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A spokesman for Newcastle added: "The
club does not condone any sort of offensive chanting."
Piara Powar, director of anti-racism campaign Kick
It Out, believes the authorities should be able to identify
the culprits via closed-circuit television footage and
has called on football supporters to help "self-police"
any racist incidents on the terraces.
"The police are now saying they are going to put
in extra monitoring for the next game, but by then it
will be too late," he said.
"What we need is for the police to go over the
CCTV footage and do what they can, in similar way which
they are in Hampshire concerning the recent incident
with the Tottenham fans at Portsmouth.
"The key change we do have in English football
now is there is self-policing, peer pressure which supporters
who understand the implications can put on fans who
are involved in abuse.
"We would urge Newcastle fans to start rooting
out themselves the individuals who were involved."
EP will keep you updated as the story
develops...
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