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Halifax hunt racial abusers
Both Halifax and Tamworth were accused at the weekend of not controling racial abuse from their supporters. But Halifax have vowed to try and ban those involved.
According to the Halifax Town Mad Site, the Shay Stadium manager Geoff Butler is today looking through the CCTV footage to identify the culpits of the racist abuse from Saturdays game.
Officials of Canvey Island, the match officials have lodged official complaints about the abuse and the majority of Halifax Town fans will be sickened that the good name of the club will be tarnished because of a few mindless ediots.
Butler told the Evening Courier, "The referee, advised by his linesman, and the Canvey Island club, have indicated there was racial chanting against some of their players. I was in the West Stand and saw and heard it. I will be looking at the CCTV footage today and hopefully I will be able to identify the main individuals. They should be warned that if we don't get them this time, they will be targeted in subsequent matches. There is no way we are going to tolerate racial abuse. Some Halifax Town supporters have complained about it as well and they were sickened by the nature of the abuse. There is nothing wrong with chanting for your team and getting involved in that way. But when it sinks to this, we do not want it at the Shay."
Club Director Chris Haddock also condemned the abuse and has vowed once caught that the perpertrators will not be watching Halifax Town again.
Many on this site's messageboard and over on the official site have united in the fact that what happened was disgusting and shouldn't have happened.
Geoff Butler was stood in the Skircoat and witnessed for himself what happened and the CCTV footage will hopefully show the culprits doing the abuse and the club should enforce a ban on this people. If we don't do this, then the football club will be seen to condoning a tiny majoritys view and will be tarnished for a very long time.
At Tamworth it is alledged that abuse was directed at Andy Preece, the Carlisle striker.
BBC Sport has reported that Tamworth intend to crack down on any repeated racist behaviour after a Carlisle player was allegedly abused in Saturday's Conference game.
Tamworth say a 'serious racial comment' was made from behind the away dug-out when Carlisle made a substitution.
Club safety officer Tony Reeves said: "Tamworth FC has a solid reputation for being a friendly hospitable club.
"And, for not tolerating the kind of comments made by these two so called Tamworth fans."