I’m all for defending the club but I would find gay rights in Abu Dhabi a bit of a tough one to defend if I’m honest.Good work.
My mates’ WhatsApp group contains three reds. One copied Rob Draper’s tweet which said something along the lines of having to be of limited intelligence to think it was a City win. So I posted Stefan’s response saying I’d sooner take his word than a know nowt hack. After he’d questioned Stefan’s credentials, even that he was not from Manchester oddly (I pointed out ex Manchester Grammar) he moved on to Mancini, gay
rights in AD, APT, FFP, P&S et al and he was schooled in every one. Thanks in no small way by the many knowledgeable posters on here.
At the end, after having no comebacks left, another red came on and said, he’s good isn’t he Mark!
I ended it all with a 14th gif! :).
Dale - dress age appropriately - not haircut age.I don't think Dale said anything egregious there tbh.
You can see who runs the PL and who their media luvvies are, 'cos if you had a club like MCFC has been over the last fifteen years it's clearly what the majority of fans beyond the redshite diaspora want to see -North America, Asia - and you'd expect the league to cherish them, promote them. Not to give them preferential treatment, but if Scudamore was interested in 'the brand' then MCFC is very much at the pinnacle of that brand, but what do the league do? Why, they try to stymy the club at every turn and set up rules and regulations that are meant to curtail any attempt for City to progress. They've done as good a job of that as they have of defending what's good in the game.They should look for the best run club in PL and ask them to run the PL
No idea what it's like now or even 'back in the day' but, what I will say is when I was over there for a City friendly 2009 I think. I saw quite a few gay guys openly walking on the main streets hand in hand with no hassle from anyone.I’m all for defending the club but I would find gay rights in Abu Dhabi a bit of a tough one to defend if I’m honest.
Not that I’m sure it’s particularly directly relevant to City or a discussion about football financing to be fair.
That's the beauty of being on here. You see comments on FFP/PSR/ATPs from so many different angles, and from so many well-informed posters.Good work.
My mates’ WhatsApp group contains three reds. One copied Rob Draper’s tweet which said something along the lines of having to be of limited intelligence to think it was a City win. So I posted Stefan’s response saying I’d sooner take his word than a know nowt hack. After he’d questioned Stefan’s credentials, even that he was not from Manchester oddly (I pointed out ex Manchester Grammar) he moved on to Mancini, gay
rights in AD, APT, FFP, P&S et al and he was schooled in every one. Thanks in no small way by the many knowledgeable posters on here.
At the end, after having no comebacks left, another red came on and said, he’s good isn’t he Mark!
I ended it all with a 14th gif! :).
No idea what it's like now or even 'back in the day' but, what I will say is when I was over there for a City friendly 2009 I think. I saw quite a few gay guys openly walking on the main streets hand in hand with no hassle from anyone.
Without stereotyping, no it wasn't.That was probably cultural, rather than exhibiting a sexual preference.
Without stereotyping, no it wasn't.
If talking to a united fan and they bring it up, you just mention the continuing decade+ Saudi telecom sponsorship , and their soccer school academy in Saudi.I’m all for defending the club but I would find gay rights in Abu Dhabi a bit of a tough one to defend if I’m honest.
Not that I’m sure it’s particularly directly relevant to City or a discussion about football financing to be fair.
Thanks for the balanced response and yeah that’s fair. I assume the practical reality is people live mostly uninterrupted lives. I should also add I’m not gay and have never been to Abh Dhabi so in many ways very unqualified to comment. But there is something that makes me uneasy about places that deem it a crime even if it is a technicality.No idea what it's like now or even 'back in the day' but, what I will say is when I was over there for a City friendly 2009 I think. I saw quite a few gay guys openly walking on the main streets hand in hand with no hassle from anyone.
I realise there's much more to people's rights than being able to walk outside but I think in the UK you'd have had grief doing what they were doing in the 70's.