[Shaun]

No news report yet as it's happened literally within the past half hour.

[Denver]

Disgusting that people are defending the official

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Denver

Disgusting that people are defending the official

They're defending him?

The guy is a moron for saying that while doing his job.

Also it's not hard to say Demba Ba is it.

[Nicky91]

will be played out tonight

[Crimson Dynamo]

ridiculous

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

ridiculous

Why?

Personally, I think this was inevitable. It was just a matter of time before the players left the pitch forcing the game to be abandoned. After England's game in Bulgaria last year there was always going to be more incidents.

[Niamh.]

Is there a video of the actual incident because this one here is saying he actually called him the n word?

[Ammi]

...so far as I know, he was referred to as ‘the black one over there’...’black’ translates to ‘negru’ in Romanian...so he would have used that word...

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...so far as I know, he was referred to as ‘the black one over there’...’black’ translates to ‘negru’ in Romanian...

Right OK, you would think a Champions league official like that would know better though, especially in the climate we're in at the moment

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Right OK, you would think a Champions league official like that would know better though, especially in the climate we're in at the moment

sounds like in the heat of the moment he did not know the players name and distinguished him from the white player and perhaps a player mistook negru for well you know what...

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

sounds like in the heat of the moment he did not know the players name and distinguished him from the white player and perhaps a player mistook negru for well you know what...

Wouldn't it be the standard thing though for an official to use the players number? They're printed pretty largely on their jerseys

[Denver]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

sounds like in the heat of the moment he did not know the players name and distinguished him from the white player and perhaps a player mistook negru for well you know what...

You do realise that word is a Romanian word for a racist slur?

[Nicky91]

Youtube video

[Crimson Dynamo]

the n word that sounds like digger is not the n word its Romanian for black negru

[Denver]

Also showing red cards for people complaining about racism is racist in its self's

[Shaun]

The hoops he will jump through to justify racism lmao

[Crimson Dynamo]

Officials cant even see a ball clearly going over their own heads when its out by 2 balls worth (west ham at weekend) so how anyone thinks they will be up to date with the latest woke language is a real stretch - especially from eastern europe

ridiculous

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Officials cant even see a ball clearly going over their own heads when its out by 2 balls worth (west ham at weekend) so how anyone thinks they will be up to date with the latest woke language is a real stretch - especially from eastern europe

ridiculous

As a professional match officials he should be used to working with different ethnic backgrounds so I dont see an excuse.

I dont understand what you mean by 'woke language' surely you can see that he cant just refer to players by race. How would that look?

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Officials cant even see a ball clearly going over their own heads when its out by 2 balls worth (west ham at weekend) so how anyone thinks they will be up to date with the latest woke language is a real stretch - especially from eastern europe

ridiculous

It's woke language to use a player's name or number?

Sure.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

It's woke language to use a player's name or number?

Sure.

incorrect

if he knew neither then how does he tell the ref who is to be sent off?

he may well have said the ginger chap, the small guy the big lad or the guy with the pony tail.

Lets face the truth, the guy in question was sent off in a crucial game and that was at the root of all the outrage....

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

incorrect

if he knew neither then how does he tell the ref who is to be sent off?

he may well have said the ginger chap, the small guy the big lad or the guy with the pony tail.

Lets face the truth, the guy in question was sent off in a crucial game and that was at the root of all the outrage....

No. It's correct. A name or player number is not woke language. It's language.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

incorrect

if he knew neither then how does he tell the ref who is to be sent off?

he may well have said the ginger chap, the small guy the big lad or the guy with the pony tail.

Lets face the truth, the guy in question was sent off in a crucial game and that was at the root of all the outrage....

If he knew neither then he could've just simply pointed the Referee to the player that he wants sent off.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

If he knew neither then he could've just simply pointed the Referee to the player that he wants sent off.

thing is Mock we dont know very much about the incident because for some unknown reason the linesman has not been able to speak about it

as is usual for this period of history social media has already made up its mind based on the reaction of players who also did not know the full story and add in the racial hysteria that is playing out currently (based on video judgment and mob mentality) we have opinions based on nothing more than supposition.

Best to wait until actual facts emerge

[GiRTh]

No Cherie that isnt good enough. If someone says the black, the Indian, the Chinese then why not the N*gger, the P*ki, the ch*nk and when asked the person can simply say - Well, thats we call them where I come from'. Surely you see the problem.

After England players were abused in Bulgaria this issue was always going to come up again. Someone who works with different ethnic cultures has to be a a bit more aware of what they're saying

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

No Cherie that isnt good enough. If someone says the black, the Indian, the Chinese then why not the N*gger, the P*ki, the ch*nk and when asked the person can simply say - Well, thats we call them where I come from'. Surely you see the problem.

After England players were abused in Bulgaria this issue was always going to come up again. Someone who works with different ethnic cultures has to be a a bit more aware of what they're saying

I agree but it seems the issue is he called the player black which he is, and the translation can be misinterpreted, when we are in Spain and I am attempting to speak Spanish, I never use the Spanish word for black in case it come out wrong! I am sure Spaniards don’t even think about it