Media coverage 2018/19

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Whinging over some thick twat who went to the UAE studying their security, then coming out with lines like I wish we was owned by someone else. What a chutney ferret you are.

Thank you for your intelligent contribution. And, yes, I care about how our club is perceived

 

[mat]

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

'Sportwashing' sounds like the sort of service provided at the recently departed Sandy's Superstars.

 

[BringBackSwales]

Fucking amazing how what one person says or writes then becomes the view of every supporter of our club. How they fucking gate us.

Edit there are a lot more united than City fans in the uae, so using that barometer.....

 

[Marvin]

Interesting analysis of when clubs including City score their goals. 2nd in a very interesting analysis of the season to date.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...hen-teams-score-their-goals#comment-122847258

 

[andyhinch]

'Sportwashing' sounds like the sort of service provided at the recently departed Sandy's Superstars.

A mate says you’d have to pay extra for that.

 

[Henkeman]

I'm not entirely sure I agree with the premise behind the concept of sportwashing. Far from disguising issues like human rights, it shines a light on them in a way that would never happen without that involvement in sport.

The idea that the UAE would be under the same level of scrutiny without the ownership of City seems to me completely misplaced.

 

[Rolee]

I'm not entirely sure I agree with the premise behind the concept of sportwashing. Far from disguising issues like human rights, it shines a light on them in a way that would never happen without that involvement in sport.

The idea that the UAE would be under the same level of scrutiny without the ownership of City seems to me completely misplaced.

Absolutely agree, I've been saying this for years to anyone that will listen.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

It is perhaps not surprising that 'academic investigation of a country's internal and external security systems' by a foreign national
and espionage, terrorism and subversion etc are likely to be associated by governments in that deeply troubled part of the world.

The guy lived in Dubai most of his life, I wonder what else he needed to know!

He'll be out for Christmas. As others have said, this is about people sending a message.

 

[big gaz]

'Sportwashing' sounds like the sort of service provided at the recently departed Sandy's Superstars.

Staying well clear of this comment Gordon ;-)