Town midfielder Andre Dozzell has expressed his disgust at racist responses to an Ipswich Borough Council tweet showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Yesterday morning, IBC tweeted that the Town Hall would be lit up that evening in purple “in memory of George Floyd whose death in the USA has prompted global outrage”.

They added: “Ipswich joins councils across the UK in expressing solidarity with black, asian and minority ethnic communities around the world.”

While most replies backed the move, a number of tweeters were less supportive of the initiative and the Black Lives Matter campaign.

I'm proud of Ipswich it's always had a massive black population going back years & I've never seen any issues, you'll never hear any racism at Portman Road, real Ipswich people know Andre.– Smiffy 73 (@Brooks19732001) June 6, 2020

Ipswich-born Dozzell was among those to respond with dismay to some of those tweets: “Look at all these racists in the comments. Disgusting people from my hometown smh [shaking my head].”

A number of fans replied to the 21-year-old’s tweet backing his view and expressing their own disgust.

Meanwhile, full-back Kane Vincent-Young posted a selfie on Instagram from yesterday's Black Lives Matter demonstration in London which received likes from a large number of his current and former Blues team-mates and fans.

The club themselves issued a tweet in support of Black Lives Matter on Tuesday.

#BlackLivesMatter | #itfc pic.twitter.com/d1gYowGJB5– Ipswich Town FC (@IpswichTown) June 2, 2020

Photo: TWTD

ITFCsince73 added 18:58 - Jun 8 We'll get over it Jim...I have
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Bluearmy_81 added 20:00 - Jun 8 They're not saying black lives matter more or that other races don't matter, what they're saying is at the moment it seems (to some) that black lives don't matter, hence the statement black lives matter.
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Northstandveteran added 20:05 - Jun 8 Government just sent out a message. Due to Coronovirus we ask you to riot from home and destroy your own stuff. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Lighten up a little chaps. It could be worse, Ipswich could be playing.
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bluearmy84 added 20:42 - Jun 8 Should be all lives matter!! Shouldnt matter black white yellow or pink, fat, skinny disabled! All the same! Its typical of our society jumping on the bandwagon of something happened in the USA! FFS aint even in this country yet we jeopardising the health with covid 19 not obeying social distance rules! And vandalising our war memorials they shoukd hang there heads in shame!! What that copper did was a disgrace and he should be executed! No question but what evidence is there to eben suggest it was because he was black!? Thats why he killed him?

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itfchorry added 23:03 - Jun 8 How very sad - Thought TWTD was for us all to to discuss football
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Nazemariner added 00:16 - Jun 9 As long as they all got the opportunity to post something on social media. That's the most important thing right?
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TimmyH added 10:47 - Jun 9 Nice post NSV - sort of wraps things up nicely!
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Nobbysnuts added 20:09 - Jun 9 I assume the club are going to fine kvy for breaking social distancing rules????
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