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A man arrested over an incident of alleged racist abuse at Anfield towards Oldham Athletic defender Tom Adeyemi has been bailed for further inquiries.

An investigation was launched after Friday night's Liverpool v Oldham match in the FA Cup third round.

The 20-year-old man, from Aintree, Merseyside, was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence on Saturday.

Adeyemi appeared close to tears during the game, which Liverpool won 5-1.
Club investigation

He appeared to be comforted by team-mates and Liverpool players Dirk Kuyt and Steven Gerrard following the alleged abuse.

There was reported to have been a discussion between police and the game's fourth official after the incident.

Liverpool said they would be investigating the incident.

A statement said: "We take this matter extremely seriously and have provided the police with the evidence we currently have available to us.

"This includes CCTV coverage and still photography of what we believe to be the relevant part of the stadium, statements from matchday stewards in that area and full access to all the footage captured by the cameras filming the match for our in-house TV operation."
Kop section

Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers Association, said on Sunday that he had discussed the incident with Adeyemi.

"We can confirm that he was the victim of racist abuse towards the end of the Liverpool v Oldham FA Cup tie last Friday evening," Taylor said.

"This abuse came from a spectator sitting in the Kop section of the ground.

"Tom has given a full witness statement to the Merseyside police regarding the incident and will continue to assist the police fully in their enquiries."

The investigation takes place as Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is serving an eight-match ban for racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra.
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I can't find a link for it online but the Oldham chairman was very positive in the Sunday Mirror about the way the club handled the incident:

'I cannot praise Liverpool officials highly enough. They are a great club and were mortified about the incident and very helpful to us. None of the Liverpool people I have dealt with - players or management - have a racist bone in their bodies'

Shame he hasn't been more widely quoted.
 
Our stewards are a fair bit more proactive than evertons. Evertons usually stand there & do precisely fuck all.

Now apparently we have some stewards who do both grounds, but I've been to loads at goodison as well as Anfield & find it hard to believe.
 
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Our stewards are a fair bit more proactive than evertons. Evertons usually stand there & do precisely fuck all.

Now apparently we have some stewards who do both grounds, but I've been to loads at goodison as well as Anfield & find it hard to believe.
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I heard everton pay more to their stewards

Oh and I used to be a steward, and like fuck I was proactive
 
Liverpool Football Club has been forthright and resolute for many years in its stance against racism and any form of discrimination.


The Club has worked actively to combat discrimination and has been at the forefront of social inclusion and community activity in football, winning awards and commendations for its work throughout the world. And this Club is determined to continue its part in working with the game's ruling bodies and the other organisations active in this area.

Whatever the outcome of what is now a police investigation, all of us are deeply sorry for what happened on Friday night and our players and our Club pass on our sincere regrets to Tom Adeyemi for the upset and distress he suffered as a result of the matter at hand.

Our supporters are renowned thoughout the world for their outstanding commitment, passion and fairness. They are drawn from nationalities across the globe with widely diverse backgrounds and heritages. The actions of any one individual do not represent our fans. Their stance on these issues is just as resolute as the Club's. We have a very clearly stated public stance on discrimination and intolerance with dedicated staff that work hard daily on programs in this important area.

Regarding the incident that occurred on Friday evening, we have given Merseyside police every possible assistance we can and will continue to provide the necessary support to their investigation in order to ensure this particular incident is dealt with properly. We will continue to take the strongest possible action(s) against unacceptable behaviour during our matches.
 
[quote author=doctor_mac link=topic=48180.msg1460051#msg1460051 date=1326050617]
Remember, there's no such thing as bad press Roland.
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the mirror, star and sun weren't around in oscar wilde's day.
 
[quote author=livvy185 link=topic=48180.msg1460054#msg1460054 date=1326050851]
Liverpool Football Club has been forthright and resolute for many years in its stance against racism and any form of discrimination.


The Club has worked actively to combat discrimination and has been at the forefront of social inclusion and community activity in football, winning awards and commendations for its work throughout the world. And this Club is determined to continue its part in working with the game's ruling bodies and the other organisations active in this area.

Whatever the outcome of what is now a police investigation, all of us are deeply sorry for what happened on Friday night and our players and our Club pass on our sincere regrets to Tom Adeyemi for the upset and distress he suffered as a result of the matter at hand.

Our supporters are renowned thoughout the world for their outstanding commitment, passion and fairness. They are drawn from nationalities across the globe with widely diverse backgrounds and heritages. The actions of any one individual do not represent our fans. Their stance on these issues is just as resolute as the Club's. We have a very clearly stated public stance on discrimination and intolerance with dedicated staff that work hard daily on programs in this important area.

Regarding the incident that occurred on Friday evening, we have given Merseyside police every possible assistance we can and will continue to provide the necessary support to their investigation in order to ensure this particular incident is dealt with properly. We will continue to take the strongest possible action(s) against unacceptable behaviour during our matches.
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happy with that, anita?
 
[quote author=spider-neil link=topic=48180.msg1460056#msg1460056 date=1326050893]
[quote author=doctor_mac link=topic=48180.msg1460051#msg1460051 date=1326050617]
Remember, there's no such thing as bad press Roland.
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the mirror, star and S** weren't around in oscar wilde's day.
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Arise Liverpool, arise!
 
[quote author=Asbo link=topic=48180.msg1459895#msg1459895 date=1326044438]
[quote author=themn link=topic=48180.msg1459041#msg1459041 date=1325953634]
[quote author=Asbo link=topic=48180.msg1459037#msg1459037 date=1325953228]
Prem league arrests for racist chanting 2010/11 aston villa 4 bolton 4 chelsea 2 man united 2 arsenal 1 LFC 0
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'Racist/Indecent Chanting'

Those arrests weren't *all* for racism.
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Oh yes they was! Oh no the wasn't , rscist indecent listed, those stats above are the RACIST incidents

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/crime/football-arrests-banning-orders/fbo-2010-11?view=Binary

Weirdly we also have 8 arrested for missile throwing, while Everton have ZERO, which is strange because they was fucking lobbing all sorts at us at the Derby Match.

Infact only Fulham Spurs Liverpool ManCity Newcastle and Sunderland had zero Racisit and indecent Arrests last year!

They way the papers are piling this shit on, you'd think it was only LFC that ever had a fucking Racist or indecent idiot in the ground ever!
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Whilst it's great that we had no arrests for Racist or Indecent Chanting, I don't see in those charts where the clubs that did have those issues have broken the figures down into which was which.
 
It was a guy (one of the LFC fans who is in the press) on Twitter that did the in depth shit, but I forgot to credit him, and can't go back that far to get his name, why didn't any Everton Fans get done for the coins and bottles at the Derby?

There was loads of footage and loads of the fuckers was throwing them.
 
Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers Association, said he had spoken to Adeyemi about the incident.

He said: "We can confirm that he was the victim of racist abuse towards the end of the Liverpool v Oldham FA Cup tie last Friday evening.
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From alleged/suspected to 'confirmation' ... I wish they'd give the police a few days to actually do their job ...
 
Let's stop being so fucking precious here.

If the last months 'racist' goings on had happened to Man Utd or Chelsea or whomever, we'd be all over it like a fucking rash and no doubt heaping it on them in exactly the same way the tabloids currently are with us.

We've fucked up. Wear it.
 
That's extremely true.

I'm glad to see a grown up response from the club about this. It's better than the hormonal rant we got before.
 
[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=48180.msg1460710#msg1460710 date=1326137533]
That's extremely true.

I'm glad to see a grown up response from the club about this. It's better than the hormonal rant we got before.
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Maybe because here there will be conclusive evidence (there's plenty of eye witness reports) - one way or another. We didn't, and never will, have that in the first scenario ...
 
The club went on the offensive, started attacking Evra instead, despite never lodging a formal complaint.

To call it misguided would be too kind, IMO.
 
[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=48180.msg1460722#msg1460722 date=1326138382]
The club went on the offensive, started attacking Evra instead, despite never lodging a formal complaint.

To call it misguided would be too kind, IMO.
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They did the right thing. They did it the wrong way.
 
They made their share of mistakes, but they got caught up in a witchhunt. The process which "convicted" Suarez had more holes in it than your average Swiss cheese, but it had establishment backing so there was never going to be any trouble-free way to challenge it.
 
[quote author=Atlas link=topic=48180.msg1459351#msg1459351 date=1325980767]
That mother of a post is long...I'v had a long day and I'm tired...but I will try and read it tomorrow.


Good night and be thankful.
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Broadsheets must scare the shit out of you.
 
Latics have issued the following statement on the incident involving Tom Adeyemi which happened during Friday's FA Cup with Budweiser, third-round tie at Liverpool.

"The Chairman and Directors of Oldham Athletic Football Club would like to thank Liverpool Football Club and officers of the Merseyside Police for their concerns and painstaking efforts in investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident involving Tom Adeyemi.

"Excellent communication has been maintained and the Club and player have been notified of every detail during the progress of the investigation. The professional standards applied throughout have been praiseworthy.

"The Club would also like to thank the numerous fans from Liverpool and Oldham, and also those from around the country, who have sent letters of support to Tom.

"This type of incident is contained within a minority and should not deflect from a superb match that was enjoyed by both sets of Club officials and fans.

"We wish Liverpool every success in the next round of the Cup."
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[quote author=Binny link=topic=48180.msg1461092#msg1461092 date=1326197111]
Latics have issued the following statement on the incident involving Tom Adeyemi which happened during Friday's FA Cup with Budweiser, third-round tie at Liverpool.

"The Chairman and Directors of Oldham Athletic Football Club would like to thank Liverpool Football Club and officers of the Merseyside Police for their concerns and painstaking efforts in investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident involving Tom Adeyemi.

"Excellent communication has been maintained and the Club and player have been notified of every detail during the progress of the investigation. The professional standards applied throughout have been praiseworthy.

"The Club would also like to thank the numerous fans from Liverpool and Oldham, and also those from around the country, who have sent letters of support to Tom.

"This type of incident is contained within a minority and should not deflect from a superb match that was enjoyed by both sets of Club officials and fans.

"We wish Liverpool every success in the next round of the Cup."
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Bet this is not widely reported by the tabloids and Sky...
 
In the feverish atmosphere that's been created around LFC for the moment, that is both a brave statement and a generous one. Well in the Latics.
 
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[quote author=Binny link=topic=48180.msg1461092#msg1461092 date=1326197111]
Latics have issued the following statement on the incident involving Tom Adeyemi which happened during Friday's FA Cup with Budweiser, third-round tie at Liverpool.

"The Chairman and Directors of Oldham Athletic Football Club would like to thank Liverpool Football Club and officers of the Merseyside Police for their concerns and painstaking efforts in investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident involving Tom Adeyemi.

"Excellent communication has been maintained and the Club and player have been notified of every detail during the progress of the investigation. The professional standards applied throughout have been praiseworthy.

"The Club would also like to thank the numerous fans from Liverpool and Oldham, and also those from around the country, who have sent letters of support to Tom.

"This type of incident is contained within a minority and should not deflect from a superb match that was enjoyed by both sets of Club officials and fans.

"We wish Liverpool every success in the next round of the Cup."
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Bet this is not widely reported by the tabloids and Sky...
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Or in Anita's house.
 
[quote author=Sheik Yerbouti link=topic=48180.msg1461132#msg1461132 date=1326200264]
[quote author=Spionkop69 link=topic=48180.msg1461119#msg1461119 date=1326199336]
[quote author=Binny link=topic=48180.msg1461092#msg1461092 date=1326197111]
Latics have issued the following statement on the incident involving Tom Adeyemi which happened during Friday's FA Cup with Budweiser, third-round tie at Liverpool.

"The Chairman and Directors of Oldham Athletic Football Club would like to thank Liverpool Football Club and officers of the Merseyside Police for their concerns and painstaking efforts in investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident involving Tom Adeyemi.

"Excellent communication has been maintained and the Club and player have been notified of every detail during the progress of the investigation. The professional standards applied throughout have been praiseworthy.

"The Club would also like to thank the numerous fans from Liverpool and Oldham, and also those from around the country, who have sent letters of support to Tom.

"This type of incident is contained within a minority and should not deflect from a superb match that was enjoyed by both sets of Club officials and fans.

"We wish Liverpool every success in the next round of the Cup."
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Bet this is not widely reported by the tabloids and Sky...
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Or in Anita's house.
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Haha!
 
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