LDN Blue

It's sickening isn't it? In the last few months Liverpool have done more to support racism than not.

Cabaye, Cabaye, Cabaye!!

And give us Turan & Diego

Good move from TC & Feroze. And if, ever, Neymar signs, you shall be 'the oracle'

Max. I know you follow BVB so can I ask, why are they such a selling club? In the same season they won the Bundesliga, they sold one of their stars Nuri Sahin. Now they look like Subotic, Hummels & Gotze will leave. Is it a case of those stars not seeing enough ambition at BVB or are their books not in ordrer?

Yes, I do understand what you meant. However I still belive you are misinformed, in any country you'll find your share of bigots. For example we have a lot of people in this country who will support EDL & BNP with their agenda regarding this issue. However a majority of people do not accept these 'parties' as legitimate & a majority of England would love to see them disbanded. I take racism very seriously, and if you've seen my posts on topics like 'Global Revolution' you know I am not one to hold back in the face of injustice. Trust me when I say, the majority of England is very much against racism.

PSG are rumoured to be most interested

What a moving article, what a brilliant man André is for what he has done for that player and his family. Well done André, well done. Great comment on the article, by a fan ^

Hey I want my gold name back! Congrats Laylabelle. Comiserations to runners up.

Haha, yes, I just realised. My original post has been amended with a bit more added on because of it

Relax, he just turned 17. We have a tendancy to want to rush youth development here, at this club. That's why we're all whining over McEachran who's till only 18. Kakuta's only 20years old and people are saying his career here is dead! What madness.

Yes, this is very true and the OP made a similar comment about such societies in the police force. I think this is very wrong, not only does it now make caucasian people feel outcasted but it also enforces the segregation of different races. This is highly ironic because these 'societies' claim they're trying to break down these barriers while enforcing them at the same times. As human beings we always look to differenciate ourselves and group accordingly. This is based on so many things from gender, age, appearance etc. Why does humanity always look to be so different? We should make more effort to be a communal society where we trust our felllow brothers are sisters regardless of any differentiating factors. Once we recognise this aim, globally, only then can we hope this eradication takes place in football.

I do not believe this to be true. I'm darker skinned and I've lived in England for 18 years. I've seldom suffer racial abuse, there has been cases, but for the majority (and I've been around England, North-South) there's a lot more diversity. People are welcoming and ignoring race,

To OP, muchly respected first topic. You've opened this thread for a conversation of high maturity levels and invited a healthy discussion about the state of football & the offences we'll throw out of rivalry. I completely agree how using regional examples to encite 'banter' is also racist. Zolayes & Blues Chick went very indepth when describing why this comes about, especially with this mild form of racism (I used mildly on purpose, I shall elaborate soon). We take part in these chants, we don't consider them offensive because everyone's doing it, surely eveyrone can't be wrong? But they can. This is a line where 'banter' does not equal 'bigotism'. The reason (now this is my own opinion I must emphasise) why it's a bit more serious when it concerns the African-background that's subjected to a higher sensitivity is because of the historical context of the suffering of people of african-decent. For thousands and thousands of years, they've been subjected to prejudice & abuse. Linking back to even before the slave trade, that really intensified this. I said 'mild' racism when it comes to domestic racism, I don't dare suggest it's not as serious, I simply mean that it can be taken on the cheek. The struggle for darker-skinned people has been tougher globally. A lot of progress has been made in the 21st century to correct this and it's been successful for the majority. But every time someone refers to someone of that decent as a 'nigger', 'negro' or even 'negrito', it's just another reminder of the terms that were used in the - not so distant - past to prejudice them. It's another reminder that their skin colour is a factor, it's a subject of hatred, and the struggle continues. Tom Adeyemi's tears examplified this today. His shock & reaction show this 'flashback' (per sé) of the struggle his anccestors fought against. I would never dare suggest that calling someone a 'white cunt' isn't equally racist, but it's just about remembering the historical context. Of course it's just as bad, because you're doing the same thing by enticing hatred because of the trivial matter of skin colour. I hope I've been understood properly.

Big jump from League One to the Premier Leage. We should track him, but certainly not sign him.

LMAO!!

Haha, never believe Twitter rumours like these. They're seldom true, usually trolls making them up.

True. What type of player is Cavani though, is his physical appearance a charade of his main attributes?

Awkward, read it wrong

Bluff. Please be a bluff..

Which is a true of what we need. Our players lose the ball too easily, what Drogba did well was hold the ball till support arrived. Torres can not do this.

I thought Drogba & Kalou have to fly out tomorrow?

Not saying he's not good enough. Doing the opposite, asking if he posses the qualities the squad needs in a striker.

This definitely helps a lot. It's amazing what can be done when we actually bother to turn off our distractions.. Can work for hours upon end and it'll never cross your mind to check Twitter & co.

I think he's a better fit for us than Ryan, because of his immense attacking instincts.