Numero Uno Posted May 6, 2022 Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 Sacked for using racial slurs and SEGREGATING players at the training ground based on colour. Mental and makes you wonder how he got away with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted May 6, 2022 Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 Yes, disgusting alleged behaviour: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/may/06/john-yems-leaves-crawley-town-after-allegations-of-racist-behaviour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted May 6, 2022 Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Numero Uno said: Sacked for using racial slurs and SEGREGATING players at the training ground based on colour. Mental and makes you wonder how he got away with it. It's by 'mutual agreement' per the club statement here. I can't believe they couldn't sack him. Hopefully there is a criminal case to answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted May 6, 2022 Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 God bless Crawley. A global search for a new manager. Job for LJ? On a slightly more serious note I have got to believe there is way more to this than meets the eye. Training apartheid Over an extended period…Really….the staff and the club must have been aware of that. Crawley must be expecting an investigation into the club itself! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Constant Rabbit Posted May 6, 2022 Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 Got to be more to this than reported. I can believe it happened - but for seven months of separate change rooms for players of different skin colours - no way does this happen in 2022 without this being flagged at the first occasion. If so, there will be more heads than Yems to roll, that's for sure. Segregated changing rooms - for the love of god, this is Crawley, not Alabama. Disgraceful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted May 7, 2022 Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 Barely scratching the surface as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted May 7, 2022 Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 Yes you would of thought that it would only once on 2022 and it be reported straight away. Surely can not only be one culprit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted May 7, 2022 Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 It’s amazing how much racism is still around, even if the blatant everyday racial slurs have reduced since when I was younger. I worked for one of the Big 4 consultancies until last year, and we had some training on D&I, and some 5 or so grads from Malaysia said that in their first week, one of the trainers said to them all why can’t we just give you all a number as you all look the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBB Posted May 7, 2022 Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 7 hours ago, The Constant Rabbit said: Got to be more to this than reported. I can believe it happened - but for seven months of separate change rooms for players of different skin colours - no way does this happen in 2022 without this being flagged at the first occasion. If so, there will be more heads than Yems to roll, that's for sure. Segregated changing rooms - for the love of god, this is Crawley, not Alabama. Disgraceful. I’m actually struggling to get my head around it. How the hell does this happen and go on for so long?! Yems should face a lot more than merely losing his job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 28, 2022 Admin Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Ex-Crawley Town manager John Yems has been charged with racial discrimination towards his players by the FA. Yems, 62, is accused of making 16 comments that had a reference to either ethnic origin, race, nationality, religion, gender or colour between 2019 and 2022, in breach of FA Rule E3.2. He is also alleged to have discriminated against Crawley players during the same period. Yems has until 4 August to provide a response to the charges. He was suspended by the club on 23 April amid "serious and credible accusations" that he used discriminatory language and behaviour towards his players. Yems then parted company with the League Two side 13 days later, two days after the Football Association announced it was investigating the allegations against him. When Yems was initially suspended he told BBC Radio Sussex it was "the first he's heard of the allegations". He has since been replaced as Crawley manager by former Arsenal youth team coach Kevin Betsy. The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) is also conducting its own inquiry and providing support to players who have reported claims of racism to them. "In any walk of life it takes courage for an employee to come forward with concerns about discrimination in their workplace," the PFA said in a statement. "It's a decision that will involve understandable anxieties regarding potential career impacts and longer term employability. "That's why it's crucial that the PFA is here to advocate for players and act as an independent source of support and advice on important matters such as this. "Our message to any players who may have similar concerns, or who may be experiencing issues with discriminatory behaviour, is to speak to your union, either through your club's PFA delegate or directly with the PFA team." TAKEN FROM: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62334032 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Knew he was a wrong ‘un when I heard him interviewed last season & he was going on about how great a club Rovers were. Hope they throw the book at him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 If some of these allegations are true why on earth weren’t they exposed and dealt with within minutes, never mind weeks or months? I know if it happened in my workplace, which is just mad imagining it, there wouldn’t be any going into work tomorrow until the police and the company had dealt with it appropriately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTRed Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Specimen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vespa Red Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Kevin Betsy - remember him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 41 minutes ago, Vespa Red said: Kevin Betsy - remember him? Highly regarded as one of the best young coaches out there atm. Hope it works for him. Heard from someone in the game that they think he could have Graham Potter levels of trajectory if he has success in his first managerial role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge1981 Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Vespa Red said: Kevin Betsy - remember him? I remember us revealing him as a new signing during half time. Just can’t remember who we were playing… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 2 hours ago, petehinton said: Highly regarded as one of the best young coaches out there atm. Hope it works for him. Heard from someone in the game that they think he could have Graham Potter levels of trajectory if he has success in his first managerial role. From what I heard Arteta basically wasn't having Betsy and said he wasn't for him as a coach, rumour being Betsy would set teams up to win for the reason of making himself look good for setting himself up for a job rather than the players development. Think it'll be a case of in games where Crawley get it right they'll bop teams around the pitch, but where they get it wrong it'll go very wrong and be on the end of a few big losses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porto Red Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Vespa Red said: Kevin Betsy - remember him? One of my unforgettable City memories, actually. When we signed Kevin Betsy and Phil Jevons, I immediately thought of "Jevons to Betsy" and proceeded to exclaim this loudly in every pub on North Street, finding myself to be the greatest wit since I don't know Oscar Wilde. You can imagine, then, my excitement upon tuning in to Radio Bristol one fine day to listen to the City commentary, and hearing the immortal phrase uttered, as Phil passed the ball to Kevin, "Jevons, to Betsy, ...". Well, dear reader, I basically peaked right there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 12 hours ago, Vespa Red said: Kevin Betsy - remember him? He was big name in the PFA set up (still is?). I am surprised that this didn't come to light earlier with people like him around the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 4 hours ago, Port Said Red said: He was big name in the PFA set up (still is?). I am surprised that this didn't come to light earlier with people like him around the club. Betsy was an external appointment, was Arsenal u23’s coach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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