Post by QPR Report on Oct 13, 2009 19:23:02 GMT
Swindon Official Site
CLUB STATEMENT: KEVIN AMANKWAAH
Posted on: Tue 13 Oct 2009
Despite yesterday's statement relating to the Kevin Amankwaah and Neil Harris verbal exchange during the Millwall FC fixture last Saturday, which contained Kevin Amankwaah's apology for any offence that his remarks may have caused, the issue has not been allowed to rest.
Kevin Amankwaah would like to dispel any suggestion that he was forced into making any statement by his teammates, he made the statement entirely under his own volition and his action enjoys his teammate's full support. Furthermore, Kevin would like to state that it was the racial abuse that he was initially subjected to that provoked him into responding in the way that he did.
"I had hoped that my statement of yesterday would have brought closure to this regrettable situation but now it would appear that I am being held up as the scapegoat. Therefore I feel compelled to make people aware of the racial and physical abuse that I received on the day, which included passing comment on my origins and physical assault - both of which were totally unacceptable," stated Amankwaah.
"My comments may have been misplaced but equally racial and physical abuse has no place in football. I have held my hands up and apologised for what I said, but now I think it would be appropriate if others did the same."
Swindon Town FC is fully committed to Kicking Racism Out of Football and this coming weekend Swindon Town FC will be participating in the Kick Racism Out of Football initiative and over 1,000 school children are anticipated at The County Ground for the Hartlepool United fixture, as part of this initiative.
www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~1825270,00.html
Millwall Official Site
Chopper's response
Posted on: Tue 13 Oct 2009
Following the latest statement released by Swindon Town on the subject of the incident involving Neil Harris and Kevin Amankwaah on Saturday, the Millwall striker has issued the following response:
"I am both angry and upset that Kevin Amankwaah, after seemingly offering an apology for his insulting remarks towards me on Saturday which I had accepted, should now decide to try to justify himself.
It was not my intention to speak publicly on the subject, tempted though I was, because I had no desire to start a war of words.
I can categorically state that Amankwaah's insult was not in response to any racial comment and his accusations of verbal and physical abuse are frankly laughable.
Passions were inflamed following an incident during the game and there was a bit of pushing and shoving, nothing more.
It is demeaning to get into a public 'who said what to whom' argument. I am comfortable that I have nothing to reproach myself for."
www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~1825459,00.html
CLUB STATEMENT: KEVIN AMANKWAAH
Posted on: Tue 13 Oct 2009
Despite yesterday's statement relating to the Kevin Amankwaah and Neil Harris verbal exchange during the Millwall FC fixture last Saturday, which contained Kevin Amankwaah's apology for any offence that his remarks may have caused, the issue has not been allowed to rest.
Kevin Amankwaah would like to dispel any suggestion that he was forced into making any statement by his teammates, he made the statement entirely under his own volition and his action enjoys his teammate's full support. Furthermore, Kevin would like to state that it was the racial abuse that he was initially subjected to that provoked him into responding in the way that he did.
"I had hoped that my statement of yesterday would have brought closure to this regrettable situation but now it would appear that I am being held up as the scapegoat. Therefore I feel compelled to make people aware of the racial and physical abuse that I received on the day, which included passing comment on my origins and physical assault - both of which were totally unacceptable," stated Amankwaah.
"My comments may have been misplaced but equally racial and physical abuse has no place in football. I have held my hands up and apologised for what I said, but now I think it would be appropriate if others did the same."
Swindon Town FC is fully committed to Kicking Racism Out of Football and this coming weekend Swindon Town FC will be participating in the Kick Racism Out of Football initiative and over 1,000 school children are anticipated at The County Ground for the Hartlepool United fixture, as part of this initiative.
www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~1825270,00.html
Millwall Official Site
Chopper's response
Posted on: Tue 13 Oct 2009
Following the latest statement released by Swindon Town on the subject of the incident involving Neil Harris and Kevin Amankwaah on Saturday, the Millwall striker has issued the following response:
"I am both angry and upset that Kevin Amankwaah, after seemingly offering an apology for his insulting remarks towards me on Saturday which I had accepted, should now decide to try to justify himself.
It was not my intention to speak publicly on the subject, tempted though I was, because I had no desire to start a war of words.
I can categorically state that Amankwaah's insult was not in response to any racial comment and his accusations of verbal and physical abuse are frankly laughable.
Passions were inflamed following an incident during the game and there was a bit of pushing and shoving, nothing more.
It is demeaning to get into a public 'who said what to whom' argument. I am comfortable that I have nothing to reproach myself for."
www.millwallfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10367~1825459,00.html