Club statement - New Laws

[frogmiller]

This is a statement from the club.

Apart from clearing the away end I don?t see the club employing enough security to accomplish this.

It would be nice never to hear the chant again mind!

Rotherham United are asking fans to support our efforts as we employ a proactive approach to ending deeply offensive and upsetting chanting at AESSEAL New York Stadium and on the road, once and for all.

Having consulted the EFL and South Yorkshire Police regarding this chanting which has occurred on occasion at our fixtures and following recent changes to the Law, we have vowed to make it our mission as a club to take action to stamp out what are deeply offensive and upsetting chants specifically referencing the deplorable Child ***ual Exploitation which took place in our town and others around the country.

We strongly believe that the this type of language and chanting has no place in our game, and has the potential to extend and prolong the suffering for the innocent victims and those connected to them.

The club will be taking a strong approach to chants of this nature moving forwards, and instances will be acted upon by our stadium safety and security staff and, where possible, the perpetrators will be ejected from the stadium.

We are asking our fans to support us in achieving this by taking a ?if you hear it, report it? approach to tragedy chanting via the use of our in-stadium, anonymous report hotline.


Any ?live? reports we receive make it considerably easier for our staff to identify the individuals at the centre of any potential offensive chanting and we would encourage our fans to send information regarding where the offending party is seated and any description of their physical appearance.

Fans attending matches at AESSEAL New York Stadium can do this by texting 07507 449121 or by emailing: [email protected]

As custodians and supporters of the club we are proud of our town, and proud of the transformational impact our club has in both positively impacting and uniting our communities.

Our ?Forever Together. Forever Proud.? mantra is one we strongly stand behind.

Together we can end this type of offensive chanting at AESSEAL New York Stadium and show the football world how proud we are of the many amazing people and places that make our corner of South Yorkshire special.

The club will be distributing this information to opposition teams prior to their visits to AESSEAL New York Stadium to make them aware of our policy on this matter.

[uttis]

What a load of tripe, good idea to start this Saturday though with the might of Exeter who will bring probably about 200

[Jimmy Badfellow]

Aaaah....dem nasty words are at it again! Yet again a selective approach to specific chants. If you want to cleanse stadiums of nasty words then have the courage to do it in totality. So ''the referees a w*n*ker'', abuse of the visiting keeper when taking a goal kick etc,etc, all have to be subjected to the same scrutiny. Typical virtue signalling rubbish.

[UlleyMiller]

It's the authorities (FA/police) who need to run this, not the club. Personally I'm not really bothered by it, but I do feel it's ridiculous to charge Luton over their chanting to Brighton, and to be so strict on any songs about Liver**** (not just Hillsbro stuff), if they ignore the stuff we see.

Just needs consistency.

[Jimmy Badfellow]

Selective like when Ukrainian flags were allowed in stadiums but Palestinian flags were not. Selective like when LNER have banned Newcastle fans from consuming alcohol on their return journeys after the Wembley final on Sunday but not Liverpool fans.

[Spuddy Speight]

I want to know, when was the last time any visiting supporter was caught and ejected for being in possession of flairs? You know, the bright, smoky coloured ones which attract a lot of attention.

More importantly can we win on Saturday?

Up The Millers!!!

[Derbymiller]

politics and sport, never a good mix.
If the authorities were truly thinking about the victims perhaps we could have a frank and open debate about the actual crime rather than on people singing about it.

[OneJohnnyQuinn]

I know this is the wrong thread but it may be a ploy by the club to get more season ticket renewals . Watching 20 stewards and 2 special constables eject 2000 away fans would be better than the football on display.

[great_fire]

Well it's the away fans obviously.

Why do they need the home fans to report it?

[great_fire]

politics and sport, never a good mix.
If the authorities were truly thinking about the victims perhaps we could have a frank and open debate about the actual crime rather than on people singing about it.

Club has done nothing for grooming gang victims that I can remember, and they've supported many different causes. I think they just want it forgotten.