BEARGER 1,830 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Just been informed that on radio this evening Burchill said words along the lines " one player is Scottish the other is English on loan". Therefore it's ok to kick our player, anyone confirm this. RST on Twitter seem incensed. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rbr 1,266 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 He certainly did , it was a meltdown ans I can't believe this will be the end of the matter , in fact he might now become the story , the actual quote was worse 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 He didn't say that. His point was pish but it was that we shouldn't be attacking the guy for a mistimed tackle that we should be looking after young Scottish players not vilifying them. He was talking site mind you. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,114 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 RST Statement on Mark Burchill We call on the SFA to take the strongest possible action against Livingston manager, Mark Burchill after comments made by him on Radio Clyde tonight. Burchill, in trying to justify the thuggish actions of his players in the Petrofac Cup tie against Rangers last night and Kieron Gibbons in particular, stated that: "Kieron Gibbons is a young, talented Scottish footballer who has signed for a Scottish club. Nathan Oduwa is an English footballer who has not signed for a Scottish club. So we are dragging someone over the coals who is one of our own - who is a player who could possibly play for Scotland in the future." His comments are at best xenophobic and at worst casual racism. The idea that Scottish players should be able to get away with serious foul play if their target is of another nationality is quite incredible. Burchill is condoning his player's attempt to seriously injure an opposition player. That he's doing it based on a blinkered, backward and insular assessment of a player's worth to the Scottish game makes his comments even worse. Nathan Oduwa is a highly talented young player. He is the type of fast, exciting, skilful player that fans pay to see, regardless of his team or nationality. For a Scottish manager to suggest this type of player may not make a worthwhile contribution to our game is deeply concerning. If this attitude is prevalent it may go some way to explaining our national side's relative lack of success in recent years. If Nathan Oduwa only spends a year in Scotland he'll contribute more to the Scottish game than players like Kieron Gibbons will in a lifetime. In the middle of a fortnight of action from Show Racism the Red Card, Burchill's comments are unwelcome and worthy of attention from the SFA if they are serious about tackling such issues in football. - See more at: http://www.therst.co.uk/news/rst-statement-on-mark-burchill/#sthash.Wff5kPX8.dpuf'>http://www.therst.co.uk/news/rst-statement-on-mark-burchill/#sthash.Wff5kPX8.dpuf http://www.therst.co.uk/news/rst-statement-on-mark-burchill/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 If Oduwa was Irish, all hell would have be let loose by those comments. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,803 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 If Oduwa was Irish, all hell would have be let loose by those comments. Not necessarily. If he was a Yahoo though ... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Artagnan 173 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 He didn't say that. His point was pish but it was that we shouldn't be attacking the guy for a mistimed tackle that we should be looking after young Scottish players not vilifying them. He was talking site mind you. So whats the relevance of the victim's nationality and his loan status ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chibmark 19 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Burchill often comes across well for an ex-Celtic man but these comments are a terrible misjudgement on his part. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman 9 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 So if you are a non-Scot who plays for a Scottish club on loan you can kick the shit out of him or try to break his ankle? It's Burchill who'll find himself dragged through the coal if the SFA are serious about 'kicking racism out' 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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