Hope not hate has written to Premier League Fans Groups who are members of the Football Supporters Association asking us to support #Ibacktheplayers campaign..
“This weekend, Premier League players across the country will be kicking off their season. Before they do so, they’ll take the knee. This powerful message of anti-racism is so important because of the presence of racist hate in our game and in our society. The players are saying that they don’t want it – for themselves or their teammates, or for anyone in our country.
Let’s back the players taking the knee and show that we want a game that is welcoming to everyone.
This week HOPE not hate published results of a survey, with a massive majority of people thinking that racism in football has got worse in the last few years. Depressingly, they’re probably right. But here’s the hope: big, big numbers get why the players are taking the knee, and a majority back them in doing so. And two-thirds say they back players taking stances on social issues like racism or poverty.”
The players taking of the knee is a stance against racism & not support of “Black Lives Matter” which is viewed by many as a more political movement
The Foxes Trust is backing the campaign