Hammers group to protest against Newcastle owners

The Pride Of Irons committee is asking supporters to join them in taking a stand against the woefully low standards football’s governing bodies have set for ownership of our country’s great and historic clubs.

Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s Holly Johnson and LGBGTQ Human rights activist Peter Tatchell will be joining the protest next Saturday 19/2/2022 when the Hammers play Newcastle United.

The Pride of Irons say ‘The FA and the Premier League like to present our leagues as having integrity and values, but by allowing the sovereign ruler of Saudi Arabia to buy into English football, clearly these values are for sale.

Saudi Arabia is a country where women are denied equal access to education and participation in not only sport, but most areas of society and where LGBTQIA people are persecuted, imprisoned and killed under the law. Do we really want the ruler of this nation to use our beautiful game to sportswash these atrocities?

Right now, gay social media personality Suhail Al Jameel is in prison in Saudi Arabia after being sentenced to three years and 800 lashes simply for being who he is.

It’s not good enough. Those in charge need to do better!

Members, friends and allies – please join us in our protest against this terrible decision and demand it never happens again.

Some may say this is closing the barn door after the horse has bolted, but there are many more horses. The line needs to be drawn and now is the time!”

 

 

 

About Sean Whetstone

I am Season Ticket Holder in West stand lower at the London Stadium and before that, I used to stand in the Sir Trevor Brooking Lower Row R seat 159 in the Boleyn Ground and in the Eighties I stood on the terraces of the old South Bank. I am a presenter on the West Ham Podcast called MooreThanJustaPodcast.co.uk. A Blogger on WestHamTillIdie.com a member of the West Ham Supporters Advisory Board (SAB), Founder of a Youtube channel called Mr West Ham Football at http://www.youtube.com/MrWestHamFootball, I am also the associate editor here at Claret and Hugh. Life Long singer of bubbles! Come on you Irons! Follow me at @Westhamfootball on twitter