largelugs Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Liverpool Football Club is very surprised and disappointed with the decision of the Football Association Commission to find Luis Suarez guilty of the charges against him. We look forward to the publication of the Commission's Judgment. We will study the detailed reasons of the Commission once they become available, but reserve our right to appeal or take any other course of action we feel appropriate with regards to this situation. We find it extraordinary that Luis can be found guilty on the word of Patrice Evra alone when no-one else on the field of play - including Evra's own Manchester United teammates and all the match officials - heard the alleged conversation between the two players in a crowded Kop goalmouth while a corner kick was about to be taken. The Club takes extremely seriously the fight against all forms of discrimination and has a long and successful track record in work relating to anti-racist activity and social inclusion. We remain committed to this ideal and equality for all, irrespective of a person's background. LFC considers racism in any form to be unacceptable - without compromise. It is our strong held belief, having gone over the facts of the case, that Luis Suarez did not commit any racist act. It is also our opinion that the accusation by this particular player was not credible - certainly no more credible than his prior unfounded accusations. It is key to note that Patrice Evra himself in his written statement in this case said 'I don't think that Luis Suarez is racist'. The FA in their opening remarks accepted that Luis Suarez was not racist. Luis himself is of a mixed race family background as his grandfather was black. He has been personally involved since the 2010 World Cup in a charitable project which uses sport to encourage solidarity amongst people of different backgrounds with the central theme that the colour of a person's skin does not matter; they can all play together as a team. He has played with black players and mixed with their families whilst with the Uruguay national side and was Captain at Ajax Amsterdam of a team with a proud multi-cultural profile, many of whom became good friends. It seems incredible to us that a player of mixed heritage should be accused and found guilty in the way he has based on the evidence presented. We do not recognise the way in which Luis Suarez has been characterised. It appears to us that the FA were determined to bring charges against Luis Suarez, even before interviewing him at the beginning of November. Nothing we have heard in the course of the hearing has changed our view that Luis Suarez is innocent of the charges brought against him and we will provide Luis with whatever support he now needs to clear his name. We would also like to know when the FA intend to charge Patrice Evra with making abusive remarks to an opponent after he admitted himself in his evidence to insulting Luis Suarez in Spanish in the most objectionable of terms. Luis, to his credit, actually told the FA he had not heard the insult. l Disgraceful statement by Liverpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Whatever it means in Uruguayan, Suarez knows full well what it means in English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largelugs Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Its ok, he's got a Black grandad and he has played with lots of black players, he can't be racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Whatever it means in Uruguayan, Suarez knows full well what it means in English. Spanish mate. They speak Spanish in Uruguay, not Uruguayan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDrums Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Liverpool fans complaining about Collymore tweeting about Suarez racism raw, are tweeting racist comments to him because he complains about racism. What a lovely little club. The word I was going to use was wankerish. What a wankerish little club. Not sure if that works though. >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 reading that statement i still believe that Liverpool to me are the most arrogant club in football and their is not other club i hate more even Barcelona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Whatever it means in Uruguayan, Suarez knows full well what it means in English. Spanish mate. They speak Spanish in Uruguay, not Uruguayan. I know. But It sure as hell isn't acceptable in Spanish, but according to Liverpool it is in Uruguay. So apparently Uruguayan dialect has it's own racial slurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Some of the comments I've seen on twitter are horrific, I know every club has their set of scummy fans but Liverpool seem to have a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted December 20, 2011 Moderator Share Posted December 20, 2011 They should've seen it coming to be honest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanvilla_1994 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Glad the cock got a ban and hopefully any appeal will fall flat on its face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Some of the comments I've seen on twitter are horrific, I know every club has their set of scummy fans but Liverpool seem to have a lot. I am liking the #ParaphrasedLiverpoolStatement trend, my favourite so far. 'Suarez isn't racist, his favourite Ghostbuster is Winston.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDrums Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Liverpool are scum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heystally! Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Has Suarez essentially made a racist comment, got a fine of 40% of his weekly wage, and eight weeks at home with his feet up? Might have to try that at work. Two months on holiday or not being a racist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makouns_grin Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 The word he allegedly said was 'negrito' which means 'little black man', I don't see how that isn't offensive anyway :S He called him a negro, which he admitted to, and his defence was it is not offensive in Uruguay. Yet he's been living in Europe for 6 years and did not know this? Absolute tosh. Where does he admit it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrees Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 In theory he has broken the law of the land, so a public prosecution should follow. If found guilty there, unless Steven Gerrard's judge is still on the circuit, then he should have his work permit removed and should be deported. That wouldn't happen of course, but it would be a fine example of an anti-racism statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrees Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 The word he allegedly said was 'negrito' which means 'little black man', I don't see how that isn't offensive anyway :S He called him a negro, which he admitted to, and his defence was it is not offensive in Uruguay. Yet he's been living in Europe for 6 years and did not know this? Absolute tosh. To be honest, I have lived in the UK all of my life, and this is the first time I have been given any cause whatsoever to believe that the word 'negro' was offensive. Is it outlawed in the way that certain other words are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=284291.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDrums Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 The word he allegedly said was 'negrito' which means 'little black man', I don't see how that isn't offensive anyway :S He called him a negro, which he admitted to, and his defence was it is not offensive in Uruguay. Yet he's been living in Europe for 6 years and did not know this? Absolute tosh. Where does he admit it? http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/dec/15/luis-suarez-patrice-evra-case http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/8957294/Luis-Suarez-racism-hearing-reputations-at-stake-as-panel-attempt-to-unravel-most-complicated-of-cases.html To be honest, I have lived in the UK all of my life, and this is the first time I have been given any cause whatsoever to believe that the word 'negro' was offensive. Is it outlawed in the way that certain other words are? In a conversation with a black person would you ever use the term "negro" towards them? I don't think so? Its not a term I'd ever even come across, but you can see from Suarez laughing and smirking, and Evras reaction, that it was used in a degrading manner, and not friendly as Suarez wants to make out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Just a team full of rocket polishers... That statement is pretty much a disgrace, the ban will be lowered on appeal, probably to 3 games, same as violent behaviour? Not IMO And alvin martin saying on talkshite "you can't call him guilty because he's appealed" what a **** numpty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrees Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 The word he allegedly said was 'negrito' which means 'little black man', I don't see how that isn't offensive anyway :S He called him a negro, which he admitted to, and his defence was it is not offensive in Uruguay. Yet he's been living in Europe for 6 years and did not know this? Absolute tosh. Where does he admit it? http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/dec/15/luis-suarez-patrice-evra-case http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/8957294/Luis-Suarez-racism-hearing-reputations-at-stake-as-panel-attempt-to-unravel-most-complicated-of-cases.html To be honest, I have lived in the UK all of my life, and this is the first time I have been given any cause whatsoever to believe that the word 'negro' was offensive. Is it outlawed in the way that certain other words are? In a conversation with a black person would you ever use the term "negro" towards them? I don't think so? You are right on that point, but my question was had it been outlawed? Can you be charged under the laws of this country for using the word negro, like you could if you used the word that black people often refer to each other as, or by using the word that is a shortening of 'Pakistani'? To me a negro is a black person like a white person is a caucasian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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