Danny Rose’s admission that he “can’t wait” for his football career to be over will be the start of players upping the ante in the fight against racism, according to Kick It Out’s head of development Troy Townsend.
Rose made the startling revelation in the wake of the racist abuse he received alongside Callum Hudson-Odoi while playing for England in Montenegro last month, where they were subjected to monkey chants.
The 28-year-old, who advised his family not to travel to the World Cup in Russia last summer due to racism fears, described the current punishments as “a farce”, suggesting he spends more money on a night out in London than offending countries get fined.
Townsend says that, as long as players feel they are being let down, they will get stronger in taking the matter into their own hands.
“The authorities, with all their resources and power, are failing them time and time again,” Townsend said in a Kick It Out column, released to Press Association Sport.
“So players have little choice but to take matters into their own hands.
