Ron Atkinson has quit ITV after rascist comment.

[seaviewuk]

Football pundit Ron Atkinson has resigned from ITV after making a racist comment about Marcel Desailly.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3648051.stm

 

[Big Kev]

Serves him right then, the prize XXXXXX

 

[Hurdy]

What did he say?

 

[memphisto]

what did he say ?

"I was one of the first managers to give black players a chance ?"

thats is highlighted to the side in the article.

If so how is that rascist ?

 

[Big Kev]

Originally posted by memphisto
what did he say ?

"I was one of the first managers to give black players a chance ?"

thats is highlighted to the side in the article.

If so how is that racist ?

They're obviously not telling, so it must have been bad then.

 

[HangTime]

Originally posted by memphisto
what did he say ?

"I was one of the first managers to give black players a chance ?"

thats is highlighted to the side in the article.

If so how is that rascist ?

I think that's the case he is making in his defence, to show that he is not always discriminating against black players. I must say I'm quite suprised, I know he is old fashioned and says strange things sometimes, but in over 15 years of following football he never came across to me as a racist. Maybe a bit predjudiced about nationalities, but not skin colour.

 

[[ASSE]Hinchy]

Least I don't have to put up with him on commentary anymore.....

 

[JohnnyG]

Edit: God I'm slow tonight

 

[Grouch]

Match of the day back next season and no more Ron Atkinson on ITV.

I'm in heaven

 

[tom_w]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/mai...ml&sSheet=/portal/2004/04/21/ixportaltop.html

 

[Hurdy]

Oh Dear!

Silly Ronald.

Edit : Thanks for the link

 

[JohnnyG]

If that's what he said (toms link), then he has ruined what has been a pretty good career

Edit: On the other hand, if that's what he said then he doesn't deserve to have had a pretty good career.

 

[Goatboy]

Bit like Jim Bowen who quit showbiz after calling a black lady a 'nig nog' this is a lot worse though, can't believe he said that!

 

[RealDeal]

hes an awful commentator tho

 

[Scream]

I'd love to know exactly what he said.

Its probably something many of us would find as being normal but the way things are going today, the mention of a school blackboard causes mayhem.

Hopefully the papers will get the correct words so we can make a proper judgement.

 

[Hurdy]

Originally posted by tom_w
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/mai...ml&sSheet=/portal/2004/04/21/ixportaltop.html

Link has already been posted by tom_w

 

[afraser2k]

Originally posted by RealDeal
hes an awful commentator tho

Agreed, can't stand the guy.

 

[Scream]

Originally posted by Hurdy
Link has already been posted by tom_w

Oh, I think Ron dug himself a very big hole for himself.

I don't know how the hell he managed to spit those words out.

 

[MikeTimbers]

He's on Room 101 right now on BBC2

 

[Mike]

Thank **** he's gone.

Really, really annoying **** who annoyed me most by persistently refusing to pronounce foreign players names correctly, even after being told what the pronunciation was.