FA told Graham Taylor not to pick too many black players for England

[Diamond Dog]

Not necessarily, no.

But when the only act in sport to combat endemic racism in position of coaching power (the Rooney Act) showed exactly what happens when positive discrimination is introduced to overcome that structural bias, it seems somewhat perverse to ignore it and blindly assuage the reasons non white manager's don't get the jobs is because of their lack of "ability and experience" don't you think?

[The Modernist]

I think you've won the argument DD, my objection was calling Skope a racist.

[Diamond Dog]

Well thank you G - you're such a clever chap

I don't like the racist tag either but........if people continue to support arguments that are used by racists and blindly ignore fact, then it probably leads to it.

If it looks like a duck...............

[never/ever]

Not necessarily, no.

But when the only act in sport to combat endemic racism in position of coaching power (the Rooney Act) showed exactly what happens when positive discrimination is introduced to overcome that structural bias, it seems somewhat perverse to ignore it and blindly assuage the reasons non white manager's don't get the jobs is because of their lack of "ability and experience" don't you think?

It's the old vicious circle- you won't get the experience because you never been put into a position to gain that experience. And yeah, for blacks and women alike, it seems their road is way harder than that for the average white Joe. Stories like the one leading this thread would certainly suggest an endemic problem in the FA.

Which is why it would be good to have it mapped out how many black people would be in a position to be considered for a position of power within an EPL-team and if there was any form of proving that they were the victims of conscious or subtle racism.

I was hoping Paul Ince, for instance, would have been more successful in the EPL. It would have broken more barriers for sure. Would he be considered for a position of power in an EPL-team right now, on the back of his last few tenancies as a manager?

[Rayge]

I imagine that skope uses that argument to excuse his racism.

He's no more a racist than a carnivore.
It seems to me that he's thinking (mistakingly) that Pete's saying that there is a general hostility toward black people in football and that racists at the club or in the support are keeping the numbers of black managers down, while I think Pete's point is that there is a cultural structure of racism (overt 50 years and less ago, largely disavowed now on a personal level, but lingering in the structures and traditions of the game) that inhibits black players from attempting to pursue a career in management and those in a position to appoint managers from taking on or considering black candidates. In that reading, they're both right.
Can I have a lollipop?

And after four pages more of flatulence, insult and drunken behaviour, everyone seems to be compromising round my way of thinking.

And I still haven't got a lollipop.

[Diamond Dog]

You haven't earnt one.

Simply because I have stated there is still both overt and covert racism in football - the overt is certainly is much smaller than previously, but it's still there. And the covert racism is clearly still in place, if only taking the appallingly low % of non white managers.

[Rayge]

You haven't earnt one.

Simply because I have stated there is still both overt and covert racism in football - the overt is certainly is much smaller than previously, but it's still there. And the covert racism is clearly still in place, if only taking the appallingly low % of non white managers.

Well, I've got a freezerful anyway, but in fact I did point out that skope was seeing 'racism' purely in terms of personal hostile overt action and was unaware of the concepts of passive institutional and cultural racism, which is why he was reacting so strongly before it all got very silly.
The fact that I've been denied the oral gratification on basis of a disputable technicality is, well, a disappointment to me

[German Dave]

It was a good thread, though.

[K]

It was a good thread, though.

Until I waded in.

[German Dave]

It was a good thread, though.

Until I waded in.

Ruined it.

[jimboo]

The fact that I've been denied the oral gratification on basis of a disputable technicality is, well, a disappointment to me

Alas , we all have at various times Rayge.

[Diamond Dog]

Some interesting reads on this very subject... some more recent than others :

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 67266.html

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/1496208 ... f=mr&lp=17

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... l-managers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31970841

[Darkness_Fish]

Interesting stuff, especially the Brian Deane article in The Guardian. I can see why someone might not take a punt on Dwight Yorke, because he had such a reputation as being basically a piss-artist and playboy (although, of course if he was white, there was a good chance he'd have had a better press about that). But Brian Deane was one of those players who always came across as a proper pro, kept his head down, worked hard and made the most of his natural talent. It sounds like he tried to enter the game at a suitable level, and was basically slapped down, which I don't believe would happen to a white ex-player of his calibre.

It does look like not many black or ethnic minority players are applying for those coaching badges though, (Uefa Pro-Licence: 6.5% in 2011), is that due to institutionalised racism? It doesn't sound like there's much encouragement for a young black manager.

[Diamond Dog]

As I said earlier on.... if the guys don't feel they have a fair chance of even being interviewed (let alone chosen) they won't apply. The Rooney Rule in the US absolutely proved that point.

[Diamond Dog]

Well well.... what a shame Adam isn't here to comment :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42623021

He must be imbibing Class A's in prodigious amounts at the news.