Honestly, what goes through their ignorant little minds?

[terrible man]

"Slip of the tongue" ?

I bet Ron Atkinson's remark about Marcel Desailly was a "slip of the tongue".

Tosser !

[LadyRed]

"Slip of the tongue" ?

I bet Ron Atkinson's remark about Marcel Desailly was a "slip of the tongue".

Tosser !

I mean...I don't think Ron Atkinson's racist, he does know lots of black people.

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

I mean...I don't think Ron Atkinson's racist, he does know lots of black people.

There were at least 3 black people living in Old Swan when Ron grew up there. So he can't be racist at all.

[Mumsafan]

It`s just another brick in the wall of the anti Liverpool sentiment in the Press and media.

Oh ffs! Every club think the media have an anti bias.

[anfieldanfield]

"Slip of the tongue" ?

I bet Ron Atkinson's remark about Marcel Desailly was a "slip of the tongue".

Tosser !

Wasn't Ron Atkinson one of the first managers to buy and play a black lad in top flight football though ?

[Draxdor]

Oh ffs! Every club think the media have an anti bias.

I'm trying to picture an Arsenal supporter trying to justify that position...

"effing media! they didn't go on ENOUGH about how beautiful and free-flowing our football is!"

jD

[Mwnci]

That's appalling. What a prick.

What d'you expect from a former editor of the Mail on Sunday. That's precisely the kind of baffoon they'd go for.

[LadyRed]

Wasn't Ron Atkinson one of the first managers to buy and play a black lad in top flight football though ?

Erm, yes, but it was hardly a selfless act, those players done a good job for him.

[Shaggy]

What d'you expect from a former editor of the Mail on Sunday. That's precisely the kind of baffoon they'd go for.

Couldn't agree more.

And nice first post, too. Welcome.

[Mwnci]

Couldn't agree more.

And nice first post, too. Welcome.

Cheers - nice to be here. Some good stuff being discussed.

[terrible man]

Wasn't Ron Atkinson one of the first managers to buy and play a black lad in top flight football though ?

Oh right, so that makes what he said alright does it ?
I remember when the story was breaking and I had a similar outlook on it myself (as did some work collegues of mine):

"Oh no way, not Big Ron, he signed black players".

Then we heard the recording.

Why were the thoughts that led him to say what he said even present ?


Just because he made use of the talents of black players doesn't negate what his deep-seated attitude is.


He even tried to make ammends with a BBC documentary and just made himself look an even bigger idiot.

He can shove it.

[TheStig]

It quite obviously wasn't a "slip of the tongue" or he wouldn't have been sniggering after he said it.