Thank you to the THST (Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust) for this snippet of information.
You’ll remember the shambolic “consultation document” from THFC on the Y word? Well, proof of the pudding is served. Only 11500 people responded.
- DA commented on the recent update from THFC on the Y Word Consultation. 11500 responses had been received, each statement had been read by at least one member of THFC staff and the summary themes were almost ready for release
- KL updated on the 2 fans arrested for using the term ’Yid’ at White Hart Lane. Both are now on a third rebail, awaiting the CPS decision on whether using the word is actually a prosecutable offence. Decisions are now due on 21st January
- EK confirmed that the FOI request relating to the Community Impact Assessment referred to by the then Chief Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police during our meeting in October has yet to receive a satisfactory response. The new deadline is 27th January, whilst exemptions under data protection and policing are explored. EK to follow up
- DA agreed to follow up the offer of a meeting with the FA, with our agenda being to discuss tackling genuine anti-Semitism in football
- KL and DA updated the Board on the opportunity to meet with Kick It Out, to discuss anti-Semitism across social media following THST’s work in this area with the Met Police
- EK suggested approaching the FSF to discuss ways of encouraging fellow fans to self-police on the terraces, too.
How many members does the club have? Over 70000? CLICKY
The word shameful is arguably overused in football. It seems all too apt here. I shudder when the phrase “I told you” is wheeled out, but it was bloody obvious that most of these idiotic documents were never even going to be read by their intended recipients.
The email was sent out by a third party and went into most people’s junk/spam files.
Those that did open it, discovered that it didn’t have an option to cast a simple yes or no vote, but instead, half a dozen scandalously narrow sample group of insipid quotes, to which responses were welcomed.
Jesus wept.
The club drafted in extra police to monitor fans, caution and arrest them, the club had stewards looking out for people the stewards felt were causing offence … all before establishing what the fans were being hounded over …was actually a prosecutable offence.
You could not make it up.
Where’s Baddiel? On tour. Funny that.
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