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Everton FC Ban A Supporter Suspected To Have Used Racist And Homophobic Language



Everton have become the first football club to ban a supporter suspected to have used racist and homophobic language on social media.

One Everton supporter using the account @WhereAreYaEFC, which has now be deactivated, directed abuse at Malaysian fan Ric Wee. Everton Football Club have banned the supporter from attending all Everton matches until further notice.

A letter sent to the supporter, read:

Dear Mr [name removed],

I am contacting you in respect of a Twitter account with the tag of @WhereAreYaEFC. It is my belief following an email communication with the Club at 13:31 hours on the 18th June 2014 that this tag name relates to your Twitter account.

My reason for this is the email account used to contact communications@evertonfc.com…and this account shows a [name removed] as the named owner of the email and from our…information held in your name.

I have viewed and have copies of Tweets, now taken down, that are homophobic and racist in their content. They specifically appear to target Ric Wee but regardless of whom the intended target is such comments are offensive and abhorrent.

The particular comments I refer to are as follows:

Ric is a nonce

Fat cockeyed nip

Fuckoff ya slanty eyed fags

I hope the plane does a MH370

shut up Ric you daft tiddly wink

Everton Football Club does not welcome those who display such homophobic and racist views and to that end the decision has been made to ban you from attending all Everton FC matches until further notice. In accordance with our normal practice this ban may be reviewed annually in the event that you submit a written request after 20 June 2015.

If you would want this decision reviewed you must submit written reasons why you should not be banned to the Head of Legal Services within 7 days following the date of the letter.

Yours sincerely,

Dave Lewis

Head of Security and Stadium Safety

Well done, Everton!

Good on Everton.

What a prick that guy is. Those comments were really uncalled for.

Good on Everton.

What a prick that guy is. Those comments were really uncalled for.

Bit of an idiot really isn't he.

Was wondering how long it would take clubs to start doing this.

well done Everton! football needs to catch up with the rest of the country when it comes to racism and how to tackle it. great strides here.

...think a few on here will be shaking in their boots though

well done Everton! football needs to catch up with the rest of the country when it comes to racism and how to tackle it. great strides here.

...think a few on here will be shaking in their boots though

Yep seen some really stupid comments made on here twitter ccmb and facebook, wouldn't wish a ban on any cardiff fan but it's the only way to go.

What a moron

Jacks arent a race are they?

Thought this post would of got more of a response considering..

Thought this post would of got more of a response considering..

You need to change the title mate. Ironically its not interesting enough.

Jacks arent a race are they?

nope they are not...........you can say any of those things to a jack.....as long as he isnt an immigrant jack.....

Thought this post would of got more of a response considering..

You need to change the title mate. Ironically its not interesting enough.

It's not mind blowingly exciting no.

But considering the amount of abuse Tan and others have had thrown at them via here and other places on the internet it IS interesting to see if our club follow suit and start dishing out bans as I'd imagine there would be rather a lot handed out.

Thought this post would of got more of a response considering..

You need to change the title mate. Ironically its not interesting enough.

It's not mind blowingly exciting no.

But considering the amount of abuse Tan and others have had thrown at them via here and other places on the internet it IS interesting to see if our club follow suit and start dishing out bans as I'd imagine there would be rather a lot handed out.

I didnt mean it as a criticism mate. I think its a hugely important topic for this board.
I just think people would read and react more if the title was 'Fans banned for forum abuse' or the such.

Maybe ask a mod?

Thought this post would of got more of a response considering..

You need to change the title mate. Ironically its not interesting enough.

It's not mind blowingly exciting no.

But considering the amount of abuse Tan and others have had thrown at them via here and other places on the internet it IS interesting to see if our club follow suit and start dishing out bans as I'd imagine there would be rather a lot handed out.

I didnt mean it as a criticism mate. I think its a hugely important topic for this board.
I just think people would read and react more if the title was 'Fans banned for forum abuse' or the such.

Maybe ask a mod?

Read your post wrong sorry.

See what you mean, didn't think you had to ask for that to happen thought it just randomly did

Thought this post would of got more of a response considering..

You need to change the title mate. Ironically its not interesting enough.

It's not mind blowingly exciting no.

But considering the amount of abuse Tan and others have had thrown at them via here and other places on the internet it IS interesting to see if our club follow suit and start dishing out bans as I'd imagine there would be rather a lot handed out.

I didnt mean it as a criticism mate. I think its a hugely important topic for this board.
I just think people would read and react more if the title was 'Fans banned for forum abuse' or the such.

Maybe ask a mod?

Read your post wrong sorry.

See what you mean, didn't think you had to ask for that to happen thought it just randomly did

He took to Twitter and said he's going to use someone else's ID with a hood up or something. Got people to call the victim a 'grass'

The guy is an absolute mong, in no way did the victim aggrivate him at all, homophobia and racism shouldn't be accepted and he's got his just rewards