I've seen some debate on whether it is or isn't made up over the years, certainly I sit at Old Trafford with a few older blokes who've been following United over the years and they've told me previously they don't like the term, whether that's due to Munich associations or just the association with 'day-trippers' I couldn't say.
Even if it wasn't originally used negatively there are fans that do now take it being used as an insult to be gospel and opposition fans who do use it as a derogatory term. Whether Photek intended that or not I'm not sure but his other posts don't really paint him in a good light. If a rival fan had the audacity to use a term for Liverpool with even the most tenuous link to Hillsborough then I have no doubts that every Liverpool fan on here would be calling for their head.
Ultimately it's something that's pretty avoidable by simply adding a couple of letters.
KK wrote:On Stan Collymore, I realise he has mental health issues, but here’s a man now so toxic and bitter even TalkSport don’t want him.
To be a black pundit you either need to be a comedian like Chris Kamara or Ian Wright, guys who have big pearly-white smiles and everyone loves laughing at, or Jermaine Jenas and Alex Scott, who are completely inoffensive,
Shock horror, broadcasters don’t want to intentionally offend. And last time I checked, one of (if not the most) highly paid pundits on TV is Thierry Henry. Basically Collymore has found himself in a position where he needs to run everyone else down because what it boils down to is nobody in the UK wants to hire
him. Because he’s a cancerous prick.
And clearly Alex Scott is going places, unlike him.
Yeah I noticed that he didn't mention Thierry Henry, or Rio Ferdinand for that matter, presumably because neither fell into the comedian/inoffensive bracket.
The reason that Collymore can't find work is because he spouts a lot of hate and is generally quite aggressive and confrontational.
It's a little bit like when Paul Ince suggested that he wasn't getting top managerial jobs because he was black when actually it had a lot more to do with him being a gooseberry fool manager.
That's not to deny that there may be racism within these organisations, certainly I thought Collymore made quite a good point when he said about Sol Campbell not being able to get a job whilst Gerrard/Lampard have quickly walked into big jobs, but it's important to differentiate between when it is actually racism and when it is actually due to unsuitability. By claiming racism in this case I would imagine Collymore will do more harm than good to equal opportunities for black pundits.