Premier League 2021-22

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shark

Quote from: BennyCake on September 14, 2021, 10:30:35 AM
What was the abuse directed at John McGinn at Chelsea?

There is a video of it doing the rounds. "F**ian b*****d" was part of it. Perpetrator had a Scottish accent.

lurganblue

Quote from: shark on September 14, 2021, 11:02:59 AM
Quote from: BennyCake on September 14, 2021, 10:30:35 AM
What was the abuse directed at John McGinn at Chelsea?

There is a video of it doing the rounds. "F**ian b*****d" was part of it. Perpetrator had a Scottish accent.

Yeah i've heard a few Chelsea fans blame Rangers for some reason.

Rich Ricci

Arsenal are playing very well but Spurs are an absolute embarrassment here.

RedHand88

Newcastle takeover by the Saudis expected to be announced today. The game is gone.

Milltown Row2

Quote from: RedHand88 on October 07, 2021, 11:51:13 AM
Newcastle takeover by the Saudis expected to be announced today. The game is gone.

Having rich owners is not new.. Most PL clubs are owned by rich people or rich organisations. Newcastle won't win the league for a while, a bit like Chelsea and City, It will take time to find the right mix of players and management, Liverpool, City or Chelsea won't be lying down either
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

yellowcard

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on October 07, 2021, 01:09:56 PM
Quote from: RedHand88 on October 07, 2021, 11:51:13 AM
Newcastle takeover by the Saudis expected to be announced today. The game is gone.

Having rich owners is not new.. Most PL clubs are owned by rich people or rich organisations. Newcastle won't win the league for a while, a bit like Chelsea and City, It will take time to find the right mix of players and management, Liverpool, City or Chelsea won't be lying down either

I don't think the rich owners is the issue. It is the sports washing, human rights, womens rights and repressive regime that is the issue. Professional football is a cesspit and this only adds to it. We've already had Chelsea and Man City being taken over to sportswash their owners reputations so I suppose another one will not make that much difference. There will be a bit of sabre rattling for a few days but most football fans and commentators will shrug their shoulders and continue as it does not affect them. Lets see how the Sky champagne socialists Neville and Carragher sell this one.   

RedHand88

The money involved is collosal though, even compared to City. (More than 10x as much behind them).
Human rights issues speak for themselves. I dont need to go over them here.
Will be interesting to see how this pairs with Sky and BBCs I'm in/kick it out/pride messaging.
Alan Shearer doesn't seem to mind on twitter.

Milltown Row2

Quote from: yellowcard on October 07, 2021, 01:25:53 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on October 07, 2021, 01:09:56 PM
Quote from: RedHand88 on October 07, 2021, 11:51:13 AM
Newcastle takeover by the Saudis expected to be announced today. The game is gone.

Having rich owners is not new.. Most PL clubs are owned by rich people or rich organisations. Newcastle won't win the league for a while, a bit like Chelsea and City, It will take time to find the right mix of players and management, Liverpool, City or Chelsea won't be lying down either

I don't think the rich owners is the issue. It is the sports washing, human rights, womens rights and repressive regime that is the issue. Professional football is a cesspit and this only adds to it. We've already had Chelsea and Man City being taken over to sportswash their owners reputations so I suppose another one will not make that much difference. There will be a bit of sabre rattling for a few days but most football fans and commentators will shrug their shoulders and continue as it does not affect them. Lets see how the Sky champagne socialists Neville and Carragher sell this one.   

I would say if you look back at the history of owners of English clubs in the past you might find that they were for slavery, or owned work houses or had a host of unacceptable/questionable businesses or practices.

Look when the PL can pay those wages to players then is lost,  probably went when the first million pound player was bought, Trevor Francis, and that was late 70's !!

Howay the lads
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sid waddell

It'll be fun to see an army of Newcastle bots shilling for UKIP and proclaiming the evils of Islam and immigration by day, and then shilling for Saudi Arabia and Sharia law by night.


shark

It is quite clearly an example of "sportswashing". However, this is just one tiny part of a much bigger picture. The people involved in sports clubs, be it fans, owners, players. They are just a subset of society. A society which largely ignores the acts of (in this example) the House of Saud. Why should football, or any sport for that matter, be expected to be different or held to a higher standard? The UK Government is squarely behind this takeover.

Milltown Row2

Quote from: shark on October 07, 2021, 01:47:52 PM
It is quite clearly an example of "sportswashing". However, this is just one tiny part of a much bigger picture. The people involved in sports clubs, be it fans, owners, players. They are just a subset of society. A society which largely ignores the acts of (in this example) the House of Saud. Why should football, or any sport for that matter, be expected to be different or held to a higher standard? The UK Government is squarely behind this takeover.

While they are at it the should be banning all the betting firms that sponsors clubs and radio talkshows!!

I was on Talksport last Saturday and the referencing to bets and betting firms was out of order
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

lurganblue

The long suffering Y Aye fans might get something to shout about while turning their back on humanitarian issues, like supporters of a few other clubs.  They wont care when Mbappe is banging them in up front :P

Brighton player up to no good too. Bissouma is the rumours.  That lad was destined to get a big move a few months ago... well if not a big club then certainly Arsenal at least.

trileacman

It would seem the irony isn't just limited to the football boardroom or Geordie yobs.

You'll have all the usual handwringing on here but ultimately all you you will still watch the PL, pay your sky subscription, buy the kids the jersey so how are you any better? You've just come on here to complain but in truth this move, like all the previous, hasn't changed your perception of football or your attraction to it. So spare us the preaching of footballs ills when we all know you'll still be slavishly tuned in to sky sports in a weeks time.
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Jeepers Creepers

Newcastle Supporters won't give one flying F who takes over their club as long as they have money and it means the end of Ashley.

brokencrossbar1

Quote from: Jeepers Creepers on October 07, 2021, 02:26:04 PM
Newcastle Supporters won't give one flying F who takes over their club as long as they have money and it means the end of Ashley.

And therein lies the problem. Ashley is basically a modern day slave owner in how he treats his staff through his businesses. I was speaking to a client this week from Newcastle and he was like a kid at Christmas at the thought of this happening,  ignored the whole issues around the sportswashing and basically said they've been raped for years by Ashley so they deserve some luck!  I agreed they deserved to be treated better but at the end of it all this is wrong