TheOriginalWinger: Kick It Out Chairman Lord Herman Ouseley Quits Position At FA

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Kick It Out Chairman Lord Herman Ouseley Quits Position At FA Dec 14th 2012, 20:48 ~~ No way to be surprised that something like this would happen after what has transpired over the last couple of years….. via DailyMail Lord Herman Ouseley stepped down from his position on the FA's council this morning because he believes football is going backwards in tackling racism. But he will continue as chairman of the game's equality and inclusion campaign Kick It Out. The 67-year-old said that black players have lost faith in the FA's ability to deal with racism and that his position on the council had become 'untenable'. Lord Ouseley criticised the national game's governing body for 'allowing its own processes to be undermined in the way it handled the Terry and Suarez cases' and that there has been 'almost a complacency that's been creeping in that we've achieved quite a bit and can move on. The sporting ethic seems to be lost in parts of game.' More On Kick It Out Chairman Lord Herman Ouseley Stepping Down after the Jump………… And when asked on Radio 4 if football is going backwards in terms of racism he replied: 'Yes, it clearly is.' Ouseley wants football matches to be stopped if racist chanting is heard in the crowd and for people who run football clubs to show moral leadership adding 'everyone just protects their own interests'. The move is confirmation of comments he made earlier in the week. On Tuesday he hinted that he would be quitting in 'a matter of days'. And he added: 'I believe there has been a collective failure on the part of people running the game. They have to come forward very soon with a plan to show that what happened in the last year will not happen again. 'We need to see some dynamic leadership from David Bernstein [Football Association], Richard Scudamore [Premier League] and Gordon Taylor [Professional Footballers' Association]. ‘These are good, committed people but they need to recognise that we're now in a new climate. Vile chanting and abusive behaviour is out there and we are in very dangerous times with the increase of right-wing activity and intolerance.’

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