Media Discussion - 2023/24

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jrb said:
You haven't seen anything yet, even after years of reading this thread. Somebody has gone to a lot of trouble to produce this

LACK OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP HAS ENABLED MANCHESTER AND NEWCASTLE SPORTSWASHING PROJECTS​


A new report published today finds that political leaders in Manchester and Newcastle have not only declined multiple opportunities to use their positions of influence to express criticism of serious and systematic human rights abuses in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, but have effectively assisted these two deeply abusive and profoundly anti-democratic states’ efforts to set up ‘soft power enclaves’ in cities with proud histories of protest and dissent.

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Click on the PDF link via the below link to read the report.

Lack of civic leadership has enabled Manchester and Newcastle sportswashing projects – FairSquare

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This really is pathetic. If these so called journalists believe this than way do they just concentrate on two football clubs ?

Horse racing, cycling, F1 plus other sports have huge middle east support and following. Our government also has huge interest in middle east funding.

Yet its little old City and Newcastle that are the problem lolol.

The football press/media in this country are a fucking disgrace.if they truly believe in sportswashing than call out the other sports.
Call out arsenal for their stadium sponsor.
Call out the fa for the fa cup sponsor.
Call out the cycling teams sponsor.
Call out the government.
Call out all football clubs with middle east sponsors. They dont because those clubs are their pay masters.
 
jrb said:
You haven't seen anything yet, even after years of reading this thread. Somebody has gone to a lot of trouble to produce this

LACK OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP HAS ENABLED MANCHESTER AND NEWCASTLE SPORTSWASHING PROJECTS​


A new report published today finds that political leaders in Manchester and Newcastle have not only declined multiple opportunities to use their positions of influence to express criticism of serious and systematic human rights abuses in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, but have effectively assisted these two deeply abusive and profoundly anti-democratic states’ efforts to set up ‘soft power enclaves’ in cities with proud histories of protest and dissent.

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Click on the PDF link via the below link to read the report.

Lack of civic leadership has enabled Manchester and Newcastle sportswashing projects – FairSquare

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Another article I would never have come across in the msm I follow and I reckon most football fans also.
 
Bez said:
When I think of Man United I think of Laker Airways
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No please don't. Freddie Laker was a pioneer. He took on the big boys, British Airways etc that had all the good routes and were price fixing. They basically ganged together and did his legs. The rags would be British Airways, heavily in debt, owed by foreigners and hated by everyone
 
give it to gordon said:
This really is pathetic. If these so called journalists believe this than way do they just concentrate on two football clubs ?

Horse racing, cycling, F1 plus other sports have huge middle east support and following. Our government also has huge interest in middle east funding.

Yet its little old City and Newcastle that are the problem lolol.

The football press/media in this country are a fucking disgrace.if they truly believe in sportswashing than call out the other sports.
Call out arsenal for their stadium sponsor.
Call out the fa for the fa cup sponsor.
Call out the cycling teams sponsor.
Call out the government.
Call out all football clubs with middle east sponsors. They dont because those clubs are their pay masters.
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How about calling out clubs that are registered in the Cayman Islands
 
jrb said:
You haven't seen anything yet, even after years of reading this thread. Somebody has gone to a lot of trouble to produce this

LACK OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP HAS ENABLED MANCHESTER AND NEWCASTLE SPORTSWASHING PROJECTS​


A new report published today finds that political leaders in Manchester and Newcastle have not only declined multiple opportunities to use their positions of influence to express criticism of serious and systematic human rights abuses in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, but have effectively assisted these two deeply abusive and profoundly anti-democratic states’ efforts to set up ‘soft power enclaves’ in cities with proud histories of protest and dissent.

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Click on the PDF link via the below link to read the report.

Lack of civic leadership has enabled Manchester and Newcastle sportswashing projects – FairSquare

fairsq.org fairsq.org
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Hard to deny, this is a classic example of sportswashing at work. It’s fair to say there would have been at least a couple of dozen people with strong opinions on human rights in the UAE otherwise. All that negative attention denied, absolutely no-one pays attention to Abu Dhabi now. Not even a word mentioned about it on social media.

And all for what? A measly one billion pound investment to regenerate run down areas of East Manchester improving lives of many people who live there. What were the civic leaders thinking?
 
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It's odd how the Americans dont get called out for sportswashing.

Americans have the right to shot each other.
Black lives matter started in America .
American still has huge area of racism and lots live in slum areas.
American was slow to act when Mississippi was hit by hurricane.
American are quick to invade of country's they dont agree with.
American is quick to demand someone is sent to America to face trial. But wont send Americans back to other countries to face trail.
Americans think Hollywood war films are truth to life and it was just them fighting the bad guys.
Lots of Americans are very insular and never leave America.

Americans are now paying football clubs and will turn it into a closed shop. Even little Gillingham is now American owned.

America own most of the uk press/media and are sportswashing on a daily basis.

If we arent careful we will become an America State and another star on the flag !
 
give it to gordon said:
This really is pathetic. If these so called journalists believe this than way do they just concentrate on two football clubs ?

Horse racing, cycling, F1 plus other sports have huge middle east support and following. Our government also has huge interest in middle east funding.

Yet its little old City and Newcastle that are the problem lolol.

The football press/media in this country are a fucking disgrace.if they truly believe in sportswashing than call out the other sports.
Call out arsenal for their stadium sponsor.
Call out the fa for the fa cup sponsor.
Call out the cycling teams sponsor.
Call out the government.
Call out all football clubs with middle east sponsors. They dont because those clubs are their pay masters.
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I have never ever seen any article calling out the middle east investment in horseracing, not one jot, and yet it wouldn't exist without it. Are all of our detractors not aware of this?
 
Centurions said:
I have never ever seen any article calling out the middle east investment in horseracing, not one jot, and yet it wouldn't exist without it. Are all of our detractors not aware of this?
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That's the point isnt, why doesnt horse racing get called out ? Is it because it's a rich persons sport ?
 
give it to gordon said:
It's odd how the Americans dont get called out for sportswashing.

Americans have the right to shot each other.
Black lives matter started in America .
American still has huge area of racism and lots live in slum areas.
American was slow to act when Mississippi was hit by hurricane.
American are quick to invade of country's they dont agree with.
American is quick to demand someone is sent to America to face trial. But wont send Americans back to other countries to face trail.
Americans think Hollywood war films are truth to life and it was just them fighting the bad guys.
Lots of Americans are very insular and never leave America.

Americans are now paying football clubs and will turn it into a closed shop. Even little Gillingham is now American owned.

America own most of the uk press/media and are sportswashing on a daily basis.

If we arent careful we will become an America State and another star on the flag !
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I often remind bitter rival fans that an American cartel is running the Premier League. Some of these bitters can’t understand how the American owners could operate according to common interests because the said owners aren’t Arab.
 
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give it to gordon said:
It's odd how the Americans dont get called out for sportswashing.

Americans have the right to shot each other.
Black lives matter started in America .
American still has huge area of racism and lots live in slum areas.
American was slow to act when Mississippi was hit by hurricane.
American are quick to invade of country's they dont agree with.
American is quick to demand someone is sent to America to face trial. But wont send Americans back to other countries to face trail.
Americans think Hollywood war films are truth to life and it was just them fighting the bad guys.
Lots of Americans are very insular and never leave America.

Americans are now paying football clubs and will turn it into a closed shop. Even little Gillingham is now American owned.

America own most of the uk press/media and are sportswashing on a daily basis.

If we arent careful we will become an America State and another star on the flag !
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If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.


If the Nuremberg Laws were Applied…
 
give it to gordon said:
That's the point isnt, why doesnt horse racing get called out ? Is it because it's a rich persons sport ?
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That's an absolutely shocking post, are you really saying that the rich MSM owners censor what their morally outraged journalists write? You should be flogged and then tarred and feathered you bloody peasant. All of your turnips should be confiscated to boot.
 
Centurions said:
That's an absolutely shocking post, are you really saying that the rich MSM owners censor what their morally outraged journalists write? You should be flogged and then tarred and feathered you bloody peasant. All of your turnips should be confiscated to boot.
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Save me having to pay for it on my birthday
 
jrb said:
You haven't seen anything yet, even after years of reading this thread. Somebody has gone to a lot of trouble to produce this

LACK OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP HAS ENABLED MANCHESTER AND NEWCASTLE SPORTSWASHING PROJECTS​


A new report published today finds that political leaders in Manchester and Newcastle have not only declined multiple opportunities to use their positions of influence to express criticism of serious and systematic human rights abuses in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, but have effectively assisted these two deeply abusive and profoundly anti-democratic states’ efforts to set up ‘soft power enclaves’ in cities with proud histories of protest and dissent.

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Click on the PDF link via the below link to read the report.

Lack of civic leadership has enabled Manchester and Newcastle sportswashing projects – FairSquare

fairsq.org fairsq.org
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I guess it's easy to pontificate from a position of wealth (all built on oil extraction). The Western world would be in acute shock if we cut all ties with them and eliminated everything they had to offer. We should always be open to business and dialogue with EVERY country (hate the embargoes, they only hurt normal people - human rights abuse).
 
feedmpenzaandhewillscore said:
The Beeb Northwest tonight doing a piece on the Co op live arena. Pressing Burnham on taking money from Abu Dhabi, wonder what the rowing back will be like when Qatar get their hands on the rags?
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I wonder how much of the equipment they use to broadcast their shite comes from China? Which as we all know has an impeccable record on human rights.
 
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