Originally Posted by
ccfc_is_my_life
People "actually care" until the next thing they care about. Assuming they actually care about it in the first instance.
Best exemplified by women who proclaim they are brought to tears by images of kids during Comic Relief then go back to not giving a single **** the rest of the year.
Now, given the fact that to manage you need the appropriate level of certification, is it the case that few BAME are going through the whole process? It's a possibility. People often cite the number of BAME players, by which they actually mean Black as a stick to beat "racist" chairmen with.
The problem is that players, especially those at the top level make so much money that unless they are complete idiots they don't need to work nor feel the need to give back. The few that do don't want to have to work their way up from the bottom - Nigel Clough being a rarity.
What is happening with this proposal is the very small number of Black ooops BAME candidates will thus be recycled from interview to interview to interview. What is needed is for former players of all backgrounds to be encouraged to take the coaching courses. Gain experience coaching. build a pool of talented coaches who get interviews based upon ability not tokenism. After all, that's the point for those caring people such as yourself, right?
Black players were a rarity once in football. Was an initiative needed? No - acceptance developed organically once brave players showed racists up for what they are.
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