Spurs 'Yid' row: Read letter from West Ham chiefs warning fans against anti-Semitic chanting at Tottenham
Joint chairmen David Gold and David Sullivan send letter to travelling fans ahead of Sunday's match at White Hart Lane
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West Ham's joint chairmen have sent a letter out to all fans
attending Sunday's match away at Tottenham informing them that a "zero
tolerance policy" will be taken towards any discriminatory behaviour.
This comes in the wake of the "Yid" row after police warned Spurs fans they faced arrest if they chanted the word at the White Hart Lane clash.
The letter by David Gold and David Sullivan, says that "any fan found to be acting inappropriately - including racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic behaviour - will be punished to the full extent of the law and banned from attending matches."
There were reports of chanting and gesturing by away fans at the corresponding fixture last season and the Hammers' joint chairmen have said that they "will not allow the reputation of the tens of thousands of Hammers fans who follow the Club over land and sea to be tarnished by any unacceptable conduct from a small minority."
Here is the full transcript of the letter which MirrorFootball exclusively received a copy of:
Dear ***,
West Ham United would like to thank you for purchasing a ticket to support the team in the Barclays Premier League match away at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday 6 October.
A London derby is always a passionate affair and, as ever, we know the players will be backed by a loud and proud travelling support.
However, the Club seeks to remind all fans attending the match at White Hart Lane that they will be acting as ambassadors for West Ham United and their behaviour should reflect the values and standards of our Club. The corresponding fixture last season was followed by media reports of inappropriate chanting and gesturing by a small minority of individuals in the away end. Any such behaviour is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated by West Ham United.
The Club, along with the Metropolitan Police, will continue to adopt a zero tolerance policy towards any form of discriminatory behaviour this year and any fan found to be acting inappropriately - including racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic behaviour - will be punished to the full extent of the law and banned from attending matches.
West Ham United is rightly proud of its world-famous support home and away and will not allow the reputation of the tens of thousands of Hammers fans who follow the Club over land and sea to be tarnished by any unacceptable conduct from a small minority.
Come on you Irons!
David Sullivan and David Gold
This comes in the wake of the "Yid" row after police warned Spurs fans they faced arrest if they chanted the word at the White Hart Lane clash.
The letter by David Gold and David Sullivan, says that "any fan found to be acting inappropriately - including racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic behaviour - will be punished to the full extent of the law and banned from attending matches."
There were reports of chanting and gesturing by away fans at the corresponding fixture last season and the Hammers' joint chairmen have said that they "will not allow the reputation of the tens of thousands of Hammers fans who follow the Club over land and sea to be tarnished by any unacceptable conduct from a small minority."
Here is the full transcript of the letter which MirrorFootball exclusively received a copy of:
Dear ***,
West Ham United would like to thank you for purchasing a ticket to support the team in the Barclays Premier League match away at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday 6 October.
A London derby is always a passionate affair and, as ever, we know the players will be backed by a loud and proud travelling support.
However, the Club seeks to remind all fans attending the match at White Hart Lane that they will be acting as ambassadors for West Ham United and their behaviour should reflect the values and standards of our Club. The corresponding fixture last season was followed by media reports of inappropriate chanting and gesturing by a small minority of individuals in the away end. Any such behaviour is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated by West Ham United.
The Club, along with the Metropolitan Police, will continue to adopt a zero tolerance policy towards any form of discriminatory behaviour this year and any fan found to be acting inappropriately - including racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic behaviour - will be punished to the full extent of the law and banned from attending matches.
West Ham United is rightly proud of its world-famous support home and away and will not allow the reputation of the tens of thousands of Hammers fans who follow the Club over land and sea to be tarnished by any unacceptable conduct from a small minority.
Come on you Irons!
David Sullivan and David Gold
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