Fair enough if they see the need to set this kinda thing up, that's their own prerogative and if it helps to eradicate the racism they feel still exists then good on em.
But, and please tell me if i'm way off here, isn't combating racism hurt when we shift from "Footballers" like they are today to a vast majority of people to "black footballers" which is what I personally see happening off the back of this? Am I wrong? In this day and age I honestly thought you weren't allowed to refer to people of darker skin as "black" anymore? I'm just an ignorant twat it seems, but i'm sure that calling someone "black" is racist?
Setting up a separate organisation which labels everyone who joins it as "black" and separate from everyone else just seems like a massive step backwards to me. How do you stamp out wankers calling other human beings a "fucking black c*nt" when it's perfectly acceptable for players to call each other a "fucking c*nt" on the pitch and then you've separated yourself out under the term of "black footballer"??
Sorry i'm monumentally thick, and like I said I hope that this can get results against the racism they suffer each day, but I just don't see how setting up something with that title will help? It's not like commentators aren't going to mention it are they? "There's Rio Ferdinand, head of the "Black FA"......
No, i don't understand racism, sorry.
Surely the answer would be to improve the PFA (It's the PFA that represent the players). If the PFA is not up to scratch and not doing its job then bringing it up to scratch would appear sensible. The PFA is supposed to represent all players - although their witch-hunt against Suarez and the poor choice of those at the top clearly currently shows that isn't the case.
Adding a separate organisation is just divisive. One organisation for all players. One that does its job and actually works. If those in charge are not capable of running such an organisation then they must be removed. Adding more representatives from more ethnic and cultural backgrounds would again seem a sensible answer.
Totally agree with Andy here.