West Ham : African Players cause too much mayhem

[Max B]

West Ham United have left themselves open to accusations of racism and potentially unlawful discrimination after telling agents in the transfer window that they don’t want to sign any more African players.

After being confronted by Sportsmail, the club’s director of player recruitment, Tony Henry, made the shocking admission that West Ham do indeed want to limit the number of African players because ‘they have a bad attitude’ and ‘cause mayhem’ when they are not in the team.

Lord Ouseley, chairperson of Kick It Out, described an email sent by Henry — and leaked to this newspaper — as potentially unlawful.

Henry sent an email on January 27 — in response to an inquiry about a footballer of Cameroonian descent — to another senior West Ham official and an agent.

In the email, Henry wrote: ‘We don’t want any more Africans and he’s not good enough. I sent Thomas to watch him and the other lad last week and he said no. If Palace take them good luck.’ Sportsmail knows the identity of both recipients but a stipulation before being sent the email was that they should remain anonymous.

Henry was asked if there is a club policy regarding African players. Initially he replied ‘no’, only to be informed that we understand he has told more than one agent in the last month that the club does not want any more African players.

Henry then confirmed it was true and suggested it was a policy supported by club management. ‘Yeah,’ Henry replied. ‘Because we had three and we felt we didn’t particularly want any more African players.’

Asked why, Henry replied: ‘Erm, no reason. It’s nothing racist at all. It’s just sometimes they can have a bad attitude.

‘We had problems with Sakho, with Diafra Sakho. We find that when they are not in the team they cause mayhem. It’s nothing against the African race at all.

‘I mean, look, there are top African players. There’s not a problem with them. It’s just sometimes they cause a lot of problems when they are not playing, as we had with Diafra. He’s left, so great. It’s nothing personal at all.’

Asked if he thought his view was discriminatory towards African players, Henry asked: ‘In what way?’

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[MikelArteta]

 

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[dappadonna]

Ayew gone back to Swansea . Hopefully he regains his form and they do end up relegated.

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

We need that No nikkas United Badge @3Rivers

 

[Max B]

We need that No nikkas United Badge @3Rivers

@I.AM.PIFF

 

[NSSVO]

Hope they get relegated.

 

[mr.africa]

 

[The axe murderer]

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

 

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goofy they got the euro.pinktoe.fakkits doing dope fukking tranny hookers and all that funboy shyt but when a african player is pushing for playing time they make it hot¿

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[Dame Dash's Motor Oil]

Soccer has been and will continue to be the WOAT sport...the fukk is appealing about watching a 90 minute game in which the highlights could be narrowed down to 2 minutes, most players are white Euro fags soft as Charmin wearing pink boots and in the stands you got uncivilized animals throwing bananas at black players

fukk soccer 4 life (yeah I know those idiots call it futbol, football or whatever)

 

[fortheblessings]

Soccer has been and will continue to be the WOAT sport...the fukk is appealing about watching a 90 minute game in which the highlights could be narrowed down to 2 minutes, most players are white Euro fags soft as Charmin wearing pink boots and in the stands you got uncivilized animals throwing bananas at black players

fukk soccer 4 life (yeah I know those idiots call it futbol, football or whatever)

Americans stupid as hell too understand the concept of tension. You have never watched it , but want to front like you have.

 

[Niggthaniel Essex]

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