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[Gurnelista]

I put the question to Chatgpt as to whether any clubs had banned the chant. It said:

There have been specific responses by football clubs in the UK to stop or discourage chants about Tommy Robinson, though most are requests and disciplinary actions rather than formal stadium-wide bans on the chant itself. Here’s what’s been reported:

⚽️ Club-level responses
🔹 Ashton United FC (Non-League)
The club issued a strong statement condemning pro-Tommy Robinson chants heard during a match, saying such behaviour “has no place in football or society” and vowed to ban anyone identified as taking part. This reflects a formal disciplinary approach to stop the chants and exclude those responsible.

🔹 Luton Town FC (2018)
While not a formal ban, Luton Town’s CEO publicly asked fans to stop singing Tommy Robinson’s name, describing the chants as “hugely disappointing” and urging supporters to leave politics out of matches. This was a clear club-level plea to discourage that chant among their fanbase.

🧾 Broader context
• Clubs can and do discipline fans under FA rules if chanting crosses the line into discriminatory or abusive behaviour. The FA emphasises that discriminatory chanting by supporters is a breach of rules, and clubs can be held responsible if they fail to act — which often leads clubs to ban individual supporters rather than ban specific chants by name.

• Formal bans on certain chants (like Tommy Robinson) typically aren’t written into stadium regulations specifically by club name — unlike historical cases where particular songs (e.g., “Billy Boys”) were officially prohibited because of sectarian content.

📌 Summary

Club Action Taken Type of Policy
Ashton United FC Condemned chants and warned that participants will be banned. Disciplinary, supporter bans

Luton Town FC Publicly urged fans to stop the chants Official request from club management

General FA rules Clubs responsible for preventing discriminatory/abusive chanting Regulatory framework, not chant-specific

So while no top professional club has formally banned “Tommy Robinson chants” in a rulebook phrased that way, clubs have condemned such chants and taken action (including bans on individual supporters) to discourage and penalise them.

And that’s it. The problem is that the racists won’t care about bans and punishments. They don’t have feelings because they’re sub-human!