I think Sky and the BBC are trying to be seen as 'right on' with all of the 'ism's'.

Sky have decided that they're going big with women's sport at the moment. I mean showing netball - wtf is that all about ? It's like watching paint dry in slow motion. I'd love to know the viewing figures for that.

It's just tokenism, as is having women commentators and pundits at mens football. Most people I've spoken to hate the screeching of a woman commentator. It doesn't work and it's not popular so they should forget about being PC and drop it.

Isn’t a crusade against racism a good thing?
Ironic in some ways mind. The treatment of Sterling pre World Cup and to some extent Wilf suggests there are many in the media who think if you’re young, talented and black you’re fair game. The media have fuelled this.

But, if in the editing rooms there are some who take objection to people screaming ‘f**k off Mo Salah you f**king Muslim scum’ and want to launch a crusade then good for them. I hope the vast majority of us would challenge such language ourselves. Sadly, on recent HOL threads I worry that the moral compasses we had many years ago are all over the shop due to the current political situation worldwide.

I have SKY Sports on a lot as background TV so I see a lot of what they broadcast.

My point in summary is that racism is no worse than it has ever been and at a time when you would expect there to be more instances due to the vastly larger number of non white players.
I believe that the constant media obsession is about sensationalism and coverage and less about proper context.

Fair enough - you undoubtedly see more than me, I don’t even have the channels.

I don’t agree that you would expect to see more instances now than ever though - social attitudes have changed massively even if you only go back as far as the 90s when there was still plenty of non white players.

There’s definitely an element of looking for a story wherever they can given they report 24/7 - either way, if it continues to increase pressure on genuine instances of racial abuse, I think the pros outweigh the cons.I

This is from the man who believed that Liam Neeson should have his life ruined for being honest about his feelings 40 years ago.
Only a tiny percentage of football fans would ever shout racist abuse and that has largely been the case forever.
Why give those people air time when such idiocy has and will exist all the time humans exist?
In my opinion, ceasing coverage of these isolated incidents will do more to reduce them than giving them daily exposure.
It's for the same reason that they promote women's sport. It's just to entice more viewers to watch advertising.

Edited by Hrolf The Ganger (11 Feb 2019 7.44pm)

What I don’t get at the Palace is the lack of black fans. I reckon there are no more than say 3% non white which is totally out of kilter with our playing staff say 40% and our non playing staff say 70%.
Why is this? The surrounding say 5 mile circumference must be about 50/50 black/ white and always seems fully integrated.
Are the local black community the only sensible ones among us who are not prepared to be ripped off?!! I mean who in their right minds wants to sit at Selhurst in the freezing cold with cramped squalid conditions with crap food on offer paying a fortune for nearly 2 hours of pressure/ frustration/ discomfort etc etc.!!
Seriously though there is a massive imbalance of race in our fan base compared to the local community. Can you imagine the potential crowd numbers if more local black folk attended?
And while I’m on just a word for the super friendly security guys who check us all in every home match. Really cool dudes and always so welcoming.