NUFC/Sportwashing

[riffraff]

I very much doubt it. When it comes to politics in the UK, Neville is most outspoken. But the greed of the majority of professional footballers means the human rights abuses will be conveniently minimised or side-lined while we line our pockets with the Devil's riches.

“Politics in the U.K.”.
Has he previous for banging on about politics in Saudi or the wider Middle East? If not then his silence is both predictable and understandable.

 

[Hetty]

Takes trainning today

 

[Railway Mackem]

You can have all the money in the world but you can't buy class!

 

[riffraff]

It hadn’t escaped my attention. You’d think those two stalwarts in the fight against the ESL and corruption, and the quest for equality would be all over this.

Do they have a track record of Middle East related opinions?

 

[Dilligaf60]

f***ing round-earthers.............

Same as the United Nations. Bunch of nutters.

 

[The Fish]

So he's a businessman, an elected official, a relation by marriage to ruling family and not the de facto head of state? Glad we cleared that one up. You've done creditably on this thread so far mate, don't f***ing ruin it now by any form of whataboutery or moral equivalence, there is none.

It's not whataboutery at all mate. Saying the UAE is separated from the ownership of Man City is disingenuous, in my opinion.

Mansour is sufficiently embedded in the running of that state for me to view the ownership of the club as an attempt to Sportswash on behalf of UAE.

Ditto Qatar and PSG.

 

[Fetch Fletch]

It's not whataboutery at all mate. Saying the UAE is separated from the ownership of Man City is disingenuous, in my opinion.

Mansour is sufficiently embedded in the running of that state for me to view the ownership of the club as an attempt to Sportswash on behalf of UAE.

Ditto Qatar and PSG.

Worst human rights atrocities in a generation.

 

[The Fish]

Worst human rights atrocities in a generation.

Who KSA? wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.

 

[Dilligaf60]

I've just had a look down his Twitter. Unfortunately I fear you may be right actually. I hope not, I'd be disappointed in him if he is silent on it.

So will I H. I think he’s maybe waiting to see which way the land lies which is a massive disappointment on its own.

 

[Fetch Fletch]

Who KSA? wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.

Yeah. But you’re whitewashing it with “but but but..”

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

It's not whataboutery at all mate. Saying the UAE is separated from the ownership of Man City is disingenuous, in my opinion.

Mansour is sufficiently embedded in the running of that state for me to view the ownership of the club as an attempt to Sportswash on behalf of UAE.

Ditto Qatar and PSG.

Is Man City owned by a sovereign wealth fund associated with the UAE? No. It is owned by an investment fund 100% owned by Mansour, who, as you have helpfully pointed out, is not head of state.

 

[jonnie_makem]

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"generally nice people"

 

[Fetch Fletch]

So will I H. I think he’s maybe waiting to see which way the land lies which is a massive disappointment on its own.

I’m hoping he has the courage of his convictions. It’s a job at the end of the day and he knows he can walk into another easily.

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"generally nice people"

He really thinks he’s going to get beheaded

 

[Mowgli]

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Raging already

 

[Fetch Fletch]

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Raging already

wow…

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

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[Fetch Fletch]

Wonder if the mags will support the other team that PIF own, ya know, the Saudi Mitary.

 

[Guinness Guzzler]

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"generally nice people"

Sportswashing in full effect, I had a scroll of some of the comments, didn't see a single one saying "erm, nice people? Don't be f***ing stupid".

 

[Howard the Duck]

So will I H. I think he’s maybe waiting to see which way the land lies which is a massive disappointment on its own.

I'd hope that's not the case too. Hopefully he's just keeping his powder dry until he's got the bigger platform of MNF.

 

[offmenut]

It's not whataboutery at all mate. Saying the UAE is separated from the ownership of Man City is disingenuous, in my opinion.

Mansour is sufficiently embedded in the running of that state for me to view the ownership of the club as an attempt to Sportswash on behalf of UAE.

Ditto Qatar and PSG.

I agree.
But Saudi Arabia are on a different planet to those States.
I doubt that either of them would sanction a murder of a journalist.
That's what your owner who you danced in the streets when you heard he'd took over did.