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Post by jordancampbell on Sept 21, 2021 19:13:00 GMT
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Sept 21, 2021 19:26:56 GMT
Had to be done, we can’t and won’t stand for this at Cliftonhill.
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Sept 21, 2021 20:35:09 GMT
I remember the police being at Forfar a few years ago with mobile CCTV when they expected travelling Rovers related fuds at our game.
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Post by marmiteman on Sept 21, 2021 21:08:55 GMT
Agree with the statement but look forward to welcoming the innocent boys back after the investigation is concluded. You cannot blame them all for the actions of one person. Let's hope the investigation is concluded prior to our next home match.
Peter
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2021 7:13:40 GMT
Agree but as a whole they have to start using the heid a bit for the sake of all.
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Post by bucky on Sept 22, 2021 11:53:46 GMT
I’m not sure about the broad brush approach here unless the group have not cooperated in naming the individual. One thing I do agree with is a strong message that racists are not welcome at the club
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Post by stephen on Sept 22, 2021 13:10:56 GMT
I’m not sure about the broad brush approach here unless the group have not cooperated in naming the individual. One thing I do agree with is a strong message that racists are not welcome at the club They seemed to be very confused at the weekend as to whether the Twitter admin did know who did it. Their Twitter statement on Saturday night re a banning from their group seemed pretty clear to me, but I just wonder if they panicked and thought it would best to act as if they'd dealt with it. Cue people demanding, quite properly, that the individual is reported. A thorough investigation should bring all of this out, and a 'paper' banning meantime probably makes sense from a PR point of view
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Post by samtennentjnr on Sept 22, 2021 13:14:19 GMT
Right thing to do in balance - hopefully once this is cleared up and the name/s are passed to the club to be banned through the proper channels they majority of the group can get back in.
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Post by Nanook on Sept 23, 2021 13:54:07 GMT
Am I the only one who is uncomfortable with this mass banning for the wrong doing of one person?
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Post by charlestheoptimist on Sept 23, 2021 16:16:39 GMT
We need a quick resolution to this ,as we are in danger of alienating and losing a great deal of our support that we need. I agree that the elements that have besmirched the reputation and integrity of the club should be dealt with - but lets not be blanket banning the innocent party's - ALL sides need to come together to get the club through this uncomfortable and difficult spell and give the players the backing they properly need on match days.
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Post by bucky on Sept 24, 2021 11:42:50 GMT
Although I have my doubts about a blanket ban but I don’t think the group do themselves any favours. They need to co-operate with the club and identity the individual.
In my years of supporting Rovers any individual or group of fans who get themselves into trouble or make a complete fool of themselves is when they make supporting the Rovers about them and not the club.
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Post by marmiteman on Oct 1, 2021 17:39:33 GMT
Can we have an update from the Board on the investigation outcome please. The innocent young fans deserve to know if they can come along to the next home match.
Peter
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Post by jordancampbell on Oct 2, 2021 7:34:32 GMT
This is still ongoing, Peter, and we will provide an update as soon as we can.
Thanks.
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Post by mildrover on Jan 20, 2022 20:28:12 GMT
I am not on the club's official website very often but it was pointed out to me that the statement below had been posted recently by the BOD
'Club Statement regarding the Coatbridge Boys As a result of allegations by a Kelty Hearts player that he was subject to racist abuse, the Coatbridge Boys ultra fans group were banned from The Reigart Stadium pending the results of an investigation.
The investigation is now complete and the outcome is that the decision of the club and the community is that the Coatbridge Boys ultras group is no longer welcome at Albion Rovers. This ban is whole and permanent.
Anyone displaying scarves and flags affiliated with the Coatbridge Boys group, or anything similar, will be asked to leave the stadium.
The investigation found that there is indisputable evidence that the Coatbridge Boys:
Were in the vicinity of the racist abuse heard by Nathan Austin of Kelty Hearts Publicly claimed responsibility for the abuse on social media channels Subsequently deleted the post and claimed no responsibility However, by that point extensive media coverage had irreversibly tarnished the reputation of the club.
Further to that, after promises made to the board at the start of the 2021 season that open dialogue would always exist to resolve issues that we all anticipated due to the nature of ultra fans “sailing close to the wind” — in the aftermath of the incident, the self-identified leader of the group offered little assistance.
We anticipate that members of the group may feel hard done by and may try to request a refund for their season tickets. Unfortunately, while we don’t disagree that this is a robust decision, the nature of the incident and the damage to the reputation of the club is too great. It is our view that while no-one (including us) is perfect, the time for sweeping racism under the carpet is past.
Especially, when we need to look only as far as Drumpellier Park to find a resource gifted to the people of Coatbridge by the family of Andrew Buchanan: a man who originally bought Drumpellier Estate with a fortune made by exploiting slaves on tobacco plantations in Virginia.
As a small but sincere gesture of solidarity with any person who suffers abuse, if any Coatbridge Boys want to return their season tickets to the club we will not issue a refund to them BUT we will use that money to make a donation to a charity of Nathan Austin’s choosing.
Everyone is welcome at Albion Rovers.'
Ronnie
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2022 22:12:33 GMT
No messing about. Must be the only club to have actually taken action.
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