FA oppose their OWN independent panel’s verdict that John Yems is ‘not a conscious racist’
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The FA opposes its OWN independent panel’s verdict that John Yems ‘is not a conscious racist’, and wanted the former Crawley Town boss to receive a LONGER ban after he told Muslim players ‘your people blow things up’ with vests’ and used the n word ‘as a joke’
- The independent panel’s findings have been widely criticized throughout the football world.
- The 63-year-old was given an 18-month ban following the Sportsmail revelations.
- FA panel concludes former Crawley boss is not a ‘conscious racist’
- But they agreed that their ‘jokes’ seemed offensive, racist and Islamophobic.
The Football Association objects to the findings of its own independent panel which ruled that disgraced ex-Crawley Town boss John Yems is not a “conscious racist”.
The governing body is facing a major backlash against the report, which was made public on Tuesday, regarding the investigation into Yems’ sickening racial taunts of players during his time in charge of Crawley.
Within the written reasons, the independent regulatory commission said that Yems is not a ‘conscious racist’, something that has sparked outrage in the football community.
The FA has revealed the full extent of former Crawley manager Yems’ “discriminatory language” and “racist jokes” towards his players, and the lack of severity upset Kick It Out.
Anti-racism body Kick It Out has criticized the FA panel over its verdict on John Yems
He received an 18-month ban earlier this month following revelations from Sportsmail that a group of Crawley players had complained about their manager’s language last April.
While making it clear that they do not view Yems as a racist, the FA panel concluded that his behavior was “offensive, racist and Islamophobic” to many of Crawley’s players.
“We consider this to be an extremely serious case,” the FA report said.
“We have accepted that Mr. Yems is not a conscious racist. If it were, an extremely long, even permanent, suspension would be appropriate.
However, we have learned that the FA disagrees with its own independent panel’s ruling that Yems is not a ‘conscious racist’ based on the evidence presented to the commission.
In addition, the governing body also considers the 18-month suspension imposed on Yems, the longest ban ever imposed for discriminatory language, not strong enough and initially requested a harsher sentence.
The FA concluded that Yems is not a ‘conscious racist’, but the allegations against him which were upheld by his independent panel remain shocking.
The FA brought 16 discrimination charges against Yems after allegations surfaced last year. During the investigation, 12 charges were confirmed or admitted.
However, the FA has been roundly criticized after its own panel said Yems was not a ‘conscious racist’.
Ian Wright and Anton Ferdinand were among the high-profile figures who condemned the FA’s written reasons on social media.
Similarly, anti-discrimination body Kick it Out has also criticized the FA’s independent commission report.
‘The discriminatory language described in the FA’s independent panel report is simply shocking,’ the Kick It Out statement said.
Despite describing Yems as ‘not a conscious racist’, the FA said his ‘jokes were undoubtedly offensive, racist and Islamophobic to the victims and others’.
“Given the seriousness of the incidents detailed, it is very difficult to understand how the FA’s independent panel concluded that ‘Mr Yems is not a conscious racist’.
We do not share that point of view. The behavior described in the report must be denounced for exactly what it is, racism and Islamophobia.
“To put it bluntly, a 15-month suspension given the seriousness of the 11 proven charges is a slap in the face for the victims of the discriminatory abuse detailed in this report and for anyone who has been subjected to racism or Islamophobia.”