When will the interviews stop containing the bloody obvious , I can see he is black so can you isn't that enough to provide the positive black role model .
It is getting beyond a joke that it keeps getting mentioned that he is black
I am sure he knows he is black as do most people just from looking at him
In my humble opinion the sooner that his colour stops becoming as important as his record is the moment scp wins
And so does every other black coach and footballer,
I just find it incredibly odd that when CP was playing, everyone just knew him as a great full back and a terrific guy. Never once did I hear his colour mentioned.
I just find it incredibly odd that when CP was playing, everyone just knew him as a great full back and a terrific guy. Never once did I hear his colour mentioned.
it was one question at the end that was then followed up in the studio. For us fans his achievements are the interesting point, for the BBC journos who rarely even think about us another angle was needed. Any difference will be highlighted.
I was much more interested in the rest of what he said which hardly anyone has mentioned.
His colour shouldn't matter, it matters less now that it did 20 or 30 years ago but it still matters.
And that's the whole point henners , he said some real positive stuff, he mentioned learning from top mgrs and his philosophy on the game , his point about Monday nights game was spot on
Yet ud we are talking about his colour you can bet your arse others are
Back to what else was said for those who didn't see it (from memory):
You must be pleased with BWP? Don't like talking about individual players, but 14 from 17 is something. Always important to have goalscorers. Will Mon game define the season? No - of course not, it's only the 19th out of 46 I love this club Alex says I'm turning into Curbs Learnt a lot from all the managers I worked under - especially Curbs and also Nigel Pearson - did what we have to do - won League 1 at Leicester
He seemed very relaxed with Brighty - in fact they both seemed a bit embarrased re the colour question at the end.
Chris Powell is one of the first Black Managers in the UK and one of the few successful ones (in professional footy anyway). Hardly surprising that outside of Charlton that is one of the main reasons for the focus on him. I am just happy that :
a) Charlton get some media coverage
we gave him his chance (irrespective of colour - purely because he is a legend) and
c) he has become successful and will be an excellent role model
It doesn't matter if the cat is black or white. What matters is if it can catch mice....
Deng Xiaoping
“Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war and until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation, until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes. And until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race, there is war. And until that day, the dream of lasting peace, world citizenship, rule of international morality, will remain but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, but never attained... now everywhere is war." ― Haile Selassie I
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When will the interviews stop containing the bloody obvious , I can see he is black so can you isn't that enough to provide the positive black role model .
It is getting beyond a joke that it keeps getting mentioned that he is black
I am sure he knows he is black as do most people just from looking at him
In my humble opinion the sooner that his colour stops becoming as important as his record is the moment scp wins
And so does every other black coach and footballer,
OMG Chris Powell is black?!?!?!
Thank you media for pointing this out
it was one question at the end that was then followed up in the studio. For us fans his achievements are the interesting point, for the BBC journos who rarely even think about us another angle was needed. Any difference will be highlighted.
I was much more interested in the rest of what he said which hardly anyone has mentioned.
His colour shouldn't matter, it matters less now that it did 20 or 30 years ago but it still matters.
summary pls henners
Yet ud we are talking about his colour you can bet your arse others are
Deng Xiaoping
You must be pleased with BWP? Don't like talking about individual players, but 14 from 17 is something. Always important to have goalscorers.
Will Mon game define the season? No - of course not, it's only the 19th out of 46
I love this club
Alex says I'm turning into Curbs
Learnt a lot from all the managers I worked under - especially Curbs and also Nigel Pearson - did what we have to do - won League 1 at Leicester
He seemed very relaxed with Brighty - in fact they both seemed a bit embarrased re the colour question at the end.
Once they said the same thing about black players who played professionally, now it isn't an issue.
Then they said the same thing about black players who played for England, now it isn't an issue.
If there were more black managers then it wouldn't be an issue, until then I'm happy that it continues to be highlighted.
Chris Powell is one of the first Black Managers in the UK and one of the few successful ones (in professional footy anyway). Hardly surprising that outside of Charlton that is one of the main reasons for the focus on him. I am just happy that :
a) Charlton get some media coverage
c) he has become successful and will be an excellent role model
― Haile Selassie I