Football
There is currently 1 person viewing this thread.
17 Dec 12
16:24
Joined:
Date Joined:
26 Aug 07
The largest fan group of Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg has demanded the club refrain from buying black and gay players.
"We're not racists but we see the absence of black players at Zenit as an important tradition," Zenit fan club Landscrona said in a letter, called the "Selection 12 manifesto", posted on its website on Monday.
"It would allow Zenit to maintain the national identity of the club, which is the symbol of St Petersburg."
Zenit have been the only top club in Russia to have never signed an African player while the northern city of St Petersburg is known to have a strong right-wing nationalist influence.
"We're not racists but we see the absence of black players at Zenit as an important tradition," Zenit fan club Landscrona said in a letter, called the "Selection 12 manifesto", posted on its website on Monday.
"It would allow Zenit to maintain the national identity of the club, which is the symbol of St Petersburg."
Zenit have been the only top club in Russia to have never signed an African player while the northern city of St Petersburg is known to have a strong right-wing nationalist influence.
sort by:
Show
per page
Replies: 102
|
By:
"We're not racists but we see the absence of black players at Zenit as an important tradition"
 |
|
By:
Please post the source link?
|
|
By:
bet hulks tickled pink
 |
|
By:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...burg-fan-group
|
|
By:
Its just been on Sky News!
|
|
By:
doesnt adriano play for them too?
|
|
By:
sweetchildofmine 17 Dec 12 16:28
bet hulks tickled pink it seems they accept him, Alves and also Witsel (who has Carribean roots) because they are not African and therefore not seen as 'fully black'. Andrew Mat is a Zenit fan from St Petersburg (i think), he could probably explain more. |
|
By:
hulks traditionally green
|
|
By:
Didnt Justin Fashanu play for them??
|
|
By:
|
|
By:
no he didnt play for them
|
|
By:
Stupid fans....will they say the same when they are sick in hospital and looked after by BLACK ppl?
  |
|
By:
black people looking after them in hospital, which doctors or nurses
|
|
By:
Having visited Russia on a number of occassions I am going to guess that the chances of them being treated by a black person in hospital in St Petersburg is about the same as them making Mandela a life president of the club.
|
|
By:
|
|
By:
|
|
By:
|
|
By:
I am originally Spanish and was in hospital looked by black nurse in uk...I am greatful to them
|
|
By:
Well, that is NOT a new info
 |
|
By:
it is to us
|
|
By:
Zenit fans were always like this, Hulk and Witsel are considered so-so players
|
|
By:
It's a ridiculous policy.
Andrew - if Zenit went out in January and bought say Drogba, Yaya Toure and then Doumbia from rivals CSKA, would their fans not accept any of them? |
|
By:
Biscuit, Zenit bosses will never do this, as they know their fans. It will lead to serious riots and it will cost Zenit a lot
|
|
By:
BBC is alreafy on their way to Peterburg to film new movie about russian racists!!!!
|
|
By:
and what are your views andrew
|
|
By:
tehy are lucky hulk is green
|
|
By:
SCOM, I am not a fan of Zenit and surely not a fan of this policy
|
|
By:
sorry somebody mentioned you were..ok i was just wondering if they were extremist views or more widespread amongst fans
|
|
By:
There are a lot of racists here in SPb, several black students were killed some years ago by them, so yes, you can call the sutiation being quite extremistic.
|
|
By:
|
|
By:
Suarez on his way to Zenit in January.
|
|
By:
we aint far ahead of them in engerland
i still remember the chants are everton are white, and team posters with black players altered in just about every bar in newcastle |
|
By:
Typical of Russia.
|
|
By:
Give them caviar and they would sell it for a couple of potatoes, they can't think outside their own limited presence in the world.
|
|
By:
Srichaphan, shut the f1ck up, racists are always racists, and you don't do any favour to your intellect with such statements
|
|
By:
It is typical of Russia, is it not?
|
|
By:
Black people are shunned in most institutions in Russia, gay parades are banned, women are not allowed to criticise the government. What type of society runs like that? Quite pathetic.
|
|
By:
Give them caviar and they would sell it for a couple of potatoes, they can't think outside their own limited presence in the world.
Is that why they have bought out half of Europe's most valuable property? |