Alf Garnett is alive and well in West Ham.

[papereyes]

Carlton Cole, ironically, has the touch of a rapist.

[Maguire]

Sometimes people need to be reminded of their own ignorance - if others keep quiet it gives them a belief that their opinions are acceptable.

In the early, Burns years, at the Mad I was leaving an evening game (a pitiful crowd of about 8,000 IIRC) when this lad queuing down the steps to get out started complaining about "the number of blacks in the team, that's why we're rubbish". I pointed out that his view was idiocy and that he was a twat. He looked genuinely horrified. I followed him (not intentionally, you understand) back to the speedway car park and he barely said another word all the way back.

You the man.

[Jerry St Clair]

Thanks. Did I mention that he was 5 ' 2" ?

[Maguire]

Thanks. Did I mention that he was 5 ' 2" ?

Sharpy's never been the same since.

[Platypuss]

Thanks. Did I mention that he was 5 ' 2" ?

Sharpy's never been the same since.

He's got smaller?

[Reading Abbey]

I must put my hands up and admit to be a racist during the game today. When Carlton Cole was moaning to the ref about a decision I derided him verbally and loudly whilst thinking he was Marlon Harewood. The chap next to me kindly pointed out that he was in fact Carlton Cole, they all look the same to me was my reply.

[Victor Meldrew]

I have to confess to shouting out "racist" at Uriah Rennie when he was booking Cole.
What is so strange about West Ham is that the area seems about 90% non-white but the fans inside are nearly all white.
Maybe it's not so strange as we see on here that most of the posters don't actually come from Reading (Are we now Man Utd in disguise?)so perhaps nowadays the fans in the Mad Stad don't reflect the area either.

On the main point of this post I do feel that by the Hammer just referring to Rennie as a "blackie" shows that we are getting somewhere on racial acknowledgement and tolerance-just a few years ago he would have been described rather differently.

[RIP ELM Park]

West Han fans do not have the monopoly on this sort of behaivior.

Heard from a Reading 'fan' on Sunday,

"That Soel's a f**king lazy chink at times"

and yes I did tell him to shut the f8ck up, and thanks to the other fan who backed me up, (although threatening to rip of his head and sh1t down his neck is not the phrase I would have chosen)

[BenReadingFC]

Exactly the same at Villa

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What is so strange about West Ham is that the area seems about 90% non-white but the fans inside are nearly all white.

[Peter Kay - Top of the To]

Exhibit A: A group of West Ham fans walking up to the ground from the tube. One, reading his programme says, "Oh god, have you seen who the ref is"? His mate responds in the negative to which the other responds "I'll give you a clue, he's a big blackie......".

Well, in true Alan Partridge style, sir, Seol Had The Last Laugh.

I agree Jerry that they are probably idiots, its a shame the groan didnt sound more lile "Oh no, we've got Uriah Rennie and hes a shi* ref!" because if there hadnt been any racist undertones then I would be inclined to agree with them, because as a referee the man is a complete and utter tool.

[Chris_Brunt]

It's disgusting behaviour. When i was on the way up to West Ham i heard some appalling remarks about different ethnicities. One which culminated in a fight between an asian and a fish. The fish got battered.

[Flubster]

The fish got battered.

Good Cod...

[Corky341]

What is so strange about West Ham is that the area seems about 90% non-white but the fans inside are nearly all white.

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It's a phenomenon known as 'White Flight'. I get so angry when, supposedly inteligent people can't see the way the country's going.

[West Stand Man]

What is so strange about West Ham is that the area seems about 90% non-white but the fans inside are nearly all white.

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It's a phenomenon known as 'White Flight'. I get so angry when, supposedly inteligent people can't see the way the country's going.

Which means what, precisely?