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A remark which infered that Cole was black on the outside but white on the inside.

So it would be OK for a white man to say that, it wouldn't be racist?

Yes but the difference is Rio has free reign to be as racist as he likes with impunity. Only white people can be racist thats the way the system works.

Yeah it's starting to look like a 1 way street.

You don't know how many gay footballers i think there are though...

KP are you exagerating again or maybe these are known unknowns like rumsfeldt used to say

I doubt that an association of this type would work! For one, it probably wouldn't get the financial backing and therefor the players wouldn't get paid as much as they do now in the FA which is multicultural!
I want to see the best players regardless of race or creed on the pitch at the same time!

I'm not sure if one exists in English football but is there a Players Association (Union)?

In Australia, the AFL has a players Association that deals with the well being of the players and who represent the players for their rights in regards to contracts, payments, race issues and the like and generally they are the ones who make the stand against the racism issue in the game. I have to say that because of this, the players have a voice and their opinions are heard and represented when dealing with the governing body! Racism is virtually non existant now in the AFL because of this and if it does occur, then it is dealt with at many levels. Firstly via mediation and then if a reasonable solution cannot be agreed upon it moves further up the chain and handled by the powers that be. Just a suggestion but it certainly works here and may be worth a shot!!

In relation to having a Black Footballer Association, I would find that to be racist in itself, like it would be to have a White Association, Asian Association etc etc.

At the end of the day does it really matter whether a person is asian, black, white? We are all PEOPLE and should all be treated as just that.....a PERSON!

Ok there has been ome or two incidents of alleged racism and yes even one is too much but jesus you would think these guys where working for nothing in a nike factoy in india!!

as for rio what a complete gobshiite he is and was the reference of choc ice he found amusing not a form of racism. and that clarke carlisle dont even get me started on him jesus.

Surely there should be a fat persons fa and a bald one too

But the choc-ice comment WAS racist. He disapproved of cole's actions and tried to insult him by saying he was white on the inside, ie not acting like a black man should. Therefore, he used "white" as a slur against cole. Is it a bad thing to be white or to act white? Ferdinand thinks so and that's why his comment was racist.

think they would be better off going through the players union too. You can see were they are coming from, how many black people are high up in the FA? not many I would imagine. Sometimes u need a more extreme reaction just to provoke normal circumstances..like the civil rights movement needed the panters.

the reference is more to do with being a turncoat. being an uncle tom as ali would have called it.