JoeyB Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 Nottingham Forest are to hunt down those responsible for the racist chanting that began after the abandoned Carling Cup game against Leicester City. Although the club says there has been few complaints from members of the public who were present at the game. Click 'More' for the full story. A minority section of the City Ground crowd began aiming racial abuse at visiting supporters on Tuesday, 28 August 2007. The incident began after it was announced that the fixture was to be postponed, due to the collapse of Leicester’s Clive Clarke. It is believed that the incident was short-lived and limited to only a few, but Leicester City messageboards have since been busy with visiting supporters threatening to file official complaints. Nottingham Forest Safety Officer Alan Bexon said: “It was a minority who made this comment at the end of the game and we will make every effort to identify the offenders. “Racist incidents at The City Ground are very rare. We are proactive in our efforts to ensure that any anti-social behaviour, including racism, are dealt with positively. “The new text facility is an example of this and it is hoped that it will be adopted nationwide.†Bexon did, however, say that the number of complaints he has received is lower than suggested elsewhere. “I have received one complaint regarding this incident and I am not aware of any others to date.†It is possible, but not confirmed, that individual Leicester supporters may have complained directly to the FA. An official complaint was filed to the Football League in 2002 after a similar incident between the two clubs, but Forest otherwise have a clean record with racism. Anybody found guilty of involvement in the racist chanting is likely to face being banned from the stadium. Forest recently set up a text message service for supporters to anonymously report anti-social behaviour at home matches, the number is 60066. Link
BigGibbo Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 Aye are they saying leicester where racist thats bol@cks they were singing town full of p@ki's thats what i heard as far as racist chants go does anyone else know what there on about? Ah no Forest thats right then it threw me when they said leicester forums had complaints from visiting supporters
DB11 Posted 13 September 2007 Posted 13 September 2007 Good to see that they are actually doing something. But all because a few fans complained on message boards?
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