Premier League 2021-22

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sid waddell

Looks like a few posters here have bought into Sky's pro-Saudi propaganda.

In reality, there's no difference whatsoever between Mohammed Bin Salman and the murderer of David Amess.

It's just that certain posters here, most of the media, the Premier League and the UK Government think one is an appropriate person to own a football club and the other isn't.


johnnycool

Quote from: sid waddell on October 18, 2021, 01:48:10 PM
Looks like a few posters here have bought into Sky's pro-Saudi propaganda.

In reality, there's no difference whatsoever between Mohammed Bin Salman and the murderer of David Amess.

It's just that certain posters here, most of the media, the Premier League and the UK Government think one is an appropriate person to own a football club and the other isn't.

You can hardly sell the man billions of pounds worth of "defence equipment" and then complain if he wants to own a football club FFS..


yellowcard

Quote from: sid waddell on October 18, 2021, 01:48:10 PM
Looks like a few posters here have bought into Sky's pro-Saudi propaganda.

In reality, there's no difference whatsoever between Mohammed Bin Salman and the murderer of David Amess.

It's just that certain posters here, most of the media, the Premier League and the UK Government think one is an appropriate person to own a football club and the other isn't.

I think it is worse. The Saudi regime involves state sponsored human rights abuses, war crimes and abuse of women.

It's like a narco terrorist, who is worse, those giving the orders or the actual hitman? I would suggest that those at the top are far worse, just that they have the money and power which protects them. In the Newcastle case, it's blatant sportswashing.     

sid waddell

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Quote from: yellowcard on October 18, 2021, 02:02:16 PM
Quote from: sid waddell on October 18, 2021, 01:48:10 PM
Looks like a few posters here have bought into Sky's pro-Saudi propaganda.

In reality, there's no difference whatsoever between Mohammed Bin Salman and the murderer of David Amess.

It's just that certain posters here, most of the media, the Premier League and the UK Government think one is an appropriate person to own a football club and the other isn't.

I think it is worse. The Saudi regime involves state sponsored human rights abuses, war crimes and abuse of women.

It's like a narco terrorist, who is worse, those giving the orders or the actual hitman? I would suggest that those at the top are far worse, just that they have the money and power which protects them. In the Newcastle case, it's blatant sportswashing.   

You're right.

I think what happens on Sky over the next while is going to be very interesting. They've seen fit to have a go at Mike Ashley, the Glazers, FSG etc. in the past.

But those are private individuals and widely unpopular with supporters. And they will not fight back to near the same extent as the state sponsored reputation laundering vehicles like Newcastle, Manchester City, Chelsea or PSG.

Ashley, the Glazers and John Henry are small fry by comparison.

So Sky sees it as acceptable to criticise them.

They will NOT go after the real big boys - the Saudi state, the Abu Dhabi city state, the Qatari state, the Russian state (through Putin's buddy Abramovich).

They will NEVER go after the entrenched interests of big gambling in the Premier League.

They will employ Jamie Redknapp to try and make people think Newcastle has been bought by Mary Poppins, without disclosing that Redknapp himself is a business partner of Jamie Reuben, a financier who is a major part of the whole rotten deal.

Sky's coverage yesterday was sickening. It was Goebbels-esque.

All about protecting "investments".

Taylor

For how this will all play out you simply have to look at the racing on ITV - and how often the owners of horses are not called out because of the money they are pumping in.

Yet an individual, Oisin Murphy, has been called out multiple times over a failed breath test.

No broadcaster has the balls to put their heads above the parapet for fear of it costing them in the long run

Armagh18

Quote from: Taylor on October 18, 2021, 02:23:12 PM
For how this will all play out you simply have to look at the racing on ITV - and how often the owners of horses are not called out because of the money they are pumping in.

Yet an individual, Oisin Murphy, has been called out multiple times over a failed breath test.

No broadcaster has the balls to put their heads above the parapet for fear of it costing them in the long run
Sure it's thr same in all sports, look who's behind Fury in the boxing... Money talks and bullshit walks.

RedHand88

Only one man for the job... Ewan Mackenna!

Capt Pat

Palace boss Viera gets punished for being too negative. Palace were 2-1 ahead at Arsenal with 10 minutes to go when Viera brings on a defender for goal scorer Edouard. inevitably Arsenal score with the last kick of the game after Palace stopped playing for the last 10 minutes.

toby47


lurganblue

Quote from: toby47 on October 20, 2021, 10:40:30 AM
Steve Bruce gone

Inevitable. Will it be Lampard or will they actually go out and prove their ambition is higher than that.

BennyCake

I would love it if they got relegated now. Love it.

Hound

Latest tweet from Newcastle FC as too many tea-towels on show at the last match!

#NUFC is kindly asking supporters to refrain from wearing traditional Arabic clothing or Middle East-inspired head coverings at matches if they would not ordinarily wear such attire.

Captain Obvious

Quote from: toby47 on October 20, 2021, 10:40:30 AM
Steve Bruce gone
At least Mark Hughes got a year before the sugar daddy owners at Manchester City got rid of him.

Captain Obvious

Manchester City out of the league Cup for the first time in five years. Pep let down by a English man in a penalty shootout.

SHEEDY

Nuno sacked, Spurs not messing about there, rumours of them trying to get Conte in next
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