Wot,? Youd come by train. ?

No, he came on the coach........but he disguised it as an asthma attack.

Is there not something of a contradiction in this post. You seem to suggest Wakefield is a hotbed of anti-semitism, then you state the INDIVIDUAL concerned. So which is it - is Wakefield the new Nurumberg or is it the case that we have one anti-semite whom you were unlucky enough to meet. It's one too many I grant you but come on.

Yours is one of the silliest posts I've ever read.

Thou doth protest too loudly sir.

Something to hide?

Echoes of the Ryan Bailey threads from other clubs fans. Sad that these views still exist today.

Obviously NOT every citizen of Wakefield,or townsfolk of Castleford are anti semetic.Its wrong very wrong to shout anti semetic abuse,but Leeds being the city that it is anti semetism is one of the targets they aim for.Some of the more enlightened ex miner's,trade unionist's from those area's will know that over 100 years many jew's were very active in the trade union movement.

I don't get it to be honest - there's a lot worse things I can think of being called than Jewish - it's hardly an insult at all. TBH it say's more about the intelligence of the abuser than the ethnic origins of the abusee.

The bloke making my wedding suits is Jewish. He's got hands like coal shovels. How he holds the needle and thread I have no idea, but his whistles are top notch.

Good story that.

Get yersel down Asda, they've got some cracking whistles for about £50, fit where they touch but you'll be puking up over it at 2am the next morning so who cares ?

I went to my famous cousins celebrity wedding a few years ago, top posh country hotel rented out for the weekend, paid for by a gossip magazine, boatload of celebs, and me.

I made it a personal challenge to wear the cheapest possible suit that I could for his wedding so I went to Matalan and tried on their £28 suit, yes, a full suit for £28, I can honestly say that I tried it on in the changing rooms, looked in the mirror and realised that I'd just crossed the line, I couldn't possibly wear that suit in public.

But I did buy the next one up - £48 for a suit for a posh celebrity wedding, fook 'em, no-one was looking at me, apart from those who were pointing and saying "Have you seen the state of that".

Better story that.

I don't think the Missus would go for that... Plus I've already given Mr. Luper a decent wedge of my hard-earned already, it would seem such a waste now.

I went in a Catalans sweatshirt to Wembley the year they got to the Cup Final ... I had Hull FC fans coming up to me and saying 'Bonjour', 'Avez-Vous Un Cuppa' and similar rubbish ....

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It's not solely the accusation of being part of the tribe that's at issue. It's that coupled with an inference that it makes you less of a person and is often accompanied by a foul tirade about stereotypical views on what it is that Jews do, how death is too good for you and how Hitler didn't go far enough.

A lot of jewish people initially started to support Leeds RL as a way to integrate and identify with their adopted city. As Leeds Utd became more successful a large amount of jewish folk changed their allegiance to Leeds Utd. The amount of jewish money that was going into LUFC was alluded to humorously by the saying;
"Leeds RL rely on Lewis Jones, Leeds utd rely on jewish loans".
The population of Leeds jewry has declined massively down the years which would be linked to a drop in jewish support for the club, along with the previously mentioned defections to the more successful Leeds Utd.

Before LEEDS PARISH CHURCH dropped out of the Northern Union they had a reputation for rowdy unruly supporters,and the bulk of those fans came from the Bank,mostly Irish,and the nearby Leylands who were predominantly Jewish.Must have been uncomfortable for the Anglican parishioners and church elders.Little wonder they dropped out of the League.