| Mansfield v Harrogate : Racist comments 18:37 - Sep 6 with 1265 views | KeithHaynes |
Police launch an investigation after a serious incident took place at the weekend’s League Two fixture Mansfield v Harrogate. A complaint was made to officers after a spectator was heard to make a ‘racist remark’ during the Stags’ fixture at the One Call Stadium. The unbeaten Sulphurites stormed to the top of League Two with a 3-1 victory where the home side had both Ollie Clarke and Stephen Quinn sent off.
A Mansfield Town statement said on the incident: “The club has begun an investigation following an alleged racist remark made by a spectator during Saturday’s match at home to Harrogate Town.
“Mansfield Town completely condemns the use of racist language and instances of discriminatory or prejudiced behaviour will not be tolerated at any game at One Call Stadium.
“Any such behaviour has no place within our stadium, our Club, our community or our game.
“Supporters who hear or witness anything deemed inappropriate in this regard are encouraged to report it to a steward or via the Kick it Out App.
“The club is now working with Nottinghamshire Police to establish the facts.
“Should any criminal prosecutions be necessary, the individual will also be subject to severe sanctions from the club, including a ban from One Call Stadium.”
That statement follows a complaint to Nottinghamshire Police.
PC John Albanese, Nottinghamshire Police’s dedicated football officer for Mansfield Town FC, tweeted from his @MansPolFootball account on Saturday: “A disappointing result today, but then it’s only football, you win some you lose some.
“I’m more disappointed to have received a report of racism from one of our own fans.
“If you hear anything please report as the club and police will not tolerate such behaviour.”
Fans reacted as police launch an investigation after the serious incident at Mansfield v Harrogate…
@MarkEng81412342: Well done whoever reported this. I too refuse to stand shoulder to shoulder with bigots at my football club.
@mark78yates: Not good to hear this since I am a season ticket holder myself at Stags.. which area of the ground? I was sat on QLE and I personally did not hear any such remarks made
@jemmapage: Considering our fans boo teams for taking the knee, I’m not surprised.
@ForeverAYellow: How can someone stoop so low?! Is it really that hard to go to a match and intend to really hurt someone’s feelings like that? Proper shameful behaviour and a big shame to see it happening so regularly
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| Mansfield v Harrogate : Racist comments on 20:48 - Sep 6 with 1167 views | Boundy |
As I posted in another thread , Mansfield the club that time forgot |  |
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| Mansfield v Harrogate : Racist comments on 21:58 - Sep 6 with 1113 views | magicdaps10 |
Talking on Mansfield and time forgot...... Wonder what StagMad is up to these days. |  |
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| Mansfield v Harrogate : Racist comments on 00:40 - Sep 7 with 1053 views | britferry |
Mansfield were nearly the answer to the famous answer to the question of "which football team gets mentioned in the bible?"
BTW, there were 4, not just QotS
and their bible reference was "mans field"... but they are "Mansfield Town"
Arsenal, Reading & Bury (who were then) are also valid answers. | |
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| Mansfield v Harrogate : Racist comments on 02:10 - Sep 7 with 1023 views | Dr_Parnassus |
| Mansfield v Harrogate : Racist comments on 20:48 - Sep 6 by Boundy |
As I posted in another thread , Mansfield the club that time forgot |
It’s unfair to blame the fans of the club or the club themselves.
It was one bloke, who could have a whole manner of things wrong with him. There will be an utter moron in every group of many thousands of people. There will also be some that aren’t the full ticket.
Far too much focus on the collective rather than the individual when instances like this happen. When you do that, you don’t solve anything. |  |
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| Mansfield v Harrogate : Racist comments on 16:31 - Sep 7 with 879 views | Boundy |
| Mansfield v Harrogate : Racist comments on 02:10 - Sep 7 by Dr_Parnassus |
It’s unfair to blame the fans of the club or the club themselves.
It was one bloke, who could have a whole manner of things wrong with him. There will be an utter moron in every group of many thousands of people. There will also be some that aren’t the full ticket.
Far too much focus on the collective rather than the individual when instances like this happen. When you do that, you don’t solve anything. |
Have you been there as a supporter ? | |
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| Mansfield v Harrogate : Racist comments on 22:23 - Sep 8 with 709 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
The reporting of comments by local drunks, drop outs and trouble teenagers and gebnuine hardened racists actually serves to demonstrate the problem is recognised and we actually care about it I suppose. This is a racist remark in the singular. Is it really much of a problem at stadiums?
How many reported statements per season? Total number of fans per season 30,000,000 at a rough guess through the 4 professional leagues.
If you assume there was one reported comment in the last set of fixtures. It would be one comment in the collection of 1.2m supporters. A significant number of these supporters would have been drunk. A statistical treatment would be quite revealing and actually positive news.
This excludes anti Welsh racist abuse of course (which is off the scale) but appears to be tolerated at least by the football community despite the fact it has been prosecuted and convicted in court as racially aggravated disorderly conduct. |  |
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| Mansfield v Harrogate : Racist comments on 04:50 - Sep 9 with 691 views | Dr_Parnassus |
| Mansfield v Harrogate : Racist comments on 16:31 - Sep 7 by Boundy |
Have you been there as a supporter ? |
Yes, gave a story on here a few weeks back about my trip there in 97. | |
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| Mansfield v Harrogate : Racist comments on 10:16 - Sep 9 with 645 views | Boundy |
| Mansfield v Harrogate : Racist comments on 04:50 - Sep 9 by Dr_Parnassus |
Yes, gave a story on here a few weeks back about my trip there in 97. |
I've not read it so couldn't comment but my last visit there was in 2005 and my opinion still stands | |
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| Mansfield v Harrogate : Racist comments on 12:15 - Sep 9 with 615 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| Mansfield v Harrogate : Racist comments on 21:58 - Sep 6 by magicdaps10 |
Talking on Mansfield and time forgot...... Wonder what StagMad is up to these days. |
Good call, who was the Oxford fan who used to frequent these parts at the time Stagmad was around. |  |
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