Thank you. I did consider this, though I don’t think it is my role to pick this up with the fans involved. I would hope that the club could comment on the matter and speak with the drummer as someone appointed by them as a fans rep. I am not sure I would have confidence in the wider VoF reps to deal with the matter appropriately if they have taken no action to date.
For those who think this is a trivial matter and/or agree with the sentiment, that’s your prerogative. I support free speech within the parameters of the law. So, if they want to use that particular chant, go and join others at BF or Tommy Robinson rallies. But let’s remember that the the club has a stated commitment “to promote inclusion and to confront and eliminate discrimination whether by reason of age, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status or civil partnership race, nationality, ethnicity (race), religion or belief, ability or disability, pregnancy and maternity and to encourage equal opportunities.” For me, this chant is not within the spirit or letter of that policy statement.
