Fan incident during Oldham game

[Liverpool]

That was guesswork, albeit correct guesswork, but nobody at that precise moment, apart from those involved, knew for certain.

a generic your mum/sister/wife whatever wouldnt cause a reaction like that, it was either racism or the fella knew him and knew how to push his buttons, not hard to work out

[Vermilion]

Oliver Holt's had his latest say. You may not wish to read it, mind.

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/New-Liverpool-racism-row-The-Adeyemi-incident-is-what-you-get-when-you-summon-the-full-forces-of-tribalism-Oliver-Holt-opinion-article849960.html

That was guesswork, albeit correct guesswork, but nobody at that precise moment, apart from those involved, knew for certain.

Won't bother thanks. The man has no credibilty, reading what he scribbles would surely be a total waste of my time.

[alunevans]

I dont want to see this kind of **** happen at any ground but with everything that's happened, why the **** did this have to happen with us again???

Might it be because, just like the FA, that LFC responded to this case with all the subtlety of a bull in a china shop ourselves without much thought to the wider implications? Is it really a mere coincidence?

[BootRoom]

Just got home from the game after a **** 2 and half hour drive down the M62 and M6.

I was in the lower centenary, row 5, near the Kop end. I saw most of the incident from about 30 yards away. At the time, the Kop were all singing the Luis Suarez song. Adeyemi was on the touchline next to the front row of the Kop. I saw him react and then he walked back onto the pitch, turning to point a couple of times in the direction of the Kop. He told one of his teammates and then the ref. The game was stopped and at this point I was about 15 yards from the ref and the players. Adeyemi was visibly upset and was using his shirt to wipe his eyes. His teammates and a couple of Liverpool players, Gerrard and Kuyt were trying to give him support.

What was shameful afterwards and something that has yet been reported is that the Kop booed him for the rest of the game every time he was near the ball - not just a few but the THE KOP. That annoyed me and made me feel really uncomfortable about the whole thing. They were also singing afterwards "There's only one lying *******" and not sure whether that was directed at Evra or Adeyemi.

I hope that the supporters in that section identify who the culprit or culprits are. The club will know who bought the tickets for any seat in the ground.

Great result completed soured by one or two cunts.

He was getting booed in the Main, too. I doubt many, if any, knew what it was about, and were probably taking their lead from other parts of the ground.

[Craig_H]

a generic your mum/sister/wife whatever wouldnt cause a reaction like that, it was either racism or the fella knew him and knew how to push his buttons, not hard to work out

Again, there's a difference between an educated guess (even if it's correct) and KNOWING something. You recognise this, surely?

[Shaggy]

Might it be because, just like the FA, that LFC responded to this case with all the subtlety of a bull in a china shop ourselves without much thought to the wider implications? Is it really a mere coincidence?

Lots of people, myself included, wondered if this bull**** would actually do more harm than good to the "lets kick racism out football" stuff.

Not a good start is it.

[ChesterDave]

If it wouldnt[edit] reflect badly on LFC I'd tweet Holt and ask ask what tipped the scales in favour of him deciding 'black *******' is so racist when he was undeicded on black cunt?

Or someone just tweet the two faced **** anyway

[Danish_Pastry]

Shame is, that the blame is only put onto Liverpools stance - not on the unjust way the LS-court were biased and so forth.

... BUT the matter of the case right now is to have this stopped - else it will evolve into much bigger cases, a new kind of hooliganism and may cost more than just a few players banned from the pitch and a few pounds (in thousands) paid in fines. Life is more than game (never though I should write this). Now we see, why it was so important, that there were no appeals, but that the case were closed with all the problems in it. It had to be done.

[Liverpool]

Again, there's a difference between an educated guess (even if it's correct) and KNOWING something. You recognise this, surely?

id say atleast 90% of the kop, correctly guessed why he was upset, yet the majority still boo'd him

[alunevans]

What was shameful afterwards and something that has yet been reported is that the Kop booed him for the rest of the game every time he was near the ball - not just a few but the THE KOP.

Indeed.

I can only hope that The Kop didn't realise what it was about.

I was in the paddock and was bemused by the stoppage until I read about it on the way home. I thought there may have been an inter-player skirmish and so the Kop was booing the player involved. But clearly not.

Nonetheless even then it felt uncomfortable to be singing Luis Suarez (who wasn't on the pitch) and then follow it up booing a black player.

I'm not comfortable turning Suarez into some sort of cult hero over this no matter how harsh his punishment.

It reflects very poorly on us and we should show more decorum and sensitivity and (dare I say it) class. I for one didn't join in.

The new information on what happened tonight puts it far beyond uncomfortable.

[Craig_H]

Once again, when you guess something, you dont know at the time that your guess is correct. It's not complicated.

[Craig_H]

Has it now reached the point that Liverpool fans cant even sing a song for one of their players now? Dont get me wrong, it shouldnt be used as a pawn to abuse or goad other players with. But surely we're free to support Suarez as a footballer, as we do with other footballers, by singing his name, without it having negative connotations?

[Liverpool]

come on surely you cant be defending this, it was obvious to everyone to see except alun who needs new glasses

[alunevans]

I can't say I disagree with anything that Holt has written there.

Oliver Holt's had his latest say. You may not wish to read it, mind.

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/New-Liverpool-racism-row-The-Adeyemi-incident-is-what-you-get-when-you-summon-the-full-forces-of-tribalism-Oliver-Holt-opinion-article849960.html

That was guesswork, albeit correct guesswork, but nobody at that precise moment, apart from those involved, knew for certain.

[Gibbo]

Yeah I don't get that either, I only believe we was showing support for him.

And if I'm honest I think there is more sensible people in the Kop than idiots and they wouldn't knowingly boo a player if they thought he had been racially abused.