Quote Originally Posted by animallittle3 View Post
Here's the thing right , football in the UK now is full of players from all corners of the globe , 30% are black I believe .

These players are idolised at their clubs , there is no inequality in football , none what so ever .

It's probably the most diverse and equal industry in the country .

Sure there's the odd incident , nowt will ever be 100% .

Football in this country has no dog in this fight other than Sol Campbell of course who believes he's discriminated against because he's black .

No you aren't Sol your just a cr@p manager with a track record to prove it .
Its barmy to suggest that english clubs are against appointing black managers in this day and age. It's simply not true imo. Sad thing is that people buy into this and believe it.

As you quite rightly say, professional football in the uk is probably the most diverse and equal industry in the country.

My theory as to why there aren't many black managers abart is because professional football didn't become multicultural on a large scale here in the uk until the mid to late 90s when the Premiership got big. In the 80s thy ed barely any foreign players let alone foreign managers. Black players were starting to emerge in the 80s. However, with the growth and globalisation of the Premiership it attracted more foreign players and coaches as it grew, it gave opportunities.


Think back to 30 years ago. Each squad was 95% made up of British players with British managers. It's now changed to the point where home grown players are in the minority. It proves that with time people get their chance no matter what their background is. With more cities populations in the uk becoming more multicultural we are now seeing an emergence of black footballers compared to 30 years ago. It's just a question of time before we start to see the emergence of more black managers.