In Conversation with Johnny Ferreira-Former TTM coach
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Something really despicable is alleged to have happen at TTM recently. A white coach spitting on a black player.
In 2023? Is it not rather disgusting, inhumane and unacceptable? Or is it not shocking to you? Is this a case of, in the moment emotion"? Or is it a racially motivated action?
We have come so far as the beautiful game of football and certainly as a country.
The big question I suppose is do we still have coaches, tangled from privilege and myopia, still refusing to see there is no difference in color? Do we? I'll let you deliberate on this.
I will challenge our coaches though today and say that the effort to combat racism in our leagues needs the best and most secure coaches to acknowledge the problem. It needs them to influence change. Inevitably, it means respected coaches must exit the dressing rooms and take a stand. They are not needed to be saviors or racial justice warriors but simply responsible stewards of a sport that has made phenomenal strides towards inclusion.
Let's get to the bottom of this disturbing allegations and how this respected gaffer got spitted off his role for spitting on a player. Mind you this coach has been around our touchline for a very long time. Coach Johnny Ferreira joins me tonight to take us through what happened
Studio guest: Johnny Ferreira-Former TTM coach
In 2023? Is it not rather disgusting, inhumane and unacceptable? Or is it not shocking to you? Is this a case of, in the moment emotion"? Or is it a racially motivated action?
We have come so far as the beautiful game of football and certainly as a country.
The big question I suppose is do we still have coaches, tangled from privilege and myopia, still refusing to see there is no difference in color? Do we? I'll let you deliberate on this.
I will challenge our coaches though today and say that the effort to combat racism in our leagues needs the best and most secure coaches to acknowledge the problem. It needs them to influence change. Inevitably, it means respected coaches must exit the dressing rooms and take a stand. They are not needed to be saviors or racial justice warriors but simply responsible stewards of a sport that has made phenomenal strides towards inclusion.
Let's get to the bottom of this disturbing allegations and how this respected gaffer got spitted off his role for spitting on a player. Mind you this coach has been around our touchline for a very long time. Coach Johnny Ferreira joins me tonight to take us through what happened
Studio guest: Johnny Ferreira-Former TTM coach