‘That was for Jimmy’
- Thread starter May_1973
- Start date
- Status
seaburnmackem
Central Defender
Fair point.
Saucy Jack
Central Defender
f***ing hell:
The former Match of the Day presenter Jimmy Hill has enraged campaigners by insisting that racist comments are simply a matter of "fun" between footballers.
In an interview with The Independent published today, Mr Hill leapt to the defence of fellow pundit Ron Atkinson who resigned from ITV last month after describing Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly as a "lazy, f***ing thick nigger".
Atkinson, 65, who accepted he was "an idiot" and apologised, was unaware his microphone was on at the time and the remarks were broadcast in the Middle East.
When asked whether Mr Atkinson should have resigned, Mr Hill insisted it was the "language of the football field".
The 75-year-old, who now presents a weekly programme on Sky Sports, added: "In that context, you wouldn't think that words like nigger were particularly insulting: it would be funny. Without meaning to insult any black men, it's us having fun.
"What about jokes about my long chin? I mean, nigger is black - so we have jokes where we call them niggers because they're black. Why should that be any more of an offence than someone calling me chinny?"
The former Match of the Day presenter Jimmy Hill has enraged campaigners by insisting that racist comments are simply a matter of "fun" between footballers.
In an interview with The Independent published today, Mr Hill leapt to the defence of fellow pundit Ron Atkinson who resigned from ITV last month after describing Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly as a "lazy, f***ing thick nigger".
Atkinson, 65, who accepted he was "an idiot" and apologised, was unaware his microphone was on at the time and the remarks were broadcast in the Middle East.
When asked whether Mr Atkinson should have resigned, Mr Hill insisted it was the "language of the football field".
The 75-year-old, who now presents a weekly programme on Sky Sports, added: "In that context, you wouldn't think that words like nigger were particularly insulting: it would be funny. Without meaning to insult any black men, it's us having fun.
"What about jokes about my long chin? I mean, nigger is black - so we have jokes where we call them niggers because they're black. Why should that be any more of an offence than someone calling me chinny?"
Charmless Man
Striker
@Fugazi - I had been hitherto unaware of this, but it seems all the shit directed at him is probably justified.
Surely you’re delighted you’re being forced out of a stadium with a statue of a racist with a massive chin?
prideofhylton
Winger
Fuckwits
Mercia Blackcat
Striker
To be honest most of the Cov fans I knew in the early 70s thought JH was an obnoxious prat so I don't understand this more recent love-in over Jim the Chin. Maybe it's a retro nostalgia thing born out of desperation. I know they had a very good young team when Dave Sexton was manager but sold them all off. Not sure if JH was chairman then. He had been manager, then chairman and then presenter for MotD which seems to have gone to his head. Everyone knows his real love was Fulham.
To be honest considering the multi racial mix of Coventry that's strange.
To be honest considering the multi racial mix of Coventry that's strange.
Last edited:
Northumberland Rocks
Striker
Not only a cheat but a cheat who banged on about fair play.
Jimmy Hill = cheat & hypocrite
Mercia Blackcat
Striker
The same Jimmy who ran the club so badly that after 20 odd years in the top flight they were in so much debt that when they sold Highfield Road they had to use that money to finance the debt.
Then they put a statue up to him outside the new ground they no longer owned. Some f***ing hero.
Then they put a statue up to him outside the new ground they no longer owned. Some f***ing hero.
Last edited:
Left For Dead
Winger
Last edited:
f***ing brilliant!
Nothing. It’s meaningless.
Sunderland is leagues ahead of Coventry as a place to live, IMO. Anyone who’s been there will surely know what I mean.
Why put city in quotes?
Chin chinnery, chin chinnery, chin chin, cheroo,
your beloved club’s nearly as dead as you...
Last edited:
Bakerlooline
Striker
It says that Coventry was in more need of help than our own - that’s what the competition is about.
ilovehorswill
Striker
He certainly left his mark on society as a wholef***ing brilliant!
Nothing. It’s meaningless.
Sunderland is leagues ahead of Coventry as a place to live, IMO. Anyone who’s been there will surely know what I mean.
Why put city in quotes?
Chin chinnery, chin chinnery, chin chin, cheroo,
your beloved club’s nearly as dead as you...
For years we used to rub our chins if someone was talking shit
hank evans
Striker
Still do! Should never have been allowed to grow old that expression
- Status
