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Club statement

By Specky (Mike H)24/2 15:46Mon Feb 24 15:46:06 2025

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Re: Club statement

By Sludgy6525/2 12:35Tue Feb 25 12:35:30 2025In response to Club statementTop of thread

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WTF is wrong with some people.

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Re: Club statement

By Telboy25/2 13:17Tue Feb 25 13:17:12 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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It makes you wonder doesn't it.
Some of the nasty, hatred chants comiing out of the mouths of supporters, especially on the ET, is the route to an escalation of racist behaviour, in my book. Showing this hatred and awful language towards away supporters and anyone deemed to be our foe, even towards the ref and linesman, is just another catalyst.

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Re: Club statement

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)26/2 14:08Wed Feb 26 14:08:47 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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*assistant referee.

We have other genders fucking up offside calls as well now.

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Re: Club statement

By MerseyBoro (BrummieBoro)25/2 13:23Tue Feb 25 13:23:05 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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It's a reflection on society as a whole. A consequence of the spread of misinformation and stoking divisions for clicks and advertising revenue.

Edit: A lot of people are also struggling and it's easier to find a scapegoat than look at the bigger picture.

Edited by BrummieBoro at 13:24:12 on 25th February 2025

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Re: Club statement

By Telboy25/2 15:38Tue Feb 25 15:38:39 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Our club is not alone...its rife!
A quick google shows that Birmingham City, Leyton Orient and Charlton have the same racist challenges.
Its hard not to agree that its becoming more common.
It can only be a reflection on society today....a shame.

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Re: Club statement

By Clogger25/2 17:29Tue Feb 25 17:29:20 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Don't think it's clear/implied that a Boro fan abused our player

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Re: Club statement

By HitchinBoro exCalling (HitchinBoro exCalling)25/2 18:06Tue Feb 25 18:06:31 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Does it matter would just make it worse if a so called Boro follower did it.

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Re: Club statement

By MC Stammer (Geoff Wode)25/2 08:32Tue Feb 25 08:32:47 2025In response to Club statementTop of thread

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And people questioned - and continue to question - footballers taking the knee before matches.

“There’s not a racism problem in this country mate, I just think white lives matter.”

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Re: Club statement

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)24/2 18:30Mon Feb 24 18:30:12 2025In response to Club statementTop of thread

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Fuckwit cunt.

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Re: Club statement

By Freemo24/2 18:38Mon Feb 24 18:38:32 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Back to spread hate with your divisive messaging?

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Re: Club statement

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)24/2 19:00Mon Feb 24 19:00:17 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Nowt divisive about calling racists fuckwits Shirley.

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Re: Club statement

By Freemo25/2 10:16Tue Feb 25 10:16:19 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Sorry I gathered from the replies to your post about the PA announcement at the home game that if a poster calls out something they didn't witness first-hand it makes them a shit-stirrer and a grass. Since I haven't seen this message I can assume the club are mistaken and accuse them of smearing themselves.

Edited by Freemo at 10:16:36 on 25th February 2025

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Re: Club statement

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)25/2 11:03Tue Feb 25 11:03:53 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Aah. Fair.

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Re: Club statement

By Paulio - the Tony Thorpe of Mods (Paulio)24/2 22:13Mon Feb 24 22:13:28 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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How do we know they were racist and not just quoting their favourite right wing politician?

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Re: Club statement

By Clogger24/2 22:41Mon Feb 24 22:41:03 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Wow, this is a surreal conversation. Abuse of our player was rightly and unequivocally condemned by the club. If someone broke the law they should be dealt with. Unless someone saw the message in question we know nothing else, so there's really nothing else to say.

IRA songs, Tommy Robinson etc... silly folks trying to act tough. Again, if they overstep the line then they should be dealt with. (This is a bit less clear than the abuse of our player, I reckon. To anyone with a braincell this is clearly stupid and distasteful - I really don't like to hear it. But does it break any laws or rules?)

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Re: Club statement

By HitchinBoro exCalling (HitchinBoro exCalling)25/2 07:50Tue Feb 25 07:50:19 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Yes it does break law , criminal offence under Football Offences Act 1991 and now includes tradegy chanting as well.

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Re: Club statement

By Tucks25/2 11:54Tue Feb 25 11:54:06 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Are we talking the Bee Gees or Steps version? Either way it’s hard to bear.

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Re: Club statement

By HitchinBoro exCalling (HitchinBoro exCalling)25/2 15:02Tue Feb 25 15:02:52 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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TBF to Ian H Watkins if Steps was dreadful when a certain other singer Ian Watkins got life for child abuse and H received hate mail.and messages.
PS not my taste, into punk, Goth and Rock
but Bee Gees were great songwriters.

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Re: Club statement

By Pete (PeteH)26/2 12:53Wed Feb 26 12:53:30 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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It didn't help that a Google search for Ian Watkins back then threw up an image result of H from Steps, which could've been the fault of one of those pop news type websites.

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Re: Club statement

By Owen B26/2 13:21Wed Feb 26 13:21:02 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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RIP H

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Re: Club statement

By Freemo26/2 13:23Wed Feb 26 13:23:56 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Shouldn't be getting a monument after what he done.

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Re: Club statement

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)25/2 09:05Tue Feb 25 09:05:37 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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It's not a Football Offences Act offence if it was a social media message.

Depending on content/context it is more likely to be malicious communication under the 2003 Communications Act, (with the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 as amended, creating the aggravating factor for sentencing purposes if the message was for example racist, as it would appear to be here).

Or inciting racial hatred.

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Re: Club statement

By HitchinBoro exCalling (HitchinBoro exCalling)25/2 14:57Tue Feb 25 14:57:37 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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I was talking about the dodgy chanting in the ground not the social.media post.

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Re: Club statement

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)25/2 16:59Tue Feb 25 16:59:21 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Yep. My bad.

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Re: Club statement

By HitchinBoro exCalling (HitchinBoro exCalling)25/2 18:07Tue Feb 25 18:07:40 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Impressed by the trendy reply 😅

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Re: Club statement

By Owen B25/2 09:45Tue Feb 25 09:45:28 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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I think this thread has confused people, as IRA chants has also been mentioned (even though not relevant to the statement)

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Re: Club statement

By AndyC25/2 09:49Tue Feb 25 09:49:23 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Yes, HitchinBoros response was to the last part of the previous message about if saying fuck the pope and the IRA is acceptable

I'm not religious and I don't think the IRA did any good things, but I don't feel the need to sing about them at a football match

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Re: Club statement

By Balders (BALDOCKBORO)25/2 09:48Tue Feb 25 09:48:57 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Yep. Realised that after I posted.

Altho' I'm more disappointed that no-one posted a STEPS / Bee Gees lyrical pun.

Edited by BALDOCKBORO at 09:50:29 on 25th February 2025

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Re: Club statement

By Deltic 21 (Spirit of East Coast Boro)25/2 23:42Tue Feb 25 23:42:34 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Surely Tucks did? He said ‘It’s hard to bear’ which is a line from the song. (I’m crediting him with doing this deliberately).

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Re: Club statement

By Tucks25/2 11:54Tue Feb 25 11:54:50 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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This is why I should read the entire thread before posting…

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Re: Club statement

By Owen B25/2 10:42Tue Feb 25 10:42:03 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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it's a tragedy

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Re: Club statement

By MerseyBoro (BrummieBoro)25/2 11:06Tue Feb 25 11:06:39 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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that discrimination is stayin' alive

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By AndyC25/2 09:51Tue Feb 25 09:51:55 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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That would definitely be offensive if we managed to get that song including the moves going on the East Terrace

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Re: Club statement

By bcb199424/2 15:54Mon Feb 24 15:54:37 2025In response to Club statementTop of thread

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Whilst we’re at it can we stop with the sectarian chanting. On Tuesday was chants of fuck the pope and the IRA.

Like were from fucking Stevenage.

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Re: Club statement

By HitchinBoro exCalling (HitchinBoro exCalling)24/2 16:20Mon Feb 24 16:20:02 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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Agree , did not hear it myself . But suggest some of the pond life singing this di not even realise what they are saying i e acting like sheep.No excuse if course and if we ban a few they might learn

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Re: Club statement

By StirlingBoro9124/2 16:01Mon Feb 24 16:01:32 2025In response to Re: Club statementTop of thread

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So you mean to say all that nonsense I've been hearing up here in Scotland may just be quite a lot of Stevenage fans on their holidays? 😂

In all seriousness though, well said. I don't get why some idiots think we need that sort of crap being shouted at games.

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By StirlingBoro9124/2 15:51Mon Feb 24 15:51:55 2025In response to Club statementTop of thread

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A bloody disgrace. Should name and shame the knuckle-dragger once any investigation is concluded.

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