Jim Crawford is ‘sickened' by horrific LOI racism incident which shouldn't happen in this ‘new age, new Ireland'
IRELAND Under-21 boss Jim Crawford wants a zero-tolerance approach to racism — but insisted that any punishment must include education.
Crawford has previously spoken out about racism in Ireland and called on
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Jim Crawford has been an anti-racism advocate for a number of years
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Victor Ozhianvuna suffered racist abuse on Shamrock Rovers' visit to Waterford FC
But there continue to be football-related incidents, including when Crawford's team
In the past two months, the FAI has reported racist incidents during the Ireland
Just last week Shamrock Rovers' Victor Ozhianvuna was
Crawford is sickened by the cases and hopes the culprits are punished severely.
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The former Shelbourne midfielder said: 'I think it is s**t. It's something I feel extremely strong about.
'Whoever made those comments to Ozhianvuna should be caught, reprimanded, barred from every club and put on an education programme.
'This is a new age, a new Ireland — get used to it.
'It's something that shouldn't happen, but it's going to happen.
You've got uneducated people, naive people . . .
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'But if there is anything I could do to help sort of promote new Ireland, I'd do it. I believe in it, there is absolutely no room for racism.
'Unfortunately it will always exist, you'll have those outliers, ignorant people.
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'Whatever punishment the person in Waterford gets, I'll be right behind it because they deserve it.
'But it also must come with education. I'm sure if you look at the people who do it, they are uneducated.'
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