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<\/p>\nFormer Crystal Palace owner and now talkSPORT broadcaster Simon Jordan has been accused of using a \u201cHillsborough slur\u201d by the Member of Parliament for Liverpool West Derby Ian Byrne. <\/p>\n
Jordan is known for the blunt and controversial views he airs on the flagship radio show he hosts alongside former Sky Sports News presenter Jim White. When commenting on the Premier League\u2019s decision to release the VAR audio from Stockley Park during Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s controversial victory over Liverpool, Jordan said it was the right decision, as a \u201cconspiracy theory\u201d and \u201cvictim culture of Liverpool fans\u201d may have built up if they refused. <\/p>\n
The term \u201cvictims\u201d has frequently been used in \u201ctragedy chants\u201d from rival fans who have shamelessly sang songs about the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, which saw 97 supporters lose their lives in the FA Cup semi-final. After Jordan\u2019s comments aired on the radio station, Byrne, who survived the horrific disaster, condemned the entrepreneur's use of the "slur" in a letter he wrote to talkSPORT\u2019s head Liam Fisher.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI have written to TalkSPORT re the use of the term \u2018victim culture\u2019 by Simon Jordan,\u201d the MP said on X, formerly known as Twitter. \u201cHe is fully aware of its use by rival supporters against LFC, its connotations to Hillsborough & how its use undermines what many supporters are doing to tackle tragedy chanting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jordan\u2019s comments concerned the controversial moment which saw Video Assistant Referee (VAR) Darren England fail to overturn an offside decision unfairly made against Liverpool forward Luis Diaz, who thought he had given Jurgen Klopp\u2019s side the lead. The former Palace owner urged referees\u2019 governing body PGMOL to show transparency by releasing the audio from within Stockley Park at the time. <\/p>\n
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\u201cIf they don\u2019t release the audio, they\u2019ll be asked why they\u2019re not releasing it,\u201d Jordan began. \u201cThen what you\u2019ll do is you\u2019ll build up this conspiracy theory, this victim culture of Liverpool fans, of being penalised by a goal that was disallowed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jordan\u2019s comments, specifically the use of the term \u201cvictim culture\u201d was not challenged by White. As part of his letter, Byrne laid out how the term \u201calways the victims\u201d has been weaponised against Liverpool supporters in tragedy chants and general comments.<\/p>\n
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\u201cJordan knows the truth about Hillsborough and yet has chosen to propagate this smear to millions of listeners,\u201d a part of the letter read. \u201cThis type of behaviour from someone with a significant media profile sets back the collective efforts of so many who are trying to end this toxic discourse.<\/p>\n
\u201cI therefore urge you to, at the very least, ask Mr Jordon to reflect on his comments, apologise to the families and survivors of the Hillsborough disaster and commit to not using the phrase again.\u201d<\/p>\n