Media thread 2022/23

[citizen_maine]

Standard Chartered Bank's Long History Of Financial Crime

Will the $1.1bn fine imposed on Standard Chartered Bank be enough to end its sanctions-busting habit?

www.forbes.com

so remind which club is hammered for being a “sportswashing“ project???

That's not sportswashing - It's money laundering

 

[Shaggy]

i don't know what's the most impressive his 'teeth' or his 'hair'.

Neither are natural

 

[Revolver]

There is no reasoning with the media. You’ll get the occasional writer like Samuel who doesn’t pander to the Reds but others lack the talent or principles to hide their dislike of us.

The only way City fans should deal with it I think is take a lead from our owners and ignore it. The likes of Lee, Delaney etc have no kudos and we can also see what they are about.

So don’t read their tweets. Don’t read their articles. Don’t listen to their podcasts. Don’t help fund people who want to harm our club.

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

That's not sportswashing - It's money laundering

no that bank makes billions each year, their deal with the dipper filth is a sportswashing project. The amount they pay the dippers isn’t even a rounding error on the balance sheet. It’s money to wash their blood stained reputation

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

There is no reasoning with the media. You’ll get the occasional writer like Samuel who doesn’t pander to the Reds but others lack the talent or principles to hide their dislike of us.

The only way City fans should deal with it I think is take a lead from our owners and ignore it. The likes of Lee, Delaney etc have no kudos and we can also see what they are about.

So don’t read their tweets. Don’t read their articles. Don’t listen to their podcasts. Don’t help fund people who want to harm our club.

Correct. for the same reason I never visit the guardian sports pages, or contribute when they send begging emails.

 

[City_Sean]

Rag

Absolute fucking nonsense to claim the clubs official was to stoke the flames. An off the record brief to The Times constitutes a clubs official position? It's fucking ridiculous.

Also, this happened yesterday. What's the fucking point of carrying it on now? It's pathetic.

 

[citizen_maine]

no that bank makes billions each year, their deal with the dipper filth is a sportswashing project. The amount they pay the dippers isn’t even a rounding error on the balance sheet. It’s money to wash their blood stained reputation

So, it's a sportswashing project for the bank, not the club

 

[Chris in London]

Hillsborough chants are appalling, and need stamping out but not sure why the club should apologise for the actions of a small minority of idiots. I don’t recall United or Liverpool ever formally apologising in the past for Hillsborough or Munich songs? Also, an off the record briefing doesn’t constitute an “official position”.

Yep.

It was no more remiss of City to fail to apologise for some of the songs than it was for Liverpool to fail to apologise for 'Lizzie's in a Box', 'One Harold Shipman, 'Phil's mum's a fat slag' or booing the national anthem.

Wonder why Sam Lee isn't writing about that. Is it because he's a gutless wanker?

 

[halfcenturyup]

So, it's a sportswashing project for the bank, not the club

Err....yes. That's what "sportswashing" is about. Apparently.

 

[BlueFurn]

Yep.

It was no more remiss of City to fail to apologise for some of the songs than it was for Liverpool to fail to apologise for 'Lizzie's in a Box', 'One Harold Shipman, 'Phil's mum's a fat slag' or booing the national anthem.

Wonder why Sam Lee isn't writing about that. Is it because he's a gutless wanker?

He is a total prick.