by P!ssed Off »
12 Mar 2013 00:44
winchester_royal He's clearly a complete mentalist, but I'm not sure his supposed 'fascism' arises from anything other than a need for belonging rather than genuine beliefs. His actions, as the article states, are more out of compulsion and passion rather than clinical political beliefs.
Are his views any more radical than the average man down the pub? Are his beliefs any more unreasonable than those expressed by UKIP who came 2nd in a recent by-election? I remain unconvinced.
I would like to put on the record my opposition to the "average man down the pub" becoming Reading FC manager. The "average man down the pub" can be ignored if their views are ridiculous, I do not have to go and support them every Saturday.
Also I believe you are confusing UKIP, a party whose focus is on European mass immigration and just Europe in general, with the BNP, a fascist, racist party that is the scourge of this country.
Similarly, the general interchanging between the Conservatives and Fascism on this board is a bit ridiculous, has nobody heard of WInston Churchill?
Anyway, due to many people's views about UKIP, it would be a divisive and confrontational move to appoint a manager who is known to be a diehard supporter of UKIP and therefore it would be a bad appointment. This relates to Di Canio, if the Reading Board have any sense they will understand that many Reading fans will be deeply unhappy about the appointment of a known Fascist. Unfortunately, McDermott ended on a bad footing with a proportion of fans, it would be very foolish to then select a manager who is already unpopular with a proportion of fans.