Election Year or Fear!

[ramAnag]

Thats right because black youth always look for positive role models in the stands - Fat Sid from Chad who ate all the pies - rather than at those on the pitch - Adams, Ozoh, Agyemang, Sanderson etc etc who proudly play for their clubs and countries.

Same with cricket and Asian youth - positive role models at county and England level plus influxes of overseas one day players into domestic one day cricket. On the subject of which I find it hard to believe that at the England v India test match you recently went to at Old Trafford there were few brown faces. Every time I've seen India play at International level their fans make up probably 25%-30% of the crowd, are noisy and visible and dont support England (their choice).

But the bottom line is that noone does or can make someone pay for or watch a sporting event. Its not something in any way comparable to the TV adverts issue (if indeed it is an issue - Im with you and Sith and never watch adverts) but in that acting role individuals are selected for a role and that selection process may or may not have ethnic bias, be that disproportionate or otherwise. If you had pointed to the fact that no black kids were being picked for England football team, or Asians for cricket team, it would be relevant. But they are, based on talent, and rightly so. But spectating or working behind the scenes at a ground - give it a rest.

It wasn’t me who introduced the ‘working behind the scenes at a ground’ aspect. It was AF.

Believe it or not, my experience at Old Trafford was that the vast majority of the Indian fans - about an estimated 10% of the whole crowd - were all grouped together in one part of the ground. In much the same way as those English fans who wish to drink to excess and sing tedious songs are encouraged to stay in Old Trafford’s ‘Party Stand’ (or the Hollies Stand at Edgbaston) so, I imagine, the Indian fans, who wish to drum incessantly throughout the match, were encouraged to gather together in a particular section.

Everything was amicable and that’s how it was. When the Aussies come for the Ashes, they also tend to gather together in their green and gold enclaves.

I’m honestly struggling to make much sense of the rest of your post.