justagoalie Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 32 minutes ago, Cyclizine said: What are people saying about him that's comparable with a racial slur? He needs to go and go now and the WRJFA need to release a statement wholeheartedly condemning his comments as at the moment they're complicit. His apology that wasn't an apology was essentially "I'm sorry I said something that is going to lose me my position." My point was not about what people are saying about Mr Robertson. More about the comments that are made in general by others that can also bring the game into disrepute. Just saying that people must be very careful what they put out on social media. And I still sat he should be away. Wee Alberts point about people in glass houses is very true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) 45 minutes ago, maggotman said: Why did someone go to the press with this? They must have been at the meeting. Why not challenge him and the management committee or immediately call for a vote to remove or suspend Robertson? Is trial by media the best way to deal with this? This should have been dealt with quickly at the meeting. Puts everyone there in a bad light in my opinion Organiser of a Scottish football association says racist thing. At a meeting where 'Show Racism the Red Card' materials are being handed out and discussion over racist incidents that have taken place at games. Can't imagine what's newsworthy about that. Edited January 18, 2020 by FairWeatherFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 At no point would a slip of the tongue lead to me saying the word "n'gger". My grandparents are all in their 80s and from working class backgrounds in Falkirk. None of them would use that word in any context. Not to put racism into tiers but everyone knows it's a racial slur. There are other words which would be unacceptable but I'd be less shocked if someone used them. I was gobsmacked to see what was said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botlad67 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Get guys like these out the game at all levels . Imagine if it was a junior player that done that they would have the book thrown at them rightly so he deserves the same 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Given that we're now well over 24 hours in with no action taken by the region, it would appear that the intention is to hunker in the bunker until the storm blows over, make like it never happened and carry on like before. It's maybe down to the clubs to show the lead here...a start would be every West Region club running the Show Racism the Red Card banner in their social media and match programmes with immediate effect. Whether they want to explicitly link this to recent events is down to them... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Hillonearth said: It's maybe down to the clubs to show the lead here...a start would be every West Region club running the Show Racism the Red Card banner in their social media and match programmes with immediate effect. Whether they want to explicitly link this to recent events is down to them... I've seen some clubs on Twitter have put up the Show Racsim the Red Card posts in the past day. One of them even has the additional tag line of Challenging Racism. None of them seem to reference the situation explicitly, so to me at least at it looks very weak. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 West region official currently just started another thread. I know he apparently does a great job, but to just crawl out from the west bunker and tell us a match is off is apoor show. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkcircus Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/ayrshire/football-clubs-clamour-resignation-top-21304595 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Did he also send an apology to the EoS? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutankhamen Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 If this moron is not gone today then maybe time for the rest of them to walk. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 To ALL MEMBER CLUBS. I wish to apologise to all member clubs regarding the racist word I used last night at our meeting. I realise that it is a word that should not have been said and I apologise unreservedly and I trust clubs will accept this as sincerely as it is given. James Scott Robertson. General Secretary 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ibenji Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tutankhamen said: If this moron is not gone today then maybe time for the rest of them to walk. It’s at that stage already imho, the lack of condemnation is inexcusable. Should have been done immediately or at worst the morning after. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 17 minutes ago, Burnie_man said: Did he also send an apology to the EoS? That's a complete non-issue here. Who gives a shit if he doesn't like the EoS? The man literally said the N word and you've got your knickers in a twist cause he implied contempt for a non league football association. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno marsbar Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Scott Robertson has announced he is standing down from his position as of immediate effect. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no such thing as neutral Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 21 hours ago, parkcircus said: This typifies the non progressive nature of the region. It really doesn't. It reflects the outdated mindset of one man. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 That's a complete non-issue here. Who gives a shit if he doesn't like the EoS? The man literally said the N word and you've got your knickers in a twist cause he implied contempt for a non league football association.He literally used a racist term to describe another league body. Even you might be able to understand that that a public apology may be the right thing to do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkcircus Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, no such thing as neutral said: It really doesn't. It reflects the outdated mindset of one man. That man ran the league and the region until today. If the above statement is true 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, Burnie_man said: He literally used a racist term to describe another league body. Even you might be able to understand that that a public apology may be the right thing to do. "I am sorry for using a racial slur" - end of apology. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Scott Robertson has announced he is standing down from his position as of immediate effect. Fat, far too late. This gesture means nothing for me now. He is gone because he has been told to go for the good of the region and sjfa. They should have punted him first thing yesterday morning, at least then I would have said fair play to the sjfa for acting swiftly and decisively. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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