Jesse Marsch urges Leeds fans to be ‘more respectful’ and change their chant about young forward Willy Gnonto, amid complaints about current lyrics saying ‘his c***’s f***ing massive’
- Jesse Marsch has called on Leeds fans to change their chant about Willy Gnonto
- Complaints have been made about a song with lyrics ‘his c***’s f***ing massive’
- It is understood Leeds are consulting with fan groups over modifying the chant
- Former PFA chairman Clarke Carlisle urged clubs to fight ‘lazy racial stereotypes’
Jesse Marsch has called on Leeds fans to be ‘more respectful’ and modify their controversial chant for forward Willy Gnonto.
Sportsmail revealed last week that complaints have been made about the song for ‘perpetuating a racial stereotype’ as it includes a reference to the size of the Italian’s penis.
It is understood Leeds are currently consulting with fan groups over the chant and want supporters to change the last line from ‘his c***’s f***ing massive’ to ‘he plays for United’.
Jesse Marsch has urged Leeds fans to modify their chant about forward Willy Gnonto (above)
Ahead of Friday night’s game with Aston Villa, Whites boss Marsch said: ‘We always want to be respectful. In our sport, it is so important to maintain high levels of respect.
‘I think our fans are great. They show passion, they want the team to be successful, they can be hard on the team sometimes and hard on me about what we are doing, and we understand that.
‘I love how much they love Willy. I will be walking around my house whistling the tune in my head sometimes. But is there a way to modify it to be as passionate but be more respectful? That’s what I would say.’
The song has been defended by some of the club’s fans and Clarke Carlisle, the former Leeds defender and ex-PFA chairman, has sympathy.
Leeds are consulting with fan groups over the song with the lyric ‘his c***’s f***ing massive’
‘We have to understand that the lyric talking about the size of a guy’s penis, the societal norm here in the UK is that it’s actually a compliment,’ he told Sportsmail.
‘But that’s something we have to educate around and against. We are trying to fight against those lazy stereotypes around race. Whether it is intended as a compliment or not, it is feeding into a…