused Mark Walters? Also she is good pals with lying scumbag kholi who said it was Rangers fans who threw exotic fruits at Mark Walters .

she is the only pupil, who attended Bearsden Academy, who ever saw NF leaflets being handed out at the school gate

she is a liar

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Excellent article. This has destroyed the credibility of FARE.

It is disgusting that an anti racism organsisation protects a football club.

Celtic...safe haven for racists.

it has indeed destroyed any credibilty they had. however no one outside of Rangers support cares or will comment or do anything about it

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she decded to support sellick in '86 when racist Rangers fans handed out NF leaflets outside her school gates so she says . What I want to know is why she didn't stop supporting sellick in '88 after her fellow fans racially sbused Mark Walters? Also she is good pals with lying scumbag kholi who said it was Rangers fans who threw exotic fruits at Mark Walters .

These people lack joined up thinking.

Or, to be less charitable, they like to pick & chose.

Or, they're just hypocrites.

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rossDas: It's not so much that they're appointed, it's the fact that our lawmakers( our politicians ) tend to have the same mind set as them, thus allowing them carte blanche in what they say and do as well as allowing the similar minded media to report their goings on as some sort of quasi-official justification.

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FARE has been exposed as an agenda (we hate Rangers!!) driven organisation many times. Paul Elliott (who for the record, I thought was a fantastic player) has been caught out lying about being racially abused in Glasgow and Italy - he used the same story about being racially abused, bananas thrown at him, picking up the banana and eating it, then scoring the winning goal in a 2-1 victory that gained him grudging respect from those who abused him. Great story but a load of bollocks because Elliott never scored in a 2-1 victory for Celtic over Rangers, and never had bananas thrown at him from Rangers supporters - however, his repeated telling of this story at conferences has stained the reputation of our club.

http://forum.rangersmedia.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=235214

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