Kick It Out campaigner Troy Townsend has called on authorities to put racist football fans behind bars following more disgraceful scenes on the weekend.A Brentford supporter was arrested for racially abusing Derby midfielder Duane Holmes, while police are also investigating a sickening message sent to Wigan wing back Nathan Byrne on social media.Northampton have also revealed that a number of their first-team squad were abused ahead of their game at Notts County as they went on a pre-match walk.3
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Some of it has nothing to do with the game. Some of it is just downright offensive to the point that some of these people need to be arrested and locked up until they do understand the impact of what theyre saying, he told talkSPORT.I applaud the players who are taking a stance and not just accepting it. Players have been let down for the longest period of time because of the actions within the game are not strong enough.Meanwhile, Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha shared a tweet which described him as a ‘diving monkey’ and Townsend argues that social media serves to fuel racism.Ive seen a statement from Twitter which says they take this stuff seriously, but obviously they dont, Townsend added.3
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