David Conn

[tolmie's hairdoo]

*exits thread, wrongly assumed an RIP tribute.

Vexed. Terribly vexed.

 

[Saxmundham Blue]

Conn used to be a decent journalist and has writte a couple of decent books - The Beautiful Game, and The Fall of the House of FIFA

Sadly he has abandoned his principles and is now just a lackey towing whatever his master's latest party line is.

 

[Jogon 127]

When I say modern game, I'm talking about the last 40 years. The game started going bent in the late 1970's/early 80's.

Really?

Football / society has been bent since Adam & Eve just that the numbers have more zeros.

Almost everyone has their price.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Really?

Football / society has been bent since Adam & Eve just that the numbers have more zeros.

Almost everyone has their price.

Correct. Human nature hasn’t changed and never will. It’s just the logarithms that are different.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

It started going bent pre first world war.

You are Billy Meredith and I collect my 5 shillings

 

[asahartford1]

Yes he used to make a big point of supporting City. Something must have changed as he doesn't seem to like us anymore.

 

[skivitheblue9320]

Worth a read.

https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl...page&q=corruption in british football&f=false

 

[blue cigar]

From a Newcastle Utd. Fan website:
https://www.themag.co.uk/2020/04/manchester-united-funded-by-saudi-arabia
Manchester United funded by Saudi Arabia in part for 12 years with deals – Where’s the outrage?
Manchester United and Newcastle United
Two clubs separated by success, on and off the pitch.
Also apparently, very much separated by how the media and other outside parties treat them.
With the moral outrage pouring out in the direction of Newcastle United and especially towards the fans, due to the imminent Saudi Arabian takeover, how do you explain these Manchester United deals below???

The Saudi Arabian regime have been helping to fund Manchester United since 2008, twelve years!

Their deal with state owned Saudi Telecom is the ‘longest running of all our commercial partners’ this Manchester United official statement says below in 2017. That comment made as Man Utd launched another revenue stream from the Saudi regime, ‘the General Sports Authority of Saudi Arabia’ in partnership with Manchester United.

These deals seeing a Premier League club profit by many tens of millions of pounds, in return for these state run / owned Saudi enterprises being able to have the Manchester United brand splashed all over them, helping to legitimise the regime.

I have never seen a single campaign or article demonising Manchester United or their fans, for taking Saudi money to help fund their club.

I have even searched the internet for this article and still can’t find anything…nobody speaking out in the UK media demanding that Manchester United stop selling their souls in return for Saudi cash.

Imagine that, 12 years journalists have had to do so, yet never mounted one outraged campaign naming and shaming the Old Trafford club…

Manchester United official site – 19 October 2017:

Strategic partnership will see the club help Saudi Arabia’s General Sports Authority to create a sustainable and thriving football sector Manchester United and the General Sports Authority of Saudi Arabia have today agreed a Memorandum of Understanding, which will see the 20-time English League champions help the GSA develop its football industry, as part of its 2030 Vision.

The new strategic partnership will involve United lending its business and sporting expertise to clubs, sporting authorities and individuals in Saudi Arabia.

The partnership forms part of Saudi Vision 2030; the plan to diversify the Saudi economy and to develop its public sectors, announced last year by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.

Group managing director, Richard Arnold, said:

“The club has a long-standing relationship with Saudi Arabia and has over five million passionate fans in the region. Our partnership with Saudi Telecom is the longest running of all our commercial partners. Having the chance to help shape the football industry in the Kingdom is a great honour and it is something where we believe we can make a big difference.”

Bloody amazing!!!! Print that Master Conn

Newcastle fans are about to see the media for what they are, god help them if they have some success.
Welcome to the group Newcastle.

 

[Rochdale Blue]

You are Billy Meredith and I collect my 5 shillings

Just wait for the begging letters.