The Society of Black lawyers as I predicted, have excelled themselves.
The Mark Clattennurk investigation has been abandoned by the cops. The Metroploitan Police were investigating this complaint as it was made by Peter Herbert of the Society of Black Lawyers. It is of note that nobody else reported this to old bill. Nobody.
The cops issued a statement saying:
No victims have come forward’ and ‘without a victim and/or any evidence that any offence has been committed, the matter cannot currently be investigated.
But of course Peter Herbert isn’t happy with this and he told BBC Radio 5 live:
It sounds remarkably like a football cover-up. It sounds remarkably like the football industry wanted to have this issue swept under the carpet.
No Peter, it sounds remarkably like you’re an attention seeker. You suffer from the same disorder as our old friend David Baddiel. The pair of you are so up your own politically correct bottoms that your take on the world no longer includes common sense or reason.
Piara Powar, former head of Kick It Out and current Executive Director of Football Against Racism in Europe, said:
“I think Peter Herbert and the Society of Black Lawyers are naive. They perhaps don’t know football.”
Chelsea Football Club was a hotbed of racism for decades. Not my words, but I those of a Mr Ken Bates. Thing is, Ken perhaps doesn’t realise it is still is. Hissing, coin throwing, the most vicious abuse and by this please don’t get distracted with this ‘Yid Army’ nonsense. I’m talking about ‘Spurs Are On Their Way To Auschwitz’ being sung – amongst other toe tapping ditties.
But tackling significant numbers of mindless cretins doesn’t fit in with the way the pair of pontificate your way through life, does it? The reality is that THFC who are shall a rather stringent business, left Herbert’s crusade against the use of the word ‘Yid’ completely marooned when they replied to a threat of zero tolerance:
Our position on this topic is very clear. The club does not tolerate any form of racist or abusive chanting. Our guiding principle in respect of the ‘Y-word’ is based on the point of law itself – the distinguishing factor is the intent with which it is used i.e. if it is used with the deliberate intention to cause offence. This has been the basis of prosecutions of fans of other teams to date.
Our fans adopted the chant as a defence mechanism in order to own the term and thereby deflect anti-Semitic abuse. They do not use the term to others to cause any offence, they use it a chant amongst themselves.
The club believes that real anti-Semitic abuse such as hissing to simulate the noise of gas chambers is the real evil and the real offence. We believe this is the area that requires a determined and concerted effort from all parties and where we seek greater support to eradicate.
Brian Reade in the Mirror also chose his words wisely on who Mr Herbert was:
A man with no known connection to football, who speaks for a society which exists solely of black members, is accusing a mass of multi-cultural people who embrace the word Yid to disempower rivals chanting anti-Semitic slurs, of being racist.
Football doesn’t want the episode swept under the carpet – it was Chelsea that lodged a complaint with the FA. Mr Herbert got wind of this involving a black player and screamed ‘bingo!’ But this wasn’t an opportunity of a lifetime. It was actually a rather tawdry stunt being pulled by some disreputable footballers who wanted revenge on a referee who didn’t do them any favours.
They made it all up. And so the Society Of Black Lawyers have heavily a backed a horse that went to moral knackers yard some considerable time ago.
Peter Herbert’s next mission is rumoured to be demanding that sweet manufacturer Barratts explain their sinister subliminal plot of manufacturing of both banana shaped foam candies and black jack chews. The world’s breath is baited.
The latest Hotspur’s Half Hour is out now! 
Looking at the typical intelligence of the average player and the typical greed of the average lawyer/solicitor, then there is a perfect opportunity for the latter to make a bomb out of players seeking representation.
No wonder he got an OBE.
Usually Other Buggers Efforts.
And now he’s going for a knighthood…
Old Bald ED
Soooo, find a white lawyer, then he applies to join the ‘federation of black lawyers’, if they refuse sue them for racism?
He is half-white, and he is running the organization. Are you saying his black half should sue his white half?
My understanding of mixed race people is that they don’t consider themselves ‘half’ of anything.
Either way you look at it having a ‘whites/blacks only’ anything is a massive double standard.
Its not the same thing.
An organization that supports blacks for instance doesnt have to be populated with all blacks does it?
Wasn’t Wilberforce?…oh,no!
good article harry enjoyed it.think this guy is an attention seeker when all other bits of racism were flying about throughtout the years this guy was never to be seen or heard off…
Again with the political correctness jibe? Mr. Herbert is not a campaigned for political correctness, he’s just a bellend.
My personal highlight from his interview:
“The information we had is that there are ‘no victims’. Well, if there are no victims, what on earth has been referred to the FA in the first place?”
What on earth, indeed! Perhaps you should have tried to find out something – anything – before reporting it to the police.
Btw, there is a massive huge assumption masquerading as fact in your piece HH:
It was actually a rather tawdry stunt being pulled by some disreputable footballers who wanted revenge on a referee who didn’t do them any favours.
They made it all up.
It’s certainly a possibility. But you will look quite stupid if that turns out to be false, eh?
Not a massive assumption given the lowlifes involved.
If it transpires I have done the scumbags at CFC any injustice please don’t dislocate anything as you type out your ‘I told you so’.
I found it implausible from the off, but until any of us know anything, and I mean anything, it’s not sensible to assume the worst just because they are indeed, cunts. Not for me anyway, but if you feel differently, play on, as you were.
Btw, when have I said ‘I told you so’? Is this reference your way of begrudgingly accepting that I’ve been right all along? :lol:
Haha! –
In complete fairness to Chelsea…..
Fuck every single cu*t associated with dirty shitty little club that should be in adminstration and their grubby horrible scumbag fans. I woul dlike to see how many would turn up to the bridge if their pimp walked off otmorrow and took his money and players with him.
That was fair wasn’t it?!
Sorry, you lost me at “in complete fairness to Chelsea”.
… and we all remember that the scum have ‘previous’ when it comes to making false allegations against referees. Ask Graham Poll what he thinks?
The Chelsea players lying to the FA is bad/wrong. The Chelsea players lying to the Police/courts is against the law and could lead to jail terms.
It’s no wonder they aren’t going to the police.
It’ll be interesting to see what punishment is dished out to the Chelsea players by the FA if they are found to have lied.
Mr Herbert is clearly peeved at not getting himself on ‘I’m a celebrity…’ and is desperate to raise his profile
Abramovich is a Yid (like me,well not exactlylike me )so why doesnt he buy Tottenham
and bring Hazard and company (no not company)and leave the mein kamph camp to the racists.
I mean buying Chelsea?
Ill gotten gains…
Perfect match with him and Chelsea.
Opposites don’t always attract.
But he did bring the money to London didnt he?
If it wasnt him then it would have been someone else.
It was all corrupt
Ronnie, as I understand it CFC own a sizeable chunk of prime real estate with a valuation that puts the same plot of land in north London to shame… What a surprise that he dropped his wad with the blue racists and not some of “his own.”
We are close to Stamford Hill.They are close to Knightsbridge.
Its telling.
He tried to buy us before getting Chelsea and Ken Bates of out the pooh-Levy said ‘Not interested'(Which makes you wonder if ENIC are in it for the money as we all assume they are) well, the rest is history as they say-good or bad?…not too sure myself
Its the difference about talking big and playing big.
We talk a lot get on an excursion to Madrid or Amsterdam just before the end of the window and buy anyone under 15 million. They wont buy anyone less that 25 million.
I have a strange feeling by the way that Jose will go back to Chelsea
Adding to my own theory-I believe DL only went for AVB to stick one over RA,because if, as we all hope-he proves to be an outstanding manager it would make RA out to be a total fool and Levy to be a hero-Geeze, I hope Levy’s not the former..
….Don’t forget we had Oscar almost signed until they gazumped us at the last minute
We need more than prayers. We religiously need a couple of higher end players