Swindon Town FC appoint Fascist manager
The Ghosts of Auschwitz | 23.05.2011 20:42 | Anti-racism | Culture | History
Swindon Town Football Club have appointed outspoken Fascist Paulo Di Canio as Swindon's new manager. Paulo Di Canio described Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini as "a very principled, ethical individual", and Paulo Di Canio has been filmed giving Nazi salutes. Di Canio's views provide huge reinforcement for violent Fascist groups in his native Italy. Now his appointment by Swindon Town FC provides a huge morale boost for violent racist groups in the UK.
Nazi comes to Swindon
Swindon Town Football Club have taken the extraordinary step of appointing outspoken Fascist Paulo Di Canio as Swindon's new manager. How the fuck appointing an open supporter of Fascist dictator and mass-murderer Benito Mussolini is supposed to enhance the club's "Community Partnership" and "Football in the Community" strategies is beyond me. This appointment is an insult to Swindon's black and Asian communities, and to every Briton who lived and died fighting Fascism in WW2.
In his autobiography Paulo Di Canio described Benito Mussolini as "a very principled, ethical individual", Di Canio has the word "Dux" (meaning "leader", the term used by Italian Fascists to refer to Mussolini) tattooed on his right arm, and several times Di Canio has been filmed giving Nazi salutes.
Di Canio's views provide huge reinforcement for violent Fascist groups in his native Italy, such as his former club Lazio's "Irriducibili" hooligans, who've displayed banners supporting Serbian war criminal Arkan and banners celebrating Auschwitz and other Nazi death camps. Now his appointment at Swindon provides a huge morale boost for violent racist groups in the UK. Have a word -
Swindon Town Football Company Ltd
The County Ground
County Road
Swindon
Wiltshire SN1 2ED
http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/FeedbackForm/
Directors - Russell Backhouse, Andrew Black, Andrew Fitton, Jeremy Wray
Chief Executive - Nicholas Watkins
Nick Watkins
(08448) 801109
nick@swindontownfc.co.uk
Media Manager
Chris Tanner chris@swindontownfc.co.uk
Football in the Community Clive Maguire admin@stfc-fitc.co.uk
Community Partnership Development
Steven Weller steven@swindontownfc.co.uk
Youth Department Paul Bodin + Karen Ainscow
paul@swindontownfc.co.uk + karen@swindontownfc.co.uk
Advertising Sales Executive
Kay Wainwright
kay@swindontownfc.co.uk
Head of Conferencing Sales
Jo Sear josear@swindontownfc.co.uk
Hospitality Marketing
Adam Wainwright adam@swindontownfc.co.uk
Membership Manager
Zoe Collman zoe@swindontownfc.co.uk
Stadium Manager
Mark Isaacs mark@swindontownfc.co.uk
Web Editor
Chris Smith website@swindontownfc.co.uk
The following individuals own a significant amount (10% or more) of the club:
Andrew Fitton Nicholas Watkins Jeremy Wray Russell Backhouse Andrew Black
In his autobiography Paulo Di Canio described Benito Mussolini as "a very principled, ethical individual", Di Canio has the word "Dux" (meaning "leader", the term used by Italian Fascists to refer to Mussolini) tattooed on his right arm, and several times Di Canio has been filmed giving Nazi salutes.
Di Canio's views provide huge reinforcement for violent Fascist groups in his native Italy, such as his former club Lazio's "Irriducibili" hooligans, who've displayed banners supporting Serbian war criminal Arkan and banners celebrating Auschwitz and other Nazi death camps. Now his appointment at Swindon provides a huge morale boost for violent racist groups in the UK. Have a word -
Swindon Town Football Company Ltd
The County Ground
County Road
Swindon
Wiltshire SN1 2ED
http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/FeedbackForm/ Directors - Russell Backhouse, Andrew Black, Andrew Fitton, Jeremy Wray
Chief Executive - Nicholas Watkins
Nick Watkins
(08448) 801109
nick@swindontownfc.co.uk Media Manager
Chris Tanner
chris@swindontownfc.co.uk Football in the Community Clive Maguire
admin@stfc-fitc.co.uk Community Partnership Development
Steven Weller
steven@swindontownfc.co.uk Youth Department Paul Bodin + Karen Ainscow
paul@swindontownfc.co.uk + karen@swindontownfc.co.uk Advertising Sales Executive
Kay Wainwright
kay@swindontownfc.co.uk Head of Conferencing Sales
Jo Sear
josear@swindontownfc.co.uk Hospitality Marketing
Adam Wainwright
adam@swindontownfc.co.uk Membership Manager
Zoe Collman
zoe@swindontownfc.co.uk Stadium Manager
Mark Isaacs
mark@swindontownfc.co.uk Web Editor
Chris Smith
website@swindontownfc.co.uk The following individuals own a significant amount (10% or more) of the club:
Andrew Fitton Nicholas Watkins Jeremy Wray Russell Backhouse Andrew Black
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