The problem is that there is a perceived (IMO legitmately) imbalance in the number of black players and the number of black people in the game off the pitch. It's a radical act to even discuss doing something like this, but I think there are valid reasons.
Your point about fighting for one goal is absolutely fantastic in principle, but in reality there's a bunch of useless, toothless organizations, t-shirts and slogans. It's nice, and it's very pretty, but if there is a real feeling of discontent, stronger action is needed.
I still think the FA being able to fine Rio for the choc ice thing and being almost certain to fine him for (hypothetically) saying that he thinks the FA are a joke and not committed to combatting racism in any real form is insanity. Absolute insanity. But that's something of a tangent.
Fair comment. I happen to disagree with you regarding a seperate association, but fair comment all the same. We'll agree to disagree on that point.
As I've stated previously, both in this thread and elsewhere.
I do believe that most if not all of the issues within football stem from a lack of leadership at the top of the game.
The F.A. lost it's way, and most of it's credibility a long time ago, and I mean on a lot of things, and not just the issues surrounding racism, of the last year or so.
You are right regarding the F.A. and it's lack of ethnic minorities within it's organisation as a whole, and more visibly it's positions of power.
I do think though that the issues involved are wider ranging than just along racial lines alone.
I can appreciate that we are talking about race, and race related topics because thats what this story is about, and thats probably the topic that has bubbled to the surface the most over the last twelve months, but I think there's a bigger picture regarding the powers that be putting their own houses in order, than just the racism issue alone.
There is a wider point about discrimination of all kinds that needs stamping out. Both from the PFA calling their own members to account, and having a wider ranging charter for it's members to show respect to all of it's other members on ths pitch.
In this respect, I feel that the PFA, again, have lost their way and need a stronger stance, and leadership to force ALL players to adhere to the charter they laid down as being a member.
Strong leadership will inevitably mean a strong organisation. The piss-poor leaders they have now, have, indirectly, caused the current situation to arise.
The same goes for the F.A. They talk a good game, but don't follow the mealy-mouthed words with stronger actions. Both in terms of players, managers, or what is happening on the terraces, and the wider game as a whole.
The likes of The KIO campaign, are nothing more than window dressing for the F.A. A chance to say, "look! Look at us, arn't we great for doing something". When the reality is, if they were strong, and led from the top, there would probably be no need for such initiatives and campaigns in the first place, as all forms of discrimination and prejudice should and would of been clamped down on, and strangled at birth. Funnily enough, starting within their own organisation.
We are now, where we are. With a threat of a potential breakaway association about to form a schism in the middle of the game, and the F.A., PFA and others running scared of not doing anything, and doing everything in their power to bend over backwards to placate all parties.
A compromise is never a good solution to solving any problem.
