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Post by rugbytoffee on Oct 19, 2019 19:57:08 GMT
 Non-league side Haringey Borough walked off their home pitch in their FA Cup tie with Yeovil Town on Saturday after manager Tom Loizou said some away supporters subjected goalkeeper Valery Douglas Pajetat to racist abuse. Haringey provided updates on the situation via their Twitter account: Haringey Borough FC @haringeyborofc Sorry for the late update but wanted to make sure we gave correct information. Game has been abandoned following racial abuse. Horrendous afternoon. It must be said that 99.9% of @ytfc fans are also disgusted by what’s happened as much as we are. One club, one community. Haringey Borough FC @haringeyborofc Thank you to everybody out there for your support. There is absolutely no place for racism in football and @growler1tom and the #Boro players decided to leave the pitch as a result of the abuse they were subjected to. We are Haringey Borough Football Club. #HBFC #CarpeDiem Loizou spoke to BBC 5 Live Sport's Mark Chapman after the match was abandoned: BBC 5 Live Sport @5livesport 'My goalkeeper was racially abused & there was no way I could let him continue' An FA Cup tie was abandoned after @haringeyborofc boss, Tom Loizou took his team off the pitch amid accusations of racism, bottle throwing and spitting. He spoke with @markchapman shortly after... t.co/YouoyuONRSThe coach said Pajetat was spat at and had a bottle thrown at him bleacherreport.com
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Post by rugbytoffee on Nov 21, 2019 17:15:28 GMT
Two more men have been arrested by police investigating reports of racist abuse in October's FA Cup game between Haringey Borough and Yeovil Town.
The arrests of a 17 and 27-year-old come after two other men, aged 23 and 26, were arrested in Somerset - in Chard and Yeovil - on 21 October.
The original tie was abandoned after reports of racism in the away stand saw Haringey's players leave the pitch.
Yeovil won the rescheduled game before losing to Hartlepool in the next round.
All four men were arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault and have been released under police investigation.
Metropolitan Police, who are working in conjunction with officers from the Avon and Somerset force, have said that inquiries are continuing.
The two new arrests took place earlier in November, but details were only released on Thursday.
The match at Haringey's Coles Park Stadium on 19 October was in the fourth qualifying round of the competition - the stage before the first round.
Haringey goalkeeper Valery Douglas Pajetat was reportedly spat at and hit by an object thrown from the Yeovil Town end.
Defender Coby Rowe was then "racially abused", according to Haringey boss Tom Loizou, who said "there was no way I could let him continue".
The home club's chairman described what happened as "soul-destroying"
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Post by evertontillidie on Nov 21, 2019 22:41:41 GMT
Idiots.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Dec 30, 2019 13:52:07 GMT
Ninth-tier side Fisher walk off over alleged racial abuse by an AFC Croydon Athletic player
Non-league club Fisher have complained that alleged racist abuse was directed at their team by an AFC Croydon Athletic player, which led to them walking off the pitch in protest.
Saturday's game in the ninth tier of English football was abandoned in the 58th minute with Croydon 3-1 up after match officials were alerted.
In a statement, Fisher said they had "no option but to leave" the field.
Croydon say the player accused of making the remark "firmly denies" it.
In a statement, Croydon said the "matter will, quite rightly, be fully investigated and the club will participate fully in any investigation".
"AFC Croydon Athletic joins with all of football in condemning any discriminatory behaviour or language and have the highest expectations of its officials, management, players and spectators," the statement continued.
Fisher tweeted that a melee, involving 21 people, occurred before it was abandoned.
The club, who play in Rotherhithe in south-east London, said the matter was "now in the hand of authorities" and that the "result of the match is unimportant in the light of the abuse".
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