Should Big Ron be allowed to come back as a commentater or should he be left
out in the cold. Ron is back on T.V. anyway but although it was right to
sack him for his racist comments is it time to forgive and forget.

I say Yes Ron has done his time now let him have his job back, he is great
at his job as long as he watches what he says.

Yaye.

--
"A horse a horse my kingdom for a horse, I haven't had a winner in six
months".

MD

Mad Dog wrote:


You should have kept the vote to the man U NG.
It seems racism is tolerated and actually encouraged in the scum NG
these days.
Quite sad really :-(

Mad Dog wrote:
|| Should Big Ron be allowed to come back as a commentater or should he
|| be left out in the cold. Ron is back on T.V. anyway but although it
|| was right to sack him for his racist comments is it time to forgive
|| and forget.
||
|| I say Yes Ron has done his time now let him have his job back, he is
|| great at his job as long as he watches what he says.
||
|| Yaye.
||
|| --
|| "A horse a horse my kingdom for a horse, I haven't had a winner in
|| six months".
||
|| MD

YAYE

Abadabba. We miss his analysis and fuck ups in equal proportion.

ZAL wrote:
|| Mad Dog wrote:
||| Should Big Ron be allowed to come back as a commentater or should
||| he be left out in the cold. Ron is back on T.V. anyway but
||| although it was right to sack him for his racist comments is it
||| time to forgive and forget.
|||
||| I say Yes Ron has done his time now let him have his job back, he
||| is great at his job as long as he watches what he says.
|||
||| Yaye.
|||
||
||
|| You should have kept the vote to the man U NG.
|| It seems racism is tolerated and actually encouraged in the scum NG
|| these days.
|| Quite sad really :-(

Surely the man should get another chance as should anyone who makes mistakes
in life.


--
"A horse a horse my kingdom for a horse, I haven't had a winner in six
months".

MD

Mad Dog <maddog@hotcar.com> wrote:


Big Ron was guilty of saying something polically incorrect on a live
microphone.

He is not, and has never been, a racist.

You only have to look at his record of signing and developing ethnic
minority players for proof.

He was used as a scapegoat by the media.
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In article <1hkdkdq.yz261bx6bcnN%steve@italiancar.co.uk>,
steve@italiancar.co.uk says...


Yes, there was a documentary about the emergence of black players a
while back. Most of whom spoke very favourably of Big Ron..

SteveH wrote:

I believe that actions speak louder than words.

Ron Atkinson has done more to combat racism in football than anyone
else in England - possibly Europe.

It was bitterly ironic that the self righteous crucified him on the
altar of anti-racism, given that English football is as racially
tolerant and diverse at it is largely because of him.

What a pity the Spanish and Italians never had an anti-racist crusader
like Big Ron. Then maybe genuine racists like Luis Aragones wouldn't be
in charge of their national sides.

YAYE!

Herbert Norris wrote:
|| SteveH wrote:
||| Big Ron was guilty of saying something polically incorrect on a live
||| microphone.
|||
||| He is not, and has never been, a racist.
|||
||
|| I believe that actions speak louder than words.
||
|| Ron Atkinson has done more to combat racism in football than anyone
|| else in England - possibly Europe.
||
|| It was bitterly ironic that the self righteous crucified him on the
|| altar of anti-racism, given that English football is as racially
|| tolerant and diverse at it is largely because of him.
||
|| What a pity the Spanish and Italians never had an anti-racist
|| crusader like Big Ron. Then maybe genuine racists like Luis Aragones
|| wouldn't be in charge of their national sides.
||
|| YAYE!

Good call.

again I say YAYE!

--
"A horse a horse my kingdom for a horse, I haven't had a winner in six
months".

MD

On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 15:30:55 +0100, steve@italiancar.co.uk (SteveH)
wrote:


Getting them to sing "old man river" on the team coach was a bit iffy,
though...

ZAL wrote:

None of these NGs are racist, and racism is neither tolerated nor
encouraged by those who post to them.

Trying to make out that any of these club's supporters are racist,
trivialises what it is still a serious isssue.

Trying to make racism into a matter of club one-upmanship is deeply
unhelpful, and such flippant attitudes are better kept to yourself.

Shame on you ZAL.