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Chris Powell - Telegraph Interview

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  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,118
    I'm not going to open it yet but I guess it mentions that he is a black manager three times...
  • WSS said:

    I'm not going to open it yet but I guess it mentions that he is a black manager three times...

    You don't know how close that number was!

  • Good article and i really don't get why it is a big deal them asking him about very important issues in our game like Racism as he is an important figure, one of only 3 black managers in the league, former chairman of the PFA and an england international.

    It seems only right that they ask him about issues like that after they have discussed Charlton, as he is a very well respected man, especially when in society and football it seems to be creeping back with some fans that it is ok to be racist or have a hatred towards people who are different.

  • cafcnick1992
    cafcnick1992 Posts: 7,504
    edited December 2012
    I didn't even realise powell was black, great journalism
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,276
    fairly typical journalism of today - not sure of your alleged spelling mistakes

  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,192
    They spelt Charlton 'Chartlon' in the headline. Its been changed now.

  • In light of Danny Haynes comments after the Millwall game and Charlton's response to the same, I thought the journalist was correct to ask CP about the matter. Indeed the fact that he asked the question showed he had done a bit of research and was not just asking the usual questions.
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 27,156
    The bit about the bloke from the Society of Black Lawyers made me laugh though,
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,990
    edited December 2012
    Why don't they refer to him as Sir Chris....?

    Seriously, I thought it was a balanced and reasoned article.
  • It's shame he can't just be interviewed about our performances on the pitch, youth team, transfer policy etc but then if he wasn't black, he probably wouldn't be interviewed as much...

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  • They spelt Charlton 'Chartlon' in the headline. Its been changed now.

    What - so we've all got call our club Chartlon now? Is this KOC's doing?
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    Decent interview but the journo really needs to have a scan through his work after.

    On the issue of black managers, isn't CP technically the only black manager in the league? It's probably my ignorance but aren't Curle and Hughton of mixed race therefore not technically black? I know it doesn't matter and I'm not trying to start a whole race debate again, just curious really.
  • They spelt Charlton 'Chartlon' in the headline. Its been changed now.

    What - so we've all got call our club Chartlon now? Is this KOC's doing?
    Yes, it's short for Charting the London prospects...
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  • Anna_Kissed
    Anna_Kissed Posts: 3,302
    A thoughtful and decent man. We're very fortunate to have him as team manager.
  • redman
    redman Posts: 5,316
    Crusty54 said:

    fairly typical journalism of today - not sure of your alleged spelling mistakes

    There is also a to that should be too.Also in the related articles Hayne not Haynes. Sloppy. However otherwise it was a well written article.

  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,799

    Good article and i really don't get why it is a big deal them asking him about very important issues in our game like Racism as he is an important figure, one of only 3 black managers in the league

    Are Houghton & Curle Black or mixed race?

    In my eyes, that makes Powell the only black manager and for this, the league should reward us an extra 10 points.............. :-D