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Racism in football: Lack of action at top
WE thought it would be enough for us to play every week and then things would get better – but they did not.
It really needed something to be done by the authorities so we got the Kick It Out campaign going and it has been fantastic.
It is a tribute to the black players of my era who withstood abuse from fans and suffered because of a lack of response and action from the authorities.
I was not bitter that I endured racist abuse throughout my career, I was only disappointed that I did not think of doing something about it earlier. The overt racist abuse being thrown from the terraces was appalling.
It is a tribute to the black players of my era who withstood abuse from fans and suffered because of a lack of response and action from the authorities.
Stadiums were not nice places for minority groups. If you talk to black supporters around those times, they were being attacked by sections of their own fans. Stadiums were not welcoming places and that is still going to take a long time to eradicate.
And there are still other issues that have to be addressed, like the lack of managers and coaches from minority groups.