Racism at Charlton - Rio Ferdinand

cafctom

From his new book #2Sides:

“I remember going to my first training session at Charlton. One of their kids called me a ‘black b*****d’ and we got into a fight immediately. The response of their coach John Cartwright was brilliant. He stepped in, took my side, made the boy apologise and banned him for a few weeks. I hadn’t even signed for Charlton. I was impressed.”

Goonerhater

so as usual with the Ego Rio its not "racism at Charlton" is it ---one kid called him a bad word he belted kid and CHARLTON FC sided with him and banned the kid.

he loves going "back" to his roots in Moss Side and Lewisham---f--k off u clown---go live there then

Curb_It

Why didnt we sign him?

Swisdom

Curb_It said:

Why didnt we sign him?

Too black? :-)

Henry Irving

Goonerhater said:

so as usual with the Ego Rio its not "racism at Charlton" is it ---one kid called him a bad word he belted kid and CHARLTON FC sided with him and banned the kid.

he loves going "back" to his roots in Moss Side and Lewisham---f--k off u clown---go live there then

Predictable one eyed diatribe from GH.

Of course Rio wrote the thread title himself.

And let's ignore that he said he was impressed.

Haters gonna hate

More interested that we didn't sign him

PS he lives in Bromley now so clearly a man of good taste and judgement.

Macronate

& kept getting into fights.

ValleyGary

Henry Irving said:

Goonerhater said:

so as usual with the Ego Rio its not "racism at Charlton" is it ---one kid called him a bad word he belted kid and CHARLTON FC sided with him and banned the kid.

he loves going "back" to his roots in Moss Side and Lewisham---f--k off u clown---go live there then

Predictable one eyed diatribe from GH.

Of course Rio wrote the thread title himself.

And let's ignore that he said he was impressed.

Haters gonna hate

More interested that we didn't sign him

PS he lives in Bromley now so clearly a man of good taste and judgement.

Oh dear.....

Goonerhater

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz usual bollox from up his own arse Henry

Spanish

Love how people are so opinionated on here....

Henry Irving

Goonerhater said:

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz usual bollox from up his own arse Henry

Carry on missing the point and hating like you usually do

cabbles

This could be the thread that I leave open and refresh from now until I leave work tonight

Bedsaddick

Goonerhater must have some kind of alarm that tells him when someone on CL talking about race , immigration or politics because like clockwork we get his aggressive blinkered comments every time . I'm with Henry on this .

WayneK

Henry- GH is so racist he married a Thai lady. You assume too much.

Henry Irving

WayneK said:

Henry- GH is so racist he married a Thai lady. You assume too much.

What did I assume?

Read back and you'll see it's you making the assumption, not me.

LeaburnForEngland

GH surely you can see that Rio Ferdinand didn't write the title of this thread and the quote from his book is entirely complimentary about the club?

SELR_addicks

"Ferdinand was regularly playing in youth teams and at Eltham Town he played as an attacking midfielder but team scouts saw the young player had the physical potential to be a centre-back instead. Teams vied for the young footballer's services and during his youth he trained with Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Millwall and Queens Park Rangers."

"London team West Ham United was to be his footballing home, however, and he joined their youth system in 1992."

Guess that means he chose West Ham over the others. Wasn't the case of us rejecting him.

cafctom

The title I used is actually just a shortened version of the one News Shopper have used:

newsshopper.co.uk/news/11522585.Racism_at_Millwall_and_Charlton_and_snogging_in_Blackheath__5_claims_from_Rio_Ferdinand_s_book/

Bournemouth Addick

LeaburnForEngland said:

GH surely you can see that Rio Ferdinand didn't write the title of this thread and the quote from his book is entirely complimentary about the club?

I thought I had missed something too. Ferdinand writes something complimentary about the way a situation was dealt with in the past and somehow this turns into a rant and a subsequent barny.

Well done John Cartwright is what we should be saying IMO.

Talal

I give this until 3pm...

Northstandpieeater

Team Henry on this one.Ferndinand was complimenting Charlton and he did not write the post title. Also not sure what Henry has 'presumed'

kentaddick

i think he wrote something similar in his last autobiography and said the guy was released pretty much on the spot and that charlton wanted him to sign but he chose not to.

carly burn

Goonerhater said:

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz usual bollox from up his own arse Henry

WayneK said:

Henry- GH is so racist he married a Thai lady. You assume too much.

Henry Irving said:

WayneK said:

Henry- GH is so racist he married a Thai lady. You assume too much.

What did I assume?

Read back and you'll see it's you making the assumption, not me.

Does John Cartwright post on here?

If so, sort this out would ya mate.

kentaddick

But jesus christ imagine a central defence of Rio and Rufus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYj7T9eEQ4U

shirty5

Talal said:

I give this until 3pm...

Auction or quiz?

se9addick

kentaddick said:

But jesus christ imagine a central defence of Rio and Rufus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYj7T9eEQ4U

they could be flanked by Mills and Powell (I'm thinking 1998/99 season). That defence would never be relegated !

Dave2l

move on

cfgs

Spanish said:

Love how people are so opinionated on here....

Are they I hadn't noticed.

Jints

Northstandpieeater said:

Team Henry on this one.Ferndinand was complimenting Charlton and he did not write the post title. Also not sure what Henry has 'presumed'

Primary school level comprehension skills?

Charltonparklane

Incident probably didn't even happen, just filled another couple of paragraphs.

Been involved in my own football and kids football for over 30 years and barely heard a racist comment,

Think its a big myth and something that creates jobs through campaigns.

Rob

Spanish said:

Love how people are so opinionated on here....

No I'm not

kentaddick

Charltonparklane said:

Incident probably didn't even happen, just filled another couple of paragraphs.

Been involved in my own football and kids football for over 30 years and barely heard a racist comment,

Think its a big myth and something that creates jobs through campaigns.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq-v1TTUyhM