Zenit St Petersburg fans are no good and racist - Samba

[Mosiah]

The movement towards a world of 'tan' is on us and we must play our part.

And when do you think we'll get to this world of tan?

[Mosiah]

HEHEHEHEH! Good stuff, PR!

[Peter R]

I just sent a message to Suarez AND Sterling.... dem on the job!!

[Karl]

I see it differently. Let them stay in the dark ages...they will meet their demise in good time, like the KKK, it's just a matter of time. No need to fight ignorance like it was 1900.

Slightly different set of circumstance...but blacks comfronted the KKK. Zenit must be confronted....just as our Rebel cricketers confronted the South Africans on the field.

Read into this as much as wished...but nothing pushes racism to the 'back' more quickly that close interaction. The movement towards a world of 'tan' is on us and we must play our part. No retreat! No surrender!

Dem mus get - Greeeeeeeeeeeetiiiiiings, I bring from Jah!

[Karl]

The Liverpool players must 'educate' the Zenit fans by giving a great display and a hellava backsiding!

[Rockman]

Yeah apparently,slicing it with a knife or allowing it to skin itself,lol.

[Paul Marin]

I understand your perspective but do remember the KKK would still be up to their terroristic deeds had it not been for activism,that is what forced the Federal Govt to find effective ways of deterring them;in this case they went after it's pocket.The seemingly demise of the KKK is due to activism.
The Zenit case is unique, it is not just the fans,racism appears institutionalized by the club itself.

Okay. There are different ways to skin a chicken.

[Rockman]

I understand your perspective but do remember the KKK would still be up to their terroristic deeds had it not been for activism,that is what forced the Federal Govt to find effective ways of deterring them;in this case they went after it's pocket.The seemingly demise of the KKK is due to activism.
The Zenit case is unique, it is not just the fans,racism appears institutionalized by the club itself.

[Paul Marin]

One way or the other, the end result is the same;the status quo is being challenged.
Zenit and its fans would not lose a day sleep if their team is without a member of the minority,facilitating that is not a practical solution.

I see it differently. Let them stay in the dark ages...they will meet their demise in good time, like the KKK, it's just a matter of time. No need to fight ignorance like it was 1900.

[Rockman]

One way or the other, the end result is the same;the status quo is being challenged.
Zenit and its fans would not lose a day sleep if their team is without a member of the minority,facilitating that is not a practical solution.

[Paul Marin]

Why would black players - e.g. Eto'o who made very visible noise against racism in football - go to Russia? Somethings are more important than money.

[Lazie]

Zenit St Petersburg fans who want non-white and gay players excluded from the Russian team are "living in another century", says Anzhi Makhachkala defender Christopher Samba.
Landscrona, the Russian champions' largest fans' group, said black players are "forced down Zenit's throat".
"I'm not surprised. Everybody knows Zenit supporters are no good and racist," Samba told BBC Radio 5 live.
A timeline of incidents

• March 2011: Zenit fined after a fan offered a banana to Anzhi's Roberto Carlos
• March 2012: Anzhi defender Cherno Samba had a banana thrown at him during a match at at Lokomotiv Moscow
• March 2012: Spartak Moscow's Emmanuel Emenike gestured to fans after receiving abuse

"They are living in another century. It's a sad day for Russian football."
He added: "In this time we have different communities and countries that constitute teams. If they can't accept that then they are never going to progress."
Zenit were the only top-flight Russian team without a black player until the summer signings of Brazil striker Hulk and Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel.
The club was fined by the Russian Football Union after one of their fans offered a banana to Anzhi Makhachkala left-back Roberto Carlos before a match between the two sides in March 2011.
Black players in the Russian league have been the target of monkey chants and Samba also had a banana thrown at him by a Lokomotiv Moscow fan shortly after his move from Blackburn Rovers.
However, the Congo-Brazzaville international insists there is no prospect of black players staging a protest by boycotting matches following Landscrona's open letter.
"Boycotting, why? Because fans make statement they don't want black players. No. Black players should fight for the good ones - not the idiots," he said.
"It's really sad. It's slowing down the process of Russian football being a better league. I hope the Russian federation do the necessary to sanction it."
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“I know, based on my experience with Russian football and Zenit, there are serious issues about racism”

Raymond Verheijen Former Zenit coach

Raymond Verheijen, a former coach of Zenit, believes there are "serious issues" with racism in Russian football and says action needs to be taken by the sport's governing body.
"If the fans are asking for an all-white team, I'm actually quite shocked to be honest," he said.
"I know, based on my experience with Russian football and Zenit, there are serious issues about racism, so I was already familiar with the problem.
"But if it's true that the fans have asked for this policy then I think its time that the club and the Federation also took some action against these kind of things."
Russia is preparing to host the 2018 World Cup after being picked by governing body Fifa to stage the tournament for the first time.
Samba, 28, believes Russia's continuing problems surrounding racism are "not helping" the country's preparations.
He added: "The fact that a lot of players are going to Russia should be promoted. But if we're not welcome then it would be very difficult to change the mentality ahead of the World Cup."